Franklin University

Human Resource Management


Institution: Franklin University
Program: Human Resource Management
Degree or Certificate: BS-Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management
Department: College of Business
Program website: Click to visit program site
Program specializations:

Not Applicable
Program mission statement:

To develop the Human Resources students’ competence, creativity, flexibility, and critical thinking so they can confidently and effectively perform human resources duties.
Professional accreditation: Franklin's bachelor of science in Human Resources Management has been reviewed by the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and recognized as aligning with SHRM's HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.
Program learning outcomes:
What Will I Learn?:
  • Synthesize human resource concepts, principles, and theories for application to realistic workplace scenarios. 
  • Apply concepts and theories of compensation to realistic organizational situations.
  • Apply concepts and theories of training and development to realistic organizational situations.
  • Apply staffing concepts and theories to realistic organizational situations.
  • Apply employee and labor relation theories to realistic organizational situations. 
  • Apply critical thinking and analysis to the strategic management of the organization and HR activities.
Evidence of Student Learning - Internal: How will the program measure what I have learned?:

Projects from the Captone course are collected and reviewed by external evaluators using 3-point rubrics to determine the level of competency for each outcome. 

The results from 2009 (n=30) indicated that on average, students demonstrated acceptable or above acceptable proficiency levels on all program level outcomes. The average scores ranged between 2.13 and 2.37 on a three-point scale, with 1 being unacceptable, 2 being acceptable, and 3 being proficient.
Results of External Exams/Assessments: What third-party assessments will measure what I have learned?:

Not Applicable


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