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The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria, British Columbia is pleased to offer the following distance education course for professionals and volunteers working in museums, heritage sites, art galleries, non-profit organizations and cultural centres.

Human Resource Management in Cultural Organizations

HA 488P (1.5 units); distance offering

"The successful 21st century organization will not take the loyalty of talented people for granted. It will constantly try to recruit and retain them...the mutual commitment of an employer and an employee will be one of the most important factors for a 21st century organization."

- Subhir Chowdhury, Management 21C, 2000

Strategic human resource management is vital in the creation of positive and supportive working environments in which the dedicated, creative professionals who animate the cultural sector can thrive. This course examines best practices in HR planning and management with an emphasis on the interconnected needs of the individual and the institution, and strengthens your capacity to interact with and supervise museum, heritage, and other cultural workers as you develop your understanding of:

• the changing cultural workforce
• organizational structure and dynamics
• approaches to leadership and decision-making
• governance and HR policy development
• competency development through recruitment, selection and management
• performance planning, evaluation and supervision
• continuing professional education and training
• communications and conflict resolution
• integrating and managing volunteers in the workforce
• succession planning
• legal considerations
• ethical and professional expectations and accountability

 Dates: January 12 – April 19, 2009         

Please register by: December 10, 2008 (late registrations accepted if space permits)

To register in this course please visit https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/forms/crm/online_reg.aspx.

Fee: CAD$721, including a CAD$70 materials fee and a CAD$80 textbook fee (Canadian funds, credit and non-credit participation options) A CDN$250 registration deposit is required with each registration form.

 

Instructor: Sibyl Frei

Sibyl started DeGros Marsh Consulting in 2001 with the intention of combining her management skills and her long-standing commitment to sustaining vibrant and healthy communities. Sibyl has extensive experience in project management, research, program review and evaluation, writing and editing, and facilitation, and a commitment to excellence in her work. She has gained these skills through both paid and volunteer work in a variety of sectors. For ten years, Sibyl was the co-owner and managing editor of Ragweed Press / gynergy books, publishing Atlantic regional fiction and non-fiction, children’s literature and feminist non-fiction. Prior to that, she worked in community economic development, with an emphasis on working with First Nation communities. In addition, Sibyl has over thirty years of experience serving on Boards and in other capacities in a broad range of non-profit organizations. Sibyl has a B.Sc. in physical science, and a Master of Adult Education, with a focus on arts management. She has a Certified Professional Facilitator designation from the International Association of Facilitators.

Sibyl served as Project Coordinator for the  Creative Management Project with the Cultural Human Resources Council, guiding several initiatives including serving as consultant and writer for “Cultural Management as a Career,” and researcher and writer for the “Mentorship Strategy for Managers and Administrators of Cultural Organizations.”

 

Course goals:

• Explain the basic elements of organizational structure and the
  internal dynamics of organizations with an emphasis on cultural
  organizations.
• Describe the role of governance and the development of HR
  policies within a cultural resource management context.
• Create human resource policies and practices that are
  consistent with the Canadian legal framework.
• Provide an overview of the cultural sector in Canada, the
  characteristics of the cultural workforce and the HR management issues
  in the nonprofit cultural organizations.
• Describe and apply the main functions of human resource
  management including: planning for succession, staffing (recruitment and
  selection), development (training, continuing professional education and
  competency development), compensation, and performance management.
• Use a range of approaches to leadership and decision-making.
• Manage communications and conflict resolution.
• Integrate and manage volunteers and contract employees
  (seasonal employees and term employees and employees hired for special
  projects) in the organization.
• Apply ethical standards and create professional expectations
  and accountability.

Draft Course Outline

• Unit 1 Introductions and overview of the course: core values and
  concepts in human resource management
• Unit 2 Organizational structure, dynamics and the human resource
  management function
• Unit 3 Canadian cultural sector workforce, special issues and
  human resource development
• Unit 4 The legal context of the human resource function
• Unit 5 The staffing function: How to attract and select the best
  employees for the organization
• Unit 6 Volunteers and contract employees: a special case
• Unit 7 The development function: making sure the organization
  enhances employee competencies
• Unit 8 Motivation, job design and managing for performance
• Unit 9 Coaching, mentoring and succession planning
• Unit 10 Dealing with challenge, conflict and discipline
• Unit 11 Professional behaviour and ethical dilemmas
• Unit 12 Relationships: boards, employees, volunteers and contract
  workers
• Unit 13 Review of major concepts learned in the course

 

If you are interested in this course, you may also be interested in:

 

Managing Cultural Organizations

HA 488A (1.5 units); on-campus course offering

February 2 – 7, 2009

This on-campus immersion course provides an intensive study of the application of management theory and practice in cultural organizations, with particular emphasis on: characteristics of non-profit cultural organizations; governance and leadership; establishing the mission, goals, and objectives; roles of executive and artistic directors; policy development and implementation; personnel management and team building; financial management; strategic and operational planning; information management; public relations; marketing; volunteer development; and ethical and legal issues.

http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488a.aspx

 

 

Enrollment options allow you to choose to take courses either to enhance professional development or build academic credit. Individual course descriptions and registration forms are available by contacting us at [log in to unmask] or by visiting our web site at:

http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/home.aspx

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Cultural Resource Management Program

Continuing Studies, University of Victoria

PO Box 3030 STN CSC Victoria BC Canada V8W 3N6

Tel: 250 721-6119 Fax: 250 721-8774

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