MBA 786 Spring 2015 Syllabus
Welcome to
Strategic Human Resource Management
Course Number: MBA 786
College of Business, Economics, and Computing
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
6:00 – 9:52 P.M. Thursdays, Molinaro 116
Spring Semester 2015, March 23 – May 15
“Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just by sitting in a class listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves.” Chickering & Gamson 1987
Contacting the Instructor
Professor: Dr. Karen Crooker E-mail: crooker@uwp.edu (best way to contact)
Office: Molinaro 349 Fax: 595-2680 (label to my attention)
D2L site for the course: https://uwp.courses.wisconsin.edu/d2l/home/2822755
Professor’s Web page: http://homepages.uwp.edu/crooker/
Phone/Voice Mail: 595-2348 (worst way to contact)
Mailing Address: UWP, Department of Business, PO Box 2000, Kenosha, WI 53141-2000
Office hours: 2:00 – 3:20 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays.
Course Description
Using human resource management systems to create and sustain competitive advantage. Emphasis on an integrative framework that requires linkage between, as well as consistency among, functional HR activities and their alignment with and reinforcement of the organization’s competitive strategy.
Course Objectives
The goal of this course is to help students develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas. At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to
Name competitive strategies that organizations may pursue
Identify and describe the major functions of a human resource management system
Describe relationships among the major functions of an HR system
Explain how HR supports other functional areas of an organization
Stipulate HR practices that support specific organizational strategies
Business
Strategic Human Resource Management
Course Number: MBA 786
College of Business, Economics, and Computing
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
6:00 – 9:52 P.M. Thursdays, Molinaro 116
Spring Semester 2015, March 23 – May 15
“Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just by sitting in a class listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves.” Chickering & Gamson 1987
Contacting the Instructor
Professor: Dr. Karen Crooker E-mail: crooker@uwp.edu (best way to contact)
Office: Molinaro 349 Fax: 595-2680 (label to my attention)
D2L site for the course: https://uwp.courses.wisconsin.edu/d2l/home/2822755
Professor’s Web page: http://homepages.uwp.edu/crooker/
Phone/Voice Mail: 595-2348 (worst way to contact)
Mailing Address: UWP, Department of Business, PO Box 2000, Kenosha, WI 53141-2000
Office hours: 2:00 – 3:20 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays.
Course Description
Using human resource management systems to create and sustain competitive advantage. Emphasis on an integrative framework that requires linkage between, as well as consistency among, functional HR activities and their alignment with and reinforcement of the organization’s competitive strategy.
Course Objectives
The goal of this course is to help students develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas. At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to
Name competitive strategies that organizations may pursue
Identify and describe the major functions of a human resource management system
Describe relationships among the major functions of an HR system
Explain how HR supports other functional areas of an organization
Stipulate HR practices that support specific organizational strategies
Business