BHR 3301

Description

Provides comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the dynamics involved in compensating employees for services rendered in a modern organization. Focuses on the critical tools and techniques of job analysis, job descriptions, job evaluation, pay surveys, pay structures, and pay administration.

Objectives

1. Identify and describe the continuing influence of government on compensation practices.
2. Explain how to perform a job analysis.
3. Describe the components of effective job descriptions.
4. Evaluate jobs to determine their position in a pay structure.
5. Describe how to develop a pay survey and pay structure.
6. Describe various kinds of pay-for-performance programs and the situations in which such programs may be preferable.
7. Compare strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for various kinds of performance appraisal programs.
8. Recognize differences in compensation opportunities for employees in different jobs and at different levels in the organization.
9. Recognize the role of compensation and its influence on employee behavior.
10. Explain the influences of government regulations on compensation practices.
11. Identify job content and determine job worth.
12. Compare and contrast various options to pay plans including team based, executive compensation, and employee benefits.

PreRequisites

None

Textbook(s)

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the CSU Bookstore at bookstore@columbiasouthern.edu