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Course Title: Job Evaluation, Compensation Systems, and Benefits [Prerequisite: HRM532]

Course Code & Section: HRM 546.S30/94216 Credit Hours: 3 Credits Instructor Name: Dr. Dianne Weinstein

Email: [email protected] Phone: 516-763-3178 EST [Email: The best way to

reach me]

Course Description:

This is an advanced course that provides students with both theory and specific knowledge of job evaluation and compensation systems. Topics include comparable worth and legal requirements: preparation of job evaluation and job design, fringe benefits, pensions, social security, theory of

compensation systems as they relate to job satisfaction and employee morale; development of wage and salary surveys, internal and external equity pay scales, performance-based pay systems, and salary administration procedures. An analysis of incentives-bonuses, stock options, salary deferrals and special

benefits-will complete the course.

Course Objectives:* Upon completion of the course, the student will have an increased capacity to: CO1: Explain the importance of utilizing internally and externally fair compensation programs for

employees and employers CO2: Devise a compensation strategy for an organization CO3: Develop a pay structure for an organization

CO4: Develop an approach to communicate a compensation strategy CO5: Explain the value of a performance based pay plan

CO6: Describe the challenges associated with using team compensation programs CO7: Summarize the ethics associated with utilizing different forms of compensation programs C08: Describe how employee benefits form part of a total compensation plan

CO9: Identify internal and external factors to be considered when planning a benefits program CO10: Identify benefits practices that should be funded by employers and employees

CO11: Describe methods to control employee benefits and practices. Required Course Textbook and Materials:

Milkovich, G., Newman, J., & Gerhart, B. (2014). Compensation (11th ed.) New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-802949-3.

Additional Reading Materials / Course Bibliography: Please note that additional required short readings will be assigned during the semester via the Internet

and/or on the course site, as needed.

mailto:[email protected]

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Statement about Course Delivery/Modality: This is an asynchronous, online course, delivered in the Blackboard learning management system (LMS).

Students must be mindful of all course expectations, deliverables and due dates. All assignments and course interactions will utilize internet technologies. See “Technical Requirements” section for more information.

Emailing the Instructor:

Please be sure to include your full name, course name and section when you send me an email. Please utilize your Stony Brook University email when getting in touch with me as that is the preferred method of contact from the institution. I intend to respond to emails as soon as possible, but please allow

between 24-48 hours for a response. ASSESSMENT:

In this course, you will be assessed on the following:

ASSIGNMENT(S) POINTS

Participation/Discussion Forums (6 @4.5 points per forum) 27 Exercise Sets ([email protected] points per set) 18

Assignment 1 10 Assignment 2 20 Assignment 3 25

TOTAL 100 points

Participation/Discussion Forums (27%): Preparation for class means reading the assigned readings & reviewing all information required for that week. Attendance in an online course means logging into the Blackboard and on a regular basis and

participating in the all of activities that are posted in the course. This online course requires that you log in throughout the week for the duration of the course; each week will be available as we progress

throughout the term and you will be responsible for logging and understanding the week’s deliverables. Participation in this course is comprised of discussion forums that are required and graded. There are a

total of 6 graded discussion forums, plus the mandatory Introduction forum in the welcome week.

IMPORTANT: To earn full credit for weekly DQs, post a minimum of 9 substantial posts, in total, as follows: Respond to each of the weekly 3 required DQs per week plus post a minimum of 2 substantial posts to other course participants’ posts for each of the 3 required DQs. Post your responses in the

designated weekly DQ threads (e.g. DQ1, or DQ2, or DQ3). Posts placed in incorrect threads are not accepted for credit.

No make-ups are available for the discussion forums. Emailed or messaged submissions are not accepted.


