In addition, students will have another opportunity to earn points by participating in a team project. For purposes of this exercise, the class will be broken up into teams to make their contributions. A significant amount of time in and out of class will be required for completion of this assignments. Further guidance on this exercise will be provided closer to the time scheduled.

Readings as assigned on the course schedule must be completed before the date indicated.

On various Fridays throughout the semester, the class discussion will emphasize one of the ethical dilemmas as presented in the assigned textbook, HRM Ethics by Linda Gravett. According to the schedule as arranged with the instructor, each student will write a brief analysis memo responding to the situation as outlined in Gravett’s book. These should be treated as executive summaries and should be two to three pages in length (with appendices as appropriate). This memo will address the issues and competing values inherent in the relevant ethical dilemma. The student will write this memo as if he or she were a human resources professional. The memo should offer options and make recommendations for the consideration of their direct supervisor, the organization’s chief human resources officer. Students are allowed to make reasonable assumptions about the scenario as long as the spirit of the HR ethical dilemma is not violated. Each student will turn in their memo to the instructor on the Wednesday before the discussion of their assigned ethical dilemma. Students will help lead the discussion for those ethical dilemmas addressed by their respective memos. This assignment will be graded on quality and clarity of presentation, use of grammar, contribution to class discussion, identification of key issues to be resolved, thoroughness of analysis, and strength of recommendations.

Students will write a research paper addressing a contemporary human resources issue in the public or nonprofit sectors. The paper should be between 12 and 15 pages long and prepared according to an accepted style convention such as APA or Chicago/Turabian. The paper will be graded on topic selection, format, grammar, writing style, organization, content delivery, analysis, research quality, and research documentation. As an option, the student may elect to substitute their lowest score from the first two exams for this paper.

There will be three examinations during the semester. The student may drop the lowest score from the first two exams (or use this lowest score to substitute for the research paper). The final exam will be comprehensive. These exams may be comprised of essay, short answer, and/or multiple choice questions. Make up examinations will not be offered except for documented emergencies. Even then, an alternate form of the examination will likely be substituted. In case of school cancellation due to weather or other reasons during the scheduled time for the final exam, university policy will be followed in the assigning of grades, which in the past has included the professor’s best judgment to what the student has earned up until that point. Therefore, you should not depend upon the final exam to make up for previously poor grades.

The University of Central Oklahoma complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. Students with disabilities who need special accommodations must make their requests by contacting the Coordinator of Disability Support Services, Ms. Kimberly Fields at (405) 974-2549. The DSS Office is located in the Nigh University Center, Room 415. Students should also notify the instructor of special accommodation needs by the end of the first week of class.

Up to five (5) percentage points of the overall total may be earned by attending select events related to human resources management. Typically, one point will be offered for each event. Examples include attendance at one of the sessions sponsored by the OKC Metro Employer Council or workshops sponsored by the UCO Human Resource Society on campus. Attendance and/or participation in the Student Symposium (on April 14, 2004) in any capacity will also earn points. Other opportunities will be announced in class or can be proposed by students.

Based upon the Oklahoma Regents’ Statement on Course Workload and Homework [OSRHE 11-2-34], a college student should expect to spend 3 hours on average, on outside work for each hour spent in class. The message the Oklahoma Regents are communicating is that if you have a full-time job (30-40 hours) you should not at the same time maintain a full-time academic schedule (12-15 hours). If you expect to do well, plan to put in the time!

Cheating = Failure (please refer to attached Academic Integrity Statement). Cheating is unacceptable conduct and will result in an automatic grade of "F" for the course, and be reported to Academic Affairs. Students are required to do all of the work for this class on their own. Copying answers to exercises or examinations from anyone constitutes cheating. Allowing another student to copy one’s answers will be treated as cheating. Plagiarism is cheating. A student may discuss exercises with others before preparing his or her own responses, but should only turn in their own work product. Consulting with the instructor about any assignment does not constitute cheating and is encouraged.

The Political Science Department of the University of Central Oklahoma is asking all students taking political science courses to read the following Academic Integrity Statement. Our purpose in doing so is to ensure that all our students are aware of what is improper academic behavior.

As members of the academic community, students are expected to recognize and uphold standards of intellectual and academic integrity. The Political Science Department expects that its students will conduct themselves honestly. This means, above all, that students submit for credit work that is the product of their own efforts. Principles of academic integrity require that all dishonest work be rejected as a basis for academic credit, and that students refrain from any and all forms of dishonorable conduct in the course of their academic work.

The examples and definitions given below are intended to clarify the standards by which academic honesty and integrity is judged. The list is merely illustrative of some of the more common infractions. It is not intended to be exhaustive. Any question a student has about what constitutes inappropriate behavior should be directed towards their instructor. The rule of thumb to follow is: If in doubt, ASK!

Plagiarism - Plagiarism is presenting another person’s work as one’s own. Plagiarism includes not only the exact use of another’s words, word for word, but also the paraphrasing or summarizing of the works of another person without acknowledgment, including the submitting of another student’s work as one’s own. The student is responsible for understanding the legitimate use of sources, the appropriate ways of acknowledging academic, scholarly, or creative indebtedness, and the consequences of violating this responsibility. In case of doubt, give a citation of the author you are using. Failure to indicate the extent and nature of one's reliance on other sources is plagiarism. A plagiarized paper will result in a failing grade on the work in question, and perhaps, for the entire course.

Cheating on Examinations - Cheating on examinations involves giving or receiving unauthorized help before, during, or after an examination. Examples of unauthorized help include the use of notes, texts, or "crib sheets" during an examination (unless receiving instructor approval), or sharing information with another student either during or after an examination.

Falsification - It is a violation of academic honesty to misrepresent material or to fabricate information in an academic exercise or assignment (e.g. false or misleading citation of sources, the falsification of the results of experiments or of computer data).

Multiple Submissions - It is a violation of academic honesty to submit substantial portions of the same work for credit more than once without the explicit consent of the instructor to whom the material is being submitted the second time.