HRMT1101, Winter 2024, Section Syllabus

Course Information
HRMT1101 | Winter 2024, Term 1232 | Section OA02
Course Name: Fundamentals of Human Resources Management
Course Details: In the current diverse and changing workforce, human resources management leverages employee
differences to help organizations gain strategic competitive advantage. Students will explore the role of human
resources management and examine the legal and environmental context of human resources in this course.
Students will also identify the functional areas of human resources management including planning, recruitment,
selection, training and development, performance management, total compensation, workplace health and safety,
and employee and labour relations.
Course Start/End Dates: January – April 2024
Delivery Method:

Instructor Information
Name: PARM MARWAY
Contact Information: PARMM@NAIT.CA
Office Hours: WEDNESDAYS @ 2PM

Learning Resources
Required Learning Materials:
1) Smith, J.R. & Golden, P.A. (2010). HRManagement: Human resource management simulation. Interpretive
Simulations: Charlottesville, VA.
 On class Moodle site, click on the link to purchase the HRM Simulation and choose HRMT1101-section
(Instructor’s Last Name). Instructions to use the code purchased at the bookstore are on Moodle
 For support, contact: support@interpretive.com
2) Schwind, H., Uggerslev, K., Wagar, T., & Fassina, N. (2022). Canadian human resource management:
A strategic approach (13th ed.). Toronto, Ontario: McGraw Hill.

Alternate Learning Resources:

 Microsoft Office with Excel – download for free from your student portal
 Cases and supplementary learning resources provided in class.

For the assignments/assessments in this course, the use of any Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
tools is not permitted. The assignments/assessments are intended to measure each student’s ability
to generate their own work. Your unique comprehension and interpretation of the course content
must be demonstrated in order to be successful. Using prohibited resources will be considered
academic misconduct and be addressed following SR 1.3 Academic Integrity Procedure.

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Assessments | Evaluation
Discussions and Debates (10%)

Date: Weeks 1-13

Details: Active engagement in the discussion and debate activities completed during class time and break-out
activities. Participation in assigned cases, textbook activities, discussions, class polls, group presentations, and guest
speaker presentations. You must be in attendance and come prepared to fully engage in discussions, breakout room
discussions. You are expected to listen to the comments of others, respond with supporting or conflicting ideas. To
receive full marks, you cannot just be a passive listener. Lectures and chapter activities support and apply HR
concepts and support learning outcomes 1 to 4. .

HRM Simulation Activities: Decisions, Rationales, & Presentation (40%)

Dates: Weeks 1-14

 Weeks 1-14: Complete HRMT Simulation play: While staying within budget, make effective HRM decisions
that work towards increasing productivity, quality, diversity, retention, and morale; while reducing
grievances, accidents, overtime, and absenteeism. Please see planning calendar for the schedule of special
decisions
 Week 2: HRM: Simulation Case Quiz (2%)
 Weeks 3-6: Year 1 Competitive Industry Ranking (5%)
 Weeks 9-13: Year 2 Competitive Industry Ranking (5%)
 Weeks 4-14: Team Presentation(s) of Quarter Comparative Results & Special Decision (10%) & Advising (2%)
 Week 14: Concepts Quiz (2%)
 Week 14: HRM Simulation Project Final Report (14%)
Details: Student groups will participate in the web based HRM Simulation (http://www.interpretive.com). The project
requires teams to compete in managing an HR Department of a medium-sized manufacturing firm. In completing this
project, teams will be able to apply the principles learned in the course in making strategic HR decisions and
observing their impact. Simulation activities will support learning outcomes 1 to 4.

Teams Rankings (5% per simulation year): competitive results of HRM simulation play will be based on the balanced
scorecard: Teams in the top quarter will receive 5%; teams in the second quarter will receive 4%; teams in the third
quarter will receive 3%; and teams in the bottom quarter will receive 2%. Teams will be penalized 1% for going
overbudget and 1% for not advancing play by deadlines set on the planning calendar and on the simulation. During
the first week, students will be given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the simulation through individual
benchmark play. Students must demonstrate that they have completed two practice rounds before being placed on a
team.

Peer evaluation (available on the simulation website) gives students 100 points to disperse among the various team
members. For example, with four team members, everyone would receive 25 points from each team member for a
score of 100 if everybody contributed equally.

Mid Semester Written Assessment (25%)

Date: Week 9 – 90 minutes

Details: A 90-minute assessment will consist of short-answer questions, case-based questions, and application-based
multiple choice and true or false questions. The assessment is closed book and 1.5 hours in length; it will cover
learning outcomes 1, 2, and some of 4.

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Final Written Assessment (25%)

Date: Week 15 – 90 Minutes

Details: A 90-mintute assessment will consist of short-answer questions, case-based questions, and application-based
multiple choice and true or false questions. The assessment is closed book and 1.5 hours in length; it will cover
learning outcomes 3 and 4.

Exam Conflicts: JRSSB actively mitigates known scheduling-based conflicts where possible during the coordinated
assessment period. Students are responsible for ensuring their coordinated assessment period is free of scheduling-
based conflicts by reporting any un-addressed scheduling-based conflicts to JRSSB’s exam coordination team.
Students must report un-addressed scheduling-based conflicts to busexams@nait.ca immediately upon discovery and
prior to the start of the coordinated assessment period.
Exam Deferrals: The Deferred Exam process is designed to assist students with extenuating circumstances beyond the
student’s control. An exam must be at least 20% of the final course grade to be eligible for a deferral. Please contact
your instructor regarding exams worth less than 20% of your final mark. The Student must initiate NAIT's Deferred
Exam Booking Process; a completed Deferred Exam Request Form(s) must be sent to busexams@nait.ca for
processing. For more details, please refer to the Grades Procedure, section 4.5.

Course Delivery Plan: Planning Calendar

Week Lecture & Simulation Requirements & Course Team Presentations -

Textbook Activities Note: see team sign-up
schedule for week that your
Chapters team is presenting!
Presentations are in the last
scheduled class of the week.
1  Introduction to Course & Simulation
Jan. 8-12  HRM Simulation purchase and completion
Monday, of two individual quarters. Note: you must
January 8 complete two individual quarters to gain
Classes access to Team sign-up.
Commence
2  Chapter 1:  HRM Simulation purchase and completion
Jan. 15-19 Strategic of two individual quarters. Note: you must
Human complete two individual quarters to gain
Resource access to Team sign-up.
Management  Team Play: $1.4 million (year one) & $1.5
million (year two)
3  Chapter 2: Job  HRM Simulation Case Quiz (2%) best of
Analysis and two attempts (individual) open January 8-
Jan. 22-26 Design 26
 Teams form
o Team Contract
o Company name (fictitious), location,
description of manufacturing
o Company mission, vision, and values;
company goals and simulation
strategies
o Environmental Scan of major forces
on employment. See textbook
Chapter 1.
4  Chapter 3:  Team Quarter 1 Decisions with Special
Jan. 29– Human Decision on Remote & Flexible Work:

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Feb. 2 Resource will automatically advance on Friday at
Planning 11:59 pm
 Tentative HR Guest Speaker
5  Chapter 4:  Team Quarter 2 Decisions with Special  Team 1 Presents Quarter
Legal Decision on Bona Fide Occupational 1 Comparative Results &
Requirements Requirements: will automatically Special Decision
Feb. 5-9 and Diversity, advance on Friday at 11:59 pm  Team 2 Presents Quarter
Equity, and 1 Comparative Results &
Inclusion Special Decision
6  Chapter 5:  Team Quarter 3 Decisions with Special  Team 3 Presents Quarter
Feb 12-16 Recruitment Decision on Adverse Effect 2 Comparative Results &
Discrimination: will automatically Special Decision
advance on Friday at 11:59 pm
Feb 19
Feb 19-23 Family Day Reading Week
NAIT Closed
7  Chapter 6:  Team Quarter 4 Decisions with Special  Team 4 Presents Quarter
Feb 26- Selection Decision on Selection of Employees: will 3 Comparative Results &
Mar. 1 automatically advance on Friday at 11:59 Special Decision
pm
8  Chapter 7:  Simulation Year 1 Ranking (5%) – grade  Team 5 Presents Quarter
Onboarding, entered based on first year of play. 4 Comparative Results &
Mar. 4-8 Training and Special Decision
Development,  Team 6 Presents Quarter
and Career 4 Comparative Results &
Planning Special Decision
9  Chapter 8:  Term Exam (25%) Ch 1-7 during class
Performance (First class of the week)
Mar.11-15 Management

