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MGMT 3215 M50 -- Human Resource Management (Online)

Course Syllabus

Department of Management

Spring 2015 Professor: Dr. Charles A. (Chuck) Pierce Great Oaks Foundation Professor of HR Management & Chair, Dept of Management Office: FCB 202A (Dept of Management main office suite) Phone: (901) 678-3159 E-mail: capierce@memphis.edu Skype ID: capierce68 Web: http://profiles.memphis.edu/capierce OR http://www.memphis.edu/management Office Hours: Email 24/7; In-office by appointment; Skype by appointment Required Textbooks

1. Mathis & Jackson (2014). Human resource management (14th ed.). Cengage.

2. Nkomo, Fottler, & McAfee (2011). Human resource management applications: Cases, exercises, incidents, and skill builders (7

th ed.). South-Western/Cengage.

Course Description & Objectives This online course is designed to introduce undergraduate students to theories, research, and practice in managing human resources in business organizations. The course topics are covered by assigned textbook readings, online class discussions, case readings & case analyses, business article summaries, and research article summaries. MGMT 3215 is a survey course rather than an in-depth, critical review of the field of human resource management (HRM). We cover HRM issues in the following areas: Strategic HRM & planning, employee retention, staffing organizations, employee training & development, compensation, employee relations, and global HRM. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to (a) assess whether a business organization has an effective HRM strategy; (b) assess the effectiveness and legal implications of a business organization's HRM systems, including employee staffing, training & development, benefit plans, and compensation; (c) assess the implications of employee relations and globalization for HRM; and (d) understand how HRM influences a business organization's competitiveness. Instructional Philosophy You and I are responsible for making this course a positive learning experience. How much you desire to learn from this course is, however, your choice. I create a balance between presenting course material online and fostering your involvement in online discussions, HRM cases, and homework assignments. My teaching goals are to facilitate online discussions of course material, integrate course material in a manner that allows you to gain a sense of mastery of the topics covered, and promote critical, evaluative, independent thinking with respect to major topics in the field of HRM. Expectations Online class participation is REQUIRED. Material may appear on the exams that is not covered in the assigned readings or cases. Moreover, a complete understanding of the course material can be obtained only via the assigned readings and cases combined with regular online class participation. Thus, I require that you participate weekly in online class discussions. I recommend that you complete all assigned readings and cases prior to the weekly class discussions. Please be prepared to discuss the readings online.

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Online Website: eCourseware The hub for this course is the eCourseware website, provided by D2L (Desire to Learn). You will access the website at elearn.memphis.edu using your U of Memphis UUID and password. The minimum technology requirements can be found at http://www.memphis.edu/ecampus/technical.php. You are responsible for ensuring that you have access to the website and technology requirements so that you can complete the course requirements. If you encounter technical difficulties and need technical support with eCourseware, you should contact the University Help Desk (see contact information on eCourseware home page). I can answer general questions about how to use eCourseware and related course components, but cannot provide individual technical support to assist you with computer problems. Use of the eCourseware website is asynchronous, meaning you can log on anytime 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from anywhere in the world as long as your computer is connected to the internet. However, there are specific periods of time when exams and eDiscussions are open and closed and deadlines for completion of these activities. eCourseware Exams You will take three online exams on the eCourseware website in the Quizzes tab. Each exam is non-cumulative and covers approximately five chapters. You will have a multiple-day window for taking each exam. The exams are timed and **NOT** open-book. You will only be allowed one attempt at taking each exam. Once you submit your answers, you may not attempt the exam again or make changes to your answers. The exam requires that your computer has Respondus, which is a lock-down browser that must be installed on the computer you use to take the exam. Instructions for downloading Respondus will appear in eCourseware when you click the link to take the exam in the Quizzes tab. You will receive a study guide for each exam approximately one week prior to the exam. eCourseware Discussions You must participate in weekly online discussions with your classmates and instructor using the Discussions tab. You will receive one overall score based on the quality (i.e., accuracy, clarity, brevity, professionalism, spelling/grammar/punctuation) and number of your responses during the semester. The discussion topics will be based on open-ended questions from your assigned readings. You will access the discussions via eCourseware, read the discussion question, and submit comments that will be available for your classmates and instructor to read. For any discussion topic, you may post as many comments as you wish. However, please keep in mind that consistently posting excessive and lengthy comments may result in most of your comments being ignored by your classmates. Please keep your responses concise. Grading Course grades are assigned based on your performance on the following five items: 1. Three 25-question multiple-choice exams worth 25 points each (75 pts) 2. Three written case analyses worth 20 points each (60 pts) 3. One written business article summary worth 20 points (20 pts) 4. One written research article summary worth 20 points (20 pts) 5. Written responses to on-line discussions worth 100 points (100 pts) The total number of possible points for this course is 275. Course grades are assigned based on the total number of points you earn as follows:

