MGMT-210
Explore Human Relations & Organization Development Undergraduate Certificate
Learn how to effectively manage and lead people in an organizational setting and enter the human resources field with a credential employers will respect with Champlain's online human relations and organization development certificate.
This certificate can be taken as a stand-alone program, or can be used as a stepping stone on the way to obtaining your online associate degree in business management or online bachelor's degree in business management.
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We understand how important it is for busy working adults to gain knowledge and expertise quickly, which is why our human relations and organization development certificate coursework is applicable to the workplace from day one. Whether you've already earned an undergraduate degree or you're currently pursuing your bachelor's degree, a certificate is a great way to earn a credential in the field, get your resume noticed, and demonstrate proficiency in a focused area of knowledge.
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Employment in human resources occupations is projected to grow by 7% percent from 2018 to 2028 - faster than the average for all occupations.
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 2019
Top Reasons to Pursue a Certificate
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- Differentiate your resume
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Program Details
Learn more about Champlain's 100% online human relations and organization development undergraduate certificate, designed for working professionals.
Champlain's online human relations and organization development courses encompass the top skills needed by today's HR professionals.
Addresses the opportunities and problems involved in managing human dynamics in organizations. Identifies intervention techniques, theories, principles, and values involved in planned change processes for organization development and organizational transformation. Reviews and applies behavioral science theory and practice.
Prerequisites
Students will apply communication theory and research to address the particular challenges to communicating effectively in organizations. Students will learn how to identify organizational communication problems, analyze those problems, and generate effective solutions. Students will examine the relationship between organizational structure and specific communicative practices, and how communication practices by organizational members establish, maintain, or change organizational culture. They will also learn how to anticipate communication deficiencies in organizations, and use communication as a means to facilitate organizational development and innovation.
Prerequisites
Complete COMM-130 or COM-100.
Students will learn how to create conditions for successful conflict engagement, a necessary skill for any professional. The course focuses on the foundational capacities to remain calm and connected with oneself and others. In this state students can access helpful ideas and responses and be their best selves regardless of environment. Improving facility for conflict creates stronger relationships and reduces fear. By the end of the course, students will understand that disagreement and difference can become a source of personal and interpersonal growth.
Students will learn to navigate the rapidly changing nature of communication in the digital age, deeply engaging with tools such as instant messaging, social networks, blogs and collaborative spaces online, all the while applying specific communication theories in order to determine best practices. Through reading, discussion and intensive hands-on projects, students will work to overcome online communication barriers and gain critical understanding of which tools are effective in which situations. Students will be required to download, access and utilize various online communication tools.
Prerequisites
COM-100 or COMM-130 and 30 completed credits or 60 completed credits
Students will explore the field or Organization Development, with particular emphasis on the strength-based research, theory, and tools emerging in the social sciences that are informing modern approaches to organizational change. Students will explore concepts including appreciative inquiry, positive orgranization scholarship, positive psychology, design theory, and the rise of sustainable enterprises.
Prerequisites
Complete MGMT-210
Graduates of the online human relations and organization development certificate program will demonstrate the following industry-specific skills, knowledge, and competencies:
- Assess group and individual behaviors in organizational settings and how these behaviors affect performance and outcomes.
- Apply communication theory and research to address the challenges of communicating effectively in organizations.
- Identify and overcome possible sources of conflict in interpersonal, group, and organizational contexts, and work through conflict appropriately and successfully when it occurs.
- Navigate the rapidly changing nature of communication in the digital age.
- Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental HR and organization development concepts including appreciative inquiry, positive organizational scholarship, positive psychology, design theory, and the rise of sustainable enterprises.
Champlain College Online's HR faculty, led by Program Director Dr. Albert Orbinati, are expert practitioners in the field. Their industry expertise ensures that our human relations and organization development certificate curriculum is aligned with the needs of employers, and reflects the skills today’s human resources professionals need for success. Classes led by our seasoned experts will give you real-world insight into the business world, and create a rich community of career-focused learning.
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