Course Syllabus: EMGT 456 Advanced Personnel Management

Section 1FLW (LEC 71118)

Summer 2014 (Dates, times, & locations per released schedule)
NOTE: Most meetings will be at FLW but a few may be on campus in
Rolla

Instructor: David G. Spurlock, Ph.D.
Office: 209 Engineering Management Building
Phone: (573) 341-6190
E-Mail: dspurloc@mst.edu
Office Hours: by appointment see Contact Dr. Spurlock
Additional Contact Info: Department Chair Prof. David L. Enke
(enke@mst.edu)
FLW S&T
contact: Michelle Emerson (emersonv@mst.edu )
Contact Dr. Spurlock: I recommend that students use email to reach me
if you need to meet with me or have any other questions or concerns, but
you also can call my office number. Please leave a message on the voicemail
if Im not there so I know I need to get in touch with you. Students should
check their mst.edu email addresses reasonably often for messages
regarding the class or other S&T processes. If you send an email from a
non-mst.edu address, I will reply to that address if a reply is appropriate.
However, if I initiate a message, I usually will be sending it to your mst.edu
address.
I will try to reply to emails from students as quickly as I can. This might
be within a few minutes or it might be 24 hours or more depending upon
the timing of your message and what information I might need to gather
for a reply. I usually wont respond to messages I receive after 9 PM or so
Central Time (Rolla, MO, USA) until the next day at the earliest. Finally,
please be aware that I might need to forward an email from you to
someone else (such as a staff person or another faculty member) to provide
a response to you.
Course Objective: To provide graduate students who have interests in
engineering management with an advanced
understanding of current theories and practices of
human resource management relevant to engineering
and technology driven enterprises.

Course Format: The course consists of regular class meetings
conducted in a lecture/discussion format
supplemented by the text and assigned readings. We
will make use of relevant Internet resources including
the Blackboard system as it is implemented at
Missouri S&T (http://blackboard.mst.edu/).
Our orientation toward the broad scope of topics covered will be to
inform students who have or expect to have general
managerial roles as opposed to the roles of the human
resource specialist.
We will adopt a strategic investment perspective in order to apply
insights from the disciplines of strategy, finance,
economics, organizational behavior, logistics,
information technology, and related fields to the
problems of managing human resources in a global
economy.

Text: Cascio, Wayne F. & Boudreau, John W. (2011). 2
nd

Ed. Investing in People: Financial impact of human
resource initiatives. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
Education, Inc. publishing as Financial Times Press.
ISBN 13: 978-0-13-707092-3
NOTE: You may obtain used copies and you can
order the text from any source you find convenient.
Course Schedule: The TENTATI VE course schedule is below. We may
depart somewhat from the schedule if opportunities
arise for special activities or if a particular topic area
has unusually high interest for the majority of course
participants thus warranting the expenditure of
additional time. Occasionally we may be a half-
lecture ahead or behind the lecture topic schedule
below depending upon circumstances; the dates given
below for exams, assignments, etc. should be viewed
as unlikely to change unless an exceptionally
compelling exigency arises. Students are responsible
for submitting all work by the assigned dates.

WEEK, DATE LECTURE Topic focus NOTE: related topics may include additional non-text
reading assignments that can be fair game for exams; additional readings will be
provided at the appropriate time
Week 1 Apr 28, 30
Course overview; Chapters 1,2 and related topics
Week 2 May 5, 7
Chapter 3 & related topics, Chapter 4 & related topics
Week 3 May 12, 14
Chapter 5 & related topics (Assignment 1 due Monday), Chapter 6 & related topics
(Assignment 2 due Wednesday); final comments on Exam 1NOTE: Ill provide
separate information about the assignments during the first week.
Week 4 May 19, 21
EXAM 1 Monday May 19 (covers Chs. 1-6 and related topics
& lectures); NOTE: lecture will continue after the exam on Monday with
Chapter 7 and related topicsBegin Chapter 8 & related topics on Wednesday
Week 5 May 28 only
(Monday, May 26 is
Memorial Day no class)
Chapters 8 & 9 and related topics (Assignment 3 due Wednesday).
Week 6 June 2, 4
Chapter 9 (contd if necessary), Chapter. 10 & related topics(Assignment 4 due
Wednesday)
Week 7 June 9, 11
Chapter 11 & related topics (Assignment 5 due Monday)NOTE: Monday is the last
lecture session for exam material there is no lecture and no PowerPoint slide set
on Chapter 12 because it is a summary chapterEXAM 2 Wednesday June
11 (covers all material not covered on Exam 1); lecture after
exam on Wednesday addressing loose ends (assignments, etc.); possibly a
little time to work on presentations
Week 8 June 16, 18
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS BOTH DAYS; ALL PAPERS DUE BY END OF
CLASS ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 18
Grading Policy: Grading will be based upon:
Two in-class exams (see schedule)
(Each exam is weighted 30% for a total of 60% of overall course grade)
Participation & short assignments related to the readings & class
discussions thereof
(Total weighting will be 25%) (Assignments are due at the start of class on
the due date)
A paper & presentation (presentations to be scheduled during the last few
days of class & final course paper due by June 18 at
12:30 PM, the end of last class meeting)
(Total weighting will be 15%)

Grades will be assigned as follows: 90%-100% A

80%- 89% B

70%- 79% C

60%- 69% F

Academic Integrity: I believe most students are honest and ethical.
However, I believe it is appropriate for me to
explicitly state my policy on cheating and plagiarism.
In addition to not actually cheating or plagiarizing,
students must make every reasonable effort to avoid
the appearance of cheating and plagiarism. Anyone
suspected of cheating or plagiarism may face
suspension from the course and a course grade of F.
Additional penalties may be incurred in accordance
with university regulations:
http://registrar.mst.edu/academicregs/index.html
Page 30 of the Student Academic Regulations handbook describes the
student standard of conduct relative to the System's
Collected Rules and Regulations section 200.010,
and offers descriptions of academic dishonesty
including cheating, plagiarism or sabotage.

Academic Support: Students who may require academic support should
be aware of the following:

Disability Support Services: http://dss.mst.edu
Students inquiring about academic accommodations because of a
disability should contact
Disability Support Services so that appropriate and reasonable
accommodative services can be
determined and recommended. Disability Support Services is located in
204 Norwood Hall. Their phone number is 341-4211
and their email is dss@mst.edu.
"If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing
accommodations in this course, you are strongly
encouraged to meet with me (Dr. Spurlock) early in
the semester. You will need to request that the
Disability Services staff send a letter to me verifying
your disability and specifying the accommodation
you will need before I can arrange your
accommodation."