ZLDR1420 - Senior Professional in Human Resource (SPHR) Exam Prep (Online) (DPU)

Course Description

This course weaves together solid human resource principles, timely research and recent events, such as the latest rise in unemployment and financial issues facing the United States and other countries. Delve into some of the most effective, unique approaches in dealing with human resource issues and discover the challenges facing managers and employees in today's business climate using case studies of real organizations.

This course prepares students for careers in human resource management by providing the skills needed to successfully complete the HR Certification Institute SPHR® certification exam. Participants will utilize the SPHR® Exam Study Guide throughout the course.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Business Management/Leadership and Strategy

Strategic human resource management skills
Organizational strategies
Stages of global HR management

Lesson 2: Talent Planning and Acquisition

Employment discrimination
Forecasting and implementing employment needs and plans
Job analysis and competency modeling
Creating effective job descriptions
Effective recruitment practices

Lesson 3: Learning and Development

Principles of training and development
Talent, performance and change management
Organizational interventions
ADDIE method
Classic conditioning, operant conditioning and social cognitive theory
 

Lesson 4: Total Rewards

Effective compensation methods and procedures
Incentive compensation systems
Economic factors that affect compensation

Lesson 5: Employee and Labor Relations/Employee Engagement

Employee relations, engagement and involvement
Employee life cycle
Measuring job satisfaction (characteristics model)
Implementing a diversity and inclusion initiative
Labor relations and union representation
Negotiation and bargaining

Notes

• This course prepares a student to take the HR Certification Institute PHR® certification exam.
• The HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®) does not endorse any particular preparation program or offering. We encourage prospective certification holders to use a variety of resources that reflect their learning styles and needs. Purchasing a certification product is not required, and HRCI does not guarantee that an individual will pass based on the purchase of a certification preparation product.
• To be eligible for the PHR®, you must meet one of the following conditions for education and experience:
• At least one year of experience in a professional-level HR position plus a master’s degree or higher;
• At least two years of experience in a professional-level HR position plus a bachelor’s degree; or
• At least four years of experience in a professional-level HR position plus a high school diploma.
• aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ are all registered trademarks of HR Certification Institute.

• Cable and DSL internet connections recommended for best experience.

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 2 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone (Webinar / Live Online sessions)

• Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 (Home, Pro)
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions
  • NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

• Latest Google Chrome recommended for best experience.
• Latest Mozilla Firefox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is denoted in the above course outline