BAD 64271 Spring 2006 Gustavson
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
BAD 64271-600
Stark Campus Conference Center
6:15-8:55 PM M
Spring 2006
INSTRUCTOR:
Sandra Gustavson, M.A., P.M.P.
Office: BSA 423
email: sgustavs@bsa3.kent.edu
Phone: 330.672.1148 on T TH; 330-499-9600 (Canton) 330-535-3377 (Akron)
Office Hours: after class and by appointment; please email request
TEXT:
Human Resource Management: A Managerial Tool for Competitive Advantage, 4e, Lawrence S. Kleiman, Atomic Dog Publications. Text is required.
CLASS MANAGEMENT
Orion will be used for Class Management. You can register on this site by typing in orion.kent.edu. Click on the opening screen; it will expand. Begin your registration by clicking on Courses at the lower left corner. At the next screen, click on Enroll in a Course. You will be led through the rest of your registration. Orion will be used for on-line quizzes, posting handouts, links, communicating with the class and submitting coursework.
All completed assignments are to be uploaded on Orion – NO EXCEPTIONS. All assignments should be submitted as a hard copy in class and uploaded on Orion by the date due.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course explores the management of a firm's human resources from practical and theoretical perspectives of managing people at work.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Human Resource Management is the organizational function that consists of practices that help the organization deal effectively with its people during the various phases of the employment cycle: pre-selection, selection and post selection. This course approaches HRM from the perspective of both the HR professional and the line manager and focuses on the relationship between HR and the firm’s achieving competitive advantage. During this course, students will learn:
- The definition of competitive advantage and how firms attain it.
- Pre-selection practices which include human resource planning and job analysis
- Selection practices, including policies and procedures for recruitment and selection used by firms to staff their positions
- Post-section practices, which include training and development, performance appraisal, compensation and productivity improvement programs, used by firms to maintain or improve their workers’ performance levels.
- The importance of external events in influencing HR practices: legal requirements, union influences
- The importance of globalization and international issues and their impact on HR practices in today’ global business markets
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SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT
Goals of Service Learning:
During the semester, the class as a whole will partner with a community agency to provide a needed service. Students will engage in a project that provides direct experience with a community agency utilizing the subject matter in the course. It is expected that knowledge from the HR material studied will inform the students’ service experience.
Students will learn from this experience that their personal involvement in service to people and their commitment to the community is of vital importance.
The class offers a way to share the learning experience with other class members as students learn from each other as well as from the instructor. The project will use a team-based approach which necessitates frequent and purposeful communication among team members. Class time will be allocated for team problem-solving, planning, and organizing throughout the course. The project will culminate in a deliverable to the agency, and presentation of the project and its results will occur near the end of the course. This will include an opportunity for sharing individual and class learning outcomes from the class experience with the community agency.
Goals for this course:
Through the selected service learning experience, it is expected that in the course of this experience students will:
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Students will be required to successfully complete the following requirements:
Class Attendance and Participation
Students are expected to attend every class. The classroom lectures, exercises and discussions are an integral part of the course and necessary for full understanding of the subject. Much of the class work will be completed as teams. Opportunities for team work will occur during class time. It is important that students attend class so that they are available to work with their teams. Students will be evaluated by their peers and the instructor on class and project participation. The community agency will debrief with us. Participation will account for 5 % of your grade.
Service Project
The service project will represent about ½ of your grade and will be comprised of several sub-assignments. Some assignments will be completed as individuals, some as teams. Examples of these assignments include: analysis of the organization using a Not-For-Profit model; a project proposal; implementation plan, selected implementation activities; journaling, a final paper on how this experience relates to the field of HR. Learning will occur as a part of class discussions and through structured reflection. Details on the Service Project assignment and requirements, including activities and deliverables, will be available by the second class.
