Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: accurately assess the role of human resource management in creating organizational competitive advantage through alignment with business strategy; appropriately utilize talent analytics in recruitment, onboarding, compensation, performance management, and talent development; identify the major federal employment laws and the key requirements of each; explain how to use psychological theories of job design to improve the motivating potential of a position; describe the recruitment funnel and the importance of employer branding; choose the appropriate training method considering the characteristics of the learner, the instructional objectives, and resource constraints; identify the emerging trends in performance management; design an effective compensation plan, considering strategic goals along with internal and external determinants of pay structure; design a benefit package, taking into consideration the overall compensation strategy and industry benchmarks; describe the organizational, management, and HR drivers of employee engagement.