Human Resources Management/Organizational Behavior

MGT5083

Instructor	Craig J. Russell, Ph.D. Professor of Business Administration and Psychology
	219b Adams Hall 821-4155 cruss@ou.edu http://www.ou.edu/russell
Office hour	5:45 -6:45, Mondays and by appointment
Class room and time	3020 Adams Hall, 6:30 to 9:20 pm  Wednesday
Texts/materials	Noe, R.A., Hollenbeck, J.R., Gerhart, B., & Wright, P.M. (2005).  Human Resource Management : Gaining a Competitive Advantage.  McGraw-Hill Irwin, Boston. .

Overview

This course is designed to help future managers understand and use human resources. Students will be exposed to subject matter drawn from labor economics, psychology, and the law which guide modern human resource management systems. A partial list of HR practices covered include employment legislation, job analysis, relevant legislation, recruiting, selection, compensation administration, labor relations, and training and development.

Grades:

Grades will be based on student performance on a midterm and final exam. Each will contribute to the final course grade equally.  Exams will consist of a combination of multiple choice and short answer essay questions.  Unless otherwise requested, grades will be posted from highest to lowest with the last 4 digits of the student’s ID number as the identifier.  Click on the “Grades” heading above to view grades when they are available.

Power Point Slides:

Click on the heading above or any of the readings below to download an approximately 5 meg zip file containing Power Point slides to accompany the text and lectures.

Date	Topic	Reading(s)
1/25	Strategic HR	Chapter 2
2/1	Legal Environment	Chapter 3
2/8	Job Analysis	Chapter 4
2/15	HR Planning	Chapter 5
2/22	Selection & Placement	Chapter 6
3/1	Training	Chapter 7
3/8	Midterm Exam	Chapters 2- 7
3/15	Spring Break	(extensive advance reading of chapters 8-14)
3/22	Performance Appraisal	Chapter 8
3/29	Development	Chapter 9
4/5	Turnover	Chapter 10
4/12	Pay	Chapter 11
4/19	Merit Pay & Benefits	Chapters 12 & 13
4/26	Labor Relations	Chapter 14
5/3	FINAL EXAM	Chapters 8-14

© 2006, Craig J. Russell

Craig J. Russell, Ph.D.
Professor of Business Administration
and Psychology
Michael Price College of Business
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019-0450
(405) 325-2458
(405) 325-7688 FAX
cruss@ou.edu