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Points % Grade 247 - 275 90-100% A 220 - 246 80-89% B 192 - 219 70-79% C 165 - 191 60-69% D 0 - 164 0 – 59% F

Course Schedule

Week & Dates Topic(s) M & J Chapter Nkomo et al. Case # Assignments

Week #1: Jan 18 – 24 Intro to HR Management

Chpt 1 eDiscussions

Week #2: Jan 25 – 31 Strategic HR Management; EEO, Diversity, Legal Issues

Chpts 2 & 3 8, 11, 12, 26 eDiscussions

Week #3: Feb 1 – 7 Staffing Organizations – Workers, Jobs, Job Analysis

Chpt 4 38 eDiscussions

Week #4: Feb 8 – 14 Staffing Organizations – Planning & Employee Retention

Chpt 5 eDiscussions

Week #5: Feb 15 – 21 Staffing Organizations – Employee Recruitment

Chpt 6 34 **Exam 1** **Case 1** eDiscussions

Week #6: Feb 22 – 28 Staffing Organizations – Employee Selection

Chpt 7 37 eDiscussions

Week #7: Mar 1 – 7 Employee Training & Development -- Overview

Chpt 8 52 eDiscussions

Mar 8 – 14 Spring Break!! :)

Week #8: Mar 15 – 21 Employee Training & Development – Talent Mgmt

Chpt 9 51 eDiscussions

Week #9: Mar 22 – 28 Employee Training & Development -- Perf Mgmt & Appraisal

Chpt 10 25 eDiscussions

Week #10: Mar 29 – Apr 4 Employee Compensation – Total Rewards

Chpt 11 65 **Exam 2** **Case 2** eDiscussions

Week #11: Apr 5 – 11 Employee Compensation -- Incentives, Executive Comp

Chpt 12 eDiscussions

Week #12: Apr 12 – 18 Employee Compensation -- Benefits

Chpt 13 77 eDiscussions

Week #13: Apr 19 – 25 Employee Relations – Rights & Responsibilities

Chpt 15 90 eDiscussions

Week #14: Apr 26 – 29 **Exam 3** **Case 3** **Business Article Summary** **Research Article Summary**

