Personnel Administration

Doctorate in Education

EDU 961

Breyer State University

Instructor: Albert Infande Ed.D

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to EDU 961, Personnel Administration. I am pleased to instruct you in this course, which will be a core course for the Doctorate in Education.

This is an exciting course that will examine personnel administration as it relates to planning, recruitment, selection, placement and induction, staff development, rewards, and negotiations. It will also provide legislative issues that influence personnel strategies for personnel leadership.

I know you will enjoy this course. Please learn as much as you can as you progress through it, as it does lay down a solid foundation for the rest of the curriculum. It is my pleasure to have you in this course.

TIME FRAME: This is a ten-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day in which you notify me that your textbooks have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be aware of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded ten semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOKS: There is one (1) required textbook for this course.

Human Resources Management, 12th ed. R. Mathis and J. Jackson 2007: ISBN # 0324542755.

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When you are ready to take an exam you must send me an email requesting the exam. Once you have received the exam, you will have 24 hours to complete it. When you have completed the exam, please return it to me.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as an instructor, facilitator, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our classroom for this course has a “chat” room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. Please keep my email address handy so that you can contact me whenever necessary. If at any time during this course you change your email address, please notify me immediately.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: There is a paper required for this course.  It is required that you write about what you have learned from the textbook and how you would like to relate what you have learned to your career.  The requirements for the paper are as follows:

1). Cover page, with your name, course number and title, and title of paper.
2). A minimum of 10 pages.
3). 1-inch margins.
4). Double-spaced.
5). APA style format.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: My name is Dr. Al Infande.  Everyone just calls me Dr. Al.  I am the Director of Human Resources for AeroThrust Corporation, where I am responsible for the entire human resources management and development function for the Company.  I have been teaching at the college/university level for 15 years.  I have also been in the field of Human Resources Management and Training and Development for 15 years mainly in the hospitality/cruise industry.  I have earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Florida Atlantic University, a Master of Science in Human Resources Management from Nova Southeastern University, a Doctor of Education in Adult Education/Human Resources Development from Nova Southeastern University, a Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Psychology from Breyer State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology from Breyer State University.  In addition to my academic accomplishments, I am also a Certified Hypnotherapist and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner.  During my career, I have published several articles in the areas of adult learning, customer service, stress management, and training and development.

COURSE CONTENT:

-- Changing Nature of HR Management
-- Strategic HR Management
-- Individual Performance and Retention
-- Legal Framwork for Equal Employment
-- Managing Diversity and Equal Employment
-- Jobs
-- Recruiting in Labor Markets
-- Selecting and Placing HR
-- Training HR
-- Careers and HR Develoment
-- Performance Management and Appraisals
-- Compensation Strategies and Practices
-- Variable Pay and Executive Compensation
-- Managing Employee Benefits
-- Health, Saftey, and Security
-- Employee Rights and Discipline
-- Union-Management Relationships
-- Globalization in HR Management

ASSIGNMENTS: For specific assignments, please click on the link “Assignment.”

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to admassistant@breyerstate.com. An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.

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