HRM 459 Section B001
Personnel Planning & Selection
(3 Credit Hours)
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY
Fall 2009
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Meeting Time and Location
Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m., Meier Hall Room 206
Instructor’s Contact Information
Name:
Dr. David Scarborough
Office Location:
Meier Hall, Room 334
Office Hours:
Spearfish:
Mondays 5-6 pm in Rapid City
Wednesdays 11am-Noon
Tues & Thurs 11am - Noon
Fridays by appointment
Rapid City: Mondays 5-6 pm
Location:
MCB 206W
BHSU Phone:
605-642-6159
E-Mail Address:
davidscarborough@bhsu.edu
Course Description
This course examines the theories and techniques guiding personnel
planning and employee selection as practiced in the United States. Students develop
expertise in determining staffing needs, conducting job analysis, writing job
descriptions, evaluating recruiting strategies and various employee selection
procedures. The legal framework of employment legislation is introduced, as are a
wide range of employee selection methods and related management practices.
Course Prerequisites
HRM 417 Human Resource Management
Description of Instructional Methods
The course consists of textbook readings; supplemental readings; online supplements,
notes, lectures and class discussion.
Course Requirements
Required Text and Materials
Staffing Organizations, 6th Edition by Herbert G Heneman III, University of Wisconsin Madison & Timothy A Judge, University of Florida at Gainesville, Hardcover, 744 pages
©2006, ISBN 0072987227
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Course Goals and Student Learning Outcomes
The goal of this course is to provide students with an orientation to human resource
planning and employee selection, a specialty function in the broader field of Human
Resources. Students are introduced to fundamental employment concepts including
personnel planning, job analysis and evaluation, internal and external recruiting,
employee selection procedures and employee on-boarding, orientation and retention
practices. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Describe the overall strategy and impact of the employment function in modern
organizations.
2. Understand the broad legal framework of regulations governing employment
practices in the United States.
3. Develop an understanding of job analysis and job evaluation as it relates to
staffing.
4. Evaluate recruiting strategies and procedures appropriate to different types of
organizations and workforce populations.
5. Identify and define a wide range of employee selection techniques, both qualitative
and quantitative, used to screen applicants and to hire new employees.
Evaluation Procedures and Guidelines for Course Requirements
Assessment
Four examinations will be administered during the semester, including the final exam.
Given the fact-based nature of the course content, grading will reflect the degree to
which the student is able to correctly respond to examination questions covering course
material. Percent of correct answers on all tests will be averaged to obtain a mean
score constituting the final course score. Letter grade assignment will be as follows:
Grading Scale
A – Superior
B – Above Average
C – Average
D – Below Average
F – Failing
(90 – 100%)
(80 – 89%)
(70 – 79%)
(60 – 69%)
(0 -- 59%)
An extra credit assignment, consisting of on-line and library research leading to a
written paper, may be assigned at the discretion of the instructor.
Attendance Policy
Attendance at all class sessions is expected. No make-up examinations will be given for
students who miss class due to unexcused absences. Students will be allowed to make
up graded work if an absence is due to participation in university-sponsored activities,
provided prior notification of the impending absence has been given to the instructor.
Other students will be allowed to make up graded work only if the instructor has been
notified in advance and the absence has been pre-approved by the instructor. NOTE: Emailing the instructor a few minutes prior to class does not constitute an excused
absence.
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Academic Honesty
Acts of academic dishonesty, including: (1) the use or giving of any unauthorized
assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations; (2) the use of sources beyond
those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems,
or carrying out other assignments; (3) acquisition, without permission, of tests or other
academic material belonging to a member of the institutional faculty or staff; or (4)
plagiarism will result in disciplinary sanctions that could result in the student receiving a
failing grade for the assignment or the course, or more severe disciplinary sanctions
imposed by the university. Plagiarism is defined as: “the use, by paraphrase or direct
quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear
acknowledgement consistent with accepted practices of the discipline; or the
unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in
the selling of term papers or other academic materials.” Note: plagiarism also includes
materials obtained from Internet sites. Source: Student Handbook
Make-up Policy
If you know that you will be absent at the time an exam is to be administered, please
arrange to take the exam prior to the exam date listed in the syllabus. In case of illness,
notification needs to be given prior to the exam. ALL WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ARE
DUE AT 9:30 A.M. ON THE DATE LISTED IN THE “TENTATIVE COURSE
OUTLINE/SCHEDULE” SECTION OF THIS SYLLABUS. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS
WILL BE ACCEPTED UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH
THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR.
