BA 309 - Human Resource Management (Fall-2001) Professor Breaugh

Office: 218 Computer Center Building Phone: 516-6287

e-mail address: Jbreaugh@umsl.edu Fax: 516-6420

**The information contained in this syllabus may change slightly during the semester. Changes will be announced in class. Unless otherwise noted, all assignments in this class are to represent your independent effort.

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Course Materials: I expect that you will have read the relevant material prior to class.

Harris, Human Resource Management, Dryden, 2000.

A packet of the slides used in the course will be available for purchase through the bookstore.

A few readings may be handed out; a few readings may be placed on reserve in the library.

1) Introduction 1-32

2) Employment Discrimination 34-71

3) Human Resource Planning 72-94

4) Recruitment 96-131

5) The Selection Process 132-177

6) Career Management 178-206

7) Performance Management 208-238 Sex Discrimination in Perf. Appraisal

8) Compensation Processes 240-275 .

9) Pay for Performance 276-305

10) Employee Benefits 306-335

11) Employee Training and Development 338-367

12) Work Redesign 368-393

13) Safety and Health 394-422

14) Unions: The Organizing Process 424-447

15) Unions: Negotiating . . . 448-467

16) Employee Rights 468-497

Final Exam

Exams: There will be three in-class exams. Dates will be announced well in advance.

Attendance: In order to perform well in this class, your attendance is necessary. If you miss class, you are responsible for the material covered.

Participation: For a few classes, you will be asked to prepare material for class discussion.

Written Assignment: The written assignment will be due near the end of the class. More details will be given midway through the semester.

Optional Assignment(s): During the course of the semester, you may be given the option of undertaking an optional assignment. If you choose to do so, your performance can either raise or lower your grade. More will be said about the optional assignment early in the semester.

Course Evaluation: The percentages listed are approximations. The weight given to each requirement may change slightly.

a) Exam 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%

b) Exam 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%

c) Exam 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%

d) Written Assignment . . . . . . . 25%

e) Optional Assignment(s) . . . . . can raise or lower grade no more than 8%

f) Attendance and Participation . . . (used at the border)

I believe that the subject matter of this course will be important for you no matter what career you choose. I would like to make taking this course a valuable and enjoyable experience for you. Please feel free to come see me during the course of the semester.