HR Management Course Experience

Wow, what a ride! I'll admit I wasn't too sure about taking this class. I've learned and practiced many of the basic concepts of HR: recruiting, employee relations, staffing, etc. However, something pushed me to do so and I'm very glad I did. Rather than only the typical reading and test-taking, this course combined different learning elements and encouraged us as students to research articles and learn from each other as business professionals. The sharing of information and experiences in the discussion boards was the most valuable part of this course for me.

One discussion was particularly interesting to me, the one that pertained to health insurance. There were several elements of benefit design that were unclear to me and after hearing about everyone's experiences with implementing benefits in their places of employment, things were really cleared up. It was interesting to hear that other students in the class were experiencing the same gripes and challenges of our current healthcare system at their places of employment. By sharing experiences and methods we use in the discussion board, we are not only learning about a specific concept in HR, we are pushed to find examples of it in real life. Finally, it was interesting to hear about experiences from people in professions other than HR. We all asked questions to each other and were forced to look at issues from a different perspective. By not meeting in person, I think we were also able to provide more information than we would have in a classroom setting. This course was a great learning experience and I hope to have at least one more similarly enjoyable course during my MBA experience at Kutztown.