ADA Statement
Reasonable accommodations, as arranged through the Disabilities Services
Coordinator, will be provided students with documented disabilities. Contact the BHSU
Disabilities Services Coordinator, Mike McNeil, at 605-642-6099, (Jacket Legacy Room
in the Student Union) or via email at mikemcneil@bhsu.edu for more information.
Additional information can also be found at
http://www.bhsu.edu/StudentLife/Learning/DisabilityServices/tabid/162/Default.aspx
Freedom in Learning
Under Board of Regents and University policy student academic performance may be
evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated
to academic standards. Students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data
or views offered in any course of study and to reserve judgment about matters of
opinion, but they are responsible for learning the content of any course of study for
which they are enrolled. Students who believe that an academic evaluation reflects
prejudiced or capricious consideration of student opinions or conduct unrelated to
academic standards should contact the chair of the department in which the course is
being taught to initiate a review of the evaluation.
Incompletes
Except for the conditions stated below, a grade of incomplete will not be approved by
the Dean of the College of Business and Technology.
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1. A student must have completed approximately 75% of the required work in a
course, including homework, exams, projects, and papers.
2. A student must have a valid and documented medical condition or personal
situation that prevents her or him from completing the remaining coursework by
the end of the semester.
Substandard performance up to the time of the request is NOT a valid reason for giving
an incomplete.
Computer Use Statement
Students using state-provided computer hardware, software, and services are expected
to use such items for educational purposes only and in an efficient, ethical, and lawful
manner.
*Note: This course syllabus may be adjusted and/or corrected at the discretion of
the instructor.
Course Outline/Schedule
Date
Assignment/Activity
Tues 9/1
Abbreviated Class, no lecture-Instructor at Conference
Review course syllabus (on line) and course introduction
Read Chapter 1: “Staffing Models and Strategy”
Thurs 9/3
No Class-Instructor at Conference
Read Chapter 2: “Legal Compliance”
Tues 09/8
Staffing Models & Strategy, Legal Compliance
Read Chapter 3: “Planning”
Thurs 9/10
Planning
Tues 9/15
Planning
Read Chapter 4: “Job Analysis and Rewards”
Thurs 9/17
Job Analysis
Tues 9/22
Job Analysis, Review for Exam #1
Thurs 9/24
Exam #1 over Chapters 1- 4
Read Chapter 5: “External Recruitment”
Tues 9/29
External Recruitment
Thurs 10/1
External Recruitment
Read Chapter 6: “Internal Recruitment”
Tues 10/6
Internal Recruitment
Thurs 10/8
Internal Recruitment Review for Exam #2
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Date
Assignment/Activity
Tues 10/13 Exam #2: Chapters 5 & 6
Read Chapter 7: “Measurement”
Thurs 10/15 Measurement
Tues 10/20 Measurement
Read Chapter 8: “External Selection Part 1”
Thurs 10/22 External Selection 1: Prediction and Initial Assessment Methods
Read Chapter 9: “External Selection Part 2”
Tues 10/27 External Selection1 (Last day to drop with automatic “W”)
Thurs 10/29 External Selection 2: Methods and Legal Issues
Read Chapter 10: “Internal Selection”
Tues 11/3
External Selection 2: Assessment Methods
Thurs 11/5
External Selection 2: Assessment and Legal Issues
Review for Exam #3
Tues 11/10 Exam #3 over Chapters 7-9
Read Chapter 10: Internal Selection
Thurs 11/12 Internal Selection
Tues 11/17 Internal Selection
Read Chapter 11: Employment Decision Making
Thurs 11/19 Employment Decision Making
Read Chapter 12: “Final Match”
Tues 11/24 Final Match (Contracts, Offers, Orientation & Legal Issues)
Thursday 11/26
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Tues 12/1
Final Match (Contracts, Offers, Orientation & Legal Issues)
Thurs 12/3
Real world research in employee selection
Tues 12/8
Real world research in employee selection
Thurs 12/10 Review for Final Examination
Thurs 12/15 Final Examination 11:30am – 1:00pm Chapters 10 – 12
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