I proposed a course to Prof. John Boudreau in 1996 that would address the information and technology needs of students who wanted to become HR Executives. He indicated that he was getting requests from companies demanding better writing and presentation skills. We decided to combine the two ideas. We designed the class in 1996/1997 with the help of two students. The first class was offered in the Fall of 1997. This became ILRHR 664 known as "E-HR: Human Resource Management and the Web in the Information Age." I taught 75% of the class and Prof. Boudreau 25%. This class later became the one you see below. When Prof. Boudreau moved to another school, I taught the class with Prof. Patrick Wright for a couple of years. After that, I taught the class by myself.

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http://courses.cornell.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=12&coid=93242

ILRHR 6640 - HR Online Research and Reporting Methods for Executive Decision-Making

Spring. 4 credits. 

Prerequisite: ILRHR 5600/ILRHR 2600 or equivalent. Limited to 18 students.

S. Basefsky.

Designed to develop key HR competencies and skills for researching and presenting information necessary for executive decision making. Includes a comprehensive overview of primarily web-based resources available to HR executives. Emphasizes hands-on training in the best techniques and methods for extracting conceptual frameworks, checklists, best practices, competitive intelligence, legal information, statistical data, and academic research on topics of current interest to industry. Interviewing skills, report writing, and presentation methods are imparted. Following five weeks of intense information instruction and hands-on experience, students act as consultants in a combined classroom and workplace setting as they work on special projects and topics posed by HR executives of primarily Fortune 500 companies. These team-based assignments give students exposure to different companies, their cultures, and executives while providing real work experience.