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Tahlequah Miracle Center

INSTRUCTOR:     Dr. Fidelis Ossom

Office:               Business and Technology building - 221c             Phone: (918) 444-2926
E-mail:              ossom@cherokee.nsuok.edu                                     FAX: (918) 458-2337

SEMESTER, CLASS DAYS & TIME:  Fall 2008

Interactive Television Course: Section 1809  M  5:30 p.m. - 8:10 p.m.   Broken Arrow Location C-Buidling 121
                                                    Section 1810  M  5:30 p.m. - 8:10 p.m.   Muskogee Location Synar Buiding 141

CLASS TEXT: Noe, R.A., Hollenbeck, J.R., Gerhart, B., and Wright, P.M. (2008). Human Resource Management. Gaining a competitive Advantage. McGraw-Hill Co. (6^th ed.).

COURSE DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES:
Whether you end up running a small engineering firm, have a psychology practice, or become a product manager for Proctor and Gamble, you will deal with some or all of the following HR practices: recruiting and selecting employees, evaluating employee performance, and making promotion and discipline decisions. These are the "people" functions in an organization. People make the difference in a competitive business world, and this course provides an overview of the laws and practices dealing with the personnel in an organization. In this course we will examine the above-mentioned topics as well as such issues as sexual harassment, fair labor practices, personnel planning, training, career development, compensation, and health and safety issues. I hope you find this course interesting and helpful, not only for the program requirement it fills, but for the knowledge it provides which will help you in your career.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. To develop a knowledge base of the main topics in HRM.
2. To develop the ability to discuss these topic areas in relation to the organizations we read about, come in contact with,
    or of which we are a part.
3. To develop communication skills through oral, written, and examination exercises.

GRADING.Grading is based on the following items.

                                                             Gradiing Criteria.                                                     

Final Course Grades. A breakdown of grades is listed below. Percentages may be lowered if class scores warrant it.
            A 90 - 100%                     C 70 - 79%                     F < 59%
            B 80 - 89%                       D 60 - 69%

Exams. Each exam will consist of multiple choice and essay questions. Exam 3 will include a comprehensive portion covering topics from Exam 1 and Exam 2 as well as an essay portion. Each exam will contain questions dealing with both the assigned readings and the in-class lectures and discussions. If a serious conflict arises that will prevent you from taking an exam (e.g., illness, funeral, etc.), you must notify me before the exam. Failure to take an exam at the time scheduled on the syllabus will result in a score of 0 for that exam.

Make-up exams: Make-up exams will be given if I authorized your absence prior to the exam. Make-up exams will be comprised of 100% essay questions and will take longer to complete than the original exam.

Grade appeals: You should arrange a conference with me concerning final grade appeals. If no settlement is reached, either you or I may refer the matter to the Dean of the College of Business and Technology for a final resolution.

Prerequisites: Mgmt 3183 (Principles of Management).

Project on Employee Selection Practices. You will interview a business manager who is involved with the hiring process at his or her organization. The manager may be a family member, friend, acquaintance. The project will consist of describing the practices the organizations uses in selecting new employees and critiquing those practices based on information discussed in the text and in class. Minimum length should be 7 double-spaced pages in the body of the project. More detailed instructions dealing with the project will be provided in a handout.

Written Assignments. There will be written assignments both in-class and outside class which will carry points. Instructions and due dates will be announced in class.

Participation. Points will also be given on attendance and the evaluation of your contribution to class discussions and exercises. Those points will be determined through exercises done and solely by the discretion of the professor.

Attendance. Points will also be given based on your attendance. You will be allowed 1 absence without losing points. For each absence after that, you will lose 5 points from your attendance total. Absences totalling 7 or more in the semester for the Tahlequah (MWF class) will result in a one letter grade drop of your total course grade. Absences totalling 3 or more in the semester for the ITV classes will result in a one letter grade drop of course grade.

IMPORTANT POLICIES. Please read the following policies.

Academic dishonesty: Dishonesty on assignments will not be tolerated. If you cheat, copy, or in any way attempt to present work as your own which is actually the product of another person on any assignment (e.g., exams, the case assignment, the research paper, etc.) you will receive a 0 for that assignment. In addition, you will be reported to the office of Student Conduct and Development. A meeting with the director of that office must be scheduled before you will be allowed back in class.

Late Policy: An assignment is considered late when I receive it after the papers have been collected. This means if I collect an assignment at the beginning of class, and you arrive late, your assignment will also be considered late. This also means that you will not be able to skip class to finish an assignment. If you place it under my door or in my mail box and I receive it after I have collected the papers during class, it will be late. Below are listed the penalties associated with late assignments:

- 50% turned in after I collected the assignments but before the end of the next class meeting time.
- 100% after the end of the next class meeting time.

Late assignments should be handed to me personally or placed in my mail box on the 1^st floor. If placed in my mail box, a secretary in the business office must stamp the time, date, and initial the paper to verify the time it was turned in.

Returned Assignments: If you have a dispute over a grade received on an assignment that was returned to you, you must provide the original assignment as evidence. Consequently, please keep a file of all assignments returned to you during the semester.

Dropping the Course: The last day to drop the course with an automatic "W" is Wednesday, November 12, 2008. If you drop the course after this date, whether or not you receive a "W" will depend on the grade that you have earned as of the date you drop the course. A "W" will be assigned if your grade is a "D" or higher. If you stop attending and do not drop, your grade will be an "F." Likewise, if you drop the course after failing to turn in assignments or missing examinations, your grade will be an "F."

ADA Statement: If you feel that you have a disability and need special accommodations of any nature whatsoever, I will work with you and the University Office of Student Affairs to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure that you have a fair opportunity to perform in this class. Please advise me of such disability and the desired accommodations at the first class attended.