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HROB 151 Management of Human Resources

Engage, Involve, Remind

Reflection on Instructional Change:

One practice from the ACUE course that I implemented was to increase student engagement with your syllabus (Create an inclusive syllabus). I provided my students with the syllabus quiz at the start of the semester. The quiz was due within a few weeks of the course starting and then I asked them for feedback using a survey question. One workplace skill that students need to develop is to pay attention and engage in an activity and give feedback. I aimed at honing this skill in my students by means of using the syllabus quiz.

I think implementing this practice impacted my student learning, workplace skills, motivation, and engagement. Earlier I would get so many questions about the syllabus but now with engaging with the syllabus my students were developing the skills to use their cognitive resources to focus. 97% of my students found this exercise to be useful as evident in the survey feedback.

The learning activity that most influenced changes I made in my instruction was the “Online Discussion Forum: Asynchronous discussion threads with colleagues” I learned a lot from my colleagues and their perceptions of the ACUE course materials. At times they noticed something that I ignored and reading their points of view was helpful.

I participated in "Observe and Analyze Session" with my colleagues and one "take away" about my teaching and learning that I got from this session was new ideas to engage students by means of different exercises.

Evidence of Instructional Change

Evidence of Learning
Evidence 1	Evidence 2	Evidence 3
Syllabus Quiz	Student Response	Course completion badge

Practice and Reflect:

DC1 Practice & Reflect I - Reflection Assignment

In this ACUE course I learned how to better "Create learning objectives"

Earlier, my objectives were not very clear and measurable.

Example of Old Course-Specific Learning Objectives:

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

Understand the importance of HR practices and systems for organizations today.
Demonstrate effective written/oral communication related to HRM problems and issues.

Example of New Course-Specific Learning Objectives:

Students will analyze HRM related problems in organizations by identifying issues in and proposing solutions for various cases discussed in class.
Students will demonstrate effective written/oral communication related to HRM problems and issues when making presentations in class.

I selected this practice as I wanted to bring more clarity to my syllabus. I looked closely at the Blooms Wheel that Marvita Gowdy shared with the students.

2.

a.This exercise brings a lot to clarity in my class. Earlier students would not know how and when they will act on the objectives.

Since I mention case study and presentations in the new objectives students will have a better idea of the reason why we are engaging in these activities and in the long run I think this will increase their motivation in class.

3.

(a) I plan to refine my objectives for my HROB 101 course as well as my Executive MBA courses as well.

(b) This will help me better design my course as well with more meaningful activities.

Welcome to the course, Sargam!! Your submission for module DC1: Practice and Reflect 1- Ensuring Learner-Centered Course Outcomes has been marked as complete. You identified a practice from the module that you have implemented. You also described how implementing this practice impacted students as well as plans to improve this practice in the future. Great job!! I look forward to reading your future submissions and the details of the implementation of new practices that you will learn about this term.

ACUE Reader , Jun 15 at 5:31am

DC3: Practice & Reflect I - Reflection Assignment

What did you do to design or sequence your learning experiences OR what did you do to engage your students in tracking their progress?

Identify and address the muddiest points

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I focused on the muddiest point activity which involves asking students to identify the concepts that are still unclear at the end of class. I did that by means of using a survey. This enabled me to find the areas where my students struggle as whole. The reason I selected this practice is to identify any trends of where students struggle or how I can improve my instruction e.g. by giving better examples.

How do you expect your new or revised learning experiences to impact your students or how do you expect your students to be impacted by tracking their progress?

Sometimes students don't even think about where they are struggling until we pause and give them opportunities to think about it. This practice has increased student clarity and confidence with the material. I think this clarity is a result of introducing muddiest point exercise to increase student reflection.

3.I plan to apply the following suggested practice "ask students to list the skills and
concepts from the learning unit that remain unclear and then assign them to develop exