MGT431 Human Resource Management Entire Course
MGT431 Human Resource Management Entire Course
Week One – Staffing
- Describe the changing role of human resource (HR)
management in response to trends in globalization, technology, diversity,
e-business, and ethics.
- Evaluate staffing practices and selection tools for
effectiveness and legal compliance.
- Utilize various recruitment strategies to meet
organizational needs.
Course Assignments
1.
Readings
- Read Ch.
1 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read Ch.
2 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read Ch.
3 (Equal Employment Opportunity sections only) of Fundamentals of Human
Resource Management.
- Read Ch.
5 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read Ch.
6 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read this
week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
2.
Discussion Questions
- What is the new strategic role of human resources (HR)?
How does this role affect you in your current position? Is this effect
positive or negative? Why?
- What is the greatest challenge when it comes to HR
in your organization? Also, in your opinion do managers and
supervisors contribute positively or negatively to helping HR perform it’s
role?
- What are some of the legal/ethical issues that must be
taken into consideration when it comes to the HR function within an
organization?
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Briefly discuss and give examples of at least five common interviewing
mistakes that interviewers make. What recommendations would you give for
avoiding these interviewing mistakes?
- What are the major federal laws regarding equal
employment? How does your organization incorporate affirmative action into
its recruiting strategy? Is your organization¿s recruiting program
effective? Why?
3.
Individual Assignment: HR Roles and Responsibilities
- Prepare a
700- to 1,050-word paper describing the changing role of HR management in
response to trends in globalization, technology, diversity, e-business,
and ethics. Use at least five references from the reading assignment, Internet
articles, Electronic Reserve Readings articles, or HR journal articles to
support your paper.
- Format your
report according to APA standards.
4.
Learning Team Instructions
- Select classmates
to be on your Learning Team.
- Create the
Learning Team Charter.
5. Participation: All
Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during
the week. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your
class participation score.
Summary
of Week One Deliverables
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Assignment
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Individual or Learning Team
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Location
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Due
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Bio
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Individual
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Chat Room
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Thursday
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Discusison Questions (DQs)
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Individual
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Main
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Ongoing 4 Out of 7 days each week
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Participation
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Individual
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Main
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Ongoing 4 Out of 7 days each week
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Weekly Summary
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Individual
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Main
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Monday of each week
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HR Roles and Responsibilities
Paper
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Individual
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Assignment/Main Forums
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Monday, Day 7
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Week Two – Employee Development and Training
- Evaluate the components of a training program.
- Examine how the roles of training and development
influence organizational performance.
- Utilize methods of career management.
Course Assignments
1.
Readings
- Read Ch.
7 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read Ch.
9 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read Ch.
16 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read this
week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
2.
Discussion Questions
- How does HR assist management within your company to
meet their training and organizational development needs?
- Looking at the various training methods employed within
your organization, which ones are most appropriate for OJT, CBT, and
institutional, workshops, and or conferences.
- How can employee turnover and absenteeism help an
organization identify a training need?
- With decreasing funds for training and development, how
can organizations ensure that they are getting the greatest return on
their
training and development investment? - Based upon your own personal experience, with
restructuring, reengineering, and downsizing, what role has HR typically
played in being a change agent in the organizations you’ve been affiliated
with?
3.
Learner Team Assignment: Staffing Plan Paper
- Prepare a
1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you develop a staffing plan for the
organization in which you work, or one with which you are familiar.
Determine how many people you need to hire and in what functional areas,
such as manufacturing, operations, customer service, distribution,
marketing, and accounting. Develop strategies to recruit the appropriate
applicants. Include a discussion of how the strategy is legally compliant.
Use the reading assignments, interviews with your HR representatives or
staff persons, Web site articles, Electronic Reserve Readings, and HR
journal articles to support your position. Use at least two text
references.
- Format your
report according to APA standards.
4. Participation: All
Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during
the week. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your
class participation score.
Brief Summary of Week Two
Deliverables
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Assignment
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Individual or Learning Team
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Location
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Due
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Participation
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Individual
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Main
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Ongoing, 4 Out of 7 days
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Discussion
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Individual
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Main
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Ongoing 4 Out of 7 days
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Weekly Summary of Lessons Learned
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Individual
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Main
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Monday of each week
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Staffing Plan Paper
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Learner Team
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Assignment/Main Forums
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Monday, Day 7
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Week Three Compensation
and Benefits
- Analyze the impact of various compensation methods and benefit
programs on employees and organizations.
- Relate salary and benefit administration strategies to
organizational culture and performance.
- Examine how incentive plans relate to organizational
objectives.
Course Assignments
1.
Readings
- Read Ch.
11 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read Ch.
12 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read Ch.
13 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read this
week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
2.
Discussion Questions
- What is the relationship between compensation and
employee morale and retention?
- In your opinion does pay for performance really improve
performance? Why or why not?
- What are incentive plans? How might they help the
organization to achieve their objectives? Do incentive plans really
improve performance and are they cost effective? Why or why not?
