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Week, TCOs and TopicsReadings/Class Preparation Activities/AssignmentsWeek 1 TCO AOverview of Compensation and Strategic Perspectives of CompensationChapter 1: The Pay ModelChapter 2: Strategy: The Totality of DecisionsGraded Discussion TopicsBegin Team ProjectWeek 2 TCOs A, BInternal Alignment and Job Analysis Chapter 3: Internal Alignment Chapter 4: Job AnalysisEBSCOhost (via online library) Katz, N. (2001). Getting the most out of your team. Harvard Business Review, 79(8), 22Graded Discussion TopicsTeam Project: Phase I of Project Draft (not graded, but REQUIRED)Week 3 TCO BJob Evaluation Chapter 5: Job Based Structures and Job EvaluationChapter 6: Person-Based Structures Graded Discussion TopicsWritten Case Study: Prepare a Job Structure. Read the “Job Evaluation at Whole Foods” Case Study (pp. 153-157). Respond to the questions in the Week 3 Case Study Tab.Week 4 TCO CSurveying the Market, Determining the Relevant Market Chapter 7: Defining CompetitivenessChapter 8: Designing Pay Levels, Mix, and Pay StructuresEBSCOhost Dzamba, A. (2001, Winter). Compensation strategies to use amid organizational change. Compensation & Benefits Management, 17(1), 16-29Graded Discussion TopicsWritten Case Study: Getting and Using Compensation Information. Read the case materials and respond to the questions in the Week 4 Case Study Tab.Team Project: Phase II of Project Draft (not graded, but REQUIRED)Week 5 TCOs D, EPay for Performance Plans, Performance Appraisals, and Incentive Plans Chapter 9: Pay for Performance: The EvidenceChapter 10: Pay for Performance PlansChapter 11: Performance AppraisalsAppendix 11-A: Balanced Scorecard Example: Department of EnergyAppendix 11-B: Sample Appraisal Form for Leadership: Pfizer PharmaceuticalGraded Discussion TopicsWeek 6 TCOs A, FExecutive Compensation, Benefits, and Budgets and Administration Chapter 12: Benefits Determination ProcessChapter 14: Compensation of Special GroupsChapter 18: Management: Making it WorkEBSCOhost Dzamba, A. (2001, Winter). Compensation strategies to use amid organizational change. Compensation & Benefits Management, 17(1), 16-29Graded Discussion TopicsTeam Project: Phase III of Project Draft (not graded, but REQUIRED)Week 7 TCO GRole of Government, Legal Issues, and Unions in Compensation Chapter 15: Union Role in Wage and Salary AdministrationChapter 17: Government & Legal Issues in CompensationEBSCOhost Gahr, E. (1999). Pay equity iniquity. American Spectator, 32(8), 56-57Graded Discussion TopicsTeam Project Due (graded)Peer Review Evaluation Due (graded)Week 8 All TCOsAll TopicsFinal Exam
