Business Administration
Syllabus: BUA 211 – 170 – FALL 2019
Course Description
Section Instructor: Dr. Maureen Sheridan
Text: 609-571-7207
Phone: 609-571-7207
Email: msherid2@rcbc.edu
Text Books
Required:
Title: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 7th Edition
Author: Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart, Wright
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Edition/Year: Seventh Edition, 2018
ISBN-13: 9781309081334
Type: Required resource – You may also purchase an online edition through the InstructED link for a
discounted price.
Welcome to our class! This semester will hold exciting and interesting topics for you to build upon.
My name is Dr. Maureen Sheridan and I will be your instructor for the semester. My background is in
Human Resources, Labor Relations, Project Management, Teaching, and College Administration. During
our journey, we will be reading, learning and discussing the importance of customers, shareholders,
employees and the community. Further, we will study the success of a business using real and current
scenarios provided by the text. I earned my Masters’ and Bachelors’ degrees in Labor and Employment
Relations from Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations and a Doctorate of Education in
Organizational Leadership from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. I have worked as a Project
Manager, College Administrator, and Assistant Professor for the past 15+ years. I want you to be aware
that I welcome ongoing class feedback.
I will try and respond to you no later than 24 hours, barring unforeseen circumstances. Should you
require immediate assistance for the purpose of meeting an assignment deadline, please feel free to
text me or call. The syllabus will give you a lot of background as to expectations, scheduling and grading.
Again, welcome to class and I look forward to a great semester together!
-Maureen Sheridan
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
CODE: BUA-211-170
TITLE: Human Resource Management DIVISION: Liberal Arts
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is an examination of human resource management and administrative functions, such as
policies; organization; job analysis; recruitment; appraisal; development; promotion; discipline;
communication; wage and salary; incentives system; global HRM, and career development.
CORE COURSE CONTENT
– Introduction to Human Resources Management
– Employment Discrimination Laws
– Human Resource Planning
– Recruitment and the Selection Process
– Career and Performance Management
– Compensation and Benefits
– Employee Training and Development
– Work Redesign
– Quality Improvement/Safety and Health
– Unions: The Organizing Process
– Negotiating an Agreement
– Employee Rights
PREREQUISITE: BUA 102 or permission CREDITS: 3
Intended Course Learning Outcomes/Course Goals/Core Competencies
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
– Define the role of Human Resource management and its relationship to the organization.
– Classify Human Resource planning, recruitment, selection and career management.
– Articulate the four types of organizational career advancement systems.
– Analyze problems associated with varying performance systems.
– Compare and contrast defined benefit pensions and defined contribution pension plans.
– Recognize and apply laws governing the employer-employee relationship.
– Explain the organization of unions.
– Describe employee disciplinary procedures
General Education Outcomes in this Course
– Written and Oral Communication: Communication
– Students will logically and persuasively support their points of view or findings.
– Students will communicate meaningfully with a chosen audience while demonstrating critical thought.
– Students will conduct investigative research which demonstrates academic integrity, originality, depth
of thought, and mastery of an approved style of source documentation.
Scientific Knowledge and Reasoning: Science
– Students will understand and employ the scientific method of inquiry to draw conclusions based on
verifiable evidence.
Technological Competency or Information Literacy: Technology
– Students will exhibit competency in library online database tools appropriate to accessing information
in reference publications, periodicals and bibliographies.
Global and Cultural Awareness: Diversity
– Students will be able to compare and contrast cultural norms from diverse populations.
– Students will be able to explain how communication and culture are interrelated.
– Students will be able to examine how multicultural societies and peoples help engender a richer
understanding of diverse life experiences.
Ethical Reasoning and Action
– Students will analyze and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different perspectives on an ethical
issue or a situation.
– Students will take a position on an ethical issue or a situation and defend it.
New Students
– The primary responsibility for your success in this course lies with you.
Additional information
– If you are new to distance learning, please review the help icon “GETTING STARTED” on the left-hand
side of your course content section for Blackboard 9.1 assistance. Frequently asked questions are
answered with that link.
Grading Definitions
– It is important to note how your discussions, responses and assignments will be graded. Points will be
deducted for deviating from these criteria. Please check for any associated rubrics built into your
assignment description.
Graded Discussion Topics and Assignments will be graded as follows:
All written work is to contain proper grammar, spelling and capitalization in the contents. The
assignments and discussions are to reflect work that you would normally hand into class. Do not use text
messaging language and also spell check your work.
You will need to follow these directions in order to receive full credit. Remember to relate the concepts
in the chapters to your written work. Since it is easy to overlook typographical errors when editing
yourself, have a second set of eyes take a look at your submission before you send it.
Attendance Policy and Class Participation – Students are expected to attend all class, clinical,
laboratory, and studio sessions for the full duration of each instructional session. Students shall not be
penalized for missing class, clinical, laboratory, and studio sessions due to: (1) the observance of
religious holidays; (2) legal reasons (jury duty; to serve as a subpoenaed witness); (3) required military
duty; (4) bereavement; loss of a family member; (5) personal illness/injury of the student; (6) to attend
to the medical needs of a family member; and (7) such other reasons as the appropriate Division Dean
or Associate Dean may deem appropriate.
The student must complete all course work missed because of absence. The student will contact the
faculty member to make reasonable arrangements for the completion of course requirements not
competed because of student absence due to one or more types of excused absences as specified in this
policy.
••• IN ORDER TO AVOID LOSING WORK••• —> Do a draft in MS Word and then cut and paste your
completed/proofread work into the discussion thread or assignment.
••• At times the system will go down unexpectedly and you will lose any assignments you are working
on!••• Take measures to avoid this! Assignments lost cannot be retrieved. So make sure to do your
assignments outside the blackboard system and cut and paste your answers.
Additional Information
– “I” grade – no Incompletes will be given in this class unless deemed otherwise from an emergency
situation.
– To request an “X” grade, it must be approved by the instructor, paperwork must be received in
advance and student must have shown satisfactory grades with work already completed. The student
must register (pay for course again) and take the course within a year or the grade becomes an “F”.
College Policies
In order for students to know their rights and responsibilities, all students are expected to review and
adhere to all regulations and policies as listed in the College Catalog and Handbook. These documents
can be access at http://www.rcbc.edu/pages/198.asp. Important policies and regulations include but are
not limited to the following:
