HAWAII CAMPUS School of Business 2. UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learningfocused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind. 3. COURSE NUMBER & NAME: MGMT 5309-HI01, Strategies of Human Resource Management 4. TERM: Winter, 2018 5. INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Dan Jacobson 6. CONTACT INFORMATION: Office phone: 808-488-8570, ext. 348 WBU Email: dan.jacobson@wbu.edu Cell phone: 808-369-6325 7. OFFICE HOURS, BUILDING & LOCATION: The professor is available before or after class, or by appointment. Office location is at the Hawaii Campus 95-1091 Ainamakua Dr., Mililani, HI 96789 8. COURSE MEETING TIME & LOCATION: Thursdays 5:30p 8:15p Hickam Education Center (HYBRID CLASS) 9. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Comprehensive strategic human resource management; philosophy of human resource management; behavioral science perspectives; ethical and legal environmental influences of employee and labor relations, diversity issues, and globalization challenges; performance management including metrics; information system tools, rewards, training, career management, and organizational change; analysis and design of jobs. 10. PREREQUISITE: BUAD 5300 (For the M.P.A. MGMT 3304 only)
11. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK AND RESOURCE MATERIAL: Wayland Baptist University has partnered with RedShelf to bring Inclusive Access, which is a digital copy of the required textbook available on Blackboard day one of the class. The prices are very competitive with the market and in most cases below the standard cost. Once you access the textbook in the classroom it will ask you if you would like to opt-out. If you choose NOT to use this version, you MUST opt-out or you will be charged and refunds are not available. The price of the textbook will be billed to your student account. To check the price of the textbook please locate your required course material at The WBU Bookstore. BOOK AUTHOR ED YEAR PUBLISHER ISBN# UPDATED Armstrong s Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management Armstrong 6 th 2016 Kogan Page 9780-74947-6823 7/8/16 12. OPTIONAL MATERIALS N/A 13. COURSE OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES: Define the role of Human Resources in today s high-powered work place. Develop an approach to organizational change through Human resource policy. Analyze successes and failures in Human Resource Management. Describe and classify the global marketplace for Human Resource Management. Interpret technological aspects of Human Resource Management. Determine changes in demographic and workplace needs. Explain the importance of human capital (training) and examine models of training. Develop a resource base for managing Human Resource issues. Determine impacts of government policy on the Human Resource element of the firm. Evaluate ethical, equitable and efficient aspects of Human resource practices. Assess the Human resource environment using market indicators in Human resource Management. Develop strategies of cost containment through Human Resource Management. Interpret legal requirements levied on Human Resource Management. Develop Human Resource policy for a firm. Prepare for the Professional Human Resource Certification Examination.
14. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: (School Policy) Students enrolled at one of the university s external campuses should make every effort to attend all class meetings. All absences must be explained to the instructor, who will then determine whether the omitted work may be made up. When a student reaches that number of absences considered by the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and file an unsatisfactory progress report with the external campus executive director/dean. Any student who misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may receive a grade of F in the course. Additional attendance policies for each course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are considered a part of the university s attendance policy. (WBU Hawaii Addendum) Students who miss the first two class meetings without providing a written explanation to the instructor will be automatically dropped from the roster as a noshow. Students who know in advance that they will be absent the first two class meetings and who wish to remain in the class must inform the instructor in order to discuss possible arrangements for making up absences. (Instructor Addendum) Attendance is very important to your success in this class. In the event of a missed assignment or activity, it is the student s responsibility to contact the instructor. Absences will affect your grade. Missing an hour or more of a class is counted as an absence. Participation in online portions counts as an equal part of the attendance component. Missing online assignments is the same as missing face-to-face classes. 15. STATEMENT ON PLAGIARISM & ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Wayland Baptist University observes a zero tolerance policy regarding academic dishonesty. Per university policy as described in the academic catalog, all cases of academic dishonesty will be reported and second offenses will result in suspension from the university. 16. DISABILITY STATEMENT: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291-3765. Documentation of a disability must accompany any request for accommodations.
