Syllabus for HR class

Class meets Tuesdays Room 102 and Thursdays 115

Course Objectives:
• Overall course objectives may include that students be able to:
• 1. write a detailed and specific job description that can be utilized as a multi-purpose
document focusing functions and responsibilities,
• 2. construct appropriate recruiting strategies,
• 3. develop effective interviewing questions in the context of an overall selection strategy,
• 4. analyze the content of any job using a standard job analysis system (i.e. the Hay
system),
• 5. describe the critical factors in performance appraisal and discuss the difference
between the effective and ineffective job performance appraisals,
• 5. compare the contrast a variety of compensation strategies and fringe beneit packages,
• 7. construct an in-depth self-evaluation of educational and training needs for future
development and be able to apply the same methods to evaluations of others,
• 8. recognize the major legal issues facing employers in the work place.

In person

Our class meetings will be used for working on exercises, discussions, case studies, role
plays and a little lecturing, but not too much.

Download and printout 10 copies: Attendance and Participation Form

Day and Date Time

Week 1 Introductions and Getting started

Review of class and requirements, discussion possible evaluation methods, getting

started in HR - what is it and what will we study

Using the web for HR research. Starting with http://www.hr-guide.com/

For next week

Doing a job analysis: http://www.job-analysis.net/

Download, print, read and bring to class on Tuesday: Job description handout

Listen to: Job Analysis and Description: Slideshow on the job analysis and job
description

To view the slide shows you will need RealPlayer. Here is the link for a free
download:
http://www.realplayerweb.com/co/real/realplayerweb/p4_download.asp?
sid=M2AG0002cGS

Week Two Job Analysis and Job Descriptions

O-net is a super place to expanded your understanding of job description. It

includes some suggestions for KSA and other considerations for the job. It also has
an interesting feature where you can look at KSA's independent of the jobs in terms
of their descriptions and applicability to certain kinds of work. It also helps you see
more clearly the difference between knowledge and skill and ability - a distinction
that often perplexes people. This is a must see and must use resources:

http://online.onetcenter.org/find/

Discussion job description paper.

Develop job description using format from handout. Click here for sample job
description

Verbs to use in job descriptions: http://www.job-analysis.net/G053.htm

Week 3 Recruiting methods

View Slide show 2: Recruiting and Selection Slideshow on the recruiting and
selection

Jim Collins – the importance of having the right people on the bus in the right seats:
http://www.jimcollins.com/lab/firstWho/index.html

Visit The Monster at http://www.monster.com/

Develop a recruiting plan from your job description. Click here for sample
recruiting paper

Recruiting approach: Who, Where, How: Horton Hires a Who

Week 4 Selection methods

Click on http://www.hr-guide.com/selection.htm, download and print front page

and from the upper left category:

“Methods” select the following hyperlinks and print out the pages for each:

• “Overview”,
• “Interview”,
• “Biographical Information”,
• “Cognitive Abilities Test”,
• “Work Sample Tests”.

Pre-interviewing strategies: the Richards’ System

Developing a selection paper. Click here for sample selection paper

Testing as a selection tool

 Interviewing as a selection tool

Create a selection strategy to select the best person for the job above from your recruiting
pool. Describe the methods you will use to examine the applicants from those you
recruited to decide on who the best candidate for the job is.

Week 5 Performance evaluation options

Slide show 3: Performance Evaluations Slideshow on performance evaluation

Create a performance evaluation system that measures the effectiveness of the person’s
performance on the job you chose.

How to write performance standards

360 Performance evaluations

Connecting the dots

Sample performance evaluation paper

Week 6 Compensation and motivation issues

Slide show 4: Compensation Slideshow on compensation

Create a pay system and fringe benefit package for the job above. For example, how you
will decide the difference in pay for one kind of job versus another kind of job. Explain
how you think the job should be paid. Explain why you chose this method. Will you
grant raises or bonus? How will you determine who gets a raise or a bonus? What fringe
benefits will you include? Why?

Motivation Theories

Pointing to Pay

Sample compensation paper

IBS HR GRADES CLICK HERE POSTED 9.30.09

Grading

On line slide show evaluation = 51

Attendance = 42

Participation = 60

Presentations = 62

Project paper (3 x 17) = 51

Total = 266

Grade Scores:

240-266 = 10 points

210 - 240 = 9 points

180 - 210 = 8 points

150 - 180 = 7 points

120 - 150 = 6 points

90 - 120 = 5 points