The Creative Component

HR management professionals are increasingly called upon to communicate in a myriad of formal and informal ways. The evolving complexity of the field, the development of electronic information systems, technological innovations, and the development of different management structures and styles, calls for creative communications skills.

 

The Creative Component provides the candidate the opportunity to develop and display communications skills through either a formal research paper or an academic thesis.  The candidate must write an original, documented paper of 3,000 to 5,000 words in length on a special aspect of HR management. Grading will be on a pass-fail basis. The candidate must submit the title and outline to be reviewed and approved by the Examiner.  The research paper may be written at any time while the candidate is enrolled in the certification program. Unlike the written examinations, a candidate may prepare and submit the paper at his/her own convenience. 

 

The subject should be one with which the candidate is familiar by virtue of employment, or one in which he/she is particularly interested or specifically qualified to write. A work-related case study would be a good choice for many candidates. It is recommended that the research paper thoroughly cover a narrow subject, rather than superficially treat a broad one. The subject matter and its composition must be original with the candidate. All secondary sources must be properly referenced. The paper will be judged on the basis of the originality of its content and on its organization, logical development, grammar, and neatness of presentation. 

 

Masters or Doctoral Theses: ACI will accept a copy of a candidate’s thesis as a qualifying submission if it directly addresses a facet of HR management.  The candidate must submit the title and outline to be reviewed by the Examiner to substantiate that the paper directly relates to the thrust of HR management research papers. Upon acceptance of the outline, the candidate then submits a copy of the actual thesis to the Examiners.  Upon receipt of the written thesis, the Examiners will schedule a telephonic or face-to-face oral examination to be conducted by a panel of three examiners.  The examiners will orally examine the candidate to assure themselves the candidate has a grasp of the broad field of marketing management.

 

Minimum Requirements to Qualify for CHRME Certification

 

Candidates who wish to become certified must meet the following requirements:

 

1. AA degree OR more than three years of experience in human resource management.

2. Satisfactory completion of a written paper with oral examination for Level 3 covering the “Human Resource Management Body of Knowledge” (HRMBOK) addressed in the training program.

3. Completion of an application for certification and payment of all fees.