(FALL 2009)

A required course in the Certificate Program in Human Resources Management. Increase your understanding of all phases of wages, salaries, bonuses and incentives as they relate to various industries, functions and levels of your organization. Learn how to set and reach realistic compensation goals and create realistic and comprehensive job descriptions and effective job evaluations while exploring the legal requirements of employee compensation. This course also gives you the latest facts about wage and salary surveying practices, the most advanced techniques for relating job performance to compensation and developing individual and group incentive programs as part of employee total compensation. A required course in the Certificate Program in Human Resources Management.

Barry Newton, M.P.A., CCP, managing director of Creative Management Solutions, Inc. He works with a diverse range consultant. With over 20 years experience in the field, he has also served in key human resources and compensation specialist positions with General Dynamics Corp., Hay Management Consultants, California Institute of Technology and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Authority.