Business: Business Human Resources - Diploma

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Program Overview

Location(s):
  • Distance Learning
  • SIAST Palliser Campus, Moose Jaw
Length: 64 weeks: 
  • Year 1 (Business Certificate) - 32 weeks; Year 2 - 32 weeks.
  • There are three consecutive optional four-month paid Co-operative Education work terms between Semesters 3 and 4.

Overview

Business Human Resources is a diploma program. It provides academic and practical training related to the human resources management field. You will learn business management practices and principles. You will also learn how to relate and apply them to employment situations.

This diploma program includes an optional Co-operative designation, consisting of three consecutive four-month paid Co-operative Education work terms. In order for you to be enrolled in Co-operative Education, you must be training on-campus at SIAST Palliser Campus for the academic semester immediately preceding the first of the three consecutive work terms. 

Career Opportunities

Graduates are prepared for challenging and rewarding careers in the human resource management field. These include the areas of classifications, employment equity, job analysis, employee relations, staff training and administration.

For more information about career opportunities related to this program, contact Student Employment Services at the campus nearest you.

Program Details

Start Date(s): September

Tuition and Fees

  • For complete details on tuition and fees for this program, click here to access the SIAST campus Tuition and Fee Schedules.

Admission Information

Admission Requirements

  • Minimum of nine courses from the Business Certificate program (Palliser Campus or Woodland Campus) - must include HR 120 and ACCT 122
  • English Language Requirement

Note
You must complete the Business Certificate requirements before being awarded the diploma. 

Special Admission

Applicants who do not possess the academic qualifications for a program may be admitted if evidence of probable success can be established through a special admission assessment. Interested individuals should still apply. Applicants are automatically considered for special admission. However, some specific admission requirements may still need to be met. Refer to the ACCUPLACER© cut scores and Post Secondary Success Requirements for this program below, and review additional details concerning Special Admission.

ACCUPLACER©

 See Business certificate


Post-Secondary Success

See Business certificate

Admission Method

First Qualified/First Admitted

The First Qualified/First Admitted (FQFA) process is used for the majority of SIAST programs. When we determine that you meet the program's admission requirements, you will be offered admission based on the date you fully qualify for the program. The earlier you provide the appropriate documents and information that qualify you for admission to the next intake, the earlier you might begin your studies. Your application, once qualified, is always considered for the next intake. 

Applicants to programs with multiple intakes in an academic year remain in the application pool until the last intake for that academic year has begun. Programs using the FQFA process receive applications year round and maintain an application pool for each academic year. Qualified applicants who are not offered a seat must reapply for the next academic year. 

Sponsored programs or programs targeted to specific groups do not accept applications year round or maintain an application pool.

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition

SIAST recognizes that adults learn in many different ways and through many different means. This includes acquiring knowledge and skills through life and work experience or non-formal training. Frequently asked questions regarding PLAR for this program are answered in the Factsheet.


Transfer Credit

Many SIAST students benefit from transferring credit. You may be eligible to transfer credit from or to another college or university. To learn more, visit our transfer credit web page.

 


Transfer credit options vary over time; this information is subject to change. Transfer credit options for this program include:

  • direct entry to the Bachelor of Commerce Degree Completion program, University Canada West

Courses

Semester 1

CodeCourse Name/DescriptionCredits
ADMN 220

Organizational Behaviour

You will study human behaviour in organizations and develop the skills needed to deal with people at work. The course content includes individual behaviour, values, interpersonal relationships and communications, group and team dynamics, organizational culture, leadership and change. All topics are dealt with in the context of diverse formal organizations.


Credit Units: 4

Lecture Hours: 64

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Televised/SCN, Lecture/Theory

4
ADMN 255

Managing Conflict in the Workplace

Your studies will focus on an introduction to conflict resolution, designed to provide you with interest-based conflict resolution models and primary interpersonal skills to handle workplace conflicts. The course is designed not only as an introduction to developing skills in managing conflict, but as well as providing organizational leaders with skills to manage conflict. You will obtain insights and be educated in conflict theory, negotiation strategy, needs grounding related to basic interpersonal communication and management skills, such as rapport building, empathetic listening, behaviour modelling, reframing, problem solving, and decision making. You will develop conflict resolution skills through a combination of lecture material, in-class assignments, role-plays and demonstrations, reading assignments, and problem-solving challenges.


Credit Units: 4

Lecture Hours: 64

Equivalent Course(s): DRCP 221

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Televised/SCN, Lecture/Theory

4
HR 230

Recruitment and Selection

Your studies will focus on the role and functions of recruitment and selection of human resource management. You will develop an appreciation for professional recruitment and selection practices that meet Canadian legal standards. You will develop an understanding of the essential role of sound staffing practices in relation to organizational productivity. You will recognize the constraints under which an organization operates and how it relates to the process of recruitment and selection.


