This is a human resources website that provides explanations, examples and embedded links about various types of employee benefits. Some examples of categories include health insurance, recognition, and appreciation. In addition, there are recommended articles, related information, templates, and even a sample employee handbook.
Type of Material:
Reference material
Recommended Uses:
- Could be used as homework
- Could work in teams to discuss a good benefit package
- Could provide background for research project
Technical Requirements:
Internet Explorer version 11, Chrome and Firefox version 36 were used in this review.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
- Students will understand standard benefits offered by employers.
- Students will learn about some more unusual benefits
Target Student Population:
This can be used for both graduate and undergraduate business students because the information is basic to the HR profession.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Students need to take a basic HR course prior to reviewing this site or be in a class that covers basic HR information.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
- This site provides a good overview of the types of information necessary for HR personnel to operate in an organization.
- Links to supporting material including insurance plans and benefit plans are also provided.
- In addition to websites related to HR, there are recommended readings, templates, samples and general information.
Concerns:
- For students with little experience, there may be too many suggestions of such things as free food without adequate discussion of costs to the organization.
- There is so much information on the site the user should review the site carefully and take advantage of all available resources.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
- This could be highly effective because it represents general information needed for a business to operate on a day-to-day basis.
- Explanations are provided and the links to other resources can provide cost estimates.
- The templates and samples that are available can support any HR department.
Concerns:
- Not very realistic for most organizations in this economy.
- Providing basic benefits is a struggle, not something they can just decide to increase.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
- Good links to give more information about benefits that might not be known by new HR people or students.
- The links to supporting resources, articles, samples, templates and other resources were easy to access
- The information on this site is easy to read.
Concerns:
- Links to vendors for various benefits must be kept updated.
Other Issues and Comments:
It was not clear when the site was last updated, but no other problems were noted.
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