In this course, you will explore the importance of developing workplace policies that address unfair gaps in employee pay. You will learn about tools that can help inform those policies—like survey and pay audits—and best practices for their implementation. This course presents federal and state legislation on pay equity, and it provides an opportunity for you to explore your state's laws and how they impact your workplace.

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Promoting employee well-being is essential for a healthy organization. While this may seem obvious, it can easily be overlooked in an effort to meet other organizational goals. In this course, you will learn what it means to develop a working environment that prioritizes employee health, happiness, and comfort. You will explore various techniques for creating a positive workplace culture and identify common stressors that may threaten employee well-being. You will also learn about the effects employee well-being has on a company's financial success and productivity.

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Recruiting multi-generational employees is crucial in a world where more individuals are putting off retirement and making later-in-life career changes. While the benefits of a multi-generational workforce may seem obvious, they can easily be overlooked in an effort to meet other organizational goals. In this course, you will learn the differences between current generations that are working together. You will explore various considerations for attracting, recruiting, and retaining an age-diverse workforce. You will also learn how age-diversity can influence a company's success, innovation, and productivity.

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What will the future workspace look like? What are the "typical jobs" of tomorrow? How many hours a week will employees work? How will culture and technology affect the future of work? The answers to these questions are based on events, innovation, employer motivation, and the needs, preferences, and composition of the workforce. This course explores the future of work in the context of COVID-19, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), business sustainability, multi-generational workforces, different business models, increasing demand for flexible work arrangements, an evolving organizational culture, and a need for expanded accessibility.

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In this course, you will play the role of a recently hired HR manager at the fictional company BioSage Labs. You will encounter different situations faced by HR managers, such as onboarding, diversity and inclusion, retention, harassment, emergency procedures, pay gaps, and substance abuse in the workplace. You will have the opportunity to make decisions throughout the simulation, which will impact outcomes, involve trade-offs, and affect your overall score. The simulation includes an adaptive scoreboard, as well as feedback and video commentary from an experienced HR manager. The BioSage Labs simulation gives you the opportunity to apply your HR knowledge and skills to a series of engaging situations.

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HR professionals perform a wide variety of tasks within an organization. However, regardless of their role or function area, all HR managers at some point have to engage in difficult conversations. While these conversations are not easy to have, there are ways to make them less difficult.

In this course, we will define difficult conversations as those involving sensitive or contentious matters that often trigger strong emotions that can prove challenging to handle for the participants. We'll discuss how preparing for these conversations, focusing on employee behavior, engaging in active listening, and encouraging back-and-forth discussion can make them more productive. Armed with the right tools and techniques, you can handle difficult conversations and steer them to a successful conclusion.

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Professionals in all areas of an organization turn to data to aid in their decision-making process, and human resource managers are no exception. By including data in your decision-making process, you can remove some of the guesswork that comes from relying solely on instincts and experience.

This course focuses on what happens after analyzing the data. You will learn about the methods for extracting insights from different types of data. You will also learn tips on how to use data to develop a strategic plan and present your findings to relevant stakeholders. Through practice, you will develop your data interpretation skills and become a more effective HR professional.

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This project management simulation uses real-world application to teach project management techniques. In this simulation, you are the project leader for the development of a knowledge sharing database. You'll make decisions about the project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk. As you make these decisions, an adaptive scoreboard will reflect the impact of your choices on project success.

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