BUS115HumanResourcesManagement CourseCredit:3Hours I. TC/TGSCatalogCourseDescription Thiscourseconsiderspersonnelprocesseswithinaframeworkofmanpower resourcesdevelopmentandutilization.theroles,functions,andactivitiesof thehumanresourcesdepartmentwillbeoutlinedanddiscussed(e.g. recruitment,selection,andtraining).inaddition,theimpactofthehuman Resourcesfunctionofboththeorganizationandtheindividualwillbe discussed. II. StudentLearningOutcomes Atthecompletionofthiscourseeachstudentshouldbeableto: A. DemonstratetheimportanceofstrategicHumanResourcesManagement (HRM). B. SummarizethedifferentfacetsandfunctionsofHRM. C. Describejobanalysesandexplainwhytheyareimportant. D. Developandconductaneffective,legalinterview. E. Explaintherolesofassessmentandtrainingtoanorganization. F. Usedifferentassessmenttoolsandgainbetterinsightintowhoyouareas anindividual. G. Classifythedifferentperformanceappraisalmethodsanddevelopan effectiveappraisal. H. Developemployeecompensationandbenefitprograms. I. Identifylegalissuesthataffectthemanagementofhumanresourcesin organizations.
III.Units Title TopicAreasCovered Unit1 ManagingHuman Resources RolesandFunctionsofHuman Resources,EqualEmployment,OSHA Unit2 Unit3 Unit4 Unit5 IV.Texts FindingtheRightPerson fortherightjob Evaluatingand ImprovingWork Performance Promotingand SeparatingWorkers Compensationand Benefits andonthejobsafety WorkAnalysis,JobDesign, FindingJobCandidates,Employee SelectionCriteriaandTechniques, EmploymentInterviews EmployeeTraining,Performance Appraisals,ManagingProblem Employees ForecastingWorkforceNeeds, DevelopingPromisingEmployees, DownsizingOptions,Firing PaySystems,PayStructures, Budgeting,Alternative Compensation,BenefitsPackages Unit6 SpecialSituations Unions,LaborRelations,Collective Bargaining,HRwithanInternational LaborForce Required: Noe,RaymondA.;Hollenbeck,John.R;Gerhart,Barry;andWright,PatrickM. Fundamentals+of+Human+Resource+Management,+4 th Edition(2011)McGraw Hill/IrwinPublishing. SoftcoverISBN:139780073530468 LooseLeafISBN:007743983X/9780077439835 DigitalISBNs:0b07b353046b8,978b0b07b353046b8,0b07b353046b8,978b0b 07b353046b8,0b07b745379b4,978b0b07b745379b4 o Availableathttp://www.coursesmart.com
V. Grading Eachweekofthiscoursemayincludereadingsandseveralassignments.Unless otherwisenoted,allassignmentsareduebeforemidnight(centraltime)on thespecifiedduedate. GradeCategory Grade Weight Assignments Exams 36% 1d,2d,3c,4b,5c,6e Discussions 26% 1b,1c,2b,2c,3d,4c GroupProjects/Assignments 18% 1a,2a,3a,3b,4a,5a, 5b,6b,6c ResearchPaper 15% 6a PeerEvaluation 3% 6d Participation 2% ThroughoutCourse
VI.WeekbyWeek Unit1:ManagingHumanResources Assignment Grade Weight DueDate 1a:LearningStyleSelfb Assessment 2% Thursday, Week1 1b:Discussion1 4.333% Sunday, Week1 1c:Discussion2 4.333% Sunday, Week1 1d:UnitExam Readings/Resources 6% Sunday, Week1 Chapter1:TheHumanResourceEnvironment Chapter2:TrendsinHumanResourceManagement Chapter3:ProvidingEqualEmploymentOpportunityandaSafeWorkplace Unit1PowerPointonEEOCandBFOQ
