TTh 3:15-4:30 p.m
Room B222
Fall 2008
HR: Compensation (Mgmt 406)
Dr. Decateur Reed
dreed@boisestate.edu
(208) 861-8468 office
Course Description
Implementation, administration, maintenance, and control of a compensation program. Job analysis, job
evaluation, pricing of jobs, supplemental benefits, incentive plans, performance appraisal, and legal
compensation issues are included.
Textbook
Compensation, Milkovich & Newman, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin Publishing, 2008.
DATE
TOPIC
August 26th
Introduction and Review of the Syllabus
ASSIGNMENT
August 28th
No Class
September 2nd
The Pay Model
September 4th
Class Assignment
September 9th
Strategic Perspectives
September 11th
Class Assignment
September 16th
Defining Internal Alignment
September 18th
Class Assignment
September 23rd
Job Analysis
September 25th
Class Assignment
September 30th
Exam 1: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
October 2nd
Flex Day: Review, catch up on class work
October 7th
Defining Competitiveness
October 9th
Class Assignment
October 14th
Designing Pay Levels, Mix, and Pay Structures
October 16th
Class Assignment
October 21st
Pay for Performance
October 23rd
Class Assignment
October 28th
Flex Day: Review, catch up on class work
October 30th
Class Assignment
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
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November 4th
Exam 2: Chapters 7, 8, 9
November 6th
Flex Day: Work on the semester project
November 11th
Pay for Performance Plans
November 13th
Class Assignment
November 18th
The Benefits Determination Process
November 20th
Class Assignment
November 25th & 27
Fall Break – No Classes
December 2nd
Benefit Options
December 4th
Class Assignment
December 9th
Government and Legal Issues in Compensation
Semester Project Due (turn in at class)
December 11th
Flex Day: Review, catch up on class work
December 16th
Final Examination @ 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Chapter 10
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 17
Chapters 10, 12, 13, 17
Classes shall follow the above order as time allows, but may be altered as the need arises in the judgment of the
professor. Changes will be announced in class, posted on Blackboard, and e-mailed to your B.S.U. e-mail
account.
Grading will consist of 3 examinations and a series of cases and problems at the end of each chapter, each
counting for 25% of the overall grade. Examinations will consist of “True or False” statements and multiple
choice questions. The grading scale will be: A = 90% - 100%; B = 80% - 89%; C = 70% - 79%; D = 60% 69%; F = 59% and lower. The “plus – minus” system will be used with thresholds set by Blackboard. Should a
student be unable to take an exam as scheduled, the student is responsible for contacting me before the exam
with their reason (not all reasons justify a make-up and permission will be based on the judgment of the
professor in accordance with B.S.U. policy). The student will choose any 5 end-of-chapter assignments (worth
50 points) and will turn them in within 1 week following the applicable chapter’s lecture. The semester project
will consist of a short paper (between 10 and 12 pages) on a human resources topic of your choice (worth 50
points) and will be graded based on relevancy, thoroughness, creativity, and presentation. I will consider
classroom preparation, performance, attendance, and improvement in borderline grade cases.
Should a student find that they are having difficulty with the course material or have personal issues that may
prevent keeping up with the class, the student should contact the professor to discuss a possible solution. Any
requests for accommodation should be addressed to the professor.
All students are encouraged to read the B.S.U. Student Handbook, Academic Requirements in the
Undergraduate Catalog, and the Fall Schedule 2008 for important information.
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