Learn HR Fundamentals for a Career in Human Resources

This lecture provides an overview of Human Resources Disciplines or areas of focus and knowledge in the Human Resources profession.

A career in HR can be separated into two high level categories. In this lecture, students will learn about the career path of an HR Generalist.

The second high level category in a Human Resources career is an HR Specialist. This lesson will provide an overview of the various specializations.

While working for any company or organization, an employee moves through several phases related to key HR activities including recruitment, orientation, performance management and career progression. This lecture gives an overview of these employment cycle phases.

The employment cycle is a foundation for understanding major responsibilities of the Human Resources function. The lesson explains how HR facilitates and oversees the employment cycle.

In today's global business environment, it is more important then ever to ensure an organization is recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. In addition, management must develop an inclusive workplace. This lecture reviews HR's role in accomplishing these goals.

Human Resources Information Systems are imperative to the maintenance of any business. Whether providing timely, accurate pay checks or maintaining employee records, an HRIS can streamline highly administrative processes for more efficient service. This lesson explains what an HRIS is and why it is important.

Local, state, and federal regulations continue to grow in number and complexity. A Human Resources professional must have a general understanding of employment law and access to credible resources. This lesson provides an overview of how best to manage such a complicated subject.

Although not a discipline of Human Resources, ethics is a fundamental topic for all professionals. This is a brief overview with special attention to how HR helps set the stage for establishing an ethical work environment.

As the function of Human Resources has evolved, organizational leaders are expecting HR professionals to be a business partner, someone who helps guide and fulfill an organization's strategic plan. This lecture explores what it means to be an HR business partner and why it can be very difficult to earn the title.

Creating and utilizing metrics is trendy but what is workforce analytics? Why should HR professionals care about this topic? The lesson provides an overview as well as reasons for implementing metric driven processes.

The course ends with a summary of topics and key takeaways.