Unit2:FindingtheRightPersonfortheRightJob Assignment Grade Weight DueDate 2a:JobInterview/Paper 2% Sunday, Week2 2b:Discussion1 4.333% Sunday, Week2 2c:Discussion2 4.333% Sunday, Week3 2d:UnitExam 6% Sunday, Week2 Readings/Resources Chapter4:AnalyzingWorkandDesigningJobs Chapter5PlanningforandRecruitingHumanResources Chapter6:SelectingEmployeesandPlacingtheminJobs Unit2PowerPointonInterviewing
Unit3:Evaluating&ImprovingWorkPerformance Assignment 3a:PerformanceAppraisal ReflectionPaper 3b:PerformanceAppraisal ReflectionPaper 3c:UnitExam 3d:Discussion Readings/Resources Grade Weight 2% 4.333% 6% 4.333% DueDate Friday,Week 3 Sunday, Week3 Sunday, Week3 Wednesday, Week4 Chapter7:TrainingEmployees Chapter8:ManagingEmployees Performance Unit4:Promoting&SeparatingWorkers Assignment 4a:EmployeeDevelopment Tests 4b:UnitExam 4c:Discussion Readings/Resources Grade Weight 2% 6% 4.333% DueDate Sunday,Week 4 Sunday,Week 4 Sunday,Week 4 Chapter9:DevelopingEmployeesforFutureSuccess Chapter10:SeparatingandRetainingEmployees
Unit5:Compensation&Benefits Assignment 5a:CompensationPackage 5b:BenefitsPackageGroup Project 5c:UnitExam Readings/Resources Grade Weight 2% 2% 6% DueDate Sunday,Week 5 Sunday,Week 5 Sunday,Week 5 Chapter11:EstablishingaPayStructure Chapter12:RecognizingEmployeeContributionswithPay Chapter13:ProvidingEmployeeBenefits Unit6:SpecialSituations Assignment 6a:ResearchPaper 6b:CollectiveBargainingRole Play 6c:CollectiveBargaining IndividualReflectionPaper 6d:GroupMember Evaluations 6e:UnitExam Readings/Resources Grade Weight 16% 2% 2% 3% 6% DueDate Sunday, Week6 Sunday, Week6 day,week6 Sunday, Week6 Sunday, Week6 Chapter14:CollectiveBargainingandLaborRelations Chapter15:ManagingHumanResourcesGlobally
VII.ExpectationsandImportantInformation Timing Thiscoursewilltakeplaceoversixweeks.Assignmentsmustbesubmittedbythe assignedduedateswithinthesixbweekperiod.notethatsomeweeksmay requiremoreworkthanothers,andindividualexperiencemayvaryfromweekto week. Duedates Unlessotherwisenoted,alltasksareduebeforemidnight(CentralTime)onthe specifiedduedate. Participation Attendance+ Studentsareexpectedtoparticipateintheonlineclassregularly.Participationis equivalenttoattendanceinthefacebtobfaceenvironment.attendancewithinthe onlineclassincludesthefollowing: Submissionofanacademicassignment Examination,interactivetutorial,orcomputerbassistedinstruction Studygroupassignedbyschool Participationinonblinediscussionaboutacademicmatters Initiationofcontactwithinstructortoaskquestionaboutacademicsubject Studentswhodonotparticipate(andtherefore attend )classwillbe administrativelywithdrawnaftertwoweeksiftheyhavenotselfbenrolledand participatedinatleastoneassignmentordiscussion. TheOnlineCampussendsnotificationstoyourTIUemailaccountformost activitiestopromptyou.youareexpectedtocheckyourtiuemailaccountona daily(ormorefrequent)basis.youmayalsoforwardmessagesfromthetiu accounttoanotherpersonal/professionalaccount.however,youareresponsible foractingonthecommunicationsthatresidewithinyourtiuemailaccount.the TIUemailcanbeaccessedathttp://mail.tiu.edu. +
