Mgmt 583

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Mgmt 583

• Labor Relations
• Fall 2008

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Course Syllabus

• Due to budget constraints, I will no longer be
  handing out course syllabi. You may download the
  syllabus from my WebPage
• http//faculty.bus.olemiss.edu/brobinson/

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Contact Information

• Professor Robert K. Robinson, PhD, SPHR
• Office 372 Holman Hall
• Office Hours 1000-1100 a.m. M-Th
• Or by appointment
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail brobinson_at_bus.olemiss.edu
• Web http//faculty.bus.olemiss.edu/brobinson
  

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Ole Miss HR Program

• Mgmt 383 Principles of HRM
• Mgmt 484 - Training Development
• Mgmt 485 - Selection Placement
• Mgmt 494 - Compensation
• Mgmt 527 - Advanced HRM
• Mgmt 581 - Collective Bargaining
• Mgmt 582 - Employee Relations
• Mgmt 583 - Labor Relations
• Mgmt 585 - Strategic HRM

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Professional HR Certification Areas

• HR Planning Management Practices
• Regulatory Compliance
• Staffing
• Training Development
• Compensation Benefits
• Employee Labor Relations
• Health, Safety, Security

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Professional HR Certification

• The next Exam Window December 1, 2008 to January
  31, 2009 250 computerized
• Jackson, MS
• Tupelo, MS
• The postmark deadline date is October 10, 2008.

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Professional HR Certification

• THOMSON PROMETRIC TEST CENTER
• 618 Spicer Drive, Suite ACo-located with
  Slyvan Learning Center Tupelo,  MS   38804   
• Phone [phone]   
• Site Code 3603

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Textbook

• Fossom, John A. (2009). Labor Relations (10th
  ed.). Boston, MA McGraw-Hill Irwin. (ISBN
  978-0-07-353023-9).

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Course RequirementsUndergraduate

• Examinations 300 93.75
• Meaningful
• participation 20 6.25
• 320 100.00

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Course Grades

• Course Point
• Grade Range
• A 288-320
• B 256-287
• C 224-255
• D 192-223
• F lt 191

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Course RequirementsGraduate

• Examinations 300 70.6
• Research Paper 100 23.5
• Meaningful
• participation 20 5.9
• 420 100.0

Topic approved by professor.
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Examinations

• There will be two (2) examinations and a final
  which will cover the text, readings, lecture, and
  class discussion.
• All examinations are essay.

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Professional Conduct

• One of the purposes of this and future classes is
  to prepare you for the business world, not only
  with a body of functional knowledge, but
  workplace behaviors as well.

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Realistic Course Preview

• What employers expect.
• Be on time.
• Be prepared.
• Do not interrupt presentations or meetings.
• What your instructor expects
• Be on time.
• Be prepared.
• Do not interrupt classes.

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Realistic Course Preview

• Profile of an unsuccessful student
• Irregular attendance
• Studies the day before an exam
• Does not take notes
• Does not read chapters before class
• Takes advantage of office hours only at the end
  of the semester

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Realistic Course Preview

• Grades
• What your grades are NOT based on
• I tried really hard.
• I need a passing grade to graduate
• If I dont pass my parents will kill me
• I came every class and listened a lot
• I learned a lot but my grades dont really
  reflect it.
• What your grades ARE based on
• Your performance on exams

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Realistic Course Preview

• Profile of a successful student
• Regular attendance
• Studies approximately two hours for each one hour
  of class
• Takes notes on lecture and on textbook readings
• Asks questions when he/she does not understand a
  concept

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Realistic Course Preview

• Division of labor
• Instructor
• Provides the instruction
• Prepares for classes
• Fairly assesses knowledge retention.
• Student
• Learns the material
• Prepares for classes
• Does not violate the SOBA Academic Integrity
  Standards

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Punctuality

• Students are absolutely responsible for your
  attendance and being to class on time--especially
  on dates when examinations or other course
  requirements are scheduled.
• Students arriving late for class after roll is
  taken will be counted as absent.
• No student arriving after examinations have been
  distributed will be permitted to take the
  examination.

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Examinations

• On essay questions, please write legibly and
  coherently. I cannot give you credit for
  responses that I do not understand.
• Bring two blue books on exam days.

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Make Ups

• All make up examinations (for approved
  excused absences) will be scheduled during the
  Final Examination (December 8 at 600 p.m.)
  Again, there are no make ups for unexcused
  absences.

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Attendance

• Each unexcused absence (to include arriving late
  or leaving early) will result in 5 points being
  taken from the 20 possible points allotted for
  participation.
• Your future employers expect you to come to work
  each day and on time, and so does your current
  instructor.

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Punctuality

• Students are absolutely responsible for your
  attendance and being to class on time--especially
  on dates when examinations or other course
  requirements are scheduled.
• Students arriving late for class after roll is
  taken will be counted as absent.
• No student arriving late for an examination will
  be permitted to take the examination.

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Extra and Partial Credit

• Extra Credit There are no provisions for extra
  credit in this course.
• Partial Credit In business, a wrong answer,
  regardless of how proper its calculation, will
  result in a poor/wrong decision. Therefore, no
  credit is given for wrong answers

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Appeals

• Two criteria are used in considering appeals
  (1) The explanation/argument must be logical and
  consistent, and (2) accurate knowledge of course
  material must be demonstrated. All appeals are
  due no later than the class period following the
  return of the examination in question.

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Appeals

• No appeals will be accepted after the
  beginning of that class period. Appeals are
  graded individually, only those students whose
  appeals are accepted will receive credit for
  missed answers.

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Children in the Classroom

• In recent years there has arisen the problem of
  parents bringing their children to lectures, and
  even to examinations. This has resulted in
  distractions to other students and ensuing
  complaints.

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Academic Dishonesty

• Academic dishonesty refers to the use of
  unauthorized books, notes, or otherwise securing
  help on a test, copying tests, assignments,
  reports, or term papers. Any student caught
  engaging in any form of academic dishonesty will
  receive a failing grade for the semester in this
  course--NO EXCEPTIONS!

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Weather Conditions

• If Ole Miss classes are canceled for
  weather, any assignment scheduled for that date
  will be due at the beginning of the next class
  meeting thereafter. If an examination is
  scheduled on a date in which the University is
  closed, then that examination will be given on
  the next class meeting thereafter.

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Students with Disabilities

• Any student who feels that he or she needs
  an accommodation due to any disability, please
  make an appointment to discuss this matter with
  me during the first week of the semester.

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Important Dates

• 09/29 EXAM I.
• 10/06 Deadline course withdrawal
• 11/03 EXAM II.
• 12/01 Graduate Papers Due.
• 12/08 FINAL EXAM