Applied Payroll Management (APM) provides professionals with the opportunity to apply relevant management processes in a payroll department context. Benchmarking, best practices development and human resources skills - such as monitoring, motivating, assessing and supervising personnel - are utilized to enable the payroll professional to achieve organizational and career goals. Pre-Requisites: CPM 101, ACC 928 or HRM 817, HRM 821 & HRM 898 Overview of topics to be covered in the course: - Payroll Management - Payroll in the Organizational Structure - Benchmarking and Best Practices - Payroll Systems - Motivation and Job Satisfaction - Employee Development - Monitoring and Appraising Performance - Career Management