COMPENSATION
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Room:128
Melcher Hall
Course:Section#11116,
Fall 2001.
Time:10:00am-11:30am,
Monday and Wednesday.
Professor:Dr.
Steve Werner
Office:315
G Melcher Hall
Phone:(713)
743-4672
Fax:(713)
743-4652
Email:swerner@uh.edu
Website:www.cba.uh.edu/~werner
Office
Hours:3:00-6:00pm Wednesday, or by
appointment.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
The
focus of this course is to consider the applied issues in the direct compensation
of employees.The course is intended
to develop skills in making compensation decisions and examine current
issues in compensation administration.The
skill building portion of the course will simulate activities typically
performed by senior compensation analysts employed by large complex organizations.During
this course students will learn how to develop a compensation plan for
an organization.The goals of the
plan will be to control labor costs while maintaining the organization's
ability to attract, retain, motivate and develop a competent work force.
ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
The
Center for Students with Disabilities provides a wide variety of academic
support services to all currently-enrolled UH students who have any type
of mental or physical disability of either a temporary or permanent nature.
These services include assistance with course accommodations, adaptive
equipment, individualized exam administration, taped textbooks,
wheelchair
repair, library needs, registration, handicapped parking, accessible housing
and transportation, as well as many other needs. If you feel that you may
need assistance of this nature, you may wish to call the Center at 3-5400.
In addition, you should let me know about any special needs as soon as
possible.
ACADEMIC
HONESTY POLICY
The
CBA is proud of the high quality of our students and our academic programs.We
recognize the importance of academic honesty in maintaining our high standards.In
the rare situation where there may be a breach of academic honesty, we
would appreciate your assistance in bringing the situation to our attention. We
will, of course, take appropriate action in all cases.If
you have questions about the Academic Honesty Policy, it is included in
the 2001-2002 Student Handbook.The
staff of the Dean of Students Office is also available to answer questions.
COURSE
EVALUATIONS
The
CBA has a policy that requires all of its instructors to be evaluated by
their students. The results of these evaluations are important to provide
feedback to instructors on how their performance can be improved. In addition,
these evaluations are carefully considered in promotion, salary adjustment,
and other important decisions. We openly encourage students to provide
feedback to the instructors and to the CBA through the evaluation process.
REQUIRED
TEXTS
Henderson,
Richard I. 2000. Compensation Management in a Knowledge-based World,
8th Edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Henderson,
Richard I. 2000.Exercise Book:
Compensation Management in a Knowledge-based World, 8th Edition,
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
DETERMINANTS
OF THE TERM GRADE
Best
two of three mid-term exams =50%
Contribution=10%
In-class
Exercises=10%
Take
Home Excercises
Exercise
#4 =5%
Exercise
#5=5%
Exercise
#8=5%
Exercise
#12=5%
Exercise
#13=5%
Exercise
#25=5%
__________________________________________________________
Total=
100%
POINTS
Point
values are as follows:
Each
Mid-term .
..................50 points
Contribution
........
....20
points
In-class
Exercises
20 points
Each
Take Home Exercise....
. .10 points
_____________________________________
Total...
.......
...........200
points
GRADES
A-..........................180.0
- 185.9 points
B+.........................174.0
- 179.9 points
B
...............
.......166.0 - 173.9 points
B-..........................160.0
- 165.9 points
C+.........................154.0
- 159.9 points
C
.....................
.146.0 - 153.9 points
C-..........................140.0
- 145.9 points
D+.........................134.0
- 139.9 points
D
..........................126.0 - 133.9 points
D-..........................120.0
- 125.9 points
F
.....................
..000.0 - 119.9 points
MIDTERM
EXAMS
Three
midterms will be given (September 12th, October 24th
, and November 28th ).Exams
will consist of 50 multiple choice questions worth 1 point each.A
missed exam will count as zero.Students
arriving after someone has already finished and turned in the exam will
not be allowed to take the exam.There
will be no make-up exams, because students drop the lowest of the three
exam scores. Those happy with their grades on the first two exams need
not take the third exam. No one should enroll who cannot take the exams
as scheduled.Half of the test questions
will come directly from the text, with the remaining 50% coming from the
lectures.
CONTRIBUTION
Classroom
lectures, discussions, and group activities are a vital part of this course.
A minimum requirement for each class meeting is to have read the assigned
material from the text.Excessive
tardiness or absenteeism will negatively affect the contribution score.Disrupting
the class (for example, talking to other students during lectures, ringing
cell phones, beeping pagers, etc.) will seriously reduce your contribution
score.The contribution score is
worth 20 points.
IN-CLASS
EXERCISES
Group
in-class exercises will be assigned throughout the course and are an important
part of the courses skill-building portion.Groups
will be comprised of four to five students.At
the end of classes with in-class exercises students should turn in the
written portion of the exercise with the names of all group members.Students
are allowed to miss one in-class exercise without penalty.In-class
exercises are worth 20 points or 10% of the total grade.Students
will be graded on quality of the output of the exercise as well as exercise
participation.
