Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Management (SEM) SEM 311, B1
Managing the Work Force in Canada Instructor: F.W. [Rick] Brick; MBA, CPHR, IPMA-ACP, SHRM-SCP, PMP
Office: 1-29 Winter Term 2022 Office Hours: please contact for appointment Classroom: Bus 3-10 Days: Monday/Wednesday Time: 9:00-10:20 pm E-mail: [email protected]
COURSE OUTLINE Course Description
This course is a general overview of human resource management issues in organizations. It focuses on reward systems, the design of work, legal issues, union- management relationships, staffing, and training and development.
The primary objective of SEM 311 is to introduce students to the activities and rationale behind current Human Resource Management (HRM) practices. SEM 311 will provide you with a through grounding and basic understanding of HRM functions. It also provided a introductory course for other Human Resources courses at the Alberta School of Business.
Course Topics include:
a. Strategies, Trends, and Opportunities for HRM;
b. Legal Context for HRM and Creating Safe & Healthy Workplaces;
c. Analysing Work and Designing Jobs;
d. Planning for, Selecting and Recruiting Employees;
e. Training, Learning and Development;
f. Managing Employee Performance g. Employee Compensation and Benefits;
h. Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations; and
i. Creating and Sustaining High-Performance Organizations.
INSTRUCTION METHOD:
Instruction focuses exclusively on joint professor/student case discussion and analysis. Students will be expected to have reviewed and briefed the assigned material prior to class and will be expected to fully participate in discussion and dialogue.
Required Textbooks
Steen, S.L., Noe, R.A., Hollenbeck, J.R., Gerhart, B., & Wright, P.M. (2016).
Human Resource Management, 4th Canadian Edition, Toronto: McGraw-Hill Education.
The textbook is available for purchase at the University of Alberta Bookstore.
Evaluation Criteria
a) First Midterm Exam (February 28, 2022) 30%
b) Team Assignments (March 28, 2022) 30%
c) Second Midterm Exam (April 4, 2022) 30%
d) Class Participation 10%
TOTAL 100%
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday, January 10th First Class
February 22nd to 25th Reading Week (no classes) Monday, February 28th First Midterm Exam
Monday, March 21st Team Assignment Monday, April 4th Second Midterm Exam
Course Schedule [subject to change] Readings [prior to class]
Class 1 – January 10, 2022 N/A
Introduction to SEM 311 Groups
Expectations Guest Speakers
Introduction – Instructor and Class Assignments
Course Approach
Class 2 – January 12, 2022 Chapter 1 – text and PP
Chapter 1 – Strategies, Trends and Opportunities - HRM
Class 3 – January 17, 2022 Chapter 1 – Continued
Class 4 – January 19, 2022 Chapter 2 – text and PP
Chapter 2 – Legal Context for HRM and Creating Safe & Healthy Workplaces Class 5 – January 24, 2022
Chapter 2 – Continued
Class 6 – January 26, 2022 Chapter 3 – text and PP
Chapter 3 – Analysing Work and Designing Jobs
Class 7 – January 31, 2022 Chapter 3 – Continued
Class 8 – February 2, 2022 Chapter 4 – text and PP Chapter 4 – Planning for and
Recruiting Employees Class 9 – February 7, 2022
Chapter 4 – Continued
Class 10 – February 9, 2022 Chapter 5 – text and PP Chapter 5 – Selecting Employees
Class 11 – February 14, 2022 Chapter 5 – Continued Class 12 – February 16, 2022
TBA – Group Work/Study
Class 13 – February 28, 2022 First Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam
Class 14 – March 2, 2022 Chapter 6 – text and PP
Chapter 6 – Training, Learning And Development
Class 15 – March 7, 2022 Chapter 6 – Continued
Class 16 – March 9, 2022 Chapter 7 – text and PP
Chapter 7 – Managing Employee Performance
Class 17 – March 14, 2022 Chapter 7 – Continued
Class 18 – March 16, 2022 Chapter 8 – text and PP Chapter 8 – Total Rewards
Class 19 – March 21, 2022 Chapter 9 – text and PP Chapter 9 – Collective Bargaining
And Labour Relations
Class 20 – March 23, 2022 Chapter 11 – text and PP
Chapter 11 – Creating and Sustaining High Performance Organizations
Class 21 – March 28, 2022 Second Midterm Exam
Class 22 – March 30, 2022 Team Assignments
Class 23 – April 4, 2022 Team Assignments
Class 24 – April 6, 2022 Team Assignments
[this class will on be used if the numbers of presentations cannot be accommodated on the previous dates]
Grading System
Your performance in this class will be assessed with a letter grade. Grades are determined by the instructor’s judgement on individual and team achievements in class. Policies about grades and grading procedures can be found here:
https://policiesonline.ualberta.ca/PoliciesProcedures/Pages/DispPol.aspx?PID=101 Marking Grievances
While all assignments and exams will be marked with due consideration and fairness, any dispute of marks must be brought to the attention of the instructor within one week of the assignment or exam marks being provided to the student.
You may disagree with some assessments and I will respectfully reconsider my whole assessment and comments on the basis that the student provides a written explanation of the dispute. I will not reconsider grievances after that time. The whole reassessment may result in an increase, decrease, or no change in your mark.
Please, note that your entire assignment or exam will be reassessed in case you have any grievance. No special make-up assignments will be granted nor will re- writes of examinations or re-marking of previous assignments/exams be
considered.
Academic Integrity
"The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. Students are expected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the policies of the University in this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Code of Student Behaviour (online
at www.governance.ualberta.ca) and avoid any behaviour which could potentially result in suspicions of cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation of facts and/or
participation in an offence. Academic dishonesty is a serious offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the University."
University Policy on Course Outlines
"Policy about course outlines can be found in Course Requirements, Evaluation Procedures and Grading of the University Calendar".
Audio or Video Recording
"Audio or video recording, digital or otherwise, of lectures, labs, seminars or any other teaching environment by students is allowed only with the prior written consent of the instructor or as a part of an approved accommodation plan. Student or instructor content, digital or otherwise, created and/or used within the context of the course is to be used solely for personal study, and is not to be used or
distributed for any other purpose without prior written consent from the content author(s).”
Sample Exam Questions
Representative midterm exam questions are available from the PowerPoint slides that I will post to eClass after working through the sample questions in class prior to the exams.
