MASTER SYLLABUS

2020-2021

A.	Academic Division: Business, Industry and Technology

B.	Discipline: Business Administration

C.	Course Number and Title: BUSM2030 Human Resource Management

D.	Course Coordinator: Ross Justice

Assistant Dean: Toni Johnson, PhD

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E.	Credit Hours: 3

F.	Prerequisites: ENGL 0040 (minimum grade of C-) or qualifying placement test score

G.	Syllabus Effective Date: Fall, 2020

H.	Textbook(s) Title:

Human Resource Management

Author(s): Gary Dessler

Copyright Year: 2015

Edition: 14th Edition

ISBN #: 9780133545173

Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: None

J.	Course Description: Human resource management investigates a variety of functions considered essential to the personnel function of institutions, including legal compliance, job analysis, recruiting, selection, motivation, training, evaluation, compensation, and employee relations/labor relations. A key component of the course is the practical application of HR concepts to a small/medium sized business scenario.

K.	College-Wide Learning Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcomes	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Oral
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

L.	Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student shall:

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Define and apply federal legal requirements related to employees in the workplace.	Exams/quizzes throughout the semester but primarily during week 4. One Continuing Company Case is completed each week of the semester and is topic specific for weeks 1 - 15. Calculate the 4/5 rule demonstrating adverse impact week 3.
Define and apply the processes for job analysis, personnel planning/recruitment, testing and selection, and candidate interviewing.	Exams/quizzes throughout the semester but primarily assess job analysis on exam during week 4 and personnel planning/recruitment, testing and selection, and candidate interviewing during week 8. One Continuing Company Case is completed each week of the semester and is topic specific for the weeks 1 - 15.
Summarize the training and development function as it applies to orientation, training, quality/productivity programs, performance appraisal, and career management.	Exams/quizzes throughout the semester but primarily during week 12. One Continuing Company Case is completed each week of the semester and is topic specific for the weeks 1 - 15.
Explain the human resource function of compensation by detailing options for establishing pay and benefit plans with an emphasis on performance/incentive programs.	Exams/quizzes throughout the semester but primarily during week 12. One Continuing Company Case is completed each week of the semester and is topic specific for the weeks 1 - 15.
Demonstrate organization communication with employees and define disciplinary and discharge procedures for unsatisfactory employees or employees caught in downsizing or mergers.	Exams/quizzes throughout the semester but primarily during week 16. One Continuing Company Case is completed each week of the semester and is topic specific for the weeks 1 - 15.
Examine the importance of employee safety and health to include defining OSHA's role in the work place.	Exams/quizzes throughout the semester but primarily during week 16. One Continuing Company Case is completed each week of the semester and is topic specific for the weeks 1 - 15.
Give example of the historical significance of labor union evolution in both legal and union-evolution terms.	Exams/quizzes throughout the semester but primarily during week 16. One Continuing Company Case is completed each week of the semester and is topic specific for the weeks 1 - 15.
Detail the steps in union organizing, collective bargaining, impasse resolution, grievance processing, and arbitration.	Exams/quizzes throughout the semester but primarily during week 16. One Continuing Company Case is completed each week of the semester and is topic specific for the weeks 1 - 15.

M.	Topical Timeline (Subject to Change):

Week 1:	Contemporary HR Environment

Week 2:	HR Law (EEO and other key HR-related legal requirements to include legislation and case law).

Week 3:	Job Analysis

Week 4:	Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Week 5:	Employee Testing and Selection

Week 6:	Interviewing

Week 7:	Training

Week 8:	Performance Appraisal

Week 9:	Establishing Pay Plans

Week 10:	Pay for Performance Incentive Plans

Week 11:	Benefits

Week 12:	Fair Treatment (organizational culture building, due process, and discipline)

Week 13 & 14:	Labor Relations

Week 15:	Employee Safety and Health

N.	Course Assignments:

At a minimum, the following activities will be part of every offering of this course:

Textbook reading – test/quiz questions are required to cover content from the assigned text (tests/quizzes are graded).

4/5 Rule Calculation – apply the 4/5 rule to multiple hiring scenarios and determine if potential adverse impact exists (assignment is graded).

Written and Oral Continuing Company Case Studies – applies nearly each class topic to the same company throughout the semester (assignment is graded).

O.	Recommended Grading Scale:

NUMERIC	GRADE	POINTS	DEFINITION
93–100	A	4.00	Superior
90–92	A-	3.67	Superior
87–89	B+	3.33	Above Average
83–86	B	3.00	Above Average
80–82	B-	2.67	Above Average
77–79	C+	2.33	Average
73–76	C	2.00	Average
70-72	C-	1.67	Below Average
67–69	D+	1.33	Below Average
63-66	D	1.00	Below Average
60-62	D-	0.67	Poor
00-59	F	0.00	Failure

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R.	Class Attendance and Homework Make-Up Policy:

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T.	College Procedures/Policies:

Important information regarding College Procedures and Policies can be found on the syllabus supplement located at

http://catalog.ncstatecollege.edu/mime/download.pdf?catoid=5&ftype=2&foid=3