AND PLACEMENT
Spring 1 2015
Professor: Barry Hoy, Ph.D.
Course Number: HRA 335 (Three Credits)
Prerequisites: MGT 331
Class Hours: Sat 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Office Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays, all day
E-mail: barry.hoy@saintleo.edu
Phone: 757-410-5229 or 757-469-4811
Location: Chesapeake Education Center
I. REQUIRED TEXT
Phillips, J. M. & Gully, S.M. (2012). Strategic Staffing (2nd Ed). Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0136109748 / 9780136109747
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Focuses on people as strategic resources whose availability and capabilities influence organizational effectiveness. Strategies for attracting, assessing, acquiring and withdrawing personnel are studied. Implications of planning and implementing staffing policies are discussed.
III. LEARNING OUTCOMES
1) Explain the legal and regulatory factors that impact recruitment and selection decisions.
2) Discuss the selection and placement aspects of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act and identify the anti-discrimination requirements for implementing EEO and affirmative action plans.
3) Discuss the recruitment process and describe how to select internal and external sources to match the organization’s recruitment strategy.
4) Demonstrate an understanding of the selection process and explain how to design the appropriate selection strategies including the use of application forms, interviews, pre-employment testing, drug screening, and medical examinations.
5) Integrate career planning and development in order to accommodate both organizational and individual needs when designing career paths for employees.
6) Explain and integrate the core values of Integrity, Respect and a Sense of Community as related to staffing, recruitment and selection issues.
IV. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
A. 2 examinations (30%)
B. 4 Applied Assignments (20%)
C. 8 Discussion Board Postings (24%)
D. 1 Term Paper (26%)
A. Exams/Quizzes:
o Examinations may be a combination of true/false, multiple-choice, short answer and essay questions.
B. Applied Assignments:
o Applied Assignments should include opportunities to practice applied techniques related to the topics covered in that Module’s course readings. These should occur regularly throughout the course. Recommend written reports of 2-4 pages each, with additional reference page (if applicable).
C. Discussion Board Postings or in-class discussion:
o Students must participate actively in the weekly discussion by contributing a response to each Discussion Question and 2 reactions to peer’s response on EACH question.
o Students should provide support for arguments, observations and conclusions including properly formatted text citations and references.
D. Term Paper/Project (may be an applied project):
o Students should research, prepare, and submit a paper or report on a course-related topic. This project should further develop and expose students to one or more specific course topics including (but not limited to):
Legal issues related to recruitment, selection & placement
Specific techniques, topics or issues relevant to recruitment
Specific techniques, topics or issues relevant to selection
Specific techniques, topics or issues relevant to placement
o Students may choose topic or instructor may assign topic; this may be completed as a single assignment or broken up into several shorter assignments.
o Recommend final draft or component of the paper or project to be due during Module 7. See course materials or website for suggested term paper topics and details.
ASSESSMENT OF THE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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