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School of Business Studies
Fairbanks Campus, Alaska
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Wayland Baptist University 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
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Course Name: MGMT 5345 – (FB20) Employee Recruitment and Selection
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Term and Year: Spring Semester: February 24, 2014 - May 17, 2014.
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Name of Instructor: Dr. Nick O. Ejimabo, Associate Professor of Business and
Education
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Office Phone and Email: (907) 377-4398, ejimabon@wbu.edu
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Office Hours, Tuesday 1- 6pm (Other by appointments) Building and Location: 2623
Wabash Avenue, Suite 109, Eielson - AFB.
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Class Meeting Time and Location: Tuesday , Eielson. Bldg./Rm TBD. Time 6-10pm.
9. Catalog Description: The Course focused on the philosophy of human resource management: planning, personnel forecasting, and the selection of qualified employees.
The MGMT 5345 is a comprehensive study of current practices in human resource management with reference to staffing. Topics include HR planning, recruitment, selection, performance evaluation, training, development, career management, compensation, job analysis, labor relations, and legal constraints etc.
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Prerequisite : MGMT 5309.
11. Required Textbook and Resources :
BOOK AUTHOR ED YEAR PUBLISHER
Staffing
Organizations Heneman/ Judge 7th 2012 McGraw-Hill
ISBN#
9780078112683
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: Sixth Edition
(2010). American Psychological Association: Washington, DC. Go to: http://www.apa.org
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Optional Materials :
Other Requirements essential to the course
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Textbook readings, case analysis, text assignments, group presentation, and relevant literature review.
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Access to and an operational knowledge of email and the worldwide web.
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Research tools essential to the course
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Use of the library, WBU intranet, and worldwide web.
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Course Outcome Competencies : Upon the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
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Define the role of Human Resources in today’s high-powered work place.
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Discuss the nature of staffing to include models and strategies.
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Explain aspects of support activities; legal compliance, planning, job analysis, and rewards.
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Discuss recruitment from internal and external environment perspectives.
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Explain aspects of selection.
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Discuss the employment activity to include decision-making and final selection.
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Explain aspects of the staffing system and retention.
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Explain the importance of human capital (training) and examine models of training.
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Develop a resource base for managing Human Resource issues.
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Determine impacts of government policy on the Human Resource element of the firm.
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Interpret legal requirements levied on Human Resource Management.
Context:
This course (MGMT 5345) is a graduate course. The aim is to enable our department to extend the opportunity of studying with the Wayland Baptist at Fairbanks- Alaska to students and learners anywhere in the world, in a way that fits with the ongoing, global, diverse, and crowded programs in our society.
Audience:
This Course (MGMT 5345) is intended for graduates in leadership and management studies, business, communication, political and health administration, military, sciences, career development and training as well as teachers’ formation and continual education. It provides a vital knowledge and efficient aspects human resources management practices and its applications to the real world situations.
Instructional Methods:
In general, people have preferred learning style, perceive and process information differently.
Thus, this class will present and process information in a variety of ways that include; lectures, discussions, readings, presentations, reflections on concepts of adult learning and research. The study of Staffing, Recruitment and Selection in Organization is the focus of this class.
14.Attendance Requi rements : As stated in the Wayland Catalog, students enrolled at one of the
University’s external campuses should make every effort to attend all class meetings. All absences must be explained to the instructor, who will then determine whether the omitted work may be made up. When a student reaches that number of absences considered by the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and file an unsatisfactory progress report with the campus executive director. Any student who misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings will receive a grade of F in the course. Additional attendance policies for each course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are considered a part of the
University’s attendance policy.
Additional Attendance requirement: Excessive late arrivals or early departures will be taken into consideration. Material will be discussed in class and included in the exams that are not in the book. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain any material missed by not attending class for any reason. The student must not miss any more than 25% of the class. Any more misses may
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result in failure of the class. In case of TDY’s the instructor should be notified as soon as possible.
15. 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.”
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY : Students are responsible for reading, understanding, obeying, and respecting all academic policies, with added emphasis being placed upon academic progress policies, appearing in the Wayland Baptist University Academic Catalog applicable to their curriculum and/or program of study.
16. Course Requirements: Grading Assignments and Points a. Journal Article (Individual Project): Each student will select and read an HRM related article from one of the Research-Oriented Journals listed in Appendix B of your text. You may choose your own topic in line with the course objectives. Some students have been successful using a project related to their own employment.. Write an independent 5-page minimum paper (APA) and orally present a very short summary to class (5-10 minutes). A signup sheet will space these presentations throughout the semester. Some examples will be discussed in the class.
Your selected topic/s MUST be approved by the course Instructor. Total value of 100 points.
b. Research/Term Paper (Team project): A minimum 12 - 15pages (content pages, excluding cover sheet, abstract and references) on a subject directly related to Human Resource Management is be required. This paper must be original for this class. Topics must be listed on sign-up sheet and initialed by instructor. Potential subject lists will be available. Proper APA format is required. E xamples from some research articles will be shown and discussed in the class.
