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Human Resource Management 34180-002; CRN 15585
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Class Time and Place
Tuesday / Thursday
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Satterfield Hall
Rm 122
Instructor & Office
Diane DeRubertis
438 College of Business Admin Bldg
Contact Information and Office Hours
dderuber@kent.edu
330/672-7103
Monday/Wednesday
1:00 – 3:00 pm
*Appointments will take preference over drop-in
Human Resources Management - Class Information
A. COMMUNICATION: Students are encouraged to communicate in person, by phone or email. However, information provided in class will not be repeated.
Email: (preferred method of communication) Please allow 36 hours for a response.
Phone: leave a message for me.
Office Hours: Appointments are encouraged and will be given preference to students who “drop-in” during posted office hours.
When making contact – if you are communicating via email or leaving a message on voice mail please be sure to provide your name, the name of the course in which you are enrolled (I teach more than HR Management courses), your class section and your contact information (phone/email).
When emailing, please email me directly at the above email addresses - not through Blackboard Learn - if you desire a timely response.
Also make sure to check your KSU email and Blackboard Learn for communications from me at least every other day. FYI, due to FERPA regulations, I cannot communicate grades or course-related materials to non-KSU email addresses.
B. REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AND CLASS MATERIALS: Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage 9e Kent State Edition by Noe R. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Gerhart, B., & Wright, P. M. (2012). New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. /with Connect. (ISBN 007768432X)
This text is specifically designed for Kent State University meaning it is in paperback form and has Kent State University Edition printed on the front cover. It is bundled with the Student Access Code for the McGraw-Hill Higher Education (MHHE) Connect Plus system. Human Resource Management 34180-002; CRN 15585 Spring, 2015 Kent State University College of Business Administration
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We will NOT use the MHE Connect Plus system in this course. You only need to purchase the book. The non-Kent State University versions of the book have the exact content and if you can find it cheaper than the Kent State edition please feel free to purchase.
C. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Overall Course Objectives are to:
1. To provide you with an understanding of key human resource practices in today’s organizations.
2. To help you build critical thinking skills by analyzing how human resource practices can support a firm’s strategic objectives and enhance long-term firm performance.
3. To help you apply and understanding of human resource practices to your job search and career choices.
4. To develop your skills in the following areas: problem solving and analysis, written and oral communication, and teamwork.
D. PURPOSE: The purpose of this course is to provide you with a foundation in Human Resource (HR) management. HR management is primarily concerned with systems for: making decisions about the people assets of the organization (e.g., hiring and compensating), developing those assets (e.g., evaluating, training), and supervising the relationship between those assets and the organization (e.g., maintaining employee morale, designing jobs and teams). The goal of HR management is to contribute to organizational success by such means as increasing the efficiency in the use of resources, maintaining legal compliance, enhancing the motivation and commitment of employees, and providing a strategic competitive advantage.
E. PREREQUISITE: The prerequisites for this course are as follows:
At least a Sophomore standing (completion of 30 hours)
Cumulative 2.500 GPA
Completion of M&IS 24163 Principles of Management OR
BMRT 11009 Introduction to Management Technology
F. COURSE ORGANIZATION: Class time will focus on practical application and reinforcement of the text material. This will be accomplished through the use of lectures, discussions, PowerPoint presentations, videos, guest speakers and online demonstrations.
Class time will not simply be a rehash of the text material. All students are expected to have read the assigned chapters and complete the Connect Exercises before class in order to be an active participant during class.
G. EXPECTATIONS: All students are expected to:
1) Attend class
2) Arrive for class on time
3) Not cause disruptions during class
4) Participate in class discussions
5) Submit homework assignments by the assigned due dates – no exceptions
6) Conduct themselves as a business professional
H. GRADING AND GRADING SCALE
Participation – Attendance 22 sessions 110 (5 points each) 22%
Participation - HR Forum/Summit 1 External Forum 30 points total 6%
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Research Papers 4 assignment 200 (50 points each) 40%
Exams 4 exams 100 (25 points each) 20%
Final Exam 1 test 60 12%
TOTAL: 500 100%
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A 93% or greater (465-500) C+ 77% - 79.99% (385-399)
A- 90% - 92.99% (450-464) C 73% - 76.99% (365-384)
B+ 87% - 89.99% (435-449) C- 70% - 72.99% (350-364)
B 83% - 86.99% (415-434) D 60% - 69.99% (300-349)
B- 80% - 82.99% (400-414) F 0% - 59.99% (<299)
Note: Grading is subject to minor modifications at the discretion of your instructor
I. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT:
1. ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION: Attendance for this class is required and attendance will be taken each scheduled session. If you must miss class, you must contact me before class (by phone, e-mail, in person, etc.). Your attendance will be excused only if you have a university-approved reason.