Credit Units: 4

Lecture Hours: 64

Prerequisites(s):

Equivalent Course(s): ADMN 230

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Televised/SCN, Lecture/Theory

4
HR 231

Compensation and Benefits

Your studies will provide a general understanding of the processes, techniques and issues human resource professionals encounter in developing and administering a compensation program. Your studies will help you understand the strategic importance of compensation and how compensation issues can impact other areas of human resources. Also, you will gain an understanding of the impact of contemporary social trends and legislative developments that affect compensation decision making. You will participate in individual and group assignments including presentations and class discussions. Experiential learning will be used whenever possible to help you gain a better understanding of compensation concepts.


Credit Units: 5

Lecture Hours: 80

Equivalent Course(s): ADMN 231

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Televised/SCN, Lecture/Theory

5
HR 232

Training and Development

You will analyze the strategic role of the training function within organizations and examine the functions of needs analysis, training program design, the selection and application of training methods, transfer strategies, and training evaluation through a combined theory and hands-on approach.


Credit Units: 5

Lecture Hours: 80

Equivalent Course(s): ADMN 232

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Televised/SCN, Lecture/Theory

5
HR 233

Labour Relations

Your studies will focus on labour relations, including union history and philosophy, certification procedures, union structure, managing in unionized environments, environmental factors which influence labour relations, applicable legislation affecting labour relations, collective bargaining (public and private sectors), job action, dispute resolution methods, and recent developments in the labour relations field. You will be encouraged to discuss and debate labour relations issues, to critically explore case studies and to monitor and report on current labour relations events. Through these activities, you will gain an understanding of the labour relations realm.


Credit Units: 4

Lecture Hours: 64

Prerequisites(s):

Equivalent Course(s): ADMN 233

Learning Method(s): Televised/SCN, Lecture/Theory

4

Co-operative Work Term

CodeCourse Name/DescriptionCredits
COOP 100

Cooperative Work Term

Your co-operative education work term will provide you with the opportunity to consolidate theoretical and practical concepts learned in the classroom and gain valuable experience in a work setting.


Credit Units: 0

Other Hours: 0

Learning Method(s): Coop Education Work Term

0

Semester 2

CodeCourse Name/DescriptionCredits
ACCT 225

Managerial Accounting

Your studies will provide an introduction to the fundamentals of managerial accounting. You will examine cost concepts, pricing strategies, manufacturing accounting, cost allocation and budgeting processes, and you will be able to select appropriate managerial accounting techniques for decision making.


Credit Units: 5

Lecture Hours: 80

Prerequisites(s): ACCT 122

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Print Distance Individual, Televised/SCN, Independent Study, Lecture/Theory

5
HR 234

Employee Relations

From an organizational and employee point of view, you will examine coaching, counselling, equity and fairness. The course emphasizes the major influences on employee relations and the impact on individual managers and the organization. You will examine the importance of sound employee relationship practices in the role of reaching organizational objectives. The course content includes interpersonal communication, inter/cross cultural issues, harassment, employee/family assistance programs, diversity and equity. You will research and develop a proposal that management can implement to enhance corporate employee relations.


Credit Units: 4

Lecture Hours: 64

Equivalent Course(s): ADMN 234

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Televised/SCN, Lecture/Theory

4
HR 235

Collective Bargaining and Interest-Based Negotiations

Through intensive simulations and experiential exercises, you will develop practical skills and abilities necessary to reach a collective agreement. The course includes an introduction to the collective bargaining process, where you will gain an awareness of the theory, models, and legal framework.


Credit Units: 5

Other Hours: 80

Equivalent Course(s): ADMN 235

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Lab, Televised/SCN

5
HR 236

Organizational Effectiveness

You will develop strategies and processes related to creating and fostering an evolving workplace culture that supports innovation, change, quality, and learning and results in harmony between the organization's needs and employee's expectations while remaining consistent with the organization's business plan. The course content includes an overview of business planning corporate culture, quality management, and the emerging role of the employer and human resource support systems.


Credit Units: 4

Lecture Hours: 64

Prerequisites(s):

Equivalent Course(s): ADMN 236

Learning Method(s): Televised/SCN, Lecture/Theory

4
HR 237

Wellness in the Workplace

Your studies will focus on an overview of occupational health and safety systems as it relates to Human Resources responsibility. You will examine societal and organizational aspects, core principles, essential elements, a variety of legislation, psychological hazards, probability and severity of risk, disability management, duty to accommodate, and Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board.


Credit Units: 4

Lecture Hours: 64

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Televised/SCN, Lecture/Theory

4
LAW 220

Commercial Law

Your studies will focus on the field of commercial law. You will examine in detail the concepts of contract law and how these concepts are influenced by various legislative acts and common law. Particular attention will be focused on laws relating to torts, agency, various forms of business organizations, sale of goods, employment, negotiable instruments, bailments, insurance, real and intellectual property, and secured transactions.


Credit Units: 4

Lecture Hours: 64

Equivalent Course(s): ACP 170, LAW 240

Learning Method(s): Televised/SCN, Lecture/Theory, Web CT/Blackboard

4

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