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UNIVERSITYOFNORTHCAROLINA–GREENSBORO

SYLLABUS–FALL2016

COURSE:MGT313–HumanResourceManagement

INSTRUCTOR:MarkA.Moser

OFFICE:Bryan344-D

OFFICEHOURS:Byappointment

E-MAIL:mamoser3@uncg.edu

LINKEDINPROFILE:http://www.linkedin.com/in/markmoser

REQUIREDMATERIALS

Noe,Hollenbeck,Gerhart,Wright.FundamentalsofHumanResourceManagement,SixthEdition.McGrawHill.

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PREREQUISITES

Admissiontoanapprovedprogram(ACCT,BADM,CARS,ENTR,FINC,INTB,ISOM,MKTG,orSTHP).

COURSEDESCRIPTION

Ananalysisofhowthehumanresourcesfunctioncontributestoorganizationalperformance,andthemanagementofthosehumanresourcesincludingrecruitment,selection,compensation,traininganddevelopment,performance,appraisal,andunion/managementrelations.

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STUDENTLEARNINGOUTCOMES

• StudentwillunderstandwhatHumanResourceManagementisandhowitrelatestotheoverallmanagementoftheenterprise.

• StudentwillbeabletodiscusskeyHRprocessesincludingjobanalysis,recruiting,selection,compliance,traininganddevelopment,performancemanagement,compensationandbenefitsmanagement.

• Studentwillunderstandthelegalenvironment,includingkeypiecesoflegislation,thatimpactHumanResourceManagement.

• StudentwillbeabletodiscusstheimpactoflabororganizationsonHRManagementapproachesandwillunderstandemployeerightswithregardtounionactivities.

ACADEMICHONORCODE

AcademichonestyiscentraltoUNCG’smission.MakesureyouunderstandandadheretotheprinciplesoftheUniversity’sHonorPolicyasdescribedintheStudentHandbookandacceptyourresponsibilitiesasUNCGstudents.

Signing-inanotherstudentorusinganotherstudent’siClickerdeviceisanhonorcodeviolation.

INAPPROPRIATEBEHAVIOR

Theinstructorwillattempttomaketheexperiencematchwhatyoumightexpectinaprofessionalrole.Expectationsforstudentsattendingthisclassarethesameasexpectationsformid-andupper-levelmanagersincompanymeetings:

• Beontime.• Nohatsorcaps.• Don’tviolatetheelectronicspolicy:

o Takingnotesonalaptoporatabletisallowedo Usingthelaptoportabletforotherthanclass-relatedactivitiesisNOTallowedo WearingheadphonesisNOTallowedo AccessingacellphoneorsmartphoneisNOTallowed,evenfortakingnotes

• Behaviorthatisinappropriateforabusinessmeetingwillnotbepermittedinthisclass.

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GRADING

A+ 98–100A 90–97B+ 88–89B 80–87C+ 78–79C 70–77D+ 68–69D 60–67F <60COMPONENTSOFFINALGRADE

1. Quiz1 15%2. Quiz2 15%3. Quiz3 15%4. Paper 20%5. iClickerResults 10%6. FinalExam 25%

PleaseNote:

A. Gradeswillnotbediscussedoverthephone,onlyviae-mailorin-person.B. Noextracreditassignmentswillbeaccepted.

1. Quizzes

TheQuizzeswillnotbecumulative.

Studentsarrivinglaterthan15minutesafterthestartofthequizwillnotbepermittedtotakethequizandwillreceiveagradeofzeroforthatquiz.

Quizzesturnedinwithoutanamewillbepenalized10points.

Make-upquizzeswillonlybegrantedincasesofmedicalemergenciesordeathsinthefamily.Documentationmustbeprovidedbeforethemake-upquizistaken.

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2. Paper

Eachstudentwillpreparea2-4pagecomparisonoftwo(2)cloud-basedapplicationsbeingusedbyHRprofessionalsfortheadministrationofanHRfunction.Theinstructorwillprovidecombinationchoicesinclass.

