BUS 203 Human Resource Management
Course description: Human resource management with practical emphasis on the major tasks of recruiting, maintaining and using an effective work force.
Required textbook: Managing Human Resources , 14th edition by Sherman, Bohlander and Snell
Instructional objectives: 1) To define and introduce the field of human resource management 2) To develop an understanding of the significant federal legislation relating to equal employment; to learn how this legislation is enforced; to learn how about compliance 3) To learn different methods of recruitment and their application 4) To learn different methods of selection, use of resumes, application blanks, different interview methods and how to select 5) To learn different evaluation methods and their application To learn how to compensate employees fairly 6) To learn how to deal with a difficult employee 7) To learn the principles of collective bargaining 8) To understand the concept of labor unions 9) To learn the principles of workplace health and safety 10) To identify the elements of job related stress, its significance and to learn coping methodologies 11) To learn to use the Internet to research human resource related issues and to use it as a practicing human resource manager
Teaching procedure: For each chapter one period will be devoted to the chapter material and another period to case preparation. When presenting the chapter material I will share news articles relating to the chapter topics to be followed by an discussion of the key themes of the chapter. It is expected, however, that the student reads each chapter carefully. Each student will be a part of a group for the course duration and work together on the case write-ups. The order in which chapters are listed is the order in which they will be covered. All assignments are to be emailed.
Course topics and assignments:
Chapter One, the Challenge of Human Resource Management
Chapter Two, Strategy and Human Resource Planning
Chapter Three, Equal Employment Opportunity and Human Resources Management
Chapter Four, Job Analysis, Employee Involvement, and Flexible Work Schedules
Chapter Five, Expanding the Talent Pool: Recruitment and Careers
Chapter Six, Employee Selection
Chapter Seven, Training and Development
Chapter Eight, Appraising and Improving Performance
Chapter Nine, Managing Compensation
Chapter Ten, Pay-for-Performance: Incentive Rewards
Chapter Eleven, Employee Benefits
Chapter Twelve, Safety and Health
Chapter Thirteen, Employee Rights and Discipline
Chapter Fourteen, The Dynamics of Labor Relations
Tentative Test/assignment schedule: A test will be given after every four chapters. For each chapter there will be a write-up on the case materials at the end of the chapter. The write-ups are due one week from the date of the assignment.
Basis for Student grading: The grade for the course will be computed according to the following schedule: Exams, 40%, Group case write-ups, 40%, Book review or movie review, 20%. You are expected to attend class and the failure to do so will impact your grade. For every two unexcused absences your final grade is reduced by half a grade.
Attendance policy: The student is expected to be in class on time. Three unexcused absences will result in the loss of ½ a letter grade. The class starts on time and unexcused tardiness is disruptive to the flow of the class. Being tardy three times is counted as one unexcused absence. The student may discover that missing classes or being late will jeopardize their learning experience as well as being disruptive to the class members.
Special needs: If you have any learning disability or any other special needs or requests, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible so that we can discuss any assistance that would be helpful.
