VIRTUALCAMPUSSchoolofBusiness

2.UNIVERSITYMISSIONSTATEMENT

WaylandBaptistUniversityexiststoeducatestudentsinanacademicallychallenging,learning‐focusedanddistinctivelyChristianenvironmentforprofessionalsuccess,lifelonglearning,andservicetoGodandhumankind.

3.COURSENUMBERNAME:

HLAD3324‐VC01,HealthProfessionsHumanResourceManagement

4.TERM:

Summer,2018(May28–August11)

5.INSTRUCTOR:

Mrs.PamelaLandis

6.CONTACTINFORMATION:

Officephone:(940)696‐0404

WBUEmail:

7.OFFICEHOURS,BUILDINGLOCATION:

VIRTUALCAMPUS

Monday–Thursday8:00a.m.to8:00p.m.viaemailMonday–Thursday8:00a.m.to5:00p.m.viatelephoneFriday8:00a.m.toNoonviaemail

Friday8:00a.m.toNoonviatelephone

Instructorwillmonitorandrespondtoemailasquicklyaspossible

8.COURSEMEETINGTIMELOCATION:

Virtualcampusasrequired

9.CATALOGDESCRIPTION:

Impactofexternalandinternalenvironmentupontheactivitiesofpersonnel/humanresourcemanagers;functionsincludingjobrequirements,planning,recruiting,retention,selection,development,evaluation,laborrelations,discipline,compensation,safety,andhealth.Requiredtoqualifytotakethenursinghomeadministratorlicensureexamination.CreditwillnotbeawardedforbothHLAD3324andMGMT3324.

10.PREREQUISITE:

MGMT3304.

11.REQUIREDTEXTBOOKANDRESOURCEMATERIAL:

BOOK / AUTHOR / ED / YEAR / PUBLISHER / ISBN# / UPDATED
HumanResourceManagementinHealthCare / Fallon / 2nd / 2014 / JonesBartlett / 9781-44968-
8837 / 8/27/14

12.OPTIONALMATERIALS

Nonerequired

13.COURSEOUTCOMESANDCOMPETENCIES:

Knowandemploycorrectlytheregulationsandlawsdealingwithactionsbyhumanresourcemanagersinahealthcaresetting.

Analyzerecruitmentandemploymentalternativesavailabletoeffectivelymanagehumanresourcesinahealthcaresetting.

Understandtheoriesofworkforcediversityandtheirapplicationtoworkforcedevelopmentofahealthfacility.

Appreciatetheintricaciesofcollectivebargaining,arbitration,andalternativedisputeresolutionandthedifferingdemandsforhealthfacilities.

Understandjobdescriptionsuniquetothehealthcarefield.

Identifythemanpowerskillsrequiredindifferinghealthcaresettingsandtheirdevelopmentandtrainingrequirements.

Appreciateselectedtheoriesofhealthcareresourcemotivationandtheapplicationofthosetheories.

14.ATTENDANCEREQUIREMENTS:

AsstatedintheWaylandCatalog,studentsenrolledatoneoftheUniversity’sexternal

campusesshouldmakeeveryefforttoattendallclassmeetings.Allabsencesmustbeexplainedtotheinstructor,whowillthendeterminewhethertheomittedworkmaybemadeup.Whenastudentreachesthatnumberofabsencesconsideredbytheinstructortobeexcessive,theinstructorwillsoadvisethestudentandfileanunsatisfactoryprogressreportwiththecampusexecutivedirector.Anystudentwhomisses25percentormoreoftheregularlyscheduledclassmeetingsmayreceiveagradeofFinthecourse.Additionalattendancepoliciesforeachcourse,asdefinedbytheinstructorinthecoursesyllabus,areconsideredapartoftheUniversity’sattendancepolicy.

15.STATEMENTONPLAGIARISMACADEMICDISHONESTY:

WaylandBaptistUniversityobservesazerotolerancepolicyregardingacademicdishonesty.Peruniversitypolicyasdescribedintheacademiccatalog,allcasesofacademicdishonestywillbereportedandsecondoffenseswillresultinsuspensionfromtheuniversity.

16.DISABILITYSTATEMENT:

IncompliancewiththeAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990(ADA),itisthepolicyofWaylandBaptistUniversitythatnootherwisequalifiedpersonwithadisabilitybeexcludedfromparticipationin,bedeniedthebenefitsof,orbesubjecttodiscriminationunderany

educationalprogramoractivityintheuniversity.TheCoordinatorofCounselingServicesserves

asthecoordinatorofstudentswithadisabilityandshouldbecontactedconcerningaccommodationrequestsat(806)291‐3765.Documentationofadisabilitymustaccompanyanyrequestforaccommodations.

17.COURSEREQUIREMENTSandGRADINGCRITERIA:

GradingCriteria:

ParticipationinDiscussionBoard / 60%
ResearchPaper / 20%
MidtermExam / 10%
FinalExam / 10%

GradingScale:

100–90A

89–80B

79–70C

69–60DBelow60F

WApprovedWithdrawal

WPApprovedWithdrawalPassing

WFApprovedWithdrawalFailing

IIncomplete

Classparticipationisaveryimportantpartofonlineeducation.

Thisclassrequiresactiveparticipation.

