University of Houston



MANA 7336 -- Personnel Management

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – Summer I 2009, Section #10448

Time: On-line.

Room: On-line.

Professor: Dr. Steve Werner

Office: 315G Melcher Hall

Phone: (713) 743-4672

Fax: (713) 743-4652

Email: swerner@uh.edu

Website: cba.uh.edu/~werner

Office Hours: by appointment.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

The main purpose of this course is to consider the effective management of people at work. Human Resource Management examines what can or should be done to make people both more productive and more satisfied with their working life. We will study topics including government regulations, Human Resource Planning, staffing, compensation, training, labor relations and performance evaluation.

ACADEMIC HONESTY

The University of Houston Academic Honesty Policy is strictly enforced by the C. T. Bauer College of Business.  No violations of this policy will be tolerated in this course.  A discussion of the policy is included in the University of Houston Student Handbook, which can be found at

. Students are expected to be familiar with this policy.

  

ACCOMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

The C. T. Bauer College of Business would like to help students who have disabilities achieve their highest potential. To this end, in order to receive academic accommodations, students must register with the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) (telephone 713-743-5400), and present approved accommodation documentation to their instructors in a timely manner.

COURSE EVALUATIONS

The CBA has a policy that requires all of its instructors to be evaluated by their students. The results of these evaluations are important to provide feedback to instructors on how their performance can be improved. In addition, these evaluations are carefully considered in promotion, salary adjustment, and other important decisions. We openly encourage students to provide feedback to the instructors and the CBA through the evaluation process.

ONLINE CIVILITY

As students enrolled in courses offered by the Bauer College, you are expected to adhere to the ethical principles described in the Bauer Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (Bauer Code), in addition to those required by the UH Student Handbook.  You may review the Bauer Code by clicking on the following link - .  You may obtain a copy of the UH Student Handbook from the Dean of Students Office located in room 252 of the University Center, or by visiting the publications webpage on the Dean of Student’s website at . Students are expected to conduct themselves as follows:

• Respect for other students – Everyone is encouraged to participate in online discussions.  While doing so, it is important to allow everyone to fully express his or her opinion.  The online environment should encourages full participation from each student.

 

• Preparation for online discussions – You are expected to prepare for online discussions by reading all assignments and doing the necessary research to make informed comments.  Your preparation will show by the quality of your questions and comments.

 

• Harassment – Making harassing or obscene comments to other students, faculty, or staff members will not be tolerated.  This includes sending harassing or obscene email or discussion posts.

 

• Instructor responsibilities – As an instructor, my responsibility is to:

1. Treat all students with courtesy and respect

2. Be open to constructive input from students in the course.

3. Ensure that opportunities to participate are enjoyed equally by all students in the course.

REQUIRED TEXTS

Jackson, S.E., Schuler, R.S., & Werner, S. 2009. Managing Human Resourcess, 10th Edition, Mason, OH: Cengage, Southwestern Publishing Company.

WEB CT

WebCT will be used in this class as a course management tool. Specific options for this class are described below. To access WebCT, please obtain a WebCT ID and login at: . If you have questions about WebCT or need technical assistance, you can click on the “get help” link on the WebCT website, call the help-line at 713-743-1411 (M-F 8am-8pm), or visit the IT Support Center in room 56 of the library (M-F 8am-8pm). Contact me for any course-related questions.

Discussion Board

The discussion board tool will be used for weekly discussions on topics from the required readings.

• E-Mail

Use the e-mail option to e-mail me or your classmates within WebCT. Outside e-mail addresses are not needed. Simply select your recipient(s) using the “Browse” function.

• Grades

Use this tool to access your grades for this class including assignments, presentations, and the final course grade.

• Group Presentations

This tool will be used by groups to share files and create PowerPoint presentations. These presentations will be available under this icon for viewing by the class.

•        Assignments Drop Box

A list of all individual written assignments for this class can be found in the Assignments drop box.  All assignments must be submitted through this drop box in Word format.  Late assignments will be accepted with 1 grade off for every day late.

 

• Calendar

This tool can be used to organize your schedule for all your WebCT courses.

DETERMINANTS OF THE TERM GRADE

PERCENTAGES

Group power point presentation = 20%

Group power point presentation = 20%

Mid-Term Research Project = 20%

Contribution

Web discussion posts = 20%

Web discussion posts read = 10%

On-line civility and professionalism = 10%

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Total = 100%

POINTS

Point values are as follows:

Group Power point Presentation………………….20 points

Group Power point Presentation………………….20 points

Mid-term Research Project……….………………20 points

Contribution

Web discussion posts…….………………......20 points

Web discussion posts read.………………......10 points

On-line civility and professionalism .……......10 points

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Total………………………………......................100 points

GRADES

Grades will be based on the following point totals:

A ........................93.0 - 100.0 points

A-........................90.0 - 92.9 points

B+.......................87.0 - 89.9 points

B ........................83.0 - 86.9 points

B-........................80.0 - 82.9 points

C+.......................77.0 - 79.9 points

C ........................73.0 - 76.9 points

C-........................70.0 - 72.9 points

D+.......................67.0 - 69.9 points

D ........................63.0 - 66.9 points

D-........................60.0 - 62.9 points

F .........................00.0 - 59.9 points

MID-TERM RESEARCH PROJECT

The research project consists of each student investigating a narrow area of HRM that interests them (e.g., CEO pay, 401K benefits, computer-based training, religious-based discrimination, expatriate pay, etc.), that is covered in a section of the book (2-4 book pages). The project entails students finding new research and up-dating that section to reflect the most current information available with respect to that section. The up-date should be based on at least 4 new (2008-2009) sources (research articles, government data, popular press articles, etc.). Students should submit via webct assignments : 1) a word document of the section of the book with the up-dates the student added highlighted; 2) a reference sheet that lists all the new references used for the updates; and 3) pdf files of all articles listed in the reference sheet. The project is due by 5:00pm on June 18th. This assignment may be turned in early. Late assignments will be accepted through the last day of class with one full grade off for everyday late. The project is worth 20 points.

CONTRIBUTION

Class contribution is divided into three parts. Webct discussion posts, Webct discussion posts read, and on-line civility and professionalism. Webct discussions are a vital part of this course. The Webct discussion will be based on the week’s readings as specified on the schedule below.

Webct discussion posts points will be based on the quality and quantity of each students’ postings. High quality postings will be more than just opinions, they will include references and links to material that supports the opinions. Students are expected to contribute 2 high quality posts per week. Webct discussions posts counts 25 points.

Webct discussion posts read points will be based on the quantity of postings each student has read. Webct discussion posts read is worth 10 points. Students are expect to read all posts.

On-line civility and professionalism points are based on students following the Bauer Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (Bauer Code) and the on-line civility guidelines mentioned earlier in the syllabus. On-line civility and professionalism is worth 10 points.

GROUP PRESENTATIONS

Students will sign-up for presentation groups using Webct. There will be seven presentation groups. Each group will create two PowerPoint presentations to be posted on Webct. The PowerPoint presentation topic is specified below in the schedule. Two groups will present on each topic. Because the topic is related to the readings, each presentation groups is also responsible for coming up with five discussion questions, which should be listed at the end of their presentation. These 10 discussion questions (5 from each group) will drive the webct discussions for the week. The presentations should go well beyond the book material, and should not just rehash the book. The presentations are worth 20 points each, with each group member getting the same number of points. The PowerPoint presentation should consist of at least 25 slides. An “A” presentation will 1) follow the above requirements, 2) be consistent across slides, 3) be free of typos, grammar, and punctuation errors, 4) be well-referenced (a substantial variety of sources should be specified in the presentation), 5) be well-organized (with agenda and summary slides), 6) be well-written, 7) thoroughly cover the topic, 8) look visually appealing and 9) include thoughtful discussion questions.

ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE (The schedule is tentative and may change due to situational factors.)

Date Topic Readings Pages

June 1nd Introduction to Managing Human Resources Jackson, Chapter 1 3-30

June 3th The Internal and External Environment Jackson, Chapters 2-3 35-107

June 5th Employment Discrimination Jackson, Chapter 4 113-147 Group 1 Presentation topic : The effects of the current economic environment on HRM.

Group 2 Presentation topic: What can firms do to reduce discrimination?

To be posted by 5:00pm, June 5th.

June 8th Job Analysis and Recruitment Jackson, Chapters 5-6 153-224

Group 3 Presentation topic: How important is job analysis to firms today?

Group 4 Presentation topic: How has recruiting changed in the last 10 years?

To be posted by 5:00pm, June 8th.

June 11th Selection and Training Jackson, Chapters 7-8 229-309

Group 5 Presentation topic: How to maximize the value of the interview.

Group 6 Presentation topic: Recent developments in training and its impact on the firm.

To be posted by 5:00pm, June 11th.

June 15th Performance Management Jackson, Chapter 9 313-350 Group 7 Presentation topic: Maximizing the benefits of performance management.

Group 1 Presentation topic: New issues in performance management.

To be posted by 5:00pm, June 15th.

June 18th Compensation Jackson, Chapter 10 355-390

Group 2 Presentation topic: Compensation in today’s economic environment.

Group 3 Presentation topic: Compensating Expatriates

To be posted by 5:00pm, June 18th

MID-TERM RESEARCH PROJECT DUE by 5:00pm, June 18th.

June 22nd Pay for Performance and Benefits Jackson, Chapters 11-12 395-468

Group 4 Presentation topic: Pay for performance gone bad.

Group 5 Presentation topic: How to reduce the high costs of benefits.

To be posted by 5:00pm, June 22nd

June 25th Safety and Labor Relations Briscoe, Chapters 13-14 473-541 Group 6 Presentation topic: Today’s most important safety issues.

Group 7 Presentation topic: Is there still a role for unions in the U.S. today?

To be posted by 5:00pm, June 25th.

June 29th Last day of webct discussions.

June 30th End of Class

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