1. OBE 153 Managing Human Resources T/TH 9:00-10:15 and 10:30-11:45 BRH 204 Professor Wheeler

2. Agenda – 1/25/05 Introductions Course Overview Syllabus Preview Next Class

3. About Your Professor Personal

4. About Your Professor Personal Education Business Experience HRM Interests

5. About You Introduce Yourself to the Class: NName WWhere are You From? OOr What Is Your Current Job? AAre You Upset About Brad and Jenn’s Impending Divorce?

6. What Do You Expect from This Class? Let’s Make a List

7. Course Overview Where OBE 153 Fits with Your Program of Study  Elective for General Management, Operations Management, RE and Land Use, and Risk Management  Required for HRM Concentration/Minor HRM is Omnipresent in Any Organization  You all Have Experience Cooperative Learning  You Get Out What You Put In Business-Oriented  Theory vs. Practice  You Are Professionals

8. Syllabus Your Guide to This Semester

9. Preview of Thursday Overview of HRM  Definitions  Major Outcomes Class Discussion  Trends in HRM  Future of HRM Assigned Reading  Ch. 1 in Textbook, Pgs. 4-7 in Reader, and Handouts