TAKE
HOME EXERCISES
There
are six take home exercises taken from the assigned exercise book.Each
take home exercise is due at the beginning of the class period.Each
exercise is worth 10 points or 5% of the total grade.Students
may turn in exercises late with a 1-point penalty for each day late.Take
home exercises may be done individually or in self-determined groups of
two or three.You are not required
to remain in the same groups throughout the semester.The
assigned exercises are as follows:
1.Exercise
#4 Due September 19th.Follow
the instructions on page 27 and complete assignments 4.1-4.5.Turn
in the three printouts described on page 31, the completed exhibit 4-2,
the completed exhibit 4-3, and clarifications worksheet on page 46.
2.Exercise
#5 Due September 26th.Follow
the instructions on page 47 and write a job description based on exercise
#4.Turn in a job description following
the format of exhibit 5.1.
3.Exercise
#8 Due October 3rd.Follow
the instructions on pages 89 and 92 and market price the 15 jobs listed
on pages 89-92.Turn in a printout
of each job as described on page 92and
the completed salary range table on page 94.
4.Exercise
#12 -Due October 17th
.Follow the instructions on pages
111-112 to gather pay survey data on the 21 benchmark jobs on pages 113-117.Turn
in a printout of the gathering pay survey data spreadsheet described on
page 112.
5.Exercise
#13 Due October 29th.Follow
the instructions on pages 172-173 to create a pay structure based on your
results from exercise #12.Turn in
the printouts of the table and graph described in points 4 & 6 on page
172, and a final printout of the table and graph after following point
8 on page 173.
6.Exercise
#25 Due November 30th.Follow
the instructions on page 212 to develop a spending matrix.Turn
in a copy of the completed spending matrix.
Exercises
will be graded on quality as well as completeness.If
you cannot make it to class to turn in the required exercise, you should
fax it to me before class at (713) 743-4672.If
you are working in groups, only one copy of the exercise should be turned
in with all group member names on it.
ASSIGNMENT
SCHEDULE
DateTopic:Readings;Pages
Aug.22 Introduction
to course------------
Aug.27 Introduction
to Compensation:Henderson,
chapts 1-3;3-44
Aug. 29 Strategic
Perspectives:Henderson,
chapts 3-4;44-91
Sept..
3 No
Class -Labor Day
Sept.5 Legal
Issues [In-class Exercise #1]:Henderson,
chapt 5;92-126
Sept.
10 Assessing
Work [In-class Exercise #2]:Henderson,
chapt 6;129-167
Sept.
12 MIDTERM
#1
Sept.
17 Take
Home Exercise #4 Group Work Day
Sept.
19 Job descriptions [In-class
Exercise #3]:Henderson,
chapt 7;168-204
TAKE
HOME EXERCISE #4 DUE
Sept.
24 Take Home Exercise #5 Group
Work Day
Sept.
26 Job Evaluation: Henderson,
chapt 8;205-255
TAKE
HOME EXERCISE #5 DUE
Oct.1 Take
Home Exercise #8 Group Work Day
Oct.
3 Job Evaluation Methods [In-class
Exercise #6]:Henderson,
chapt 9;256-302
TAKE
HOME EXERCISE #8 DUE
Oct.
8 Pay
Surveys[In-class Exercise #10]:Henderson,
chapt 10;304-343
Oct.
10 Pay Structures [In-class Exercise
#11]:Henderson,
chapt 11;344-378
Oct.
15 Take Home Exercise #12 Group
Work Day
Oct.17 Team
and Skill Based Pay [In-class Exercise #15]:Henderson,
chapt 12;382-404
TAKE
HOME EXERCISE #12 DUE
Oct.22 Take
Home Exercise #13 Group Work Day
Oct.24 MIDTERM
#2
Oct.29 Performance
and Motivation[In-class Exer. #17]:Henderson,
chapt 13;407-445
TAKE
HOME EXERCISE #13 DUE
Oct.
31 Short- term Incentives [In
class Exercise #19]:Henderson,
chapt 14;446-482
Nov.5 Long-term
Incentives:Henderson,
chapt 15;483-502
Nov.7 Executive
and International Pay [In-class #21]:Henderson,
chapt 16;503-540
Nov.12 Benefits[In-class
Exercise #22]:Henderson, chapt 17;541-595
Nov.14 Pay
Administration[In-class Exercise
#24]:Henderson, chapt 18;597-638
Nov.19 Take
Home Exercise #25 Group Work Day
Nov.21 THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY NO CLASS
Nov.28 MIDTERM
#3
Nov.30 New
Topics in Compensation
TAKE
HOME EXERCISE #25 DUE
Dec.
3 Last
Day of Class Topic TBA
The
schedule is tentative and may change due to situational factors.