Southwest DeKalb High School – Contemporary Issues in Education

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Human resources management is a term used to describe a set of tasks aimed at effectively managing an organization’s employees (human resources). In this pathway student will learn about the business of managing people in an organization which includes compensation, benefits, training and development, staffing, strategic HR management and other functions.  In today’s competitive environment, human resources management is critically important to remain viable in the global marketplace. As a result, HR plays a pivotal role in the world—because people are truly the only thing that differentiates one business from another. \*Levels 1, 2, and 3 are required for pathway completion. This pathway includes broad introductory coverage of teaching as a profession, public school organization, planning and delivery of instruction, creation and maintenance of learning environment, standards, teaching and learning in multicultural settings, mainstream education of students with exceptionalities, “at risk” students, family and community partnerships, school law, and educational philosophies. \*Levels 1, 2, and 3 are required for pathway completion.