Class: BBA 440 Human Resource Management; 3 credit hours Semester: Spring 2015 Day: Monday Time: 10:45am 12:15pm Dates: Jan 12 th May 4 th Location: PVCC M106 Class #: 1151-7545 Instructor: Brenda Forde Instructor email: brenda.forde@nau.edu Instructor telephone number: (602) 432-5616 Office hours: By appointment Required Text: Managing Human Resources, by George Bohlander and Scott Snell, 16 th edition (South-Western, Cengage Learning) ISBN 978-1-111-53282-6 Course Description: Principles, functions, and practices relating to managing human resources in organizations. Emphasizes managers social, ethical, and legal responsibilities and basic management skills including selection, training, appraisal, compensation, and labor relations. Prerequisites: Managing, Organizing and Leading, Management 300 Course Learning Outcomes: 1. Become thoroughly familiar with the basic human resource functions performed by managers in large, profit-seeking business organizations. 2. Gain experience in decision making and interpersonal communication through group dynamics in the classroom. This includes case studies, incident process, and other assessment center techniques. 3. Be able to apply knowledge learned from other courses; especially management, economics, psychology, sociology and English courses. 4. Develop practical skills in writing cases, human resource policies, resumes, and arbitration awards. 1 Syllabus is subject to change by the instructor. Any changes will be announced during class.
Grading: Each student will be formally evaluated on his/her performance on the assignments/activities identified below. Please note while effort is an important precursor to learning, true learning is manifest by performance. You will not be graded on your effort so much as on your performance. The grade reflects how you performed on the assignments, given the criteria for each assignment. Your final course grade will constitute the following components: COMPONENT Grade as Percent / Points Attendance and Participation 13% 130 Assignments (in and out of class) 20 200 Exam #1 7 70 10 100 Team Project 20 200 Exam #2 10 100 Exam #3 20 200 100 1,000 Grade scale: 90% = A, 80% = B, 70% = C, 60% = D. Attendance and Participation- Attendance in this class is important. Just as important to attending it is required and expected that you participate during class. You will need to speak up and answer questions and be fully engaged. Additionally, there are in-class, small group activities that will require your participation in order to achieve the learning objectives. Each week is worth 10 points and you will be awarded points on your attendance as well as your participation. Assignments Various types of homework and in-class cases and exercises will be assigned throughout the semester. All assignments completed outside of the classroom must be typed, spell-checked, and in good form. Homework will not be accepted after the due date. Exams Exams will consist of questions from the text, lectures, class discussion, and handouts. The exam format will consist of multiple choice and short essay questions. Make-up exams will be permitted only if approved by the instructor; approval must be granted prior to the scheduled exam. In partners you will be required to research a human resource related topic and present a brief summary to the class (10 minutes) and facilitate any questions from the class. Topics will be assigned during the first day of class. The goal will be to find current information on your topic and real life examples. You will want to take our learning beyond what is presented in the textbook. The paper should be three typed pages, double spaced in APA format. Please site all of your references; you need to use at least two references besides our textbook. At the time of your presentation, the partners will need to turn in your paper. Please ensure to follow the presentation schedule. Should the partners not present on the assigned day a one letter grade drop will occur. The assignment will be graded 80% on the paper 2 Syllabus is subject to change by the instructor. Any changes will be announced during class.
and 20% on the presentation. While presenting please do not read us your paper. Partners should summarize while presenting and speak to us not read to us. Team Project In teams of three or four, you will interview a Human Resource Manager of a company with at least 50 employees to discuss that company s program for two of the following: Selection / Staffing Compensation Training and Development Job Analysis / Job Description Upon completion of the interview, you will write a report (5 page minimum) on your findings (100 points); prepare and deliver a Power Point presentation (100 points) (be sure to email or turn a hardcopy of your presentation into me as well). Your questions to the manager and the resulting write-up should include concepts and terms that we cover throughout the course. Your work should not be too general and should encompass what we are learning in class. The group should tell us any advice that your person gave you and the group should also reflect upon what you have learned from this assignment. Be creative in how you present this and make it interesting!! You should make reference to material in our textbook and let us understand what is unique from an H/R standpoint about the company you are presenting (dig deep!). Course Schedule 1/12 Introductions, review of syllabus, course review and select paper topics Chapter 1 (The Challenge of Human Resource Management) 1/19 Martin Luther King Holiday No Class 1/26 Chapter 2 (Strategy and Human Resources Planning) Chapter 3 (Equal Employment Opportunity) 2/2 Chapter 4 (Job Analysis and Job Design) Chapter 5 (Recruitment and Careers) 2/9 Chapter 6 (Employee Selection) Chapter 7 (Training and Development) 2/16 PVCC Campus Closed for President s Day No Class 2/23 Exam #1 (Chapters 1-7) 3/2 Chapter 8 (Performance Management and the Employee Appraisal Process Performance) Chapter 9 (Managing Compensation) 3/9 Chapter 10 (Pay-for-Performance: Incentive Rewards) 3 Syllabus is subject to change by the instructor. Any changes will be announced during class.
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