Debate Essay
Each student will examine an HRM policy issue or problem of interest to them, and present a short debate essay on each issue. The essay should be about 4-5 pages in length and include at least 10 different references (APA style); it is suggested that at least 4 derive from academic journals. Students should feel free to draw on the assigned texts as references. These essays are NOT term papers. They are thought pieces, informed by research, and should be organized as follows:
1. Statement of the issue and the reason for interest in it.
2. Brief statement of the history of the issue and two opposing arguments regarding it.
3. An expanded explanation of each of the two arguments, demonstrating the ability to argue both sides of the issue.
4. A concluding statement of where the student stands on the issue and why. Attention should be given to value assumptions inherent in the student's analysis.
Each student is expected to present their debate for about in class, about 8-10 minutes followed by discussion. Examples of general issues that may be debated: Affirmative Action, Fetal Protection Policies, Can HR be a Strategic Function? and Privacy Laws.
Case Study
Students will conduct an analysis of an organization using the employment life cycle model. No presentation is required but prepare your results for class discussion. The instructor will provide the case study.
10 Quizzes
There will be a brief on-line quiz for the first 10 chapters assigned, open book, open notes. Quiz questions will be objective.
FORMAT OF PAPERS – GENERAL GUIDELINES
Papers will be formatted as follows: 1 inch margins, single spaced; Times Roman or Ariel fonts may be used; 12 point type. Paragraphs may be blocked. Use one space between paragraphs. A cover sheet with the title of the assignment and the names of all students submitting as a team should be included.
All research papers and presentations should use APA format for all references. Examples of APA format are available through the KSU library website. A three page paper requirement means three full pages. Points are deducted for not meeting the minimum length requirement. To achieve an “A,” the student must exceed the minimum requirements.
Students should provide the instructor with a copy of their PPT presentation prior to the presentation.
Evaluation of written work includes attention to basic grammar, spelling, and the University's standard of academic integrity.
GRADING:
Your grade will be a composite of several activities, which will include:
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Requirement
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Value
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Service Project
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50 %
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Case Study
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10 %
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Debate Essay
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15%
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10 Chapter Quizzes – on line
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20%
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Participation
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5 %
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Total
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100%
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Points
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GRADE
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90-100
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A
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80-89
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B
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70-79
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C
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60–69
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D
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<60
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F
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EXTRA CREDIT
The instructor reserves the right to incorporate extra credit during the course of the semester as needed. Examples of extra credit include attending and reporting on approved lectures, such as the Pilliod Lectures, held at Kent Campus. Extra credit points are added to the student’s final grade average.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Please note: The University's Policy on student cheating and plagiarism is in effect in this course. The use of the intellectual property of others without attributing it to them is considered a serious academic offense. Cheating or plagiarism will result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course. Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University. If you are not familiar with it, you can find it at the KSU website. It is your responsibility to understand and uphold this policy. The ramifications of violating it include failure of the work or the course.
Taking credit for the work of others, or representing the work of others as your own, is considered to be a violation of the Academic Honesty policy for this course. An example of this violation is taking credit for work done by others in your group by putting your name on the final product, or by asking others in your group to do your work for you. Asking others to perform work assigned to you will not be tolerated in this course.
ENROLLMENT:
Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes. You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Web for Students) to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section. Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until January 29, 2006 to correct the error with your advising office. 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 in which you are not properly registered.
WITHDRAWAL:
For Spring 2006 the date to withdraw without receiving a “W” is January 29, 2006. Students may continue to withdraw between January 30 and March 26, 2006; however students withdrawing between these dates will receive a "W" on their official transcript. Withdrawal after the deadline will require an assignment of a letter grade for the course. Please see the undergraduate business advising office (107 BSA) for details and exceptions to this policy.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
University policy 3342-3-18 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access equal access course content. If you have 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 the Student Disability Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sds for more information on registration procedures).
NOTE
This Syllabus may be changed or revised throughout the semester. All changes will be announced in class. It is your responsibility to make sure you attend class and are aware of any changes.
