Industrial Relations Mgmt 420-901 Ms.

Clary

Instructor: Ms. Clary appointment Contact Info: [email protected] Class Day & Time: Monday at 7:00 PM Classroom: 1114

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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES This course is designed to introduce the student to the theory and practice of collective bargaining in the U.S. The course includes the history and legal status of labor relations, decision making in labormanagement relations, and the negotiation and administration of labor agreements. PREREQUISITE Mgmt 331 Introduction to Human Resource Management REQUIRED TEXT Carrell. Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining. Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall. 9th Edition.

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Outline of Topics & Tentative Course Schedule Date Jan. 23 1 Add/Drop Period Deadline 30 Guest Speaker Challenges & Opportunities 2 Establishing A Bargaining Unit 3 Unfair Labor Practices 4 Quiz 1 (Chapters 1 & 2) 13 Wrap Up Chapters 1 4 Extra Credit Career Fair Documentation Due Exam Review Exam 1 (Chapters 1 4) Guest Speaker Negotiating An Agreement 5&6 Implementing the Collective Bargaining Agreement 10 Guest Speaker Wage & Salary Issues 7 Employee Benefit Issues 8 Quiz 2 (Chapters 5, 6, & 10) Quiz 3 (Chapters 7 & 8) Take Home 12 19 Spring Break No Class Guest Speaker Job Security & Seniority 9 Exam Review Topic Introduction History & Law Chapters

Feb. 6

20 27

March 5

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Exam 2 (Chapters 5 8 & 10) Grievance & Disciplinary Procedures 11 Negotiation Table Due 12

Guest Speaker Arbitration Comparative Global Industrial Relations 13 Quiz 4 (Chapters 9 & 11)

16 Negotiations Extra Credit Case Responses Due 23 30 Exam Review Exam 3 (Chapters 9 & 11 13) Negotiation Contract/Paper Due

COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. Attendance Attendance will be taken each day at the beginning of class. Students who miss two or fewer classes will receive a 100% for attendance. Those who miss more than two classes will have their attendance grade decreased by 5% for each missed class. Please note if you come in late or do not stay for the entire class session, you will not receive credit for attending the class. This grade will count once towards your final average. Quizzes Quizzes will be given on a regular basis to help students learn where they need to focus their studies in preparation for the exam. Each quiz will consist of 10 multiple-choice questions. Four quizzes will be given throughout the semester and the lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Each quiz will count once towards your final average. Due to the fact that the lowest quiz grade is dropped, no makeup quizzes will be given.
3. Negotiation Each person will be part of a group that represents either union or management. Your group will select the issues that are included in the case study given to you in class and research them. The group will perform negotiations during class. a. Prepare a table of all issues that exist in the case.

2.

Contract Issue Union Business

Description Under Current Labor Agreement Limit on conduction of union business not on company time or premises

Top Ten N/A

Union Proposal No change recommend ed

Willing To Concede N/A

Strike/Loc kout If yes, why? N/A

Due: 04/02/12 b. If during your negotiations you do not reach a final agreement, write a paper explaining what you did agree on and how you reached that agreement and state what you didnt agree on and why you couldnt reach that agreement. If all issues are resolved and you reach a final ruling, write up a contract to submit. Due: 04/30/12

Scoring Rubric 1. Chart completed in format as outlined above. (20 pts. Total) 2. Cited 10 top issues in the case in order of importance. (20 pts. Total) 3. Participated in the negotiation to include prompt arrival and no early departure. (30 pts. Total) 4. Completion of paper or contract (5-page minimum, double-spaced) as cited in Item 3b above and submitted on time to include cover page and bibliography. (30 pts.) 4. Exams

Exams are composed of multiple-choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions. There will be three exams given during the course of the semester. The final exam will be given on the last day of class. Assigned reading, lectures, and class discussions are all subject to examination. Students can use their note pages and PowerPoint slides posted on Blackboard to guide them in preparing for the exam. Each exam will count twice towards your final average. Students may make up one exam that they missed due to an emergency situation or severe illness by completing an alternate assignment to be determined by the professor. If an exam is to be missed, the student is required to contact the professor before the class begins and provide written documentation showing why it was necessary for the student to miss the exam in order to utilize this option. Students are encouraged to make every effort to take the exams as scheduled, but if an emergency arises, you do have this option.

EXTRA CREDIT Students may earn up to ten (10) extra credit points by analyzing the cases posted on Blackboard, which include questions for discussion. Type each question and your response on a sheet of paper. Be sure to use 12point Arial Narrow font. Students will receive one point for each extra credit case completed. These points will be added to your lowest exam grade. Students are encouraged to complete and submit extra credit assignments periodically throughout the semester; however, all extra credit assignments must by submitted no later than April 16, 2012. No extra credit assignments will be accepted after this date. Students may earn one extra credit point for attending the Career Fair held on February 9, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. In order to receive your extra credit point, please submit a piece of evidence to demonstrate your attendance by February 13, 2012. No extra credit assignments will be accepted after this date. Further information may be found at http://blog.vcu.edu/dward/. COURSE GRADES Course grades are determined using the following guideline. A B C D F 100% - 89.5% 89.4% - 79.5% 79.4% - 69.5% 69.4% - 59.5% 59.4% - below

Grades of incomplete are not encouraged, but can be offered for medical or personal emergencies when circumstances beyond a students control prevent the student from meeting course requirements at the end of the semester.

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