UNIVERSITY OF MARY Course Syllabus BUS 371 Human Resources Management

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1 UNIVERSITY OF MARY Course Syllabus BUS 371 Human Resources Management Course Description: From the University of Mary Bulletin: The goal of m anaging hum an resources is to get the right person on the job so that the needs of both the individual and the organization are m et legally and efficiently. This course studies the process of m anaging hum an resources including the topics of recruitment, selection and perform ance appraisal. Prerequisites: BUS 215 or approval of the instructor. Required Text: Fundamentals of Hum an Resource Managem ent with Connect Plus: 6th Edition, b y Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart, & Wright. McGraw-Hill Irwin. ISBN: Expectations: BUS 371 is a 3 sem ester credit undergraduate level accelerated course and you can expect to spend approximately 9 hours per week instructional time and another 18 hours per week studying outside of instructional tim e. Instructional tim e includes reading the textbook and taking tests as well as the tim e in the classroom. This is an accelerated class. People are our most important asset. This stock phrase can be found, in one form or another, in m ost annual reports and CEO speeches. Is it true? Certainly, nearly all managers would agree that m anaging people effectively is an im portant ingredient of organizational effectiveness. In fact, an analysis of the world s m ost adm ired com panies concluded that the m ost important success factor, one of the few wa ys firms could gain long-term, sustainable com petitive advantage, was the effective acquisition and management of people. This course will provide an overview of hum an resource management (HRM). HRM is a fundam ental com ponent of the competitiveness, effectiveness, and sustainability of any organization, as it influences who is hired, how they are trained, evaluated, and compensated, and what steps are taken to retain them. In turn, HRM plays a critical role in predicting em ployees behavior, attitudes, and performance. Put sim ply, if an organization wants good people, then it must practice good HRM. Throughout the course we will focus on the role of m anagers and how they can develop and im plem ent effective and efficient hum an resource practices that support the strategic objectives of their firms. W e will focus on the everyday human resource decisions made by all m anagers (e.g., selection, evaluation, compensation, termination). Increasingly, the task of managing and developing people is shared between hum an resources and general m anagers. Thus, while this course is a good introduction to strategic hum an resource management for students who seek careers in hum an resources, it does not provide the kind of in- depth topical knowledge required to hold a job as a human resource generalist and therefore is equally appropriate for students who m ay pursue other career paths.

2 Course Outcomes: Course Outcomes: Upon com pletion of this course, students will be able to: 1 Students will be able to explain workforce development planning strategies and techniques. University Concepts Addressed Program Competencies Addressed Apply analytical, critical thinking, decision m aking skills in business policy form ulation and im plem entation. Assessment Method(s) 2 Students will be able to develop appropriate recruiting, selection, evaluation, and compensation strategies based on situational analysis. 3 Students will be able to describe the legal issues involved in m anaging a diverse workforce. Spirituality & Ethics Comm unication Spirituality & Ethics Engage in strategic planning and other key business, econom ic and marketing processes to solve com plex business issues. Assess the contem porary business environment in terms of societal, legal, and ethical issues on a global basis. - Written 4 Students will be able to apply the principles from the course to analyze and resolve hypothetical cases. 5 Students will be able to effectively and persuasively communicate conclusions and basis for their decisions. Spirituality & Ethics, Recognize and prepare solutions/recomm endations regarding legal and ethical issues; understand the environment of business regulation. Dem onstrate effective oral and written communication skills. - Written 6 Students will be able to explain how the hum an resources function can be a value-added elem ent of an organization., Dem onstrate the management concepts of planning, leading, organizing and controlling. - Hom ework - Discussions

3 Major : (Learning Experiences to Achieve Course Outcom es) Your final course letter grade will be determ ined by your performance on the activities enum erated below, plus any extra credit (up to 10 points) that you m ay earn throughout the sem ester: Methods for Evaluation and Grading Please refer to LMS for due dates and instructions for the various items. Quizzes Students will com plete quizzes for each assigned chapter. Collaboration Review and follow the grading rubric to maximize score. Collaboration is assess through discussion questions in online courses and participation for onsite courses. Each modality has rubrics to measure collaboration. Written Each student will complete two written assignments in this course. The Module 2 written assignment is specific to Equal Opportunity in the workplace. The Module 5 assignment is a written report for an analytical project with a focus on an HRM practice, event, or dilemma related to recruiting, em ployee evaluation, compensation strategies or legal issues in an organization. The student will apply the principles from the course to analyze and resolve the hypothetical or real-life case. The student m ay utilize current work experiences, prior employment experiences, or personal knowledge from an employer. The results will be presented in a written report. This is neither a literature review nor a research paper. It is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to utilize the HRM concepts from the course in a practical m anner. Review grading rubric to maximize score. Techniques: The rubrics will be used extensively. Please refer to grading rubrics and the requirements for the various discussion questions, Connect assignments, Connect Quizzes, and projects and assignments. Review the rubrics before beginning the assignment, and after finishing the requirement. Deadlines are important; full points cannot be earned if deadline is not met. Use credible outside sources to support contentions or facilitate learning. Subject to change: The syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the professor. Please read class announcements and check regularly. Students will be graded on homework, discussions and assessments. Points can be deducted for incomplete, incorrect or unsatisfactory completion of any assessment. Grading Scale: Grades for the course will be assigned based on the following scale: 94% and above 90% to 93% 87% to 89% A A- B+ 84% to 86% B 80% to 83% 77% to 79% 74% to 76% B- C+ C 60% to 73% D Below 60% F

