TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
HRM 6635
Employee Relations, Health and Safety
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
Description
This course is designed to develop the student’s understanding of major labor laws and sound
employee/labor relations practices that promote employee engagement and retention. The course
also examines key safety legislation and methods for designing effective employee health and
risk management programs.
Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Identify the major requirements of federal labor relations legislation, including collective
representation, union organization, collective bargaining, and negotiation.
2. Contrast U.S. labor law and employment practices with those in select international
settings.
3. Identify and discuss approaches to disciplinary actions, including progressive discipline,
positive discipline, and alternative dispute resolution procedures.
4. Discuss the influences of organizational culture and how it can be used to create high
performing organizations.
5. Explain the concepts of employee rights and employer responsibilities, including
employment-at-will, due process, employee free speech rights, workplace monitoring,
and employer investigations.
6. Discuss the major provisions of OSHA and relate the major requirements of OSHA to
effective workplace practices.
7. Apply the principles of safety management (including safety policy, management
commitment, safety awareness programs, and EAPs) to the design and implementation of
effective safety programs and the creation of a healthy workplace.
8. Apply the concepts of employee/labor relations to organizational strategy in an apt
scenario.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
1 June 2016
Master Syllabus: HRM 6635
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Purpose:
To provide a basic knowledge of major labor law requirements, employee relations practices,
safety legislation, and features of effective employee health and safety programs.
Approved Text:*
Holley, W., Jennings, K., & Wolters, R. The labor relations process. Mason, OH: Cengage
Learning.]
Program SLOs Addressed by Assessment Component:
1. SLO 5.1: Students will demonstrate effective writing skills in preparing a research
report.
Assessment: The following materials are required in this course for assessment purposes.
Assignment: Research paper (length to be determined by instructor)
Related Rubric: Written Communication Rubric – MSHRM Program
See related “Instructor Guidelines for Administering MSHRM Rubrics.”
Student Engagement:
Instructors in this course will add videos, movies, site visits, guest speakers, service learning
projects, or other activities designed to engage students in experiential and active learning
activities designed to improve skills and the application of knowledge within the business
community.
Optional Reference Materials*
Friend, M., & Kohn, J. Fundamentals of occupational safety and health. Latham, MD: Rowman
& Littlefield Publishing.
Goetsch, D. Basics of occupational safety. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
* Note: The most recent edition is required unless otherwise specified.
Troy University Faculty Handbook (2010): Section 3.9.2.8 [extract] — essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
1. Course title
2. Course number +
section
3. Term
4. Instructor
5. Prerequisites
6. Office hours
7. Class days, times
8. Classroom
location
9. Office location +
e-mail address
10. Office telephone
11. Course
description,
objectives
12. Text(s)
13. Other materials
14. Grading methods, 16. General supports
criterion weights,
(computer works,
make-up policy,
writing center)
mid-term grade
17. Daily assignments,
reports
holidays, add/drop
15. Procedure, course
& open dates, dead
requirements
day, final exam
18. ADA statement
19. Electronic device
statement
20. Additional
services,
statements
21. Absence policy
22. Incomplete-work
policy
23. Cheating policy
24. Specialization
requirements
(certification,
licensure, teacher
competencies)