BAD 64271 Summer III 2011 Hogue

Human Resource Management

BAD 64271

Summer 2011

Instructor:                   Mary Hogue, Ph.D.

Office:                         College of Business A423

Phone:                         (330) 672-1148

Office Hours:              MTWR 4:45-5:45 or by appointment

E-Mail:                        mhogue@stark.kent.edu

Required Text:            Cascio, W. E & Aguinis, H. (2011). Applied Psychology

                                    in Human Resource Management (7^th ed.). Boston:

                                    Prentice Hall.

Course Objectives: Goals for this class are:

            *Acquire knowledge of basic human resource management (HRM)

  concepts/processes.

                        -What are they?

                        -How do they work?

                        -Why do they matter?

            *Develop an awareness of the applications of HRM concepts/processes in

                        -your own organization.

                        - the organizations with which you come into contact.

                        -the news.

            *Critical analysis of applications of HRM concepts/practices.

                        -Were they used properly?

                        -What was the outcome?

                        -How did adherence to or deviation from what is appropriate contribute

                          to the outcome?

                        -What could be done to enhance the outcome?

Class Procedures: Following the goals outlined above, class will contain both lecture and discussion. You must come to class prepared.

Determinations of Course Success:

Application papers

There are 6 opportunities for you to hand in application papers. You must complete 4. Each is worth 5 points for a total of 20 points.

Exams

There are 2 exams, a mid-term and a final. Each contains multiple choice and short answer questions. Tests will begin as soon as class begins. You will have 90 minutes to complete the exam. No one can begin an exam after the first person has finished and left the room, so it is important that you arrive on time. Tests will consist of material in your book that is discussed in class, material in your book that is not discussed in class, and material discussed in class that is not in your book. Each exam is worth 40 points.        

Missed work. No late application papers will be accepted, so schedule your time accordingly. No make-up tests will be allowed without a documented and approved excuse. Acceptable documentation must be provided by your employer, a doctor, or the university. In the event that you must miss a test but do not have acceptable documentation (e.g., you have a previously scheduled vacation), a paper may be substituted for the test, with the recognition that the paper will be as comprehensive as the test and must be turned in to me by 7:30 pm on the day of the test. If you require this option, please see me as soon as possible so we may discuss this further.

Grading:

Application papers (X4)     20 pts.

Mid-term exam                    40 pts.

Final exam                            40 pts.

Total                                      100 pts.

Grade Allocation:

A             93-100%              

A-            90-92.99%                           

B+           87-89.99%                           

B             83-86.99%                           

B-            80-82.99%                           

C+           77-79.99%                           

C             73-76.99%                           

C-            70-72.99%                           

D+           60-69.99%                                           

F          below 59.

Grade dispute: If you are unhappy with the grade you receive on any assignment, I will happily revisit my decision. For this to occur, you must make your argument IN WRITING within 3 days of receiving your grade. Your explanation should include your rationale for deserving a different grade (“I worked really hard on this” is not rationale for receiving a different grade) along with any supporting material. Keep in mind, however, that upon revisiting my decision, any change can be made in your grade. It might be raised as you request, but you also run the risk of it being lowered.

Class attendance: All students are expected to attend class regularly and are responsible for all material covered even when they miss class. If you must miss class, get notes from a classmate. I do not give out my own notes.

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.  You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Web for Students) 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 must 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.

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.      Withdrawal  deadline is August 1, 2011.  Withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

E.      Students with disabilities:  University policy 3342-3-013 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 Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sas for more information on registration procedures).

Course schedule: The following is a tentative schedule for this course. Chapter assignments are subject to change as the course progresses. Any changes will be announced in class.

Application papers

Each class will begin with a presentation of the important or difficult-to-understand concepts from the assigned reading. I will not go over the entire chapters in class. As graduate students, you are expected to read and understand most of the material on your own. However, I know that some of the concepts and processes are quite involved, so roughly half of each class period will be devoted to ensuring that you understand the material.

The remainder of class will be discussion. The application paper topics in the syllabus will form the general guidelines for discussion, but the specific turns the discussion will take will be up to you and the content of your papers.

For the papers, you must pay attention to the news. Your application papers will be examples that you find in the news (it can be recent or historic news) of the concepts on the list. Notice that some of the concepts are quite general (e.g., workforce discrimination) and other topics are more specific (e.g., recruiting through Craigslist). This should allow you to find a topic that will easily fit into one of the listed categories.

Your paper must simply contain a citation of the report (title, source, date) and a brief (i.e., ½ page type-written) description of the news report, but you should be sufficiently familiar with the example to answer questions from me or your classmates who may not be familiar with the report.

I will collect application papers at the beginning of class, so if you need notes from yours, bring two copies. After ensuring that the necessary material is understood, students will present their news reports, opening discussion of how the report fits the day’s material and a critical analysis of the report’s content.