17. COURSE REQUIREMENTS and GRADING CRITERIA: Positive Participation 10% Group Work/Article Presentations 20% Blackboard Assignment Average 20% Final Paper 35% Final Exam (in class) 10% Final Paper Presentation 5% Grading Scale: 100-90 A W=Approved Withdrawal 89-80 B WP=Approved Withdrawal Passing 79-70 C WF=Withdrawal Failing 69-60 D I=Incomplete Below 60 F 17.1 Include Grade Appeal Statement: Students shall have protection through orderly procedures against prejudices or capricious academic evaluation. A student who believes that he or she has not been held to realistic academic standards, just evaluation procedures, or appropriate grading, may appeal the final grade given in the course by using the student grade appeal process described in the Academic Catalog. Appeals may not be made for advanced placement examinations or course bypass examinations. Appeals are limited to the final course grade, which may be upheld, raised, or lowered at any stage of the appeal process. Any recommendation to lower a course grade must be submitted through the Vice President of Academic Affairs/Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee for review and approval. The Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee may instruct that the course grade be upheld, raised, or lowered to a more proper evaluation. 18. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Week 1 Nov 15 th Weeks & Dates Classroom Assignments Homework due by next meeting THANKSGIVING Nov 22 nd Week 2 Nov 29 th Week 3 Dec 6 th Introductions/Syllabus Armstrong Chapters 1-2 NO MEETING Armstrong Chapters 3-4 Armstrong Chapters 5-7 Bb #1 Initial Response Read Armstrong Chapters 1-4 NO HOMEWORK Article Evaluation #1 Bb #1 Classmate Responses Read Armstrong Chapters 5-7 Article Evaluation #2 Bb #2 Initial Response
Read Armstrong Chapters 8-10 Week 4 Dec 13 th CHRISTMAS BREAK Dec 20 th Jan 2 nd Week 5 Jan 3 rd Week 6 Jan 10 th Week 7 Jan 17 th Week 8 Jan 24 th Week 9 Jan 31 st Week 10 Feb 7 th Week 11 Feb 14 th **term ends on Saturday** Armstrong Chapters 8-10 NO MEETINGS Armstrong Chapter 11-13 Armstrong Chapters 14-16 Armstrong Chapters 17-19 Armstrong Chapter 20 Discuss Final Exam Final exam in class SafeAssign Reports Paper Presentations Paper Presentations (if necessary) Article Evaluation #3 Bb #2 Classmate Responses Read Armstrong Chapter 11-13 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS! Article Evaluation #4 Bb #3 Initial Response Read Armstrong Chapters 14-16 Article Evaluation #5 Bb #3 Classmate Responses Read Armstrong Chapters 17-19 Article Evaluation #6 Bb #4 Initial Response Read Armstrong Chapter 20 Bb #4 Classmate Responses Collaborate on Final Exam teams Work on your paper (must be in SafeAssign prior to next meeting) Professor reserves the right to alter this schedule as needed. 19. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Group Work/Article Presentations Scoring: You are to find peer-reviewed articles to present in class. The articles should show application of the principles learned in the text book. You will also work in class groups to discuss the topic areas for the respective weeks. Your average for these two areas will be multiplied by the 20% of the course grade, so if you skip one, it will significantly affect your grading, since it will bring your average down. Blackboard Discussions & Scoring: Our discussions will be two weeks long. In the first week, students will fully answer the discussion question(s) using scholarly resource support and critical thinking. It must be a comprehensive response adding value to the discussion
and demonstrating application of the principles being discussed (represented on the schedule as Initial Response ). In the second week, you must respond to at least two classmates in a substantive manner, which should demonstrate scholarship and critical analysis. Use outside sources to substantiate your assertions (represented on the schedule as Classmate Responses ). I will grade the discussions after the two-week period is complete. The more times you respond to classmates, and the more comprehensively you respond will increase your grade for the discussion. Your average for all of these will be multiplied by the 20% of the course grade, so if you don t participate in the discussions, like mentioned previously, it will significantly affect your grading, since it will bring your average down. Final Exam (in class): Students will be placed on a team to present a practical scenario to show application of the principles learned in the course. Each person on the team will be responsible for his/her own area, while ensuring his/her presentation matches the overall team goals for the project. Therefore, work together to build fluidity, but the majority of the grade will be the demonstration of application in each person s respective area. Participation is not optional. If you don t participate, you will not pass the class, even though the final exam is only worth 15% of your grade. Final Paper: Students will complete one research paper for this class. The paper needs to be a minimum of eight (8) pages of content, excluding coversheet, abstract and references, and it should utilize at least five scholarly sources (journal articles, not just websites) and ten sources overall. Papers must utilize proper APA format. The paper will be submitted to Safe Assignment. If Safe Assignment detects more than a 20% match of previously written work, you must discuss with the instructor to get further instructions. As noted previously, this is worth the highest percentage of your grade (35%). Other Important Information: 1. Homework is due by 11:59pm on the last day of the specified week. 2. Late homework will result in a lower grade. 3. Written work is graded on the basis of content first, but also on the quality of grammar and punctuation, which should go without saying at this graduate level. 4. All written assignments should be 12-point type and using APA Manuscript Writing Style. 5. Academic honesty is expected of all students. Plagiarism, cheating, and other acts that lack academic honesty may result in a zero on the particular assignment. 6. Your discussions and interactions need to remain professional and facilitate learning and growth. 7. Always contact the professor if you need assistance. 8. No work will be accepted after the last day of class!