Can anyone suggest HR/ORG Behavior 300/400 level courses?

[Can219]

Hello Everyone

I still need to plan out 9 credits of HR/Org Behavior classes. If I have to resort to colleges ....which tend to be cheaper and have a go at your own pace class? I know some people take classes from BYU, Ohio State, LSU.....which college tends to be the least expensive?

So far the only option I know of is Labor Relations ECE .......

Thanks

[KayV]

Penn Foster offers these three classes:
PF Human Resources Management/ TESC Human Resources Management (HRM-331)
PF Training Concepts/ TESC Training & Development (HRM-365)
PF Employee Benefits/ TESC Employee Benefits (HRM-337)


Independent students sign up for these courses by contacting the Industrial/Business # 1-800-233-0259
Workforce Development
http://www.pennfostercollege.edu/college-catalog.html

[Can219]

WOW!
thanks for all the information. Especially going the extra mile and providing a phone number too! I think I will like PF better than ECE? I hear the ECE are hard?

[rebel100]

University of Idaho may have some of it, at only $100/credit for a well known State school that's probably the price leader. I don't know that they have what you need though. Courses-Independent Study in Idaho-University of Idaho

CSU-Pueblo will have everything, somewhere on this site I reviewed the HR and Organizational Leadership courses I took there. I really can't say enough positive things about the folks at CSU-Pueblo Con Ed...they are simply superb and a real pleasure to work with. The instructors were engaged and informative, courses very doable. I finished HR in like three weekends, it wasn't particularly taxing. They are more expensive at $447/course....but frankly the extra $147 is probably worth it Management > Division of Continuing Education > Colorado State University-Pueblo Poke around a bit some Organizational Theory and associated management courses are located under Sociology, Economics, Business Admin. Call them today with a credit card and you can likely be started this afternoon. They were also great about working with COSC in allowing me to use my Financial Aid. They are, of course, regionally accredited.

[rebel100]

A few CSU-Pueblo course reviews:

http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...oc432.html

http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...lture.html

http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...eview.html

[mrs.b]

Are you looking for Organizational Behavior, or are you looking for 9 credits / 3 courses for the core electives? Or both?

If you're just looking for Organizational Behavior, your options are pretty wide. Most schools have an online and/or self-paced version of this course, so shop around for pricing and format that best-fits your particular needs.

If you're asking about the 9 credits of core electives - which are in addition to the Organizational Behavior requirement in the degree evaluation - your options are pretty slim. It was my chief complaint with the BSBA-HR/OrgMgmt requirements, because it almost forces you to take a course from TESC. I avoided non-regionally accredited credit sources, so did not take advantage of PF's self-paced versions, but I can tell you I expressed interest and had a few of them approved on my evaluation before changing my gameplan to omit them.

The only CBE option I found was the ECE Labor Relations, and it was not too hard. Get the book, read it, and I strongly recommend their practice exams. I work in HR, but it's a non-union shop so the only training I have in that regard is managerial training for what to watch for and how to behave to avoid a lawsuit if a union or EEs show interest in organizing. I read the book through once, and when I say "read," I skimmed pretty liberally. Much of my study came from a study guide I made for myself from the practice exams, which were well worth the money. The only sections I really read with any solid attention span were those where the practice exam questions seemed to heavily focus. Scored an A and did not sweat my score too much while sitting the exam, unlike most other tests/exams I took (I'm a worrier).

If budget is not an issue, TESC's ePack of Industrial Psychology was one of my other picks, and I really enjoyed it (see this thread yesterday regarding tips and experiences from that http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...ology.html). If you're at all looking at a job in HR, it was an excellent course. I learned quite a bit, despite my initial arrogance with understudying. Even if you do not take it, getting a used version of the book on the cheap could be a fantastic resource to supplement any other HR'ish courses you may take, because it really dives into how to attach measurable metrics to a very difficult-to-measure field. It is priced per credit, so you'll pay the same for it as you will for an online or guided study course, but it is self-paced like a TECEP and delivered in the same manner. The extra cost comes from the chapter practice quizzes you can use as study aids.

My other course for the 9 credits of core electives was Sociology of the Workplace, online course at TESC. But, it's not self-paced and again, pricing was more than I would've felt comfortable with if I had not gotten my money's worth out of Comprehensive Tuition already. I could not find any other self-paced or CBE options to fill that last requirement that met my self-imposed requirement of regional accredition.

PF's Employee Benefits and Compensation Management were the two courses I had approved on my evaluation at one point, though I did not take them. So if that helps, those are possible self-paced options that TESC's Advising group smiled upon (as always with any ACE items, confirm ACE approval dates are still current before commiting).

[Can219]

Thanks for all the feedback. Your coming up with a lot more than I could find I love having as many options as possible especially being overseas. Thanks again