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Discussion forum grading criteria:

Criteria Requirements

Total

Points per Post Possible

# Per

Week

Total Points

Possible Each Week (DQs + Participation)

Required DQ Student’s Main Post follows the provided

instructions: o is substantive, and o addresses each part of the Discussion

Question o is supported by references relative to

the week’s required reading and other

Learning Activities (if applicable) o is free of errors related to grammar,

word usage, punctuation and spelling o word count is met

1 3 3

Participation

Post

Student’s post follows the provided instructions:

o is substantive, and o addresses each part of the Discussion

prompt o is supported by references relative to

the week’s required reading and other

Learning Activities (as applicable) o is free of errors related to grammar,

word usage, punctuation and spelling

o word count is met

.25 6 1.5

__________ __________________________________________ ________ _________ ____________

1.25 3 4.5

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You are to conduct yourself professionally every time you express yourself-whether it's through the written or spoken word. As such, successful professionals (students, managers, employees) must have effective written and oral communication skills. Therefore, communication errors (such as improper

grammar, improper sentence and paragraph structure, misspelling and incorrect punctuation) are unacceptable in coursework throughout. Faculty members also consider communication competency when evaluating student performance in addition to coursework.

Exercise Sets (18%):

There will be a total of 4 exercise sets [series of exercises] for this course. Instructions for these exercises are posted on the course site.

Criteria Requirements Total Points

Student

Submission Student’s Post follows the provided instructions, and

o is substantive o addresses each part of the Assignment o posted by the deadline in the appropriate course location

o has a structure this is clear, logical and easy to follow (including an introduction and conclusion)

o transitions well between sections o is directed to the appropriate audience o has a tone that is appropriate to the content and

assignment o is free of errors related to word usage, punctuation,

grammar and spelling o meets the word count length of a minimum of 150 words o is supported by references with APA formatting

Up to 4.5

points per exercise set

Assignments (55%): There will be a total of 3 assignments for this course. These are detailed in the course schedule. Specific details for assignments will also be posted in the assignment section of the

course site. All assignments are due at the stated deadline, which is in Eastern Standard Time and late assignments will not be accepted. Assignments must be in either the Microsoft MS Word format or PowerPoint format, as requested in the assignment directions. Papers must be written APA format. All

assignments, unless otherwise announced by the instructor, MUST be submitted via Blackboard. Each assignment will have a designated place to submit the assignment. Emailed or messaged submissions are not accepted.

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Policy regarding late or missed assignments, as well as rewrites: This course requires you to spend time preparing and completing assignments, including actively

participating in class. As an online student you should commit 10-15 hours per week to each of your online courses (http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/online/faqs.html

*IMPORTANT: If at any point you should encounter any technical issues, please send an email to [email protected], they can also be reached by telephone at 631-632-2777. You should also

copy me on this email so that I am aware of the situation and if possible include a screen-shot of the issue.

Grades and Grading Scale: Assignment of letter grades is based on a percentage of points earned. The letter grade will correspond with the following percentages achieved. All course requirements must be completed before a grade is

assigned.

Grade Points

A 94-100

A- 90-93

B+ 87-89

B 83-86

B- 80-82

C+ 77-79

C 74-76

C- 71-73

F 0-70

Academic Policies:

Academic Integrity Statement: Each student must pursue his or her academic goals honestly and be personally accountable for all submitted work. Representing another person's work as your own is always wrong. Faculty are required to report any suspected instances of academic dishonesty to the

Academic Judiciary. For more comprehensive information on academic integrity, including categories of academic dishonesty, please refer to the academic judiciary website at

http://www.stonybrook.edu/uaa/academicjudiciary/. For information specific to the School of Professional Development, see the appropriate section in the Bulletin at http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/bulletin/2014_bulletin.pdf

http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/online/faqs.html


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Critical Incident Management: Stony Brook University expects students to respect the rights, privileges, and property of other people. Faculty are required to report to the Office of Judicial Affairs any disruptive behavior that interrupts their ability to teach, compromises the safety of the learning

environment, or inhibits students' ability to learn. University Student Conduct Code can be found at (check for most current version) http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/ucs/docs/universitystudentconductcode.pdf

