Students of this discipline learn the principles of human resource management, from successful recruiting to workplace issues of conflict resolution, harassment, ethics, and occupational health and safety. They learn mediation skills involved in collective bargaining, modern business policies, organizational behaviour and theory, the statistical analysis of business and employment trends, and the ways in which the changing economy is shaping the workplace of the future. Students often take related courses in various disciplines, including the law, economics, sociology, history, anthropology, and psychology.
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