Note: If you have more than 4 excused absences, or more than 2 unexcused absences, you will not receive an A in the course regardless of your cumulative point average.
Students are also expected to come to class prepared by studying the reading assigned for that day, completing other homework activities and reviewing their notes from previous classes. Students should expect to allocate three hours of outside work for each hour of class on average over the semester. Although there will be some week-to-week variation, the course is designed so that workload should be fairly even throughout the semester, as long as students do not procrastinate.
The active involvement of all students is expected during discussions. Participation can take many forms, including asking questions that clarify the class material, making points about the topic based on outside experience, providing well-reasoned comments on the topic based on the learning points in the class, and volunteering for special exercises.
To assist in knowing who is participating, name cards will be distributed the first session and attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class period.
2. BUSINESS RESEARCH HW ASSIGNMENTS: You are required to complete 4 business research assignments on the following HR topics:
a. Employment Discrimination
b. Social Media
c. Affordable Care
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d. Mergers / Acquisitions
The purpose of this exercise is to be able to associate what you are learning in class to events that are occurring in businesses within your specific field of study.
Your focus is research what is happening in relation to the specific designated topics, write a 3 page paper on your findings. You will need to cite your work but will not be required to adhere to MLA or APA academic writing standards. A rubric or specific grading criterion is included on Blackboard Learn.
3. HR FORUMS AND HR SUMMIT: Professors teaching the human resources curriculum in the College of Business have joined together to deliver a series of presentations focusing on current human resource challenges. The idea is to help you, the students, understand the types of challenges / circumstances a company can face and how companies approach and address them.
Our strategy for the HR Forums is to bring working professionals to campus in a panel-style presentation where we present a current challenge / circumstance and hear from the professionals about how the HR divisions developed and implemented programs to manage same. There are 1 Forum scheduled 1 ½ hours in duration.
At this time the HR Summit, a collaborative effort between Kent State Human Resources and the College of Business, is in development and you will learn more as information becomes available. The tentative plan is a full day seminar targeted at the HR Professional community and focuses on recruiting strategies to attract underserved populations. There will be key note speakers as well as breakout sessions for participants to attend during the morning and a “mix and mingle” with recruiters and speakers in the afternoon. Students planning to attend the full day event to take advantage of the “mix and mingle” will be invited to provide a soft copy of their resume to be included on a “flash drive” presented to all recruiters in attendance.
WHAT ARE MY REQUIREMENTS?
As a member of this class you will be required to attend 1 of the 2 scheduled events as well as write a brief response paper (no more than 3 pages) about the event you attend. You will be provided questions as a foundation for your paper and you will be answering those questions. These papers are due by the beginning of the regularly scheduled Monday class following the presentation. WHAT IF I HAVE A CONFLICT? You may substitute missed attendance of the required HR Forum or Summit by completing a research activity and compiling a report on a topic pre-approved by the professor. If you cannot make either of the HR Forums or HR Summit, you will be required to complete the research activity as well as write a 5 page paper on one of the HR Forums or the Summit topic pre-approved by the professor. IS THERE ANY EXTRA CREDIT?
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WHEN ARE THESE SCHEDULED?
The winter 2015 HR Summit and HR Forum schedule is as follows:
TBD
4. TESTS AND FINAL EXAM: Four multiple-choice, true/false exams and one final exam will be given during the semester.
The four exams are open-book, open-notes, and not cumulative. Exam questions will be drawn from textbook, lectures, class discussions, cases, and exercises.
A final Exam will also be given, which is open-book, open-notes, and cumulative.
All tests and the final exam are to be taken at the scheduled time. If you miss an exam due to a legitimate reason (e.g., illness, death in the immediate family), a make-up exam will be provided (you will be required to provide an official university excuse to be eligible for a make-up exam). If you do not provide a legitimate excuse, no make-up exam will be granted.
TESTING LOCATION: All tests and the final exam will be administered online and you have two options:
1. ANY PLACE | ANY WHERE | ANY TIME (you take the exam from your computer during the scheduled exam period where ever you want to take it, during the day or night).
2. Computer Lab located on the 2nd floor of the College of Business Administration Building, Room A226 utilizing Blackboard. This is known as a “proctored” testing environment.
The computer lab makes every possible effort to manage the proctoring testing in an efficient and effective manner, and to provide excellent service to all students. You are advised, however, that the College of Business computer labs are not responsible for ‘acts of nature’ or other external situations that may cause delays in test taking (power outages, traffic jams, snow days, network problems, etc…).
Also, you are advised that there can be a line of students waiting to take proctored exams in the computer lab during peak hours. In these situations, students arriving for their exam will be required to wait for a seat. The computer lab will maintain posted hours, and will not extend their hours to accommodate students in lengthy lines.
