Program Outline
This outline covers all four semesters of your at-home degree program. You will receive credit for previous college coursework if you meet Penn Foster standards. If you wish to receive credit for previous coursework, contact the college you attended and ask that your transcripts be forwarded to Penn Foster for evaluation. All previous college work must have been completed with a grade of "C" or better, and as much as 75% of the required credits may be transferred. We will also credit your tuition for all the courses that are acceptable.
Students must complete two basic skills assessments before beginning the program — one for math and one for reading. These assessments are randomized and must be taken online. Students who do not pass one or both of these assessments will be required to take online remedial courses to ensure their preparedness for the program curriculum. Upon completing your basic skills assessments, your first course will be sent immediately. Other courses will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have training materials to work with.
Computer Specifications
You will need access to a Microsoft® Windows®-based computer and high-speed Internet in order to complete your program with Penn Foster.
Online Library and Librarian
Students at Penn Foster College have
access to an online library during
their college studies. Students can
use the library to do the required
course research or for general reference
and links to valuable resources. The
library contains helpful research assistance,
articles, databases, books, and Web
links. A librarian is available to
answer questions on general research-related
topics via email and will assist students
in research activities.
SEMESTER
ONE |
Basic
Skills Assessment
All degree applicants are
required to complete two Basic
Skills Assessments, one in reading
and one in math, to determine
the level of readiness for beginning
their selected program. Additional
studies may be required.
BUS100 – Business Orientation
(1 credit)
Introduction to distance learning;
study skills and techniques; reading
textbooks and study guides; reviewing
for examinations. Four basic life
goals; individual life goals and
steps needed to fulfill them;
similarities between personal
financial goals and business goals;
determining personal financial
goals; setting up a budget; researching,
planning, starting up, and maintaining
a business.
ENG103 – Information
Literacy (1 credit)
Teaches students to become
effective in finding and utilizing
information at libraries and other
information centers, and through
electronic resources available
in libraries and on the World
Wide Web.
Graded Project
BUS101 – Introduction
to Business (3 credits)
Business in a global environment;
starting and growing a business;
human resources; marketing; information
and technology; finances.
Textbook included
BUS110 – Principles
of Management (3 credits)
Learning organizations and
the managerial environment; planning;
organizing; leading, part 1; leading,
part 2: controlling.
Textbook included
HR201 – Human Resources
Management (3 credits)
Management practices; selection
and placement; compensation and
benefits; safety and health training;
career development; international
HRS; employee rights and discipline;
labor relations; high-performance
work systems.
Textbook included
Arts & Humanities Elective
(choose one) (3 credits)
HUM102 – Art
Appreciation
Artistic media; historical periods
and artistic movements; roles
of the artist and the viewer;
art criticism.
HUM104 – Music
Appreciation
Appreciating music; roles of
composer and listener; principles
of music theory and instrumentation;
historical periods; varying
styles of music.
MAT106 – Mathematics
for Business and Finance (3 credits)
Basic operations, and business
basics; applications, parts 1
& 2.
Textbook included
Proctored Examination*
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SEMESTER TWO
ENG100 – English Composition (3 credits)
Writing difficulties; grammar review (sentences, parts of speech, punctuation marks, and paragraphs); defining unfamiliar terms; finding ideas through freewriting and brainstorming; organizing ideas; principles of revising and editing; figures of speech; writing for the senses; getting the readers’ attention; descriptive writing; first-person narratives; reflective and persuasive essays; thesis statements.
ACC111 – Financial Accounting (3 credits)
Analyzing transactions; completing the accounting cycle; merchandising businesses; inventories, assets, and liabilities; and corporations, stocks, bonds, and cash flow.
ACC112 – Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
Introduction to managerial accounting; analyses: C-V-P and management; budgeting and performance evaluation; decentralized operations; differential analysis and product pricing; and capital investment analysis, and cost activities.
BUS213 – Business Law I (3 credits)
American court practice and procedure; torts; employment law; international law; environmental law; contract law.
