Strategic Human Resource Management Notes

Week 1: Human Capital Management How does a manager's mindset that sees employees as an expense to be controlled affect the ways that he or she sees their human resource strategy? How would this change if the manager's mindset saw staff as an appreciating asset to be invested in? Describe your experiences in an organization that saw either or both of these mindsets, and your perspective on working for that organization.

Week 2 - Critical Learning Discussion Dear Class: Please post what you found to be the most informative or interesting aspect of this Week's discussions, reading or WebEx. For students attending on-site or participating in the WebEx, please post one substantive paragraph. For on-line students or those not participating in the WebEx, please post two paragraphs.

Week 1 - Webinar Collaboration Discussion Dear Class: This Collaboration Discussion thread pertains to the weekly reading and Webinar. For those attending the in-class exercise held during the second part of the class, please post a four sentence paragraph describing what you believed to be the most interesting or most informational part. For those students not attending, please write a 250 word paragraph describing a critical issue discussed during the webinar or included in the reading ma...

Week 3 - Webinar Collaboration Discussion Dear Class: This Collaboration discussion thread is related to our weekly webinars and in-class exercises. For those attending the in-class exercise held during the second part of the class, please post three sentences describing what you believed to be the most interesting or most informational part. For those students not attending, please write a 250 word paragraph describing a critical issue discussed during the webinar. The purpose of this Collabor...

Week 1 - Second Collaboration Discussion Dear Class: This is our Second Collaboration Discussion topic. Each week I will post the topic that should be addressed in this discussion. To begin, I would like you to describe whether or not you have managed any other individuals either with your employment or through volunteering. Then describe the type of management style that you believe you have, i.e. autocratic, dictatorial, democratic and why you believe that is an effective way to manage. ...

Working individually, students should complete the "Critical Thinking" questions at the end of the three assigned chapters ( 1,6 & 11). These assignments are designed to incorporate the three unifying concepts of this course. These are 1) a "Human Capital" point of views. vs. a traditional Personnel Management point of view; 2) decision making that is driven by Metrics and Analytics vs. emotional appeals; and 3) PARTNERSHIPS between Line Leaders and HR Specialists vs. separate disjointed fun...

Working individually, students should complete the "Critical Thinking" questions at the end of the three assigned chapters ( 1,6 & 11). These assignments are designed to incorporate the three unifying concepts of this course. These are 1) a "Human Capital" point of views. vs. a traditional Personnel Management point of view; 2) decision making that is driven by Metrics and Analytics vs. emotional appeals; and 3) PARTNERSHIPS between Line Leaders and HR Specialists vs. separate disjointed fun...

Working in teams of 3-4 students, present a Voice Recorded Power Point presentation (6 - 8 slides) including "notes" on the three topics taken from the end of chapter readings. The papers should analyze the reading and its connections to the concepts covered in the text in the previous weeks. Provide additional analysis that connects the reading to concepts (pro or con) from your own current organization (as chosen by one team member) or one in which a member was previously associated. W...

Speaker Notes: Working in teams of 3-4 students, present a Voice Recorded Power Point presentation (6 - 8 slides) including "notes" on the three topics taken from the end of chapter readings. The papers should analyze the reading and its connections to the concepts covered in the text in the previous weeks. Provide additional analysis that connects the reading to concepts (pro or con) from your own current organization (as chosen by one team member) or one in which a member was previously ...

Dear Class: Please upload your completed Group Charter here. All questions in the Charter must have a response to obtain maximum points. Missing or answered questions will reduce the points awarded.