10  Chapter 9:  Team Quarter 5 Decisions with Special  Team 7 Presents Quarter

Compensation Decision on Compensation Planning: 4 Comparative Results &
Mar 18-22 Management will automatically advance on Friday at Special Decision
11:59 pm
11  Chapter 10:  Team Quarter 6 Decisions with Special  Team 8 Presents 29
Employee Decision on Mental Health Programs: Quarter 5 Good
Benefits will automatically advance on Friday at Comparative Friday
Mar. 25-29 11:59 pm Results & Special NAIT
Friday, Mar. Decision Closed
29 Good  Team 9 Presents
Friday Quarter 5
NAIT Closed
Comparative
Results & Special
Decision
12 1 Chapter  Team Quarter 7 Decisions with Special  Team 10 Presents Quarter
Easter 11: Decision on Drug Testing: will 6 Comparative Results &
Monday Managing automatically advance on Friday at 11:59 Special Decision
April 1-5 NAIT
Monday, April Closed
Employee pm
1 Easter Relations  Tentative HR Guest Speaker
Monday
NAIT Closed

13  Chapter 12:  Team Quarter 8 Decisions with Special  Team 11 Presents Quarter
Ensuring Health Decision on Safety Issues: will 7 Comparative Results &
April 8-12 and Safety at automatically advance on Friday at 11:59 Special Decision
the Workplace pm  Team 12 Presents Quarter

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 HRM Simulation Post Concepts Quiz (2%) 7 Comparative Results &
Open April 8-19 (one attempt only) Special Decision
 
14  Chapter 13: The  Simulation Year 2 Ranking (5%) – grade  Team 13 Presents Quarter
Union entered based on year two of play. 8 Comparative Results &
April15-19 Management  HRM Simulation Post Concepts Quiz (2%) Special Decision
Framework Open April 8-19 (one attempt only)
 Review  HRM Simulation Project Final Report
(14%) – Due: April 18
 Peer Evaluation (complete individually on
simulation) - Open April 12-19
15
Coordinated Assessment Period
April 22-26

Other Details
Academic Integrity
According to Academic Integrity Policy (2021):
Academic Integrity is demonstrated by students taking steps to make sure that their instructor can
accurately assess a student’s skill level for a given topic. This means that the work students submit must be
their own, within the parameters of the assigned work to be assessed, and any part of that work that is not
their own is appropriately attributed.

Students also demonstrate Academic Integrity by taking steps to ensure that their efforts are not used by
other students to misrepresent their skills during assessment. In other words, supporting others in
violations of the principles of Academic Integrity is itself a violation of these principles.

When students, intentionally or not, obfuscate, deceive, or hinder the ability of NAIT instructors and
programs to assess their performance they will be considered to have violated the NAIT principles of
Academic Integrity. These violations are categorized as Academic misconduct. (SR 1.3, Section 1.0., 2021)
Every NAIT student must complete NAIT Modules on Academic Integrity for your awareness and to increase your
knowledge as to the expectations – knowledge that is critical to your success.
Student Responsibility: It is expected that students will be responsible citizens of the Institute by following the
Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy (SR 1.0) (2021). As such, each student will assist in the preservation of
Institute property and assume responsibility for their education by staying informed of and abiding by academic
requirements and policies; demonstrate respect toward others; and meet expectations concerning attendance,
assignments, deadlines, and appointments. (Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy, SR 1.0., 2021)
Equity and Inclusion: NAIT is committed to advancing equity and to actively and intentionally creating learning
environments that promote a sense of belonging and dignity that ensure all people are safe, respected and valued.
Acknowledging that every member of the NAIT community has a role in and responsibility to this work, NAIT
provides the resources and support necessary for programs, departments and individuals to champion equity,
diversity and inclusion and address barriers in meaningful ways.
Territorial Acknowledgement: At NAIT, we honour and acknowledge that the land on which we learn, work and live is
Treaty Six territory. We seek to learn from history and the lessons that have come before us, and to draw on the
wisdom of the First Peoples in Canada. Only through learning can we move forward in truth and reconciliation, and to
a better future together.
Other Course-Specific Information: If your team requires coaching or conflict resolution, please contact the Student
Resolution Office (SRO): https://www.nait.ca/nait/life-at-nait/clubs-groups-community/fairness-conflict-resolution
Student Engagement and Attendance Expectations:

