Human Resource Management – BUSI 342

CG • Section 8WK • 11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 02/01/2024

Course Description

Introduces the student to the human resources/personnel functions. Topics covered include: recruitment, assessment, compensation, motivation, appraisal, development, legal environment, labor relations, employee relations, etc. Emphasis on how managers can deal with and utilize the human resources function.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

Most Human Resources Management (HRM) courses are designed for current or future HRM professionals; this course is presented from the general manager’s perspective. Managers, whatever their department or function, work with people and are constantly faced with people issues. While the HRM Department can offer assistance in some areas, it is management’s responsibility to resolve most of these issues. This course is a review of many of the important people issues confronted in organizations. It will provide a knowledge base in basic human resources topics and an in-depth review of the important current issues in the field.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a response to the provided prompt for each discussion. Each response must be 300-500 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the response, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ post. Each reply must be 250-350 words.

The post must include a Scripture reference and at least 2 scholarly, peer-reviewed sources, plus the course text, all in current APA format. Each reply must include a Scripture reference and at least 1 scholarly source, plus the course text, all in current APA format.

MindTap Assignments (8)

Each student will complete a MindTap assignment covering the chapters assigned in each Module: Week. The MindTap assignments provide the student an opportunity to review concepts discussed in the Learn material for the assigned Module: Week.

Individual Research Paper Assignments (3)

Topic

The student will choose 1 of the topics from the provided list and will submit a 50 word explanation of why he or she selected that topic.  

Outline and References

Each student will submit a full sentence outline and reference page in preparation for the final research paper.  The reference page must include at least 5 scholarly, peer-reviewed references. Current APA format must be used. 

Final

The student will write a 5-6 page research based paper in current APA format that focuses on a topic selected from a list of topics provided in the paper instructions.  The paper must include at least 5 scholarly, peer-reviewed references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible.  

Quizzes (4)

Each quiz will cover the Lean material for the assigned Module: Week. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 40 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a 1-hour time limit.