DiscussionForumExpectations Inordertoreceivethemostbenefitfromyourclass,itisimportantthatyouhave astrong,engaging,andinteractivepresencewithinyourclassthroughthe DiscussionForum.TheDiscussionForumenvironmentwillbeaplaceofrobust academicinterchangeamongyou,yourclassmates,yourinstructor,aswellas outsideresourcesthatarerelevanttotheweeklysubjectmatter. Animportantpartofthisconversationiswrestlingwiththeissues.Thiswillbea timewhereyoubegintocrystallizewhatyoubelieveaboutasubjectandwhy,as wellaswhyyoudisagreewithanopposingperspective.thisnaturallymeansthat itisnotenoughtosimplyagreeordisagreewithaparticularargument.rather,it isyourresponsibilitytoprovidecompellingevidenceandsupportforwhyyou havereachedyourconclusions.higherbcriticalthinkingisattheheartofaquality liberalartseducation,thevalueofwhichwillbenefityoulongaftergraduation. TheDiscussionForumisnotmeanttobeadry,sterileenvironment.Becreative Didyouseeavideoclipthatwouldenhancethelevelofdiscussionengagement? AddittotheforumDidyoureadaninterestingarticleonFacebookorTwitter thatwouldgetothersthinking,orrebthinkingthesubject?byallmeans,shareit ontheforum.playingdevil sadvocateisalsoinbbounds.addressingaclassmate fromanopposingviewpoint(notnecessarilyyourown)topromoteheightened interactiononasubjectcanfurtherhigherblevelthoughtandamorerobust discussionthread. AstheDiscussionForumisanacademicassignment,besurethatyouwritein formalacademicenglish,usingfullsentencesandcorrectgrammarand punctuation.werecommendthatyoudraftyourcommentsusingword processingsoftwareandthenpastethemintotheforumafteryoucomplete spellingandgrammarchecks. Tips+for+participation+ Informationsharingisextremelyvaluableinanylearningexperience.Yourfellow studentsareexcellentresourcesforstories,information,anddifferent perspectivesonyourprojectwork.atthesametime,theycanbenefitfromyour ideasandinsights.forthesereasons,youneedtoparticipateandpostquestions
asoftenaspossible.ifyoudonotparticipate,youandyourclassmateswillmiss outonworthwhileopportunitiestoenhancelearning. Interactioninavirtualenvironmentsuchasthediscussioninvolvesmanyofthe skillsusedinfacebtobfacecommunication.belowaresometipsforeffective asynchronousdiscussion. Keeppostingsshortandtothepoint. Includepiecesoftheoriginalmessageinanyresponse. Berespectfulofothers'ideasandcomments.Considerwhatisusefulinthe opinionsharedandhowitissimilartoanddifferentfromyourownpointofview. Postresponsesinatimelymanner. Keepyourfacultymemberandotherstudentsinformedaboutanyeventsthat couldaffectyourprogress. Choosewordscarefullyandconsiderhowthereadermightinterpretthem. Sometimestextmayseemmoreharshorcriticalthanthespokenword. AssessmentCriteria Attheendofthecourse,yourscoresforassignmentsandotherworkwillbe totaledandtranslatedintoafinallettergradeforthecourseasawhole(a,b+,b, C+,CorF).Fortasksassessedonlyascompleteorincomplete,"complete"tasks willbeassignedthemaximumpointsallocatedtothetask,and"incomplete" taskswillbeassignedzeropoints.basedonyourpercentageoftotalpoints,you willbeassignedafinallettergradeasfollows.
Percentage Grade 92b100 A 90b91 Ab 88b89 B+ 82b87 B 80b81 Bb 78b79 C+ 72b77 C 70b71 Cb 68b69 D+ 62b67 D 60b61 Db 0b59 F Assessmentcriteriamaydifferforeachunit.Becertainyouunderstandthe specificcriteriaonwhicheachindividualassignmentwillbeassessedandconfirm yourunderstandingwithyourfacultymember.
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