Students who are making commitments or purchases (such as non-refundable plane
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tickets) are responsible to decide when to take their proctored exam (within the allowed time frame), and they should exercise good judgment by allowing an appropriate amount of time to complete their exam. Conflicts and delays can and do occur. If unanticipated delays in completing a proctored exam occur in the computer lab that results in a conflict with another commitment the student made, the student is solely responsible for the consequences of their decision to take the exam at the time they chose.
The following list of College of Business computer lab rules are strictly enforced for every proctored exam in the College of Business Administration computer labs:
1. A current KSU ID is required for identification before an exam can be administered. Also, Students must also know their Flashline ID and Password to gain access the online tests or exams.
2. Students taking proctored exams may NOT leave the room until their exam is finished; there are no bathroom breaks.
3. No cell phones shall be visible or checked during a proctored exam.
4. No headsets of any kind may be worn during a proctored exam.
5. No electronic translators will be allowed during a proctored exam. A paperback dictionary may be used for international students only.
6. No proctored test can begin when there is one hour or less remaining in the lab hours for the day.
7. No outside calculators or other electronic devices may be used when taking a proctored exam in the College of Business computer labs.
8. No outside websites can be accessed during a proctored exam. Students taking exams that are ‘open book, open note’ must have printed any reference materials PRIOR to starting their exam – online reference is NOT permitted during a proctored exam.
9. Students arriving for a proctored exam must WAIT TO BE SEATED for the exam by the proctor. Students are not permitted to choose their own seat for a proctored exam. The lab proctor will assign seats for exams to ensure the best use of the lab resources while maintaining a secure testing environment.
10. Security cameras are installed in the College of Business computer labs. All students taking proctored exams will be recorded on video. Any issues regarding student compliance with the computer lab rules during a proctored exam will be verified against the video that is captured.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT: If you experience problems with Blackboard Learn which prevent you from submitting any work or assignment, you must contact the Instructor via the email address indicated above (not through Learn) PRIOR to the deadline to discuss alternative solutions. Problems with Learn do not excuse late submissions.
KSU Helpdesk – http://www.kent.edu/is/helpdesk/index.cfm
Blackboard Learn Orientation – http://ondemand.blackboard.com
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IMPORTANT POLICIES
1. ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS:
Students have a responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes. You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Student Tools on FlashLine) during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section. Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until Sunday, January 25, 2015 to correct the error. If registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class for which you are not properly registered.
2. ACADEMIC HONESTY:
All work related to this class is to be done individually! Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit. In addition, it is considered cheating when one cooperates with someone else in any such misrepresentation. The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense. It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or for the course. Repeat offenses may result in dismissal from the University.
3. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
University policy 3342-3-01.3 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for classroom adjustments through Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit http://www.kent.edu/sas/index.cfm for more information on registration procedures).
4. COURSE WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE:
Please note that the last day to drop this class is Sunday, March 22, 2015.
5. EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR UNIVERSITY SPONSORED ACTIVITIES:
Documentation must be presented for signature of Professor DeRubertis prior to the excused absence date. A copy of the documentation must be left with Professor DeRubertis.
6. SYLLABUS CHANGES:
Instructors reserve the right to change the syllabus or attached Class Schedule upon providing verbal notice in class, via email, and/or posting an updated version on the class site in Vista. Check to make sure you have the most up to date version by checking the date at the top.
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5. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
If you are eligible to graduate, it is your responsibility to apply for graduation before the set deadline (May Graduation: Apply before September 15th August Graduation: Apply before December 15th December Graduation: Apply before March 15th). If you apply after the deadline you will be assessed a $200 late fee. Please see your academic advisor as soon as possible if you are uncertain as to your progress toward graduation. To apply for graduation complete the following steps: Log onto your Flashline account 1. Click on the Student Tools tab, 2. Look in the Graduation Planning Tool Box, 3. Click on Application for Graduation (If an error message appears, you must contact your advisor.)
The schedule below is tentative and the instructor reserves the right to make changes.
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE Wk Date Lecture Topic Assignments Research Papers #1
01.13.15
Review syllabus and schedule
Overview of Blackboard and Top Hat
Purchase text book
Purchase subscription to Top Hat
Review syllabus and schedule.
