DCB catalog 2022-24

120 Course Descriptions HORT 299 Special Topics Pesticide Certification (1CR) Spring; Pre: None This course will cover the identification and use of chemicals, their mode of action and use in a pest management program. The class will end with the North Dakota Commercial Pesticide Applicators exam. HUMANITIES (HUM) HUM 101 Introduction to Humanities I (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None This course is designed to introduce beginning university students to the major disciplines of the Humanities: philosophy, history, religion, drama, music, and art. HUM 102 Introduction to Humanities II (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None This course is designed to introduce beginning university students to the major disciplines of the Humanities: philosophy, history, religion, drama, music, and art. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM) HRM 100 Human Relations and Organizations (3CR) Fall; Pre: None This course covers an introduction to basic principles of human resource functions and services. It provides a background and understanding for further human resource management courses. HRM 120 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3CR) Fall; Pre: None This course covers an introduction to basic principles of human resource functions and services. It provides a background and understanding for further human resource management courses. HRM 140 Employment Life Cycle (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None This course covers basic knowledge of the factors to be considered and strategies used in the employees’ journey with the employment process of an organization. Topics include recruitment, on-boarding, development, retention, and separation. HRM 160 Compensation Administration (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None This course covers basic knowledge and understanding of wage/salary administration, employee compensation, payroll process and regulations, and federal and state laws related to compensation and benefits. HRM 170 Employment Training and Development (3CR) Spring; Pre: None This course covers basic information about the characteristics of effective orientation programs and the scope of organizations, training, and continuing development programs in building an effective work force. HRM 200 Benefits Administration (3CR) Fall; Pre; none This course covers basic knowledge and information about various types of benefits typically offered by employers to their employees. HRM 210 Employee and Labor Relations (3CR) Spring; Pre: None The employee and labor relations function of human resources are commonly associated with matters such as investigations, counseling, and disciplinary actions. This course covers basic information about the history and current roles of labor unions and labor laws, worker’s compensation laws, and the rights of employees. HRM 230 Employment Policy Administration (3CR) Spring; Pre: None This course covers basic information and understanding of the need for human resources policies in an organization, types of policies, the process of policy formulation, and how policies are used.