SYLLABUS
1.
2. Mission Statement:
learning-focused and distinctively
Christian environment for professional success, lifelong learning, and service
to God and humankind.
3. Course: MGMT
3324 – SA01, Human Resource Management
4. Term: Summer 2009
5. Instructor: Mr. Stephen V. Horton
6. Office Phone and email: Students may contact the instructor, Mr. Stephen
Horton, during the day at work (phone - 652-2123), or in the evenings at home
(phone - 523-5147). Messages may be left
at either number. Students may also reach me by Email: (Home) SHORTON1@SATX.RR.COM,
(Work) STEPHEN.HORTON@RANDOLPH.AF.MIL or (Wayland) stephen.horton@wayland.wbu.edu
.
7. Office
Hours, Building, and Location: Since the
instructor is Adjunct Faculty, there is no assigned office. If a student needs to contact the instructor,
please call or email to set up an appointment.
8. Class
Meeting Time and Location: Classes will be
conducted each Monday from 6:00pm until 10:10pm in Bldg. 5725, Room 247 at Lackland
AFB.
9. Catalog Description: Impact of external and
internal environment upon the activities of personnel/human resource managers;
functions including job requirements, planning, recruiting, selection,
training, development, evaluation, labor relations, discipline, compensation, safety, and health. Credit will not be
awarded for both MGMT 3324 and HLAD 3324.
10.
Prerequisites: MGMT 3304 or consent of division.
11. Required
Textbook and Resources:
|
BOOK |
AUTHOR |
ED |
YEAR |
PUBLISHER |
ISBN# |
REVIEW |
|
Managing Human Resources |
Bohlander,
Snell |
15th |
2010 |
Cengage
Learning |
0-324-59331-7 |
Spring 12 |
12. Optional Materials: Besides the textbook, each student is encouraged
to utilize both library and Internet resources for the purpose of gathering
related supplementary materials for class discussion. A library research assignment is one
requirement for students in this course.
These assignments will enable the student to develop their skills in
gathering suitable research and other pertinent data. The instructor will present suitable videos
each class period, which emphasize the main points of the lecture.
13. Course Outcome Competencies:
Upon
completion of this course the student should be able to:
·
Describe and classify the global marketplace for Human
Resource Management.
·
Interpret technology aspects of Human resource
Management.
·
Determine changes in demographic and workplace needs.
·
Explain the importance of development of human capital
(training) and examine models of training.
·
Assess the Human Resource environment using market
indicators in Human Resource Management.
·
Develop strategies of cost containment through Human
Resource Management.
·
Interpret legal requirements for Human Resource
Management.
·
Develop Human resource policy for a firm.
·
Prepare for the Professional Human Resource
Certification Examination.
14. Attendance Requirements: The WBU
policy states that if “any student misses 25% or more of the regularly
scheduled class meetings, that student will receive a grade of “F” in the
course regardless of the reason.” Since
there are only 11 class meetings, failure to attend 3 classes will result in an
“F”. Please review the WBU catalogue for
further information.
15. Disability Statement: “It is university policy that no otherwise
qualified disabled person be excluded from participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or
activity in the university.”
16: Course Requirements and Grading Criteria:
GRADING: There
will be three exams scheduled during the term.
Exams will cover material from the class lectures and assigned chapters
only. Exams will not be cumulative. Each exam will consist of a combination of
multiple choice and essay questions.
Grading will be as follows:
Exams 60%
Written Report 30%
Class participation, discussion of
chapters, case
studies, etc. and
regular class
attendance 10%
Makeup Exams: It is the student’s responsibility to insure all
exams are taken. If you cannot make a
scheduled exam, you must notify the instructor in advance. You will have one week (from the test night
to the next scheduled class meeting) to take the makeup exam. Makeup exams after one week will not be
permitted and will result in a test grade of 0. A copy of the test will
be available in the University office the day after the scheduled exam. The student must call the Wayland office to
schedule the makeup exam. If not called
in, the office will not administer the exam.
It is up to the student to call and take the exam during the assigned
WBU office hours.
Tardies: Any time you miss roll call, you are
responsible for seeing me at break or after class to ensure your attendance is
recorded. No changes in attendance
records will be made at subsequent classes.
Written Report: Each student is required to perform research on
a subject within the scope of this course and prepare a report for
turn-in. It is recommended but not
mandatory to select a topic that will directly relate to the chapters we will
be reviewing. Students are responsible
for providing a minimum of three articles from current journals or periodicals
for this report. “Current” means an
article published no earlier than 1996.
Subject matter should focus on some aspect of Human Resources and be
approved beforehand by the instructor.
Each student is required to prepare a written document in APA format for
turn-in. The report should be typed (5 -
8 pages) and turned in by July 20. Minimum requirements are the report will
utilize no larger than a 12-pitch font (either Times New Roman or Courier font)
and contain a Title Page, Table of Contents page, Abstract page and References
Cited page. The 5 page minimum length is
for the body of the report only and does NOT
include the Title Page, Table of Contents, Abstract and References Cited
pages. A comprehensive understanding of
APA format is desired. Web sites which
offer the student further guidance with APA standards are: http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
, http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=796
, and
http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm
.
17. Tentative Schedule:
DATE
TOPIC CHAPTERS
May 25 Orientation
The
Challenge of Human Resources Management 1
Expanding
the Talent Pool: Recruitment and Careers 5
REVIEW
Jun 15 EXAM
1
Employee
Selection 6
Jun 22 Training
and Development 7
Appraising
and Improving Performance 8
Jun 29 Managing
Compensation 9
Pay-for-Performance;
Incentive Rewards 10
Jul 6 Employee Benefits 11
REVIEW
Jul 13 EXAM
II
Promoting
Safety and Health 12
Jul 20 Employee
Rights and Discipline 13
The
Dynamics of Labor Relations 14
ALL
WRITTEN REPORTS DUE
Jul 27 International
Human Resources Management 15
Creating
High-Performance Work Systems 16
Course
Discussion, Review, and Critique
REVIEW
18. Students
should be prepared for both chapter discussion and article reviews. Lecture, news articles, and video will be the
main sources of instruction in the class.
Students are encouraged to actively participate by asking questions of
the instructor and injecting any comments that may be of value to the subject
being discussed. Class discussions will
be related to the chapters and articles assigned for each particular week. Students are responsible for reading, understanding,
obeying, and respecting all academic policies, with added emphasis being placed
upon academic progress policies, appearing in the Wayland Baptist University
Academic Catalog applicable to their curriculum and/or program of study.