1. We manage the “human side of enterprise”  Staffing  Training and Development  Performance Management  Compensation  Benefits  Safety and Health  Employee Relations

2.  Is first course in the discipline  Introduces key language, concepts, skills  Provides useful practical information, regardless of your career path  Prepares you for advanced study

3.  Staffing (mgmt 441)  Compensation (mgmt 442)  Training (mgmt 445)  Benefits (fina 466)  Employment and labor law (Blaw 452)  Labor economics (econ 403)  Ergonomics (met 423)  Worksite health promotion (hlth 488)

4.  Acquire access to required text, read assignments  Show up, listen actively, take notes  Complete all quizzes  Write research essay, present orally to class Note class “Latest Scoop” web page as central information source for class

5.  Industrial Engineering  Human Relations  Human Resource integration

6. Emphasize production efficiency FW Taylor and Scientific Management 1- find the “one best way” 2- train employees in “best way” 3- share productivity gains

7.  Emphasize psychology of work  Study peoples perceptions and reactions  Hawthorne Studies in 1920’s  Measure “job satisfaction”  Seek to improve work environment so perceptions and reactions are more positive

8.  Integrate industrial engineering and human relations approaches  Concern for people and production  Match people to jobs on job-related skills

9. Aging Work Force Shift toward Less Permanent Employment Increasing Health Care Costs Increasing Diversity Increasing Education Level Greater Income Disparity Pressure from High-quality, Low-wage Labor Markets Jobless Recovery

10.  Gain access to text. Skim-read first three chapters. Choose essay option, inform Prof. Miller via email  Show up, keep up!

11.  http://www.dol.gov/ http://www.dol.gov/  http://www.census.gov/ http://www.census.gov/