BUS214 – Business Law II (3 credits)
Sales; consumer law; commercial paper; property law; agency relationships; partnerships, organizations, and limited liability companies.
HRM355 – Training Concepts
A synthesis of accepted theory regarding training and the management of the training function in organizations and an examination of successful and unsuccessful training practices.
Proctored Examination*
SEMESTER
THREE
HRM210 – Compensation Management (3 credits)
The course covers the basic components of a total compensation package (salary, bonus, and benefits), the development, implementation, and maintenance of a program, the impact of internal and external equity, and additional factors which must be considered for the overall success of a program.
CSC104 – Computer Applications (3 credits)
Computer and Internet Basics; computer hardware and software; digital electronics and file management; introduction to Windows®; PC applications in word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software.
ENG121 – Business and Technical Writing (3 credits)
Writing styles; ABC method of organizing material; grammar (parts of speech, active and passive voice, complete sentences vs. sentence fragments; parallel construction); using action verbs; constructing paragraphs; writing memos, business letters, and e-mails; organizing material; conducting research; documenting sources; outlining; providing illustrations; writing reports, proposals, descriptions, instructions, articles, and manuals.
HRM320 – Employee Benefits (3 credits)
This course examines employer and employee objectives for benefit plans; design and administration of group life and group health insurance programs; government programs for workers' compensation; employer-sponsored pension plans; and the integration of government and employer-sponsored retirement benefits into.
BUS121 – Economics I (3 credits)
Macroeconomics; the cost of living; monetary systems; international factors; short run economic fluctuations.
HUM106 – Interpersonal Communication (1 credit)
Developing more effective personal communication skills to increase chances for professional success; increasing skills levels involving the use and selection of words, gestures, tone of voice, facial expressions, listening skills, as well as overall physical appearance.
Proctored Examination*
SEMESTER
FOUR
ENG124 – Applied Research Skills (2 credits)
Directed research on topics related to employment searches. Access to the Internet is required.
MAT210 – Business Statistics (3 credits)
Presentation of data; frequency distribution; averages; dispersion and skewness; index numbers; time series analysis; correlation and forecasting; the theory of probability and statistical inference.
MAT260 – Survey of Mathematics (3 credits)
Designed for liberal arts and business majors. A sampling of the history of mathematics and calculations using algebra, geometry, and trigonometry; problems and exercises that provide “real life” applications of concepts.
SSC130 – Essentials of Psychology (3 credits)
Biology and behavior; consciousness; memory; thought and language; intelligence; personality and gender; stress; community influences.
HRM350 – Labor Relations (3 credits)
The study of labor relations examines the interactions between organized labor unions and company management. These interactions between unions and management include rights and responsibilities, negotiations, and collective bargaining.
General Education Elective (Choose one) (3 credits)
SCI140 – Nutrition
Personal decision-making about nutrition; nutrition science; water; exercise; human growth and aging; safety of the food supply; the global view.
SCI120 – Introduction to Biology
An introductory course that explains the origin of life and the relationships between all living things. It describes how a significant number of organisms are structured and how they work, in order to enable students to discuss intelligently the various forms of life and their processes.
ENG115 – Introduction to Literature
Reading and analysis of the main genres of literature; poetry, fiction and drama; themes and forms of literature.
SSC105 – Readings in World Civilization
Importance of the study of history; major events of the sixteenth through twentieth centuries; causal relationships between events and trends.
SSC150 – Foundations of Political Science
The normative questions of politics; logical and empirical analysis of political questions.
Proctored Examination*
We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.
* As a degree candidate, you will take a proctored examination at the end of each semester on selected courses within that semester. We make it easy because you pick the location and the person you want to supervise the exam, as long as Penn Foster College's established policy and qualifications are met. Complete information packets with procedures will be provided well in advance, before completion of final semester coursework.
Note: Advanced standing student shipments may vary from the above schedule.A High School Diploma or GED is required to enroll in this degree program.
Although this outline covers all four semesters of the Human Resources Management Degree Program, you receive lesson materials for each semester as you enroll.
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