Human Resource Management Certificate Program

HRMC 495

Performance Appraisals

SYLLABUS

TEXTBOOK: There is one textbook required:

Book 1: 10-Minute Guide To Performance Appraisals. By Dale Furtwengler. Macmillan USA, Inc: 2000 ISBN 0-02-863967-7

Ordering Information: You may order this book from any source that you wish. Many of the major bookstores through out the country will special order this book for you.

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This course focuses on developing a performance appraisal process that creates a work environment that promotes employee development. The materials for this course are focused on pages 1-149 in the book.

COURSE CONTENT:
1). Performance improvement
2). Employee development
3). Evaluating performance
4). Development plans
5). Employee satisfaction
6). Compensation issues
7). Sample questions
8). Effective communication
9). Meeting preparation
10). Gaining employee trust
11). Making an agreement
12). Feedback systems

COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the completion of this course, you will:

1). The goals of performance appraisals
2). How to measure both current and future desired performance
3). How to evaluate employee strengths and interests
4). Compensation issues
5). Different approaches to performance appraisals
6). How to prepare for the performance appraisal meeting
7). How to conduct the performance appraisal meeting
8). Understand the important of gaining employee trust and commitment
9). Coming to an agreement with the employee on performance appraisal
10). Successful ways to discuss opportunities for improvement
11). Different feedback systems

COURSE PROGRESSION: The course begins on the date of student enrollment. You have 90 days to complete this course. Extensions are rarely granted, and then, only for extreme emergencies or active military duty. If you do not complete the course within the 90 day time frame receive an "incomplete/withdrawal" and would have to re-register and pay tuition again if they desire to complete it.

This is a self-paced course. You may proceed at the pace that is right for you. It is acceptable to accelerate in this course and complete it in less than 90 days.

As you progress through the course, always feel free to contact me to discuss issues, questions, etc related to the course. I am there to be a mentor to you as you proceed with learning.

INSTRUCTOR CONTACT: You may contact me via email at any time. You may also request to have a meeting in a chat room with me. Please make such requests directly to me, I will then set the date and time for the chat room meeting. I will answer your emails within 48 hours of receipt.

EXAMS: There is only one examination for this certificate program. The examination may be taken upon successful completion of all of the assignments for Courses I, II, and III in this certificate program. Assignments are graded on a Pass/Fail basis. The final examination is open book, and you have three days to complete it. I will give you full instructions on accessing and taking the exam as you progress in the certificate program. The final examination covers the materials from all three courses in the certificate program. The final examination consists of objective type questions. The grade scale for the final examination is provided above.

ASSIGNMENTS: All of the assignments for this course are detailed in the classroom. Go back to the classroom page and click on "assignments."

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