BUSI 450 - Human Resource Management Capstone: Human Capital Management Course

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): BUSI 337, BUSI 400, BUSI 410 Senior status. Course should be taken in a student’s last semester in the program
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

The HRM Capstone course provides a learning experience which provides an opportunity to integrate learning by; applying knowledge and skills to a number of different cases and scenarios. The purpose of this course is to enhance students understanding of human capital in organizations in order to assist in the development as an effective organizational leader or Human Resource Professional. The Capstone course emphasizes the strategic importance of HRM in organizational effectiveness and the internal assessment of HRM systems for alignment with organizational goals. The course includes an industry based practicum learning based on a partnership with business, applied projects, and assignments. This course further focuses on the essential practices of human capital management and how those practices impact organizational performance. As human capital becomes increasingly important to business success, future organization leaders must be adept at competing for talent and building and deploying talent resources. Students will examine how to think strategically about their company’s human assets and how to implement programs. The course will challenge them to develop practical solutions to real-world problems and to position themselves as human resource professionals. This course will involve readings, lectures, case studies, analysis, group discussions, individual presentations, experiential exercises, and a final project. A final project will be created linking prior course learning to the analysis, diagnosis, and recommendations for an HRM strategy and its fit with organizational initiatives. The capstone project allows the student to integrate their academic learning with realworld experience by developing a comprehensive analysis of a human resource business case. Students will outline the issue, identify the possible risks, evaluate potential solutions, recommend a course of action, and outline next steps for implementing the solution.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Construct diagnostic measures of human capital as it relates to organizational performance
Evaluate the tools and techniques that can Human Resource Management can utilize to enhance organizational success.
Evaluate gaps in current human resource systems
Develop recommendations and value-added interventions for changing processes as a result of gaps
Explain how Human Resource Management is essential for the organization to be competitive and the associated challenges
Explain an in-depth view of the nature and purpose of Human Resource Management as required by organizations today.