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Written Assignments

1. Case Analyses -- each student must submit three written case analyses from cases assigned in the course schedule. These case analyses must be single-spaced, no more than one page, and use the following five-step model for writing case analyses: Step 1 - Identify HR Problem Step 2 - Identify Cause(s) of HR Problem Step 3 - Potential Solutions to HR Problem Step 4 - Best Solution to HR Problem Step 5 - Steps to Implementing Best Solution to HR Problem Please label your answer to each step in your one-page case analysis. Case analysis #1 must analyze either case # 8, 11, 12, 26, or 38. Case analysis #2 must analyze either case # 25, 34, 37, 51, or 52. Case analysis #3 must analyze either case # 65, 77, or 90. Case analysis #1 is due by 2/21/14, Case analysis #2 is due by 04/04/14, and Case analysis #3 is due by 4/29/14. I encourage you to work in small groups while critically evaluating cases, but each student must submit his or her own case analysis. 2. Business Article Summary -- each student must submit one written summary of an HRM-related business article published in 2014 or 2015 in Bloomberg Business Week, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, or HR Magazine. The article must be published in an issue of one of these periodicals. Staff writer stories published on websites for these periodicals (e.g., forbes.com) will **NOT** be accepted. Articles in these periodicals can be located for free in pdf or full-text format via the U of Memphis library homepage and using the Business Source Premier Database as the search utility. Alternatively, you can use the Journal Title utility to search through issues of the business periodicals listed herein. The business article summary must be single-spaced and no more than one page. Your summary must answer each of the following three questions: What is the purpose of the article? How does the article relate to one or more of the HRM topics covered in class? What are the practical/applied implications of the article for the field of HRM or practice of HRM? Please label your answer to each of these three questions in your summary. The business article summary is due by 4/29/14. 3. Research Article Summary -- each student must submit one written summary of an HRM-related research article published in 2014 or 2015 in Academy of Management Journal, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, or Personnel Psychology. Articles in these research journals can be located for free in pdf or full-text format via the U of Memphis library homepage and using the Business Source Premier Database as the search utility. Alternatively, you can use the Journal Title utility to directly search through issues of the research journals listed herein. The research article summary must be single-spaced and no more than one page. Your summary must answer each of the following three questions: What is the purpose of the research reported in the article? How does the research relate to one or more of the HRM topics covered in class? What are the practical/applied implications of the research findings for the field of HRM or practice of HRM? Please label your answer to each of these three questions in your summary. The research article summary is due by 4/29/14. For each written assignment submitted, please include your full name at the top of the page. All written assignments must be submitted electronically via eCourseware in the MGMT 3215 course Dropbox. Please use IBM-compatible (not Mac) Microsoft Word or pdf file format. I grade each written assignment using the following criteria: clarity and completeness, spelling/grammar/punctuation, and professionalism.

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Course Policies, Academic Honesty, & Students with Disabilities

I strive to apply rules to all students equally to avoid perceptions of favoritism. With very rare exception due to extreme circumstances, I may, at my discretion, make exceptions to course policies for individual students. I reserve the right to make changes to the Syllabus or Course Schedule at any time with prior notice to students. You are responsible for keeping up with course announcements communicated by the instructor via the course website (in the News utility) and email. You are responsible for learning how to navigate eCourseware. You are responsible for ensuring that you have access to a reliable computer and adequate Internet connection and for addressing technical (computer and internet) problems immediately. Failure to do so does not excuse you from course requirements or deadlines. I will not extend assignment deadlines for individual students who are having problems with their computers or Internet access. I will only extend assignment deadlines when there are major glitches or technical problems that affect the entire class, such as a campus-wide problem with the University of Memphis intranet or errors on my part in posting online content or instructions. This is **NOT** a self-paced independent study course. Deadlines for all assignments and exams will be strictly enforced for all students. Do not assume that you are entitled to a special exception because you are “busier” than others in the class. We are all busy and we all have personal issues and time pressures outside of school. Deadlines will not be extended for online discussions. I will not accept documents sent to me in hardcopy or via email. All documents must be submitted via the eCourseware Dropbox. I will not offer or accept "extra credit" for students who are unhappy with their grade, and I will not negotiate altering course requirements with individual students. All students are held to the same expectations in this course. Expectations for academic integrity and student conduct are provided by the Office of Student Judicial and Ethical Affairs (saweb.memphis.edu/judicialaffairs). I expect you to be aware of these guidelines and conduct yourself accordingly. I do not tolerate cheating or plagiarism, and I will accept no excuses for dishonest behavior. By taking this course, you agree that your written assignments may be submitted to Turnitin.com or a similar electronic detection method for the purposes of detecting plagiarism. Blatant plagiarism will result in a failing grade and may be reported to the University for further action. If you experience significant learning obstacles in this course, or have questions or concerns about your performance, grades, or other class-related issues, it is your responsibility to initiate a discussion with me in a timely manner. I welcome criticism and feedback offered in a respectful and constructive manner. Make-up exams and late written assignments are not accepted unless I am informed in writing of a valid medical or family emergency prior to the exam date or due date. Reasonable and appropriate accommodations are provided to students with disabilities who present a memo from Disability Resources for Students (DRS). Students who request disability accommodations without a memo must contact DRS. The DRS website is located at http://www.memphis.edu/drs. Any student who anticipates physical or academic barriers based on the impact of a disability is encouraged to speak with me. Students with disabilities should contact Disability Resources for Students (DRS) at 110 Wilder Tower, 901-678-2880. DRS coordinates access and accommodations for students with disabilities. Revised: 25 Nov 2014