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Connecting HR Content to Students’ Real Lives

Connecting HR Content to Students’ Real Lives. Dan Koys Professor, Dept. of Management Presented at the Annual DePaul Faculty Teaching & Learning Conference April 17, 2009. Before. Written assignments 8-10 page term paper (20%) In casebook Graded A-F 5 written case analyses (10%)

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Connecting HR Content to Students’ Real Lives

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  1. Connecting HR Content to Students’ Real Lives Dan Koys Professor, Dept. of Management Presented at the Annual DePaul Faculty Teaching & Learning Conference April 17, 2009

  2. Before • Written assignments • 8-10 page term paper (20%) • In casebook • Graded A-F • 5 written case analyses (10%) • In casebook • Graded Pass/Fail • Mid-term & final (30% & 30%) • Class participation (10%)

  3. After • Tests (50%) • Five tests, one every other week • Written assignments (50%) • Five, one every other week • Apply a specific HR content area to student’s own intended career

  4. Planning Assignment • HR content area • Strategic HR planning • Written assignment • Before: Analyze a strategic HR case • Now: Career planning • Supply and demand for job you want after graduation • Qualifications for that job • Industry want to work in

  5. Job Requirements Assignment • HR content area • Job description • Written assignment • Before: Analyze a job requirements case • Now: Interview job incumbent write a job description • Summary • Tasks • Knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience

  6. Hiring Assignment • HR content area • Employee selection • Assignment • Before: In-class mock interview • Now: Prepare for a hiring interview • Questions based on assignment #2 • Answers • Good • Bad

  7. Pay Assignment • HR content area • Pay • Assignment • Before: Analyze a labor market pay case • Now: Use web sites to gather starting salary info for job in assignment #2 • At least three (one our Career Center) • Pay at percentiles : 25th, 50th, 75th

  8. Employee Benefits Assignment • HR content area • Benefits (health, retirement, vacations, etc.) • Written assignment • Before: Analyze a case on controlling benefit costs • Now: Find a company benefit plan and cost it for the industry in assignment #1 • U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey data on costs • Complete spreadsheet and determine “hidden” compensation

  9. Principles Applicable to Other Classes • Take textbook material and have students apply it to their lives right now (Job design: “experienced meaningfulness”) • Job • Personally interesting topic • Social concern (e.g., affirmative action) • Make textbook material personal to students by letting them decided how to apply content (Job design: “experienced meaningfulness”) • Force them to choose the job related to major

  10. Principles Applicable to Other Classes • Give feedback to students on how their work does/does not match with content (Job design: “experienced responsibility”) • Grade (1-10 points) with comments • Not Pass/Fail • Make assignments a substantial portion of course grade (Job design: “knowledge of results”) • 50% • Not 10% to 30%

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