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Psy 4416: Compensation & Benefits

Last Revised:  12/11/08

4416 Attendance Exams & Exercises Grades Objectives Schedule

OFFICE:
PHONE:
E-MAIL:
 		 SOUTH HALL 152
(570) 662-4777
 bloher@mansfield.edu

CLASS LOCATION:

   SOUTH HALL 213
OFFICE HOURS:
 
M

9:00

-

10:40

W

9:00

-

10:40

F

9:00

-

10:40

CLASS TIMES:

 

T-Th

 11:30

-

 12:45
       

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
(University)		 "Introduces participants to current issues and techniques in compensation and benefits. Coverage includes the legal context for compensation, job evaluation and point factor systems, construction of compensation surveys, pay for performance systems, workers’ compensation, Social Security, unemployment insurance, ERISA and retirement plans and issues in executive compensation. The course emphasizes conceptual, social, and practical issues related to the development and administration of compensation systems.”
PARTICIPANTS:

Fall 2008  

Featured Links:
Scores on Test 4 and Final Grades are now available (see below)
Legal Issues Handout - Very Short Version

Unemployment Numbers Over Time (MSNBC) 
Also check out employment by sector (lower right corner in window)
Worldwide Compensation & HR Consulting Firms 
Mercer Consulting
Watson Wyatt Worldwide Consulting 
Hewitt & Associates Consulting 
 

SLIDES
Test 3   
Benefits Overview 
Mandated Benefits 
Non-Mandated Benefits 
Special Groups:  Directors, Executives, & Supervisors 
Special Groups:  Professionals, Sales, & Contingent Workers 
International Compensation 
Role of Government & Legal Environment 
 

Study Guides:
Test 1 
 
Test 2 
 
Test 3 

ATTENDANCE:
08-26-08 to 10-09-08    
10-16-08 to 12-04-08    (Last updated on 12/05/08)
 

TOTAL POINTS:
Total Points  (Last updated on 12/11/08)

TEXT:
Milkovich, G. T., & Newman, J. M. (2008).  Compensation (9th ed.).  New York:   McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

Plus multiple Web sites and other resources as assigned or recommended. 
 
CELL PHONES, iPHONES, TEXT MESSAGING, WEB SURFING, iPODS, ETC.
 

Please check your messages before or after class time.  Use of cell phones, text messaging, web surfing, listening to iPods/MP3 players or use of other devices is not allowed during class time.  All such devices should be turned to “silent” before class begins. If you anticipate an emergency (e.g., spouse going into labor), let me know ahead of class and I will grant permission for you to leave the device turned up.  In the case of unanticipated emergencies, have the person contact Ms. Eva Green at 570-662-4771.  She can come to SH 208 in under one minute to let you know about the emergency.
 
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT
(University)

"Students are expected to do their own academic work. Dishonesty in academic work, including cheating, academic misconduct, fabrication, or plagiarism is unacceptable. Faculty are expected to instruct students in ways of avoiding these forms of academic dishonesty. Faculty are also responsible for assessing and reporting all charges of academic dishonesty to the Office of the Provost. The student handbook, The Mountie Manual for upperclassmen, or The Student Planner for freshmen, outlines the procedures faculty will use to initiate disciplinary action in cases of academic dishonesty.

Faculty are responsible for informing students of course evaluation criteria, for adherence to the stated criteria, and for determining grades in a fair and equitable manner. If a student charges that a faculty member has discharged professional duties in an improper, arbitrary, discriminatory, or otherwise unjustified manner, the complaint will be considered by the procedures outlined in The Mountie Manual for upperclassmen or The Student Planner for freshmen."
 
EXCEPTIONALITIES
(University)		 “Any student with documented psychological or learning disorders or other significant medical conditions that may affect their learning should work with Mr. William Chabala in our Counseling Center (Phone: 662-4798; e-mail wchabala@mansfield.edu) to provide me with the appropriate letter so that I may serve their particular needs more effectively. If you have an exceptionality that requires class or testing accommodations, Mr. Chabala will work with us to identify and implement appropriate interventions.”
 
HONOR CODE

It is expected that all participants and the instructor will attempt to act in a manner consistent with the principles and commitments of the Psychology Department Honor Code.

   (see http://www.mansfield.edu/~psycholo/MainPages/DeptHonorCode.html)