44183-002

Developing and Training Human Resources In Organizations

MIS 44183 – 001, BAD 60095 - 002

Monday and Wednesday 7:45 – 9:00am, Business Admin Bldg.  Room 213

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Mark Whitmore

Phone:  330-410-3841 (cell)

E-mail address: mwhitmo4@kent.edu

Office hours:  Mon, Weds 9:30am to 11:30am or Monday 1:30 – 3:00pm (or other times by appointment) Room A416, Business Administration Building

TEXT / READINGS

The required text for this course is Effective Training:  Systems, Strategies and Practices (5^th edition) by P. Nick Blanchard and James W. Thacker.  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 an experience-based course of the area of Human Resources Training and Development.  It encompasses knowledge, skill building 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.  The course does involve a project where students will develop a training program for a real organization.  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 participate in developing and actual training program for an organization which will allow them to place this on their resume under professional HR

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 Assignments                                               5%

Quick Teach Team Training Project                                     15%

Training Project Assignment                                                 40%

Mid-Term and Final multiple choice tests                            40%

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 AND PARTICIPATION (5 pts.)

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 PAPER (Extra Credit 5 pts.)

Students may attend an HR Forum Presentation September 23 on Coaching.  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.  The paper is due by the end of the next regularly scheduled class following the presentation. Scheduled presentations will be provided at a later date.  The paper must be attached/sent via Blackboard.

“QUICK TEACHES” TEAM TRAINING ASSIGNMENT (15 pts.)

Student teams will present their own training program to the class. The training must last for between 35 and 45 minutes. Each student must lead at least 5 minutes of the training.  Students will be video-taped and be provided with video feedback.  Teams will be assigned a “Quick Teach” but are not necessary limited to using only those materials.  Each team must submit in writing the training purpose, learning goals and training outline for the program.  Class grade will be based on both professor and student evaluations.   A peer and class evaluation will factor in heavily in determining individual grades.  As a reminder, this assignment represents 15% of your grade.

MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAMS (40 pts.)

A midterm and final 20 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.  Exams are administered on Blackboard and are open notes and open book.  Each exam will last for 60 minutes

TRAINING PROJECT (40 pts.)

Students will chose a training project team for an organization.  Students will be responsible for needs assessment, training design, training development, training delivery and evaluation.  This project counts for 40 pts. towards the total grade.  There are eight class periods set aside to work on the project however, it is expected and will be necessary to devote time outside of class to complete the project.  Students should plan on at least three hours per week outside of class.  This may also include visiting the organizations work-site in order to collect data or conduct training delivery.

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 6, 2015.   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 2015, the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, November 8, 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.