Human Resources Management Capstone: HR for People Managers

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Human Resources Management Capstone: HR for People Managers

This course is part of Human Resource Management: HR for People Managers Specialization

Instructors: John W. Budd

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7 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

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Flexible schedule

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There are 7 modules in this course

This specialization provides a robust introduction to the key principles, policies, and practices of human resource management, with a focus on understanding managerial choices and constraints, acquiring and onboarding talent, managing employee performance, and rewarding employees. The capstone project provides learners with the opportunity to apply these key principles and practices to a real-world workplace (including a learner's own workplace if desired). Specifically, the capstone project will involve identifying the key human resources challenges for a workplace--including the most pressing motivational, selection, performance evaluation, and reward issues. And for each of these areas, learners will devise a multi-step action plan for addressing the challenges identified.

The capstone project provides you with the opportunity to apply the key principles and practices presented in the four courses of the HRM specialization to a real-world workplace. In this first module, you will get acquainted with the overall expectations of this capstone course and identify the work unit that will be the focus of their your capstone project.

What's included

1 video2 readings1 peer review2 discussion prompts

The first major milestone in the capstone project is identifying the internal and external needs, pressures, and constraints. In this module, you will be prompted to think about the major elements of the internal and external context and will create a draft description of these elements to share with other learners. You will also review others' work to provide guidance and to help reflect upon their own context.

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7 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt

7 videos Total 42 minutes

External Influences on HR Strategies 7 minutes
The Importance of Organizational Strategy for HR Strategy 6 minutes
Why Worry about Why Employees Work? 3 minutes
The Many Meanings of Work 5 minutes
Work is Complex, So Managing is Complex 10 minutes
The Goals of Every People Manager 4 minutes
You Can't Always Do What You Want 7 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Introduction 10 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Identifying the Internal and External Context 120 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Learner-to-Learner Guidance on Milestone 1 10 minutes

The second major milestone in the capstone project is to identify the recruitment and selection needs of the work unit you identified. In this module, you will be prompted to think about the major elements of the hiring process and will create a draft description of these elements to share with other learners. You will also review others' work to provide guidance and to help reflect upon their own work.

What's included

9 videos3 readings1 peer review1 discussion prompt

9 videos Total 95 minutes

Internal vs. External Hires 11 minutes
Job Descriptions 7 minutes
Recruiting with Mobile Technology 6 minutes
Selection Process Overview 13 minutes
Selection Tools 15 minutes
Interviews Part One 16 minutes
Interviews Part Two 10 minutes
Candidate Evaluation 8 minutes
Biases and Rater Errors 8 minutes

3 readings Total 30 minutes

Introduction 10 minutes
Selection Assessment Methods 10 minutes
Job Description Template- use for part one of the activity 10 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Recruitment and Selection 120 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Learner-to-Learner Guidance on Milestone 2 10 minutes

The third major milestone in the capstone project is identifying the Performance Management processes that are in place to facilitate effective employee performance and growth. In this module, you will be prompted to think about the major elements of the performance management and will create a draft description of these elements to share with other learners.You will also review others' work to provide guidance and to help reflect upon their own context.

What's included

6 videos1 peer review1 discussion prompt

6 videos Total 47 minutes

1.3.1 Strategic Performance Management Model 7 minutes
1.3.3 Role of Training in Performance Management Strategy 7 minutes
2.2.4 Developing Performance Standards 7 minutes
2.2.3 Characteristics of Good Performance Objectives 13 minutes
3.2.2 What is Multi Rater Feedback? 6 minutes
4.1.3 Fundamentals of Civility - The 3 R's 6 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

1st Draft of Milestone 3: Performance Management 120 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Learner-to-Learner Guidance on Milestone 3 10 minutes

To reach the final milestone of the capstone project, you will identify and analyze the organization's rewards practices. This includes an analysis of compensation strategy, benchmarking practices, and an analysis of the pay mix. You will receive feedback from others and also review others' work to provide guidance and to help reflect upon their own context.

What's included

18 videos1 peer review1 discussion prompt

18 videos Total 145 minutes

1.1.2 From a Business Strategy to a Pay Strategy 7 minutes
1.1.3 From a Pay Strategy to a Pay Mix 11 minutes
1.2.1 Producing a Job Description 8 minutes
1.2.2 Benchmarking Pay 10 minutes
1.2.3 Surveys and the Labor Market 7 minutes
2.2.1 To Incent or Not to Incent 9 minutes
2.2.2 Designing Incentives 11 minutes
2.2.3 Common Mistakes 9 minutes
Base Pay: 1.3.1 Connecting Structure to Strategy 4 minutes
Base Pay: 1.3.2 Job Families and Levels 6 minutes
Base Pay: 1.3.3 Assigning Grades and Ranges 8 minutes
Short Term Incentives: 2.2.1 To Incent or Not to Incent 9 minutes
Short Term Incentives: 2.2.2 Designing Incentives 11 minutes
Long Term Incentives: 2.3.1 Varieties of Long Term Incentives 5 minutes
Benefits: 3.3.1 Shopping for Health Insurance Providers 8 minutes
Benefits: 3.3.3 Shopping for Pension Providers 9 minutes
Non-Monetary Rewards: 4.1.2 Value to Employees 8 minutes
Non-Monetary Rewards: 4.1.3 Value to Employers 7 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Milestone 4: Compensation Management 120 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Learner-to-Learner Guidance on Milestone 4 10 minutes

The previous modules have focused on developing and getting constructive feedback on the major elements of the capstone project. In this module, you should use all of that feedback to submit a final version of the project that will be graded by other learners. You must also grade other projects which will expose you to HR challenges and solutions in contexts different from their own.

What's included

1 reading1 peer review

The work is now done! This short module provides an opportunity for you to reflect upon the specialization, and to be congratulated on your success by the instructional team.

What's included

2 videos3 readings1 discussion prompt

2 videos Total 9 minutes

Developing an Development Individual Plan (Optional) 5 minutes
Congratulations Video from the Instructors 4 minutes

3 readings Total 30 minutes

Reflection Exercise: Create a Mad Lib (optional, quick, and hopefully funny) 10 minutes
Developing an Individual Development Plan (Optional) 10 minutes
Staying in contact with each other 10 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

One important thing you learned in this specialization 10 minutes

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John W. Budd

University of Minnesota

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University of Minnesota

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Reviewed on Jan 7, 2020

Awesome overview of the HR practices! I'd recommend for HR employees as well as for anyone who leads others. The course was well organized and the instructors were great, too!

Reviewed on Aug 31, 2023

This course guide you how manager should work ,which skills are important for managers and how you can manage people. Also which HR strategies a manager should must develop for managing people.

Reviewed on Mar 30, 2025

Very detailed. Knowledgeable professors. Challenging at times, but it made me want to dig deep. Have recommended it to family and friends. Thanks!

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