WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
CENTRAL PARK FOREST (PHOENIX) CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
SYLLABUS
1. Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging,
learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and
humankind.
2. Course: MGMT 5309 – Strategies of Human Resource Management
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Term: Winter, November 10, - December 20, 2014
4. Instructor: Dr. Robinson
5. Office Phone Number and WBU Email Address: (include area code and the email address to be
utilized in this class) 623-297-1610 lillian.robinson@wayland.wbu.edu lrobinson42@cox.net
6. Office Hours, Building, and Location 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Goodyear Arizona
7. Class Meeting Time and Location: 5:30 pm – 9:40 pm Monday/Wednesday
8. 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.
9. Prerequisites: BUAD 5300 (For the M.P.A. MGMT 3304 only).
10. Required Textbook and Resources:
BOOK
Human Resource
Management
AUTHOR
Mathis
ED YEAR
14th 2014
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
REVIEW
Cengage
Learning
9781-13395-3104
11/25/13
11. Optional Materials:
12. Course Outcome Competencies:
Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
 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.
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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.
13. Attendance Requirements:
The instructor may excuse absences for valid reasons, but missed work must be made up within the
semester/term of enrollment. Except final papers and exams.
Work missed through unexcused absences must also be made up within the semester/term of enrollment.
Work missed through unexcused absences must also be made up within the semester/term of enrollment,
but unexcused absences may carry further penalties. Students will lose 10% of their grade for every day
assignment is late.
In the event of two consecutive weeks of unexcused absences in a semester/term of enrollment, the
student will be administratively withdrawn, resulting in a grade of "F".
A "Contract for Incomplete" will not be issued to a student who has unexcused or excessive
absences recorded for a course.
Students receiving Military Tuition Assistance or Veterans Administration educational benefits must not
exceed three unexcused absences in the semester/term of enrollment. Excessive absences will be reported
to the appropriate agency and may result in a monetary penalty to the student.
Report of a "F" grade (attendance or academic) resulting from excessive absence for those students who
are receiving financial assistance from agencies not mentioned above will be reported to the appropriate
agency
14. 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.”
15. Course Requirements and Grading Criteria:
Midterm - Open Book - 30 points
Final Paper -Written Paper - 15 points
You will be required to write a paper on Human Resources. Your paper must be 5 – 7 pages long, APA style, with 3
references. You do not need an abstract page for this paper.
Final Paper Presentation – 15 points
Your final 5 minute presentation will be graded on clarity, substance, and relevance.
Human Resources Exercise - 10 points – In class exercise
3 Weekly Article - 15 points (5 points each)
Case Study - 10 points – In Class exercise
Class participation 5 points – you must be involved in the discussion to earn your points.
Please note that if you are absent during the in class assignments, you can submit a 900 word paper on the
topics discussed. The paper has to be turned in to the instructor prior to the next class meeting date.
**Your final paper has to be presented and you have to write your paper and submit it to earn the full 30
points (No exceptions).
100 – 90
89 – 80
79 – 70
69 – 60
A
B
C
D
Below 60 is Failing
Instructor will not accept late work after 2 days. All late work will be reduced by 10 %.
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 Executive Vice
President/Provost to the 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.
16. Tentative Schedule: (Calendar, Topics, Assignments)
Week 1 – (Monday) November 10
Introductions
Chapters 1, 2, and 3
Choose a topic for your paper
Week 1 – (Wednesday) November 12
Email your paper topics to the instructor
Chapters 4, 5, and 6
Week 2 – (Monday) November 17
Class will be held on Blackboard – Please make sure you access to your black board
Chapters 7 and 8
Week 2 (Wednesday) November 19
Chapter 9
Human Resources Exercise
First Article is due
No Class Thanksgiving Week
Week 3 (Monday) Dec 1
Class will be held on Blackboard
Chapters 10 and 11
Midterm will be emailed
Week 3 (Wednesday) Dec 3
Chapter 12
Midterm due back to the instructor
Second Article due
Week 4 (Monday) Dec 8
Chapter 13
Class will be held on Blackboard
Week 4 (Wednesday) Dec 10
Chapter 14 and 15
Third Article is due
Week 5 (Monday) Dec 15
Chapter 1
Final Papers are due
In Class Scenario
Week 5 (Wednesday) Dec 17
Final Papers Presentations are due
17. Additional information as desired by the faculty member. The syllabus is can be adjusted at the discretion of the
Instructor.