The Syllabus of HRM604 (Management Development, aka HR in High-Tech)

Management Development (HRM 604, aka HR in High-Tech Industry, Postgraduate degree, General HRM, Elective Course) 

AIM 
The course is to discuss what is mean for companies to enhance their level of “technological innovation” through specific HR policies and practices. By the end of our course, students are expected to know how to help companies increase their level of innovation. Everything is taught in English

Lecturer 
Shen-Chen Chang, Assistant Professor in Institute of HRM, NSYSU
Ph.D. of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, 2013.

Teaching Responsibilities 
The lecturer is expected to:
1. Provide the teaching materials, such as powerpoint slides, before the class. You can download the powerpoint slides from http://scwchang.blogspot.tw

2. Provide different perspectives relating to the HRM and open innovation.

3.  Critical readings will be assigned as teaching materials every week.


Learning Responsibilities
1. Students are expected to divide into groups. 4 students per group. However, the number of members of each group is depended on the amount of students studying the course.

2. Based upon the course materials, each group is expected to choose an appropriate case to provide a diagnostic report.

3. In the final two weeks, the students are expected to present the case and lead the discussion. The lecturer will propose different questions pushing the students to think about the different conditions, positives, and negatives.

4. In addition, student group are responsible of appraising other group’s presentations. The appraisal will be assessed by the lecturer.

5. In rotation, student groups are responsible of presenting and leading discussions of critical assignments every week.

6. Every student should email your contact information to the lecturer, including your full-name (in English), email address, student ID number, group number, and clear face photo before 5 March, 2014 at 23:59 (Taiwan Time).

7. NO PLAGIARISM!! Please refer to the website (http://www.plagiarism.org)

Class Arrangement
Each class will be divided into three stages.

1. The lecturer is responsible of the first hour, teaching the course materials of the textbook.

2. Student group lead the critical assignments in the second hour.

3. Discussing “what HR practices and policies are capable of achieving the subject” in the third hour. The reference framework will be taught in Ch. 1.

Time 
 Every Thursday morning (am 09-12)

 Venue
TBA

 Textbook
Schilling, M.A. 2013. Strategic management of technological innovation (4th Edition). New York: McGraw-Hill.

 Assessment
Class participation (30%)
 (1) Attendance (10%, individual-based)
 (2) in-class discussion (10%, individual-based)
 (3) Critical assignment leading (10%, team-based)

Three-hour mid-term exam (30%, open-book, individual-based)

Final Presentation (40%)
 (1) In-class presentation and hardcopy essay (20%, team-based)
 (2) Appraising other teams’ presentation (20%, team-based)

Class participation will count for a total of 30% of the mark. The aim of class participation is to encourage the students to participating and discussing the assignments in class. In a sense, the lecturer may discuss some interesting point of views from the students.

The exam will count for a total of 30% of the mark. The exam will assess the student’s knowledge of the textbook, assigned readings and class discussions. The exam will assess your understanding of the materials and ability to apply that information in real situations. The exam is open-book.

The final presentation is designed to assess the student’s understanding of the materials we study. In the meantime, students have to hand in the essay in paper to the lecturer. The presentation will count as 30% of the final mark. Students should co-study the case. By using the course materials, students should choose a appropriate case then provide a diagnostic report. Team will make a presentation to the class and appraise other teams’ presentations. All the team members will receive the same grade. Different teams will receive grades depending on the quality of their work and appraisal. 

Accordingly, there are four purposes of this case presentation:
(1) to enhance student’s information searching since the students are required to search information on their own;
(2) to make sense of course materials since they are required to apply the materials to analyze the chosen case;
(3) to enhance students’ independent thinking; and
(4) to enhance student’s presenting skills.

Syllabus (approximately 18 weeks, includes midterm and final presentation)
 20 Feb Course Introduction (no assignment)
 27 Feb Chapter 1 Introduction & Research Brief (no assignment)
 06 Mar Chapter 2 Source of Innovation (Assignment) (Jay)
 13 Mar Chapter 3 Types and Patterns of Innovation (Assignment) (Paul)
 20 Mar Chapter 4 Standards Battles and Design Dominance (Assignment) (Adam)
 27 Mar Chapter 5 Timing of Entry (Assignment) (Adam)
 03 Apr No Class
 10 Apr Chapter 6 Defining the Organization’s Strategic Direction (Assignment)
 17 Apr Chapter 7 Choosing Innovation Projects (or replace by keynote speech) (Assignment) (Jay)
 24 Apr Two Hours Mid-Term Exam (Open Book)
 01 May Chapter 8 Collaboration Strategies (Assignment) (Charlyne)
 08 May Chapter 9 Protecting Innovation (Assignment) (Paul)
 15 May Chapter 10 Organizing for Innovation (Book Chapter Hardcopy)
 22 May Chapter 11 Managing the New Product Development Process (Assignment) (Charlyne)
 29 May Chapter 12 Managing New Product Development Teams (Assignment)
 05 Jun Chapter 13 Crafting a Deployment Strategy (Assignment)
 12 Jun In-Class Final Presentation
 19 Jun In-Class Final Presentation