MCP010: Accounting & Financial ManagementFrom a review of financial statements to the application of cost accounting and budgeting, session participants will master the fundamentals they need in their role as HR professionals.
The intended learning outcomes for this course are:
•Interpreting the income statement, the balance sheet, and the retained earnings statement•Calculating and interpret financial ratios•Understand cost Behaviour•Calculating and interpreting contribution margin analysis and break-even analysis•Understanding risk through sensitivity analysis•Understanding the allocation of costs; including service department costs•Understand activity based costing•Understanding the uses of transfer pricing•Preparing an operating budget
MCP012: Training and DevelopmentParticipants will become familiar with the psychology of the learning process associated with training, and will acquire basic knowledge of the design and implementation of a corporate training program.
MCP013: Labour RelationsAn introduction to the process of collective bargaining between employers and employees and the context in which such bargaining takes place, this course includes an overview of industrial relations and the institutions and processes associated with collective bargaining.
MCP014: Occupational Health and SafetyThis course introduces HR practitioners to the broad and evolving field of occupational health and safety.
MCP015: Strategic Human Resources PlanningThis course introduces the participant to the concept of HR planning as it affects the ability of the organization to plan and develop its human resources over the short, medium, and long terms.
MCP016: Compensation PlanningThis course looks at compensation management with a focus on reward system design, which enables employees to perceive rewards as important and contingent on work behaviour that is conducive to attaining job objectives.
MCP019: Recruiting Talent in the 21st Century
This course helps candidates for the CHRP designation understand and apply the principles of HR recruitment and selection. It examines the nature and goals of selection; the reliability, validity, and fairness of selection; job analysis and competency profiling; the relevance of criteria; applicant screening and selection methods; testing; interviewing; and decision-making methods. The course stresses both theory and application. Typical class activities include lectures, projects, assignments and research.
MCP166: Organizational BehaviourThis course focuses on topics pertaining to organizational dynamics, such as effective leadership and group behaviour, and encourages conceptual discussions among the participants.
MCP211: Managing Difficult ConversationsLeaders in the workplace are frequently faced with complex situations that require difficult conversations and solution-focused problem solving. While some leaders may evade difficult conversations in fear of conflict, difficult conversations can be the starting point for building relationships, exchanging feedback and enhancing performance.
MCP787: Strategic Human Resources ManagementA broad spectrum of HR topics is covered, from the strategic role of the function within the organization to the various functional areas falling within the HR mandate.
Additional costs for textbooks through the Top Hat platform are mandatory for participation in the program ($99 + HST). Four courses within the program are not delivered through the Top Hat platform and will require the purchase of textbooks through the Carleton University Bookstore. Prices vary depending on the course content.
A $50.00 + HST fee is required to receive your final certificate upon completion of all 10 courses. Once all courses have been completed, contact CU Future EDge (FutureEDge@carleton.ca) to order your certificate (note that certificate will take a few weeks to arrive).