- You are applying for a job as a manager and are at the
point of negotiating salary and benefits. What questions would you
ask your prospective employer concerning benefits? Describe the
benefits package you would try to negotiate for yourself.
3. Individual
Assignment: Incentive Plans Paper
- Prepare a
700- to 1,050-word paper examining how your organization¿s incentive plans
relate to organizational objectives. Evaluate how the incentives plans do,
or do not, help the organization to achieve its goals and objectives.
Utilize at least two references from the reading assignment, Internet
articles, Electronic Reserve Readings articles or HR journal articles to
support your paper.
- Format your
report according to APA standards.
4. Participation: All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4
out of 7 days during the week. Only posts in the Main classroom forum
will count towards your class participation score
Summary of Week Three Deliverables
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Assignment
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Individual or Learning Team
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Location
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Due
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Participation
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Individual
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Main
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Ongoing, 5 Out of 7 days
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Discussion
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Individual
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Main
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Ongoing 5 Out of 7 days
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Weekly Summary of Lessons Learned
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Individual
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Main
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Monday of each week
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Incentive Plans Paper
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Individual
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Assignment/Main Forums
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Monday, Day 7
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Week Four Employee
Relations
1.
Readings
- Read Ch.
8 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read Ch.
10 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read Ch.
14 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
- Read this
week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
2.
Discussion Questions
- What is HR’s role in the performance appraisal process
and how does HR’S role impact the organization’s success?
- Using your company as an example, explain the type of
performance appraisal system that is in effect in your organization?
In your opinion do they motivate employees? Why or why not?
- What are some common problems when administering
employee policies in an organization? What are the controversies
surrounding employment-at-will? How effective are the employee relations
programs in your organization? Why or why not?
- What are some advantages and disadvantages of various
types of performance appraisal systems? (i.e., MBO, graphic rating scale,
forced distribution, ranking, 360, etc.,) Which one of these methods
would you say is the most effective at helping the organization attain
their objectives.
- What is employee/labor relations? What is human
resources (HR) role in maintaining effective working relationships with
unions? How can HR develop proactive policies that reduce the likelihood
of union organization?
3. Learning Team Assignment: Total Compensation Methods
Paper
Prepare a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper
which analyzes the effect of various compensation methods and benefit programs
on employees and organizations. Relate salary and benefit administration
strategies to organizational
culture and performance. Use at least four references from the reading
assignments, Internet articles, Electronic Reserve Reading articles, or HR
journal articles in the paper.
4. Participation:
All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of during
the week. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your
class participation score.
Summary of Week Four Deliverables
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Assignment
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Individual or Learning Team
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Location
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Due
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Participation
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Individual
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Main
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Ongoing, 4 Out of 7 days
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Discussion
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Individual
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Main
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Ongoing 4 Out of 7 days
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Weekly Summary of Lessons Learned
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Individual
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Main
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Monday of each week
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Total Compensation Methods Paper
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Learner Team
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Assignment/Main Forums
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Monday, Day 7
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Week Five Safety and
Health
- Analyze contemporary safety and health management
issues in the workplace.
- Forecast the relationship of the five primary human
resource management functions to organizational success.
Course Assignments
1.
Readings
- Read Ch.
3 (Safety and Health sections only) of Fundamentals of Human Resource
Management.
- Read this
week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
2. Discussion Questions
·
Would you say that your organization is proactive or reactive when it comes to
safety management? What are some of the safety issues in your organization?
- What is the relationship between safety and health
management strategies and employee morale?
- What are some safety issues within your organization?
What is your organization doing to be proactive with regard to safety
management? How can an organization improve its bottom line by reducing
safety and health claims?
- If you were the HR/safety manager in your organization
how would you go about minimizing the occurrence of unsafe acts on the
part of employees?
- What are some future trends and challenges for human
resource (HR) management? What can HR do to support the organization’s
strategies for growth and quality? How can technology improve HR
decisions?
3.
Individual Assignment: Final Examination
- Prepare to
take the Final Examination.
4.
Learning Team Assignment: Trends and Challenges Paper and Presentation
- Prepare a
1,400- to 1,750-word paper discussing existing trends and challenges in HR
management. Address the following in your paper:
o
Discuss how a complete performance management system differs from the use of
annual performance appraisals.
o
Evaluate the effectiveness of various performance appraisal methods and
possible problems affecting performance appraisals.
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Discuss the advantages of managing turnover in organizations.
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Examine contemporary safety and health management issues in the workplace.
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Include a discussion of future trends and challenges in HR management.
- Format your
report according to APA standards.
5.
Participation: All Week: Remember to participate in
the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during the week. Only posts in the Main
classroom forum will count towards your class participation score
Summary of Week Five Deliverables
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Assignment
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Individual or Learning Team
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Location
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Due
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Participation
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Individual
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Main
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Ongoing, 4 Out of 7 days
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Discussion
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Individual
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Main
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Ongoing 4 Out of 7 days
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Final Exam
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Individual
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Assignments Forum
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Monday, Day 7
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Trends and Challenges Paper and
Presentation
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Learner Team
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Assignments forum
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Monday, Day 7
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