OtherImportantInformation:

1. Assignmentsaredueonthedeadlinesgivenwhentheassignmentisposted.

2. Lateassignmentswillnotbeaccepted.

3. Writtenwork,includingResearchPaper,isgradedonthebasisofcontentfirst,butalsoonthequalityofgrammarandpunctuation.

4. Allwrittenassignmentsshouldbe12‐pointtype,double‐spaced,andusingAPAManuscriptWritingStyle.

5. Questionsconcerninggradesreceivedshouldberesolvedwithinoneweekaftertheassignmenthasbeenreturned.

6. Unlessnotedasagroupassignment,allworkshouldbeoriginalworkoftheindividualstudent.

7. Academichonestyisexpectedofallstudents. Plagiarism,cheating,andotheractsthatacademichonestymayresultinazeroontheparticularassignment.

8. StudentswillneedtousetheInternettoaccesssomeassignments.

ReadingAssignments:

Readingassignmentsaretobecompletedontime(i.e.,bytheWednesdayoftheweektheyarescheduledfordiscussion).Youshouldbepreparedtoparticipateinonlinediscussionsabout

thereadingassignments.

DiscussionBoard:NOTE:

InorderforyoutohaveafullweekendtocompleteyourDiscussionBoardposts,the

DiscussionBoardwillopenontheFridayPRECEEDINGtheweektheDiscussionBoardisdue.

Therewillbeadiscussiontopiceachweekofclass,withtheexceptionofthefinalweek.AllinitialpostsmustbesubmittedbyWednesdayofeachweekby10:00p.m.CSTandthefollowupposttoclassmatesmustbepostedbyFridayofthatsameweekby10:00p.m.CSTeachweek.Nodiscussionboardwilltakeplacewhentheweekisover.

Note:

PostingallyourdiscussionanswersonBlackBoardisamajorrequirementofthiscourse.Inthiscontext,plagiarismwillnotbetolerated.(WBUpolicyonDishonesty).Youmayviewyourpeersworkandpostingstolearnfromoneanother,butyoucannotcopytheirwork.Studentswhohavecircumstanceswhichpreventingthemfromparticipatingorcompletinganassignmentontimemustcommunicatewithmeinordertofindreasonableaccommodationstocompletetherequiredwork.

Therearespecificassignmentsthatmustbecompletedeachweek.Yourindividualresponsesmustbeinsightful,thorough,andinteresting.Theseresponsesshoulddemonstrateanunderstandingoftheassignedreadingsandshouldbesubstantiatedbytwoormoreexamplesfromthetextbookand/orappropriatewebsites.Eachresponsetoyourclassmatesshouldbesubstantive(“Goodjob”isnotasubstantiveresponse).

MidtermandFinalExam:

ThemidtermexamisashortresearchprojectbaseduponinformationthatiseasilylocatedontheinternetregardinglargecorporationsandtheirHRdepartments.

Thefinalexamwillconsistof20questionsthatyouwillanswerbaseduponthediscussion

boardpostofyourselfandclassmates.Eachmustbeinyourownwordssummarizingwhatwassaidintheboardregardingthequestion.

ResearchProject:

StudentswillresearchandwriteapaperonatopicthatisHumanResourceManagementinHealthCarebasedandisfoundinourtextthatisalsoofpersonalinterestorimportancetoyou.PapersmustbesubmittedinAPAformat.Thetextofthepapermustbeaminimumofsixpagesdoublespaced(maximumoftenpages).Aminimumoffivepeerreviewedjournalarticlesmustbecitedinyourpaper.Papersmusthaveanabstractandabibliography.PapersmustbesubmittedinTimesNewRoman12pointfont.Yourtopicmustbepre‐approvedbytheinstructor. Plagiarismshallresultinadisciplinaryaction.Latepaperswillreceivelowergradesunlesstheinstructordeterminesthatthereisasatisfactoryreasonforthelatereceipt.

YourpaperisdueattheendofWeek9(Friday,July27thby10:00p.m.CST)andmustbesubmittedthroughSafeAssign(linkwillbeprovided).

Themaximumamountofplagiarismallowedis20%‐anythingoverthisamountwillresultinalowergrade,andanypaperwith50%ormorewillresultinanautomaticfailureforthepaper.

17.1IncludeGradeAppealStatement:“Studentsshallhaveprotectionthroughorderlyproceduresagainstprejudicesorcapriciousacademicevaluation.Astudentwhobelievesthatheorshehasnotbeenheldtorealisticacademicstandards,justevaluationprocedures,orappropriategrading,mayappealthefinalgradegiveninthecoursebyusingthestudentgradeappealprocessdescribedintheAcademicCatalog.Appealsmaynotbemadeforadvancedplacementexaminations orcoursebypassexaminations.Appealsarelimitedtothefinalcoursegrade,whichmaybeupheld,raised,orloweredatanystageoftheappealprocess.AnyrecommendationtoloweracoursegrademustbesubmittedthroughtheVicePresidentofAcademicAffairs/FacultyAssemblyGradeAppealsCommitteeforreviewandapproval.TheFacultyAssemblyGradeAppealsCommitteemayinstructthatthecoursegradebeupheld,raised,orloweredtoamoreproperevaluation.”

18.TENTATIVESCHEDULE

WillbeprovidedinBlackBoardwhencoursebegins

19.ADDITIONALINFORMATION

Facultymayaddadditionalinformationifdesired.