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FIN 569 Selected CFA Topics

Credits: 3(3-0-0) Prerequisite: FIN551

This course covers the topics relevant to the CFA examination, which are not

well covered in other courses, will be discussed in this course. It is offered

only when faculty is available and sufficient student interest exists. Specific

contents of the course will be announced in advance of any scheduled

offering.

HRM 570 Human Resource Management

Credits: 3(3-0-0) Prerequisite: BUS 570

This course exposes students to the theories, functions, and processes of

management as well as enlightening students on advanced behavioral

science theories and applications in management. Organizational behavior

(OB) draws understanding from numerous disciplines including psychology,

social psychology, sociology, and anthropology.

HRM 571 Human Resource Planning

Credits: 3(3-0-0) Prerequisite: BUS570

This course focuses on techniques of developing personnel policy and its

implantation. Environmental trend analysis, identification of manpower

needs, manpower planning models, succession planning etc. are some

important topics of discussion in the course. Further, the course highlights

the importance of a personnel information system, particularly in

forecasting manpower needs, and it also deals with indicators of manpower

effectiveness.

HRM 572 Compensation Management

Credits: 3(3-0-0) Prerequisite: BUS570

This course discusses the issue of compensation mainly from the

organization›s perspective rather than from the employees› or from societal

perspectives. Issues addressed include job analysis, job evaluation and

salary and benefits› administration. The course trains students to design

compensation systems that elicit desired employee behavior at work.

In addition, the course examines questions such as how an organization

can motivate candidates to join as employees, how it can make them

stay and perform at high levels, how it can remain ethical and legal in its

compensation programs, etc.

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