4 Attendance Policy Effective hum an resource management begins with the process of selecting and orienting individuals. An im portant com ponent of an effective selection process is a realistic job preview (RJP), or a clear description of the nature of the job, including both desirable and undesirable elem ents. This syllabus provides such a realistic job preview. If you choose to join this class, you will be expected to abide by the deadlines and policies outlined in this syllabus. You are accountable for online attendance. Facilitators are required to maintain reports of student attendance and to report absences for each course. At the request of the course facilitator, students m ay be administratively dropped from the course if they do not attend the initial two weeks of class (for online students complete coursework and participate in online discussions) and have not been in contact with the course facilitator by the close of the second week (last day to drop a course without a grade). Students who do not enter the classroom for two-class session or participate in the online coursework and discussion for online courses without an approved excused absence, m ay also be administratively withdrawn from the class. Participation I expect you and each of your classm ates to consider this classroom as a place for rational, reasoned, respectful dialogue. To this end, I look forward to your active participation on the discussion boards. Please com e prepared to discuss intelligently each topic at hand, having read and considered the relevant material. Since your im pact on and engagement in class is dim inished each tim e you and your classm ates must be absent, I ask that those of you who are able to do so, to please conscientiously attend each class, barring unavoidable exceptions. Please do your best to rem ain actively, regularly involved with your classm ates online via the online discussion boards. The m ore we engage with one another, the m ore we ll enjoy our experience together! Your first participation assignment is to write a biographical sketch to introduce yourself to your classm ates and me. Please sub it a brief biographical document to the appropriate assignment portal in the Introduction section of the course room, so that we can put together a kind of HRM Facebook and get to know one another. Assignment & Exam Policy/ies: All assignm ents are to be com pleted and subm itted by the date they are due. No extensions can be granted for the class or online assignments. Any m ake-up will be subject to the instructor s discretion. HR Project I and HR Project II must be submitted with rubric components to pass the course. Failure to submit both projects will result in an overall F in the course regardless of points achieved in other assignments/quizzes, etc. Each quiz will be taken through Connect. You will have exactly one hour to com plete the chapter quizzes. Students m ay only log in to the quiz one tim e, so m ake sure that you are prepared before you begin. You are allowed to use any notes or your textbook during the quiz, but consider the time lim itations. Just as you would in a work environment, feel free to utilize your resources. However, you are expected to com plete the exam independently. Statement on Academic Honesty: The Honor Code guides and inform s University policies on Academ ic Honesty. For the com plete code, please refer to

5 Channel for Relating to this Course: Instructor > Associate Dean > Dean of GTSB, Students m ay appeal the ruling of a Dean based on the discovery of new evidence previously unavailable or a significant irregularity in the procedural process which could affect the outcom e of the finding by the Dean. The appeal must take place within 30 da ys of the decision by the Dean. Students appeal to the Assistant Vice President for Academ ic Affairs (AVPAA). General dissatisfaction with the decision of the Dean or assigned alternate is not sufficient grounds to appeal the decision to the AVPAA. For m ore information, please review the Academ ic Appeals Process located in the university catalog. Statement Regarding Reasonable Accommodations The University of Mary, in com pliance with the Am ericans with Disabilities Act and in the spirit of our mission, offers support for students who provide required documentation. Please contact Student Accessibility Services at for assistance in this area or go online at ary.edu/studentlife/services/studentaccessibilit y.php.

6 [T y p e text ] 13 Module/ Week Assignment Estimated Student Time/Activity Total Weekly Time 1 Read and study chapters 1 and 2. Connect 18 hours 18 hours 2 Read and study chapters 3 and 4. Connect Written Assignment 18 hours 18 hours 3 Read and study chapters 5 and 6. Connect 18 hours 18 hours 4 Read and study chapters 7, 8, and 9. Connect 18 hours 18 hours 5 Read and study chapters 10 and 16. Connect Written Assignment 18 hours 18 hours