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# / UPDATEDHumanResourceManagementinHealthCare / 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.