Mgmt 582

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Mgmt 582

• Employee Relations
• Introduction
• Fall 2009

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Administrative Announcement
Please remember that it is a UM policy that no
food or drink be brought into the classrooms.
Signs are posted in all classrooms to this
effect. Please ask your students to observe this
policy.   This is particularly important now
because the custodial staff is severely
short-handed and it is taking them more time than
usual to clean the classrooms due to the high
level of debris that is left behind.
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Course Syllabus

• Due to budget constraints, I will no longer be
  handing out course syllabi. You may download the
  syllabus from my WebPage
• http//faculty.bus.olemiss.edu/brobinson/

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Contact Information

• Professor Robert K. Robinson, PhD, SPHR
• Office 372 Holman Hall
• Office Hours 100-230 p.m. M-Th
• Or by appointment
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail brobinson_at_bus.olemiss.edu
• Web http//faculty.bus.olemiss.edu/brobinson
  

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Ole Miss HR Program

• Mgmt 383 Principles of HRM
• Mgmt 484 - Training Development
• Mgmt 485 - Selection Placement
• Mgmt 494 - Compensation
• Mgmt 527 - Advanced HRM
• Mgmt 581 - Collective Bargaining
• Mgmt 582 - Employee Relations
• Mgmt 583 - Labor Relations
• Mgmt 585 - Strategic HRM

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Textbook

• Robinson, R. K., Franklin, G. M., and Wayland, R.
  F. (pending). Draft of Employment Regulation in
  the Workplace Basic Compliance for Managers.
  Under contract with M. E. Sharpe Publishers.
  Available as a course packet at Printing
  Graphic Services, Sam Hall, University of
  Mississippi.

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Course RequirementsUndergraduate

• Examinations 200 44.4
• Final 150 33.3
• Book Report 75 16.7
• Meaningful
• participation 25 5.6
• 450 100.0

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Course Grades

• Course Point
• Grade Range
• A 495-550
• B 440-494
• C 385-439
• D 330-384
• F lt 329

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Course RequirementsGraduate

• Examinations 200 36.4
• Final 150 27.3
• Book Report 75 13.6
• Research Paper 100 18.2
• Meaningful
• participation 25 4.5
• 550 100.0

Topic approved by professor.
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Examinations

• There will be two (2) examinations and a
  comprehensive final which will cover the text,
  readings, lecture, and class discussion.
• All examinations are essay.

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Professional Conduct

• One of the purposes of this and future classes is
  to prepare you for the business world, not only
  with a body of functional knowledge, but
  workplace behaviors as well.

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Realistic Course Preview

• What employers expect of you
• Be on time.
• Be prepared.
• Do not interrupt presentations or meetings.
• What your instructor expects of you
• Be on time.
• Be prepared.
• Do not interrupt classes.

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Realistic Course Preview

• Profile of an unsuccessful student
• Irregular attendance
• Studies the day before an exam
• Does not take notes
• Does not read chapters before class
• Takes advantage of office hours only at the end
  of the semester
• Wants to discuss grades and academic performance
  after the end of the semester

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Realistic Course Preview

• Profile of a successful student
• Regular attendance
• Studies approximately two hours for each one hour
  of class
• Takes notes on lecture and on textbook readings
• Asks questions when he/she does not understand a
  concept

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Realistic Course Preview

• Grades
• What your grades are NOT based on
• I tried really hard.
• I need a passing grade to graduate
• If I dont pass my parents will kill me
• I came every class and listened a lot
• I learned a lot but my grades dont really
  reflect it.
• What your grades ARE based on
• Your performance on exams
• Your performance on the report

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Realistic Course Preview

• Division of labor
• Instructor
• Provides the instruction
• Prepares for classes
• Fairly assesses knowledge retention.
• Student
• Learns the material
• Prepares for classes
• Does not violate the SOBA Academic Integrity
  Standards

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Punctuality

• Students are absolutely responsible for your
  attendance and being to class on time--especially
  on dates when examinations or other course
  requirements are scheduled.
• Students arriving late for class after roll is
  taken will be counted as absent.
• No student arriving after examinations have been
  distributed will be permitted to take the
  examination.

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Attendance

• Each unexcused absence (to include arriving late
  or leaving early) will result in 5 raw points
  being taken from the 25 possible points allotted
  for participation.
• Your future employers expect you to come to work
  each day and on time, and so does your current
  instructor.

