Introduction
Whether you’re a seasoned HRM professor or this is your first semester as a human
resources management teaching assistant, this manual is designed to assist you in (1)
facilitating the learning process for your students; (2) integrating a variety of activities that
will involve students; and (3) showing students that what they are learning has value to them
both now and in their future career pursuits.
Each chapter number of this manual corresponds to Bohlander and Snell, Managing Human
Resources, 15e. The teaching assistance for each chapter is presented in the following areas:
• Chapter Overview—briefly summarizes the chapter content.
• Chapter Outline—provides a detailed chapter outline that will help you target the
Appreciation is expressed to William A. McEachern, University of Connecticut, for granting
permission to adapt his three appendices to the HR discipline for inclusion in this manual.
The guidance provided for first-time teaching assistants and the reminders for experienced
instructors make it well worth your time to review these appendices as you prepare to teach
this course.