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2024-2025 College Catalog

HRM 245 - Hospitality Human Resource Management

3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods
Examination of personnel issues in hospitality management. Includes recruitment, selection, orientation, training, wages and benefits, legal issues, and employee evaluation.

Prerequisite(s): HRM 100  
Recommendation: For students pursuing the Hospitality AAS, it is recommended that all other courses are completed prior to enrolling in this course.
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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Describe the key components of an employee selection process and recruitment program for a hospitality organization, including job descriptions, job specifications, and staffing guides.
  2.   Explain key federal labor and employment laws and their effect upon hospitality organizations.
  3.   Identify the critical elements of a well-designed employee evaluation system for a hospitality organization.

Performance Objectives:
  1. Discuss the key components of an employee recruitment program for a hospitality organization, including job descriptions, job specifications, and staffing guides.
  2. Describe the key elements in the employee selection process for a hospitality organization.
  3. Explain and outline the key elements in an orientation program for employees in a hospitality organization.
  4. Describe a training program for entry-level employees in a hospitality organization.
  5. Describe an equitable wage and benefits program for a unit in a hospitality organization.
  6. Discuss key federal labor and employment laws and their effect upon hospitality organizations.
  7. Breakdown of the critical elements of a well-designed employee evaluation system for a hospitality organization and what is required for a proper evaluation system.

Outline:
  1. Recruitment for a Hospitality Organization
    1. Job specifications
    2. Job description
    3. Staffing guides
  2. Selection Process for a Hospitality Organization
    1. Interview techniques
    2. Applicant evaluation
  3. Orientation Program for a Hospitality Organization
    1. Policies and procedures
    2. Orientation manual
  4. Training Program for a Hospitality Organization
    1. Entry level
    2. Retention
    3. Communication techniques
    4. Continuation of training
  5. Wage and Benefits Program for a Unit in a Hospitality Organization
    1. Compensation analysis
    2. Benefits analysis
  6. Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry
    1. Federal labor and employment laws
    2. Right to Work
  7. Employment Evaluation Systems for a Hospitality Organization
    1. Discipline
    2. Grievances 


Effective Term:
Full Academic Year 2019/2020