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Examinations

• On essay questions, please write legibly and
  coherently. I cannot give you credit for
  responses that I do not understand.
• Bring two blue books on exam days.
• Once a student begins the exam he/she will not be
  permitted to leave the room until the exam is
  completed.

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Book Report

• Read two (2) books from the reading list
  (Appendix B of the syllabus) and write a book
  report consisting of
• (1) This first will be a brief synopsis of the
  two books and the arguments presented by each
  author(s)
• (2) the second will consist of the students
  opinion which book made the more convincing
  argument and
• (3) finally, what the student thought the
  authors could have done to make his or her
  arguments more convincing
• Reports are due on November 16. No reports will
  be accepted late.

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Make Ups

• All make up examinations (for approved excused
  absences) will be scheduled during the Final
  Examination (December 7 at 800 a.m.) Again,
  there are no make ups for unexcused absences.

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Extra and Partial Credit

• Extra Credit There are no provisions for extra
  credit in this course.
• Partial Credit In business, a wrong answer,
  regardless of how proper its calculation, will
  result in a poor/wrong decision. Therefore, no
  credit is given for wrong answers

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Appeals

• Appeals Two criteria are used in considering
  appeals (1) The explanation/argument must be
  logical and consistent, and (2) accurate
  knowledge of course material must be
  demonstrated. All appeals are due no later than
  the class period following the return of the
  examination in question.

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Appeals

• No appeals will be accepted after the beginning
  of that class period. Appeals are graded
  individually, only those students whose appeals
  are accepted will receive credit for missed
  answers.

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Children in the Classroom

• Children in the Classroom In recent years
  there has arisen the problem of parents bringing
  their children to lectures, and even to
  examinations. This has resulted in distractions
  to other students and ensuing complaints.

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Academic Dishonesty

• Academic Dishonesty and Cheating Academic
  dishonesty refers to the use of unauthorized
  books, notes, or otherwise securing help on a
  test, copying tests, assignments, reports, or
  term papers. Any student caught engaging in any
  form of academic dishonesty will receive a
  failing grade for the semester in this course--NO
  EXCEPTIONS!

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Weather Conditions

• Weather Conditions If Ole Miss classes are
  canceled for weather, any assignment scheduled
  for that date will be due at the beginning of the
  next class meeting thereafter. If an examination
  is scheduled on a date in which the University is
  closed, then that examination will be given on
  the next class meeting thereafter.

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Students with Disabilities

• Students with Disabilities Any student who
  feels that he or she needs an accommodation due
  to any disability, please make an appointment to
  discuss this matter with me during the first week
  of the semester.

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Important Dates

• Important Dates
• 09/23 EXAM I (Chapters 1-4).
• 10/05 Deadline course withdrawal
• 10/21 EXAM II (Chapters 5-7 15).
• 11/16 Book Reports Due.
• 12/01 Graduate Papers Due.
• 12/07 FINAL EXAM (comprehensive) at 800 a.m.

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Professional HR Certification

• PHR Professional in Human Resources.
• Minimum of two years practical HR experience.
• Passing the HRCIs PHR examination (500).

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Professional HR Certification

• SPHR Senior Professional in Human Resources
• Minimum of six years practical experience.
• HRCIs SPHR examination (500).

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Professional HR Certification Areas

• HR Planning Management Practices
• Regulatory Compliance
• Staffing
• Training Development
• Compensation Benefits
• Employee Labor Relations
• Health, Safety, Security

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Professional HR Certification

• The next Exam Window December 1, 2008 to January
  31, 2009 computerized
• THOMSON PROMETRIC TEST CENTER Jackson, MS
• THOMSON PROMETRIC TEST CENTER Tupelo, MS
• The postmark deadline date is October 16, 2008.

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Professional HR Certification

• THOMSON PROMETRIC TEST CENTER
• 618 Spicer Drive, Suite ACo-located with
  Slyvan Learning Center Tupelo,  MS   38804   
• Phone [phone]   
• Site Code 3603  

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Professional HR Certification

• EXAM OVERVIEW
• 225 multiple-choice questions.
• 4 hours to complete.
• Administered by computer.
• Administered only in English.
• 250 fee.
• Passing Score
• The passing score for both exams (based on a
  scaled score) is 500. The minimum possible score
  is 100. The maximum possible score is 700