44183 Whitmore

Developing and Training Human Resources In Organizations

MIS 44183 – 001

Monday and Wednesday 7:45 – 9:00am, Business Admin Bldg.  Room 108

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Mark Whitmore

Phone:  330-410-3841 (cell)

E-mail address: mwhitmo4@kent.edu, or  markwhitmore8@gmail.com

Office hours:  Mon, Weds 10:30am to 11:30am or 12:15 – 1:15 (or other times by appointment)

TEXT / READINGS

The required text for this course Employee Training and Development (6^th Edition) by Raymond A. Noe.  It is possible that some readings will be assigned during the semester; students will be informed about such readings via e-mail or class handouts.

FOCUS/PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

This course was designed for undergraduates.  This is a survey course of the area of Human Resources Training and Development.  It encompasses both knowledge and application of training and development principles to employees in organizations.  At times the course will take a deep dive into areas critical for understanding of this area.  We will review specific training programs and learn the discipline around needs assessment, course design, training application and evaluation.  We will also study the discipline of development with a special focus on career and leadership development.  The course will provide students with a blend of both research and best practice professional applications.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1.      Students will gain a general understanding of the area of Training and Development.

2.      Students will gain an understanding of the Human Resource Training and Development applications practiced in organizations.

3.      Students will learn about the process for the identification, development, delivery and assessment of training and development interventions.

4.      Students will experience actual training and development applications in this course.

 GRADING

Final grades will be comprised of the following:

Class Participation – Attendance,

Case Studies, and Assessments                                             10%

Presentation and/or papers                                                    10%

Student Team Training Session                                            30%

Mid-Term and Final multiple choice tests                            50%

I will use +/- grades for this course.  Assignment of final grades will most likely be:  92+ A, 90-91 A-, 88-89 B+, 82-87 B, 80-81 B-, 78-79 C+, 72-77 B, 70-71 C-, 68-69 D+, 60-67 D, 0-59 F.  I reserve the right to curve these final grades, up or down, based on overall class performance.

 ATTENDANCE

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. 

 HR FORUM PRESENTATIONS / PAPER

Students are required to attend two of HR Forum Presentations presented throughout the semester.  Schedule to be provided at a later date.  In addition to attendance, the students will prepare a short, no more than two page paper, responding to questions about the presentations they attended at the forum.  These papers are due by the end of the next regularly scheduled class following the presentation. Scheduled presentations will be provided at a later date.

 Students may substitute each missed attendance of a presentation with a five page paper written on a topic related to the topics discussed at the presentation.  Students will organize their findings into a five page double spaced paper.  The topic must be pre-approved by the professor.  Students will be required to share their topic area one week before the scheduled presentation and the paper is due by the end of the next regularly scheduled class following the presentation.

TEAM TRAINING ASSIGNMENT

Student teams will present their own training program to the class.  The training program will consist of two parts.  Part I - the students will present the training design, including the training plan, outline, purpose, goals, and training agenda.  Part II – the students will deliver the designed  training to the class.  Students may use the “Quick Teaches” to choose their topic but are not necessary limited to using those materials. Class grade will be based on both professor and student evaluations.   A peer evaluation will factor in heavily in determining individual grades.  As a reminder, this assignment represents 30% of your grade.

MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAMS

A midterm and final 25 item multiple choice exams will be given that cover both the information from the lectures and the book chapters.  See the course/topic agenda for the book chapters and topics covered in each exam.  Questions will cover a selection of the topics presented in the book and by lecture up to the date of the test.  Each exam will also contain a short answer extra credit question (worth 2 points).  See the course schedule of exam reviews and exam dates.

COURSE FORMAT

The format of this course will be in the form of PowerPoint lectures and interactive class discussion and activities.  Because of the quick pace of  the course it will not be possible to cover every topic in the lecture, so students are required and should expected to be tested on areas in the book chapters which are not covered by lecture.  Therefor keeping up with the reading assignments is imperative.  All of the slides, and exam reviews are on Blackboard.

COURSE TOPIC  SCHEDULE

 Date               Topic                                                  Readings                   Assignments/Exams

Information from the KSU College of Business Administration

The Following Policies Apply to All Students in this Course

 A.     Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class.

B.    Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.  Should you find an error in your class schedule, you need to correct the error with your advising office no later than Sunday, September 7, 2014.   If registration errors are not corrected by these dates 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 in which you are not properly registered.

For flexibly scheduled courses, faculty should contact the Registrar’s Office (330.672.3131) directly for the specific dates if they are unable to determine based on information in Self Service Banner.

 C.     Academic Honesty:  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.  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 course.  Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.

D.     For Fall 2014, the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, November 2, 2014.   Withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

E.     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 these through Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit  http://www.kent.edu/sas/index.cfm  for more information on registration procedures).

F. GRADUATION INFORMATION FOR SENIORS:  It is your responsibility to apply for graduation before the set deadline. 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.  The graduation application deadlines are follows:

Graduation Application Deadlines:

May Graduation: Apply before September 15^th

August Graduation: Apply before December 15^th

December Graduation: Apply before March 15^th

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.