(Hint: You cannot wait until the due date to start this assignment). Total point value of 200 points. c. Examinations: Two examinations ( Mid-Term 200 points and Final 200 points ) will be given during the term. Questions will be mostly multiple choices along with some essay questions.
Total point value of 400 points. d. Reflection paper/ Current Events Articles : All students will be prepared to brief an article of interest regarding human resource management (4 Reflective paper in all). The articles will serve as discussion topics for the beginning of class. Articles may be from the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Barron’s or a Human Resources Journal. Articles must be no more than years old. All articles must be prepared for oral presentation. Merely reading the article or a portion of it to the class is insufficient.
Total point value of: 200. e. Attendance: In Class Discussion, Blackboard Discussion, and Participation
You are expected to attend, participate and respond to the discussions and questions in every class. It involves answering of questions, personal experience, and suggestion on what you think about the class/blackboard discussions and topics. Class participation is a grade activity that reflects preparedness for class as well as attendance. Arrive on time with assigned reading and papers completed on the prearranged deadline. Total point value of 100 points.
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17. This course outline serves merely as the anticipated roadmap I hope to use during this 11 weeks program. However, due to circumstances and the dynamic nature of this course, there may be some changes in the schedule. During such situations, you will be advised and changes will be discussed and noted accordingly. The dates and weeks listed below are the dates by which the course materials are expected to have been read.
WK Dates Topic Activities & Discussions Readings Assignments
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Feb. 25.
March 4.
Introduction/Course Overview. Chapter 1 Staffing
Models and Strategy
Chapter 2 Legal Compliance
Chapter 3 Planning
Submit Research topic and brief description.
Textbook: Ch. 1
Team/group formation
Textbook: Ch. 1&2
Reflection paper# 1 due
Research materials
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Chapter 4 Job Analysis and Rewards
Chapter 5 External Recruitment
Guest Speaker/film
Reflection Paper #2 due
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March 25.
April 1.
April 8.
Spring Break March 17 – 21, 2014
Chapter 6 Internal Recruitment
Chapter 7 Measurement
Mid-Term Exam covering Sections (Ch. 1-8).
Chapter 8 External Selections
Chapter 9 External Selection II
Mid Term Exam Review
Mid-Term Exam
Reflection Paper# 3 due
(electronically). Field
Work Experience
7 April 15. Chapter 10 Internal Selection
Chapter 11 Decision Making
Individual Project
/Journal/ Summary presentation & paper due
8 April 22 .
Chapter 12 Final Match
Discussion on HRM Practices/Journal Review
Case study
(SHRM Seminar)
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April 29.
May 6.
Chapter 13 Staffing System Management.
Chapter 14 Retention Management
Research/Term paper due &
Presentation
Reflective#4 Paper due
Review of Final Exam
11 May 13. Final Exam covering chapters 8-14
18. Grading Schema/Scale:
Final Exam
Note: The School or Professor reserves the right to alter this schedule as needed.
A = 90-100%,
B = 80-89%,
C = 70-79%,
D = 60-69%
F = 59 and below
I = Incomplete
Other Rubrics will to be discussed in the class for more clarity.
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Grading Weight (based on 1000 points possible)
Assignments
4 Reflection Paper
Mid-Term Exam
Journal/ Summary & Presentation
Research/Term Paper
Final Exam
Attendance and participation
Total Points
Possible Points Earned Points
200
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100
200
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Note: All assignments will have due dates and late penalties. Failure to submit assignments on time will result in the reduction of your grade by 10 points per 24-hour period following the due date.
19. Format of Course deliverables
All course assignment must be submitted in the class. All course deliverables must be constructed in Times New Roman, 12pt font, double spaced, and submitted in Microsoft Word format. The use of APA format prescribed in the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association 6 th
Edition is encouraged.
CLASSROOM COURTESY: Exhibit courtesy to everyone in your class by being on time and staying for the entire class time. Turn cell phones off and do not use them during class.
C ell phones:
There will be NO class disruptions due to cell phones. Ringers must be turned off prior to class.
If you have an emergency, quietly leave the classroom. If disruptions occur, points may be deducted from your final grade. If examinations or quizzes require a calculator, bring one that is
NOT integrated with your cell phone.
20. POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The University proudly adheres to high standards of intellectual, moral, ethical, and spiritual values. It entrusts each student with the solemn obligation of preserving these standards. In light of revelation, reason, and custom of the
Christian community from which the University has grown, personal integrity in keeping with
New Testament standards is expected of all students. Academic dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarism, may be grounds for disciplinary action by the University and, at minimum, will result in a grade of zero /F on that project.
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