Monterey Peninsula= College

Business Div= ision

Spring 2004<= /h2>
Instructor:        =         Leandro Castillo

Course:        =              <= /span>Human Resources Management

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           &nb= sp;            = ;        Room BC201

Department & Number:     = Business 42

Office Hours:      &= nbsp;      Monday/Wednesday/Friday—<= st1:time Minute=3D"0" Hour=3D"8" w:st=3D"on">8: 00 a.m. to 9: 00 a.m.

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Telephone Number: 646-4076

E-mail         =             &n= bsp;      lcastillo@mpc.edu

Required Textbook: Human Resource Management/Essen= tial Perspective, by Mathis & Jackson, South /Western Publishing. Bring= the textbook and your notes to each class session.

        =             &n= bsp;           Applications in Human Resource Management: Cases, Exercises, and Skill Builders, by Nkomo, Fottler, & McAfee, South /Western Publishing. Bring the textboo= k and your notes to each class session.

Course Description:    Personnel/human management is concerned w= ith the effective management of people at work, including: creating a producti= ve work environment, appraising and improving performance, implementing compensation and security, strengthening employee-management relations, and international management of human resources.

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Objectives:             = ;   The course will provide a framework for managing Human Resources through strat= egic partnership. The student will develop an understanding of the organization= al environment, human resource management activities, and stakeholder satisfaction.

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Evaluation=

Class Participation and Attendance: Learning is enhanced through dialo= gue and discussions. The instructor will ask questions regarding the reading assignment. You will be expected to share thoughts on how the reading reflects today's work environment.

30%

Three Exams= —No Make-up Exams (Final E= xam at 40%)

30%

Human Resource Manager Interview: (Pa= ge 334—337) Follow instruction for Term Paper

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40%

Points

= ; Exam (3): &= nbsp; &nb= sp; 300

= ; Term Paper/Final Exam &n= bsp; 200

= ; Cases (2) &nb= sp; = ; 100

= ; Participation: = &n= bsp; 200

= ; Total: = &n= bsp; &nbs= p; 800

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Date<= /o:p>	Topics and Assignments	Unit
February 2, 2004	Course Introduction
February 4	Strategic Human Resources Management	1
February 6	C= ase 1 The New Director of HR	&nb= sp;
February 9	C= ase 2 The Human Resource Function of HB Corp	&nb= sp;
February 11	Exercises= 3 & 5	&nb= sp;
February 13	Holiday
February 16	Holiday	&nb= sp;
February 18	Organizational Performance and Global Effectiveness=	2
February 20	Case 12 Selecting a Manager for a Nigerian Facility=	&nb= sp;
February 23	Case 13 Fred Bailey: An Innocent Abroad	&nb= sp;
February 25	Skill Builder 15 Going International	&nb= sp;
February 27	Equal Employment Opportunity=	3
March 1	<= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Case 16 The Storage Room Massage	&nb= sp;
March 3	C= ase 17 Analyzing Promotion Data	&nb= sp;
March 5	Test 1
March 8	Job Analysis	4
March 10	C= ase 28 Employee Layoffs at St. Mary’s Hospital	&nb= sp;
March 12	Case 30 The Bank Merger	&nb= sp;
March 15	Exercises 31 & 34	&nb= sp;
March 17	Staffing	5
March 19	C= ase 39 Recruiting Recreational Vehicle Surveyors	&nb= sp;
March 22	Case 40 Selecting a Patient Escort	&nb= sp;
March 24	I= ncidents 46, 47, & 48	&nb= sp;
March 26	Training and Development	6
March 29	Case 52 The Safety Training Program
March 31	Case 53 The Mentoring Problem at Walnut Insurance	&nb= sp;
April 2	Test 2
April 4—10	Spring Break	&nb= sp;
April 12	Managing and Appraising Performance	7
April 14	Exercise 59
April 16	Exercise 61
April 19	Exercise 62
April 21	C= ompensation	8
April 23	<= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Case 63 The Overpaid Tellers
April 26	Case 65 Managing Nonmonetary Compensation
April 28	Test 3
April 30	Variable Pay and Benefits	9
May 3	<= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Case 66 Controlling Employee Benefit= Costs
May 5	Case 67 Evaluating Nontraditional Incentive Systems=
May 7	E= xercises 68, 70, & 72
May 10	Employee Relations	10
May 12	Case 84 The Drug Testing Problem at SC
May 14	<= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Case 86 Surfing the Internet on Comp= any Time
May 17	Incident 87, 88, & 93
May 19	Union-Management Relations	11
May 21	Term Papers Due
May 24	Case 96 The Frustrated Quality Circle Team
May 26	Case 97 The Give Back: A Case of Union Busting
May 28	Final Exam

Notes:

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Evaluation=	Class Participation and Attendance: Learning is enhanced through dialo= gue and discussions. The instructor will ask questions regarding the reading assignment. You will be expected to share thoughts on how the reading reflects today's work environment.	30%
Three Exams= —No Make-up Exams (Final E= xam at 40%)	30%
Human Resource Manager Interview: (Pa= ge 334—337) Follow instruction for Term Paper .	40%

Monterey Peninsula= College

Business Div= ision

Class Participation and Attendance: Learning is enhanced through dialo= gue and discussions. The instructor will ask questions regarding the reading assignment. You will be expected to share thoughts on how the reading reflects today's work environment.

30%

Three Exams= —No Make-up Exams (Final E= xam at 40%)

30%

.

40%

Points

Topics and Assignments

Unit

Holiday

Test 2

Spring Break

Test 3

Term Papers Due

Final Exam