ADA & Disability Support Services (DSS) Statement: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – Section 504

applies to all postsecondary educational programs that receive federal assistance. Reasonable accommodations and academic assistance are provided to students with disabilities registered with the Disability Support Services, ECC (Educational Communications Center) Building, room128, (631) 632-

6748. They will determine with you what accommodations, if any, are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential. For procedures and information go to the following website: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/fire/disabilities

Course Materials and Copyright Statement: Course material accessed from Blackboard, SB Connect, SB

Capture or a Stony Brook Course website is for the exclusive use of students who are currently enrolled in the course. Content from these systems cannot be reused or distributed without written permission of the instructor and/or the copyright holder. Duplication of materials protected by copyright, without

permission of the copyright holder is a violation of the Federal copyright law, as well as a violation of Stony Brook's Academic Integrity and Student Conduct Codes. Material posted/submitted in another SBU course cannot be utilized in this course.

Communication Competency: You convey a certain image of yourself every time you express yourself-

whether it's through the written or spoken word. As such, successful professionals (students, managers, employees) must have effective written and oral communication skills. Therefore, communication errors (such as improper grammar, improper sentence and paragraph structure, misspelling and incorrect

punctuation) are unacceptable in coursework throughout. Faculty members also consider communication competency when evaluating student performance in addition to coursework.

Netiquette Guidelines: The following guidelines for participation in the Threaded Discussion Area and

Chat rooms.

Remember that the absence of face-to-face communication it's easy to misunderstand what is being said;

Carefully review and read materials that you receive electronically to ensure that you fully understand the message;

Be sure to carefully re-read and understand what you will be sending in order to ensure that you are

not misunderstood by anyone;

Avoid cluttering your messages with excessive emphasis (stars, arrows, exclamations);

If you are responding to a message, either include the relevant part of the original message in your message, or make sure refer to the original's contents so as to avoid confusion;

Be specific and clear, especially when asking questions;

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If your messages can be typed in UPPER and lower case, please use the two appropriately instead of all UPPERCASE characters. This gives the appearance of shouting and makes the message less readable;

Remember that not all readers have English as their native language, so make allowance for possible misunderstandings and unintended discourtesies;

Do not abuse new users of computer networks for their lack of knowledge;

Follow the same standards of politeness as you do in any other aspect of your life. Technical Requirements: This course requires that you have access to the Internet. You are responsible

for having a reliable computer and internet connection throughout the course. You will need to have access to, and be able to use the following software packages (include a list of any software a student

must have access to in order to fully participate in this course, following are some examples):

A web browser (for instance, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer)

Adobe Acrobat Reader (free)

Adobe Flash Player (free)

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Please note! You will be limited if you expect to complete your work on a smart phone or tablet. It will

not be possible to submit Microsoft Word or PowerPoint files required for your assignments. Email and Internet: You must have an active Stony Brook University e-mail account and access to the

Internet. If you email me, please use your SBU e-mail account. Please plan on checking your SBU email account regularly for course related messages.

This course uses Blackboard for the facilitation of communications between faculty and students, submission of assignments, and posting of grades. The Blackboard Course Site can be accessed at

https://blackboard.stonybrook.edu Getting Technical Help:

Campus Network or Blackboard Outage When access to Blackboard is not available for an extended period of time due to a SBU Blackboard issue (greater than one entire evening - 6pm till 11pm) you can reasonably expect that the due date for

assignments will be changed to the next day (assignment still due by midnight).

