HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES

Doctorate of Business Administration Degree

MNG 1201

Breyer State University

Instructor: Dr. Oz Inanli, Ph.D.

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: This is a six-hour course in the curriculum for the PH.D. program in Business Administration. The course is an advanced study of applied issues in the management of human resources in organizations. The topics covered include employment discrimination, labor relations, employee safety, performance appraisal, privacy rights and personnel policy. Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to;

1). Increase your diagnostic and decision-making skills to handle and solve real-life human resource management issues and problems.
2). Define your own philosophy of human resource management.

TIME FRAME: This six-semester hour course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your textbook has arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Upon successful completion of this course, you will earn six semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOK / MATERIALS: You have one required textbook for this course:

Book 1: Human Resource Management: A General Manager's Perspective. Beer, Spector, Lawrence, Mills and Walton. 1985. The Free Press, New York, 1985: ISBN # 0029023602.

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Online Resources:

1). Human Resource Management Library at http://www.mapnp.org/library/hr_mgmnt/hr_mgmnt.htm.

2). Workforce Information on Employment Law, HRD and HRM at http://www.workforceonline.com.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Your performance will be evaluated on the following course requirements:

1- Case Assessment Report: The textbook contains 30 cases.You are required to pick out one of them at your choice and analyze it from the HRM perspective and then make recommendations. The report should not be longer than 5 pages, typed and double-spaced. It is due week 6. It consists of 30% of your final grade

How to analyze a case:

How to analyze and solve management problems is something that can be learned, and learning to analyze case studies is a long step in that direction. Learning to analyze case studies will develop your diagnostic abilities, and teach you to solve complicated organizational problems in a methodical way. Unless you are so fortunate as to be a son or daughter of the top boss, from your position lower on the management ladder, you will probably have little opportunity to see managers solving problems and making major decisions. In analyzing case studies, however, you have an opportunity to grapple with senior-level managerial situations and make important decisions. Learning to manage is a matter of learning to make decisions that will prove successful. Your proficiency in decision making will be sharpened by this experience. You will find it particularly useful should you ever be called on to be a management consultant or to propose an investment project for an organization.

The output of a case study is a set of recommendations for action. Such recommendations must be derived from the case material, data on the environment which you may compile, and your knowledge of business practices gained from other courses, or from experience. Recommendations must be made with regard to organizational objectives, strategy, policies, issues, operating problems, and implementation of all of these.

At first, you might be appalled by the mass of facts, data, opinions, events, personalities and problems that confront you in reading the case. You would be even more appalled if you were thrust unprepared into a senior management position, for the typical executive faces an even more overwhelming multitude of factors in his or her daily routine, and they are not presented in the relatively concise and orderly fashion of a case study. Do not be discouraged. After a few weeks of exercise, the fog will begin to clear.

Your task is to bring order to the material in the case, with the aim of ultimately achieving these two objectives:

1). To determine the major problems and define them with the aim of solving them.

2). To improve the situation that exists, whether it is problematic or not.

Keep in mind that many of the subject organizations have problems, and even the most problem-free organization must always actively work at improving its own performance or continuing to maintain it. Furthermore, organizations must always change to adapt themselves to the changing times. Change itself is a constant factor in the lives of all of us.

2- Research Project: Select a topic in HRM area, and write a 10-page research paper. It should be double spaced and appropriate references should be cited. Topic is subject to my approval and it must be cleared by me no later than weekend 2. Paper is to use primary as well as secondary data and to follow behavioral and social science design. Paper must be written according to APA style. In terms of format, paper should include:

a). Table of Contents.
b). Body with appropriate references.
c). Conclusions.
d). References. (use at least 5)

Topic must be applied in nature. It must have focus and depth. Although length of paper will vary, it is expected that an average length paper should be about 10 pages. This project is due last weekend (weekend 10) and its weight in your total grade is 70%.

GRADING SCALE: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

900-1000  = A
800-899    = B
700-799    = C
Below 700 = F

COMMUNICATION: I prefer communication through e-mail. However, I am also available for conversation by phone if you would like. I have two e-mail addresses you can use. Upon registration, you will receive both of my e-mail addresses. When e-mailing, always include your name and the course name in your e-mail message to me, as I may not recognize your e-mail name.

COURSE POLICIES:

Late Work: Late work is not acceptable. All assignments must be completed during the assigned times. If a conflict exists and there is an acceptable justification for it, you are responsible to contact me about making up the work. Late assignments/works automatically lose one (1) letter grade. Make ups need to be completed within one week of the missed deadline.

Extra Credit: No extra credit is available.

Academic Honor/Integrity: You are expected to do your own work, on all assignments. By being a student at Breyer State University, you pledge that you will neither knowingly give or receive any inappropriate assistance in academic work, thus affirming your personal commitment to honor and integrity.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to adm@breyerstate.com. An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.

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