(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.

Sandy M. Sam, M.B.A., CCP, compensation manager, The Walt Disney Company, has distinctive human resources background in the high technologies and life sciences industries. Her areas of expertise includes design and implementation of innovative compensation programs utilizing analysis and methodologies that support organizational strategies. She consults and advises on compensation issues, including pay structures, career ladders, variable pay, and equity based incentives for domestic markets, Asian, and European countries.