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COURSE SYLLABUS: Human Resources: Compensation Management

Course Title: Department: Instructor: Prerequisites:

BU343 - Human Resources: Compensation Management Business Jay Strike Carlin, Psy.D, JD, MBA, MS E-Mail | Vita None

Course Objectives:

This course is designed to be an introduction to human resources compensation management from a practical workable viewpoint. The focus of the course will be on a blending of compensation management theory couples with specific strategies regarding creating a corporate compensation system.

Required Textbook: Online Bookstore

The text book for this class is the HR Scorecard – Linking People, strategy and performance – Harvard Business School Press – ISBN #: 1578511364

Course Requirements

There will be two exams (one midterm and one final). The format will be essay and will cover the material that has been presented in the test. The exams are expected to be completed no later than the last day of the week on week five and the last day of the week on week ten respectively.

The exams for this course are expected to be completed by the end of week five and the end of week nine respectively. The midterm exam will cover subjects covered in the first four chapters of the textbook and the final exam will cover the subjects from chapters five through chapters eight only. It is not a cumulative final exam.

There will also be written assignments given for this class and these are part of your final grade in this course. Each of the written assignments will focus on a concept fully discussed in your textbook. In order to gain the most benefit from this course, the student should attempt to treat these written assignments as representative examples of the types of questions that will be found on both the midterm and the final exams. The student is also reminded that they should answer these questions based on their own perspective and incorporate concepts found in the test with their own ides as to how they would respond to a given situation occurring.

Course Schedule:

Week One:

• Chapter One – HR as a Strategic Partner – The Measurement Challenge

Week Two:

• Chapter Two – Clarifying and measuring HR’s Strategic Influence – Introduction to the Seven Step Process.

• Written Assignment Number One – Covering Chapters One and Two

Week Three:

• Chapter Three – Creating an HR Scorecard

Week Four:

• Chapter Four – Cost Benefit Analysis for HR Interventions

• Written Assignment Number Two – Covering Chapters Three and Four

Week Five:

• MIDTERM

Week Six:

• Chapter Five – Principles of good Measurement

Week Seven:

• Chapter Six – Measuring HR Alignment

• Written Assignment Number Three – Covering chapters Five and Six

Week Eight:

• Chapter Seven – Competencies for HR Professionals

Week Nine:

• Chapter Eight – Guidelines for Implementing and HR Scorecard

• No written assignment – Prepare for Final Exam

Week Ten:

• FINAL EXAMINATION

Written Assignments:

Chapters One and Two

• Describe the Seven Step Model for Implementing HR’s Strategic Role.

Chapters Three and Four

• Construct an HR Scorecard for your own business focusing on the four dimensions of HR deliverables, the High Performance Work System, external HR alignment and HR efficiency.

Chapters Five and Six

• Describe some of the most common problems that managers face when they attempt to implement a given measurement system.

Grading Procedure:

Midterm Examination Final Examination Three Written Assignments

40% of the final grade in course 40% of the final grade in course 20% of final grade in course

90 – 100% 80 – 90% 70 -80% 60 – 70% Below 60%

A B C D F