PaperswillbesubmittedthroughCanvasandconsideredlateafter6:00p.m.onNovember15.Latepaperswillbesubjecttoaminimum10-pointdeductionand5additionalpointsforeachday.Nopaperswillbeacceptedafter6:00p.m.Nov22.3. Participationintheclass

Thiscourseispartofthestudent’straininginaprofessionalbusinessschool.Studentsareexpectedtoconductthemselvesasprofessionals.Professionalsarepreparedformeetings(class)andactivelyparticipateindiscussionsasappropriate.

iClicker2willbeusedineachclasstocapturestudent’slevelofpreparednessandattendance.ForeachgradediClickerquestioninclass,studentswillreceive1pointforansweringthequestionandanadditionalpointforansweringthequestioncorrectly.iClickerwillalsobeusedtopollstudentsonungradedquestionstosupplementclassdiscussions.

Attheendofthesemester,studentswiththetop30%ofiClickerpointswillreceiveaparticipationscoreinthe90s.Themiddle50%ofiClickerpointswillearnascoreinthe80sandthebottom30%willreceivescoresbelow80.

4. FinalExam

TheFinalExamwillbecumulative,coveringmaterialfromtheentiresemester.

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SCHEDULE

Pleasenotethattheinstructorreservestherighttomodifythecoursescheduleincludingquizdates.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytomonitorCanvasforanychangesintheschedule.

Aug23–CourseIntroduction;Chapter1,ManagingHumanResources

Aug30–Chapter2,TrendsinHRM;Chapter3,EEO/LegalSep6–Chapter4,WorkflowAnalysisandJobDesignSep13–QUIZ#1;Chapter5,WorkforcePlanningandRecruitingSep20–Chapter6,EmployeeSelection

Sep27–Chapter7,TrainingEmployees;Chapter8,DevelopingEmployees

Oct4–QUIZ#2;Chapter9,HighPerformingOrganizations

Oct11–Chapter10,ManagingPerformance

Oct18–FALLBREAK–NoClass

Oct25–Chapter11,SeparatingandRetainingEmployees

Nov1–QUIZ#3;Chapter12,EstablishingaPayStructure

Nov8–Chapter13,PayforPerformance

Nov15–Chapter14,EmployeeBenefits

Nov22–Chapter15,CollectiveBargainingandLaborRelations;

Nov29–Chapter16,GlobalHR

Dec13–FINALEXAM

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UNCGDISRUPTIVEBEHAVIORPOLICY

Theinstructormaywithdrawastudentforacourseforbehaviorthatisdeemedbytheinstructortobedisruptivetotheclass.Thegradeassignedwillbe“W”ifthebehavioroccursbeforethedeadlinefordroppingacoursewithoutacademicpenalty,andtheinstructorhastheoptionofgivinga“W”ora“WF”ifthebehavioroccursafterthedeadline.

ACADEMICINTEGRITYCODE&FACULTY/STUDENTGUIDELINES

StudentsareexpectedtoupholdandabidebytheUNCGAcademicIntegrityCodeinallmatterspertainingtothiscourse.ViolationsoftheCodewillbepursuedinaccordancewiththecode.AllwrittenworksubmittedshouldincludetheUNCGCodestatementwrittenout,asbelow,followedbythestudent’ssignature.

IhaveabidedbytheUNCGAcademicIntegrityCodeincompletingallaspectsofthiswork.

Thispledgewillindicatethatyouhavenotusedinformation,materialsorpaperspreparedbyorgivenbyanotherindividual.Fordetailedinformationconcerningtheacademicintegritycode,visit:http://academicintegrity.uncg.edu/complete/

ForinformationconcerningtheBryanSchoolFaculty–StudentGuidelines,explorethefollowingwebsite:http://www.uncg.edu/bae/faculty_student_guidelines_sp07.pdf