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Each 3-credit course is expected to be the equivalent of 135 student learning hours (including time spent in class,
homework, studying, and so on). Classes that have fewer scheduled hours require a greater commitment to
independent learning by the student.
To maintain an environment that is conducive to learning, it is expected that all students conduct themselves in a
respectful and professional manner.
The following are encouraged and adhered to:
1. Be punctual and actively engage in class activities and discussions to enhance understanding of concepts
and real-world applications and improve performance in summative assessments.
2. Be inclusive and respectful to others; seek counsel from the Student Resolution Office if your team requires
coaching or conflict resolution.
3. Engage in learning by avoiding distracting activities/conversations, using cell phone and other devices.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of course material when answering questions or discussing course concepts in
class; this demonstrates pre-class preparation and completion of required readings.
5. Submit assignments and quizzes on due dates.
6. Participate actively and in a timely manner in team projects to maintain a positive team atmosphere.

Online Synchronous Learning

Please note that any synchronous learning session, including any questions or comments submitted by students
during such sessions, may be recorded and made available to students following completion of the session(s). This
collection of personal information is carried out pursuant to section 33(c) of the Alberta Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act, for the purpose of providing reference materials for students while studying, or for the
purpose of assisting students who require medical or other accommodations. If you have any questions regarding
the collection and use of this personal information, please contact:
Student Resolution Office
NAIT Main Campus | 11762-106 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5G 2R1
Tel: 780-378-6136 | Email: resolutions@nait.ca

E-proctoring Software
Assessments with Online Monitoring:
Assessments will be monitored using online proctoring software that uses your webcam to record you and your
immediate surroundings while you complete the assessment. These recordings may be saved and reviewed by NAIT
later. This collection of personal information is carried out pursuant to section 33(c) of the Alberta Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Act, for the purpose of ensuring academic integrity during the examination
(assessment). If you have any questions regarding the collection and use of this personal information, please contact:
Student Resolution Office
NAIT Main Campus | 11762-106 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5G 2R1
Tel: 780-378-6136 | Email: resolutions@nait.ca
Please note that the recording will not be monitored by a live NAIT representative, and NAIT therefore will not be
able to provide assistance remotely in the event of a medical or other emergency.

Student Support
Your instructor should always be your first point of contact for items concerning course content, navigating Moodle,
timelines, assessment instructions, expectations, and grading.
Learning Services offers a variety of supports to help you develop your learning skills and achieve your full potential.
Learn more about the services and what they have to offer for everyone at NAIT. Please see the Learning Services
block in your Moodle Course/Site(s).
Library Services: The NAIT Library is a hub of learning, exploring, and creating. They support the NAIT community
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supports academic excellence and life-long learning. See the NAIT Library block in your Moodle Course/Site(s).
Information Technology Services (ITS): Connect with the ITS Help Desk for technical support related to device issues
and for support during an online assessment/examination. https://www.nait.ca/itspublic > get help | 780.471.8624
The JR Shaw Business Information Centre (BIC) is our centralized unit providing Student facing supports for all JR
Shaw School of Business programs. Our Program Specialists (student advisors) can assist in providing general
information and program specific administrative and advising supports.
Phone: 780.471.8998 |E-mail: businfo@nait.ca | Location: CAT 301

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