Help-Desk: Go to the Discussion Board of SPD Online Support. There you will find a Technical Questions and Answers Forum. Post your question there and someone from the SPD Online office will respond. Alternatively, you could call the SPD Online office at 631.632.9484 between the hours of 9:00am and

5:00pm, Monday through Friday EST or e-mail [email protected]. For assistance after 5 PM or over the weekend, please contact the Open SUNY Technical Support,

information can be found at http://open.suny.edu/support/contact-us/current-students/

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Getting Help with Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS): Students that need help with Blackboard can contact the TLT Student Help Desk by calling (631) 632-9602, emailing [email protected]; more information is available via Stony Brook IT:

http://it.stonybrook.edu/services/blackboard#section-6706. Frequently ask questions about the Blackboard LMS along with tutorials are available here: http://it.stonybrook.edu/services/blackboard/navigate-manage

Academic Support: SPD Subject Guides - The SPD Subject Guide is a library website specifically designed

to assist SPD students with their research. It contains all of the information referenced on this Blackboard page as well as recommendations for specific databases and a live librarian chat feature. Take a look: http://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/spd Library Instruction Website - http://library.stonybrook.edu/workshops-this-week-citation-skills-worldcat-and-endnote-the-hsc/ SBU Library Research Guides and Tutorials http://library.stonybrook.edu/research/research-basics/

Course Schedule: ***Subject to Change***

Week Weekly Outcomes

Course Objectives

Course Activities/Assignments

1

Course Kick-Off and

Introductions

.Become familiar with the course

site via active learning assignments

.Review the information posted in

the navigation panel on the left side of the screen

.Meet course participants; practice using the Discussion Board

.Practice submitting Exercises and discussion posts

.Identify and discuss how job

evaluation, compensation systems and benefits programs are viewed

by employees . Assess and discuss your

experiences relative to job

evaluation, compensation systems and benefits.

.Consider how job evaluation, compensation systems and benefits programs contribute to

the success of an organization .Obtain the course textbook

CO1, CO2, CO3,

CO5 CO6, CO7 CO8,CO9, C011

Read: Material under each of the

tabs in the Navigation Panel, -- with special attention to the SPD online orientation, the course

syllabus, and online policies and procedures.

Deliverables Non-Graded:

Review the material in the Navigation Panel

Introduce yourself in the

introduction forum

Obtain the textbook for

the course now Graded:

Complete the weekly Exercises


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http://it.stonybrook.edu/services/blackboard/navigate-manage

http://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/spd

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http://library.stonybrook.edu/workshops-this-week-citation-skills-worldcat-and-endnote-the-hsc/

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2

The Pay Model/The Totality of

Decisions

.Define the term "compensation.

.Compare and contrast your definition of "compensation" to the definition of others with more

experience in the workplace. .Identify the definitions of

"compensation" based on different fields of work .Describe the meaning of

"compensation" from an employee's viewpoint relative to

return, reward, and entitlement. .Compare and contrast your definition of "compensation"

relative to the definitions of people from other countries. .Identify the key components of a

compensation system .Identify the different forms of pay

in the workplace .Examine different compensation strategies used in different

organizations

CO1, CO2, CO4,

CO5

Read: Course textbook and PPTs

for Chapters 1 and 2 Deliverables (Graded):

Complete the weekly Exercises

3 Defining

Internal Alignment/Job

Analysis

.Identify factors that influence internal pay structures.

.Examine how a job structure aligns with an organization's business

. Identify how a job structure aligns with organizational work

flow and objectives. .Describe how an organization's job structure can influence

employee behaviors.

CO1,CO3,CO5, CO7

Read: Course textbook and PPTs for Chapters 3 and 4

Deliverables (Graded):

Answer Discussion

Forum Questions for Week 3

4 Job-Based

Structures/ Job

Evaluation/

Person-Based Structures

.Describe different job evaluation approaches

.Identify the benefits and limitations of using more than one job evaluation plan in an

organization .Describe the process to identify

an organization's compensable

CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4, CO7



Answer Discussion


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factors.

.Identify and assess the use of generic compensable factors in job evaluations.

