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AED Economics 460 Human Resource Management in Small Business Spring Quarter 2011 Lecturer: Glenn Watts Office

On Campus T-T 8 AM to 10 AM and by appointment Contact: Phone 614-313-0999 (Cell with phone mail) TA for the Class Adam Pilz 330-701-2326 e-mail: grwatts@insight.rr.com This serves as my business e mail address as well. My server will accept messages but not attachments therefore no assignments are accepted by e mail. Contact: Calls are best directed to my cell phone at all times

Course content: There is no required textbook for this course. You are welcome. All reading material will be provided either by posting on CARMEN or by class handout. Outline of slides used for most lectures with some exceptions will be posted on Carmen. Attendance is not taken but there will be some in class discussion of lecture material that will be covered on the exams. Course Description: This course will focus on the human resource management function in the context of small business. The six basic areas that will be covered are: Developing a vision and positive business reputation Designing analyzing and accurately describing jobs The critical nature of hiring new employees and the process to do so Training and development of new employees Managing motivating and developing existing employees Compensation and benefits design considerations Role of good policy an procedure esp. in relation to employment law External and internal factors of HR management Small as well as large businesses must get things done through people. It is critical to the success of the organization. The characteristics of small business add a unique challenge to the HR function. They operate on a more local basis. They may have to recruit in a geographical area that is limited or isolated. Labor is rarely unionized. The business competes for labor with a small organizational footprint and often times involves closed or family ownership. Managers in small business are typically generalists and may have to function without a human relations department. Many managers have no HR training and often manage

intuitively. In some cases this may lead to problems if good HR management considerations are not employed. Recruiting selecting and training new employees is a key responsibility that will require the ability to read and analyze applications and resumes. The selection process will be examined so as to determine how to go about recruitment efforts. Small business accounts for the vast majority of the American economy. Students who are employed by small business will typically find themselves in a managerial or supervisory role. This course will cover basic employee management principles on how to manage motivate and compensate employees. Students taking this course should find it valuable in such work. Objectives: At the conclusion of the course a student should: 1. Be able to express what a companys management philosophy and vision is 2. Conduct a job analysis, design a job and know how to write a job description based on job analysis 3. Develop a plan for building a positive employer reputation in the local job market 4. Develop personnel policies and procedures consistent with equal employment opportunity guidelines 5. Develop a recruitment and hiring plan 6. Know how a good resume is constructed, how to review resumes and applications 7. Be able to conduct effective job interviews without making common mistakes 8. Use the right procedures in orienting and training employees 9. Understand job performance measurement methods and how to conduct job performance reviews 10. Understand compensation plans and dynamics 11. Know how to keep employees motivated and how to manage difficult situations 12. Create and maintain a positive environment in the small business setting for existing employees and is attractive to potential job candidates Course Requirements: The course consists of lectures. discussion and exercises related to course material. The class exercises will add some dimension to the lecture material. Students will be required to read and write three reviews on articles related to human resources management. In addition students will be required to interview an industry professional who works in the human resources area or has supervisory responsibility and then write a summary of that interview. Written assignments will be graded on content and professional level of submission including adherence to generally accepted business writing guidelines. A guide will be provided on CARMEN for you reference.

There will be a mid term and a final exam based on lecture material and course material posted on CARMEN. Grading: Midterm Final Reading and review (3 articles) Interview and written review Resume Assignment 100 pt Scale 30% 30% 15% 20% 5%

In Class activity ( extra points ) 5 (Max) There will be occasional class exercises and or surveys done in class on a random- as course needed- basis. Each completed exercise will be worth one point each. added to the course grade at the end of the term up to a maximum of five points. There will be more than five opportunities (exercises) to earn up to the five point maximum. Since this is extra credit students arriving after the class exercise has been handed out will not be eligible for credit and excused absences do not apply to these points. Assignment Policy: All assignments are due by the end of class on the assigned date. Should a student miss that deadline there is an automatic grace period available. Assignments that are left in my mail box by 9:00am the day following the due date will be deemed as on time. My mail box is located in the copy room (243) of the Ag Administration Building. Assignments submitted otherwise will be deemed late and subject to penalty unless there is a written medical or academic excuse note attached to the late submission. Assignments will be returned with a grade slip attached. Any resolution of missing assignments or grades must be initiated within seven days of the date the assignment were returned. Final Grade: A AB+ B 95.0 - 100 90.0 - 95.0 87.0 - 90.0 83.0 - 87.0 BC+ C C80.0 - 83.0 77.0 - 80.0 73.0 - 77.0 70.0 - 73.0 D+ D E 67.0 - 70.0 60.0 - 67.0 < 60.0

Academic Misconduct: Each student is responsible for his/her own work on examinations and homework assignments. Plagiarism and other forms of cheating will not be tolerated. University rules provide for severe penalties for academic misconduct, ranging from course failure

to dismissal from the University. The Code of Student Conduct is available at the Office of Student Affairs web-site: http://studentaffairs.osu.edu/pdfs/csc_12-31-07.pdf Student Disabilities: Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of disability should contact me privately to discuss their specific needs.

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