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online Management of Human Resources course at Canyon College

COURSE SYLLABUS: Management of Human Resources


Course Title: NR556 - Management of Human Resources
Department: Health Sciences
Instructor: Dr. Deryl Gulliford - E-Mail | Personal E-Mail |  Vita
E-mail dgullifo@canyoncollege.edu
Personal E-mail deryl@pldi.net
Phone (office BlackBerry®/cell): (405) 219-6715
Phone (cell): (405) 219-6227
Phone (home): (405) 285-1974
Pager: (877) 724-3711, PIN 5539
Address: 118 Gardenwood Dr, Holdenville, OK 74848-9528


Course Description:

This course presents key concepts, principles and practices of human resource management for health care professionals. We provide the student with valuable samples and guides to the day to day practice of HR in nursing departments. Also covered are conflict, stress management, legal issues, regulatory issues and other essential aspects of personnel management.

Text: Online Bookstore

Handbook on Human Resources Management for Healthcare Professionals. Eucharia Nnadi.
ISBN #: 0882581953
Howard University Press. May 1997.

Course Format:

This course is divided into four units, covering text chapters as follows:

Unit 1 – Chapters 1-2
Unit 2 – Chapters 3-4
Unit 3 – Chapters 5-6
Unit 4 – Chapters 7

Communication with Instructor:

Students are expected to communicate with the professor weekly during the course term. A brief e-mail update is sufficient, although the professor will be pleased to discuss any matter by phone during the work day or during the evening hours at home.

Evaluation:

There is a written essay examination for each Unit, and a Scholarly Paper (approximately 10 pages in length) is required for completion of the course. The Scholarly Paper topic and outline must be approved prior to writing. There is no final examination for this course.

Grade Weighting:

Each Unit Exam is worth 20% of the course grade, and the Scholarly Paper is worth 20% of the course grade.

Course Topics: Students should expect to study the following topics in the process of completing this course: About the Professor:

Dr. Gulliford is CEO of Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. He has fifteen years of experience in senior health care management. His clinical background includes work in respiratory care, critical care medicine, non-invasive and invasive cardiology, and cardiovascular perfusion. Dr. Gulliford is Vice-President of Pioneer Health Network, a group of 18 Kansas and Oklahoma hospitals, and Vice-President of the Kansas Hospital Association Southwest District. He was recently elected to Chair the newly formed Small and Rural Hospitals Division of the American Academy of Medical Administrators.

Dr. Gulliford’s philosophy:

………therefore however you want people to treat you, so treat them.