Research assignment will be explained in detail on Thursday, 01.15
01.15.15
Discuss research papers and the HR Summit and HR Forum
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 1 - Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage
Prepare for class discussion
Research and select lawsuit for Research Paper #1 Research Assignment #1: Select an employment lawsuit, research the case and write a three page paper See assignment detail via BBL link Significant Due Dates: 1. Submit the name of the case you have PART 1: THE HR ENVIRONMENT PART 1: THE HR ENVIRONMENT #2
01.20.15
Lecture 1 – Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 2 – Strategic Human Resource Management
Prepare for class discussion
Submit lawsuit and work on Research Paper #1 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – 34180 - 002; CRN 15585 Spring, 2015 Kent State University College of Business Administration
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01.22.15
Lecture 2 – Strategic Human Resource Management
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 3 – HR Environment – Legal; EEO and Safety
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #1 selected to research by Tuesday, 01. 20 2. Submit the completed paper into Blackboard on or before Tuesday, 01.27 #3
01.27.15
Lecture 3 – HR Environment – Legal; EEO and Safety
Homework and Assignments
Submit Research Paper #1
Prepare for class discussion
01.29.15
Discussion on Employment Discrimination
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 4 – The Analysis and Design of Work
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #2 Research Assignment #2: Research how companies are using social media in the recruitment process and write a three page paper See assignment detail via BBL link Significant Due Dates: 1. Submit the completed paper into Blackboard on or before Tuesday, 02.17 #4
02.03.15
Lecture 4 – The Analysis and Design of Work
Don’t forget the exam! 02.05.15 NO LECTURE EXAM 1: Online in Blackboard Part 2: ACQUIRING THE NEEDED TALENT #5
02.10.15
SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE GOVERANCE
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 5 - Human Resource Planning and Recruitment
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #2
02.10.15
Lecture 5 – Human Resource Planning and Recruitment
Homework and Assignments
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #2
02.12.15
Discussion on general HR activity and recruiting
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 6 – Selection and Placement
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #2 #6
02.17.15
Lecture 6 –Selection and Placement
Homework and Assignments
Submit Research Paper #2
Prepare for class discussion
02.19.15
Discussion on Using Social Media in Recruiting
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 7 – Training
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #3 #7
02.24.15
Lecture 7 – Training
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 8 – Performance Management
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #3
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03.03.15
Lecture 8 –
Performance Management
Homework and Assignments
Work on Research Paper #3
Prepare for class discussion Research Assignment #3: Research the impact of the Affordable Care Act on Employer-Sponsored Benefits and write a three page paper See assignment detail via BBL link Significant Due Dates: 1. Submit the completed paper into Blackboard on or before Thursday, 04.01
03.05.15
Performance Management Activity
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 9 – Employee Development
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #3 03.04.15 HR Forum: Business Ethics PRESENTER: Jason Vines LOCATION: KIVA TIME: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm #9
03.10.15
Lecture 9 –
Employee Development
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 10 – Employee Separation and Retention
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #3
03.12.15
Use of Employment Testing
Homework and Assignments
Work on Research Paper #3
Prepare for class discussion #10
03.17.15
Lecture 10 –
Employee Separation and Retention
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 11 – Pay Structure Decisions
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #3 03.19.15 NO LECTURE EXAM #3: Online in Blackboard SPRING BREAK – 03.23.15 thru 03.27.15 PART 4: COMPENSATING HUMAN RESOURCES Research Assignment #4: Research the impact of the Affordable Care Act on Employer-Sponsored Benefits and write a three page paper See assignment detail via BBL link Significant Due Dates: 1. Submit the name of # 11
03.31.15
Lecture 11 – Pay Structure Decisions
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 12 – Recognizing Employee Contribution with Pay
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #3
04.02.15
Lecture 12 – Recognizing Employee Contribution with Pay
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 13 – Employee Benefit
Prepare for class discussion
Submit Research Paper #3 04.02.15 HR Summit: Special activity co-sponsored by Kent State HR and College of Business HR Academic team. TOPIC: Employee Engagement LOCATION: Student Center TIME: 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
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04.07.15
Lecture 13 – Employee Benefits
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 14 – Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations
Prepare for class discussion
Research and submit acquisition/merger selected for Research Paper #4 the acquisition / merger you have selected to research by Tuesday, 4.07 2. Submit the completed paper into Blackboard on or before Tuesday, 04.23
04.09.15
Discussion on Affordable Care Act
Homework and Assignments
Research, determine and submit the merger /acquisition you are researching
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #4 # 13
04.12.15
Lecture 14
HRIS Technology
Homework and Assignments
Work on Research Paper #4
Prepare for class discussion 04.14.15 NO LECTURE EXAM #4: Online in Blackboard PART 5: SPECIAL TOPICS # 14
04.21.15
Lecture 15 – Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 15 - Managing Global HR Resources
Prepare for class discussion
Work on Research Paper #4
04.23.15
Lecture 16 - Managing Global HR Resources
Homework and Assignments
Submit Research Paper #4
Prepare for class discussion Research assignments complete! # 15
04.28.15
Discussion on Mergers and Acquisitions as a Growth Strategy
Homework and Assignments
Read Chpt 16 - Strategically Managing HRM Function
Prepare for class discussion
04.30.15
Lecture 17 - Strategically Managing HRM Function
Homework and Assignments
Prepare for Final Exam # 16 05.04.15 05.08.15 FINAL EXAM: Online in Blackboard