.Discuss the potential for "fairness" relative to

organizational pay structures .Identify how pay structures can influence employee behaviors

.Discuss how pay structure modifications can influence pay

scales for current and past hires in an organization .Relate how work content and the

value of work can influence pay scales .Discuss how pay cuts can impact

employee recruitment and retention

.Identify the impact of competitor compensation programs relative to their business strategies and

marketplace competition.

5 Defining

Competitive-ness/

Designing Pay

Levels, Mix and Pay

Structures

.Identify the key concepts, issues, and theories related to external

competitiveness, the second pay policy in the pay model .Identify key factors that shape an

organization's external competitiveness

.Relate compensation strategies that help in controlling costs and increasing revenues

.Examine compensation strategies that help to attract and retain employees.

.Apply key concepts of internal alignment and external

competitiveness to actual pay rates for specific jobs .Relate the importance of utilizing

internally and externally fair

CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4,



Answer Discussion


Submit Assignment 1 of the course

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compensation programs for

employees and employers .Develop a compensation strategy for an organization. Develop a pay

structure for an organization. .Develop an approach to

communicate a compensation strategy.

6

Pay for Performance

.Examine how to design a pay

system to reward individual employees according to their value to an organization

.Explain how key motivation theories impact employee

behaviors .Discuss the advantages and

disadvantages of short term and

long-term pay-for-performance approaches

.Relate how incentive plans

motivate employees .Examine

how improperly designed incentive plans can encourage employees to take unethical

actions on-the-job

CO2, CO3, CO5,

CO7


for Chapters 9 and 10 Deliverables (Graded):

Answer Discussion Forum Questions for Week 6

7 Performance

Appraisals and Pay

.Explore four ways to improve performance ratings.

.Examine five forms of performance formats and identify the rationale for applying these

formats at work .Identify issues associated with

discrimination and performance and how to establish policies that reduce the potential for

discrimination issues .Describe the importance of

performance-based pay

.Identify the advantages and disadvantages of different

CO2, CO5,CO6, CO7

Read: Course textbook and PPTs for Chapter 11


Answer Discussion



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forms of performance-based pay

from the view of the employee and the view of the employer

.Describe the challenges

associated with using team incentives

.Relate how employee ethics can be impacted due to different forms of pay

8 The Benefit

Determination

Process

.Discover the rationale for growth in employee benefit programs and practices

.Identify the value of employee benefits for new hires, and

employee retention and motivation .Identify key issues in benefit

planning, design, and administration . Identify the components of a

benefit plan

CO8, CO9, CO10, CO11

Read: Course textbook and PPTs for Chapter 12


Answer Discussion Forum Questions for

Week 8

9 Benefit

Options

.Identify the importance of employee benefits relative to

recruitment of new employees and employee turnover

.Develop a benefits package that is appropriate for an organization .Identify the legally required

benefits provided in the United States .Explore retirement, health and

miscellaneous benefits that are popular in organizations

.Describe how employee benefits into a total compensation plan.

.Identify internal and external

factors to be considered when planning a benefits program

.Identify benefits practices that

should be funded by employers and employees.

.Describe methods to control

CO8, CO9, CO10, CO11

Read: Course Textbook and PPT: Chapter 13

Watch:

- How to Create a PowerPoint Presentation - Create Your First Presentation

- How to Write Talking Points Deliverables (Graded):

Complete the Week 3 Exercises


http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-PowerPoint-Presentation

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-PowerPoint-Presentation

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-your-first-presentation-RZ001129842.aspx

http://marketing.about.com/od/publicrelation1/a/talkingpoints.htm

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employee benefits programs and

practices.

10

Government and Legal Issues In

Compensation

.Discuss the nature of

government's role in compensation

.Identify laws and legal issues that

can occur relative to compensation

.Relate how organizational managers can address legal issues and compensation

CO1, CO2, CO4,

CO5, CO7, CO8, CO10


for Chapter 17 Deliverables (Graded):

Complete the Week 3 Exercises

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