MAIOP 576 - Strategic Human Resource Management (Summer 2023)
General
- Graduate
- 20 learners; teams of 7
- 15 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 6/6 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Small to medium enterprise
- Business & management
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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May 8, 2023Experience start
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May 13, 2023Project Scope Meeting
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May 20, 2023Riipen Agreement and Informed Consent
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June 24, 2023Draft Report
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July 17, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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May 8, 2023Experience start
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May 13, 2023Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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May 20, 2023Riipen Agreement and Informed Consent
Students will submit Riipen Agreement and Informed Consent from the employer.
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June 24, 2023Draft Report
Students will submit a draft report of their project
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July 17, 2023Experience end
Overview
- Details
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You will develop a comprehensive HR strategic analysis for an industry partner (i.e., local companies, community organizations, government agencies, NGOs). Your instructor will help you connect with the potential industry partner through Riipen platform. You will research and provide an analysis of a major workplace implementation, such as role of mission, vision, values to HRM; strategic actions, strategic development techniques, HR planning, job analysis, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, occupational health and safety, employee management relations, formulating talent management strategy. Evaluate the viability of such implementation by addressing the key issues required for success. In this, you will be expected to critically analyze Strategic Human Resource Management System/sub-systems as mentioned above, identify problems, and recommend constructive improvements. The success issues should be derived from current research.
- Learner skills
- Recruitment planning, Job analysis, Performance management, Talent management, Performance appraisal, Training and development, Strategic analysis, Human resource planning, Employment protection legislation, Occupational safety and health
- Deliverables
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- Conduct a job analysis which identifies the key knowledge, skills, abilities and appropriate requirements for a position.
- Develop a job description with KSAOs specifications and identify assessment tools which will effectively measure KSAO job requirements.
- Design a recruitment plan for the target job and develop interview structures and scoring systems.
- Evaluate existing staffing programs for effectiveness and legal compliance.
- Create an effective performance evaluation system to be used in a variety of organizational structures.
- Evaluate staffing systems to be in compliance with Canadian and Provincial Human Rights and employment legislation.
Project Examples
Sample student projects include, but are not limited to:
- Designing/redesigning an internal system or process related to HR planning, job analysis, recruitment and selection, training and development, talent management, compensation and benefits, occupational health and safety, employee management relations.
- Developing/refining a balanced scorecard for performance management.
- Developing a plan to address employee turnover/employee retention.
- Developing a program to support the inclusion, engagement, and retention of diverse employees (e.g., women, ethnic minorities, LGBT)
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.
A representative of the company will be available for a pre-selection discussion with the administrator of the course to review the project scope.