Faculty Contact Information:
J.E.D. Riggs
PSC 9 Box 3018
APO AE 09123
email:smartguy53@yahoo.com
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Consultation:
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One-Half Hour Before Class, and 24/7 on the web.
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Required Texts and Readings:
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Texts and readings used exclusively in this course--
Gomez-Mejia, L.R., Balkin, D.B. & Cardy, R.L. (2004). Managing human resources, (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
Kauffman, N. & Massey, C. (2000). Human capital applications using Microsoft Office 2000. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Civil Service Reform Act 1978. Retrieved January 29, 2004 from http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/olms/complcsra.htm
Hatch Act. Retrieved January 29, 2004 from http://www.osc.gov/hatchact.htm
Pendleton Act of 1883. Retrieved January 29, 2004 from http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=48
Office of Personnel Management Strategic Plan 2002-2007. Retrieved January 29, 2004 from http://www.opm.gov/gpra/opmgpra/sp2002/appendices/statutes.asp
Text used in multiple courses --
American Psychological Association. 2001. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, (5th ed.). Washington DC: Author
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Supplementary Readings:
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All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at www.ed.umuc.edu/library . The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students' research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
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A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed in the UMUC library.
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Course Description:
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Prerequisite: Undergraduate principles of management or permission of the Program Director. Provides students with an understanding of the problems, issues, and opportunities in managing the procurement, development, utilization, and maintenance of an effective, productive, and satisfied work force.
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Course Goals:
As a required course in the Management Track of the MPA, this course analyzes:
- Basic functions of HRM, including recruitment and selection, training and development, rewarding and compensating, layoffs and firing employees
- Role HRM plays in the strategic management and decision making of public, private and nonprofit organizations
- Strategies used to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of an organizations human resources
- Major theories that influence the practice of HRM, including motivation, teambuilding, problem solving, decision making, negotiation and conflict management
- Major U.S. public policies, laws and courts cases that structure the practice of human resource management in the public sector and differentiate it from the private sector
- Current issues facing HR managers and organizational leaders in the public, private and nonprofit sectors
- Current best practices employed by managers in public, private and nonprofit organizations
- Increased importance of the Internet and other electronic and technological solutions on-going training and development of employees as well as in the planning, implementation and evaluation of HRM
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
- Analyze the conflicting demands on human resource managers and the values that underlie those conflicting demands.
- Apply theoretical perspectives to practical problems in HRM.
- Investigate current issues and best practices in HRM
- Utilize electronic and technological solutions to realize basic HRM activities.
- Utilize electronic resources to find primary source documents, data, statements on best practices, and research articles related to issues in HRM.
- Develop and present viable strategies and/or policy recommendations relating to important HR issues.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 90%
B 80 – 89%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog. Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.
Specific Grade breakdowns for this course are as follow:
Midterm Exam = 30%
Final Exam = 40%
Case Studies (5 studies valued at 6 points each) = 30%
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society. In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to complete a midterm exam, a final exam, and five case study reports.
The actual face-to-face portion of this class class will fall on Tuesday, November 13, through Sunday, November 19. The class times will be 18:30 -- 22:00 Tuesday through Friday, and 09:00 -- 17:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Your midterm exam will fall on the class session of Friday, November 17, and will cover the readings in your book. The final exam will fall on the last week of classes (December 17 -- 22) and will be conducted online via the WebTycho classroom.
On the first day of face-to-face classes, you will be expected to turn in two of the required five case studies. The remaining three case studies are due by December 18.
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Description of Course Requirements:
Successful graduate students in American universities dedicate approximately three hours of preparation/study time for every hour spent in the face-to-face classroom. Thus, the following course requirements were developed on the assumption that students would be prepared to spend approximately 150 hours of their own time working on them. In an 8-week term, that is the equivalent of a half-time job. Most 14-week graduate distance education courses require at least 10 hours per week of dedicated time, plus time spent in the virtual classroom.
The midterm exam for this class will be based entirely on the text chapters. The final exam will be based on both the book and the class lectures. Your case studies will be taken from your book.
Regarding your case studies: Your text is divided into six "parts;" and at the end of each chapter within these "parts", you will find a series of "Emerging Trend" cases. You are to choose one case from each "part" of the book (except "Part 1,") and follow instructions. You are to answer the "Critical Thinking Questions," and perform the "Team Exercise." For purposes of this class, each of you is a team of one -- however, you may feel free to solicit help from your fellow classmates with the team exercise portions by posting questions in the WebTycho classroom. You are strongly advised to avail yourself of this forum.
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Course Schedule:
Before the start of face-to-face classes, you are to have read the entire text. In addition to a discussion forum where you may solicit assistance from classmates, I will post a questions confererence which enables you to ask for clarification on unclear portions of the text, or assignment requirements. The actual class breakdown is as follows:
Tuesday: Introduction to Personnel Management.
Wednesday: The Context of Human Resource Management.
Thursday: Staffing.
Friday: Employee Development (and Midterm Exam).
Saturday: Compensation.
Sunday: Employee Governance.
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Academic Policies:
The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarism.
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.
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Faculty Bio:
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Dr. J.E.D. Riggs is Collegiate Professor of Public Management with Bowie State University/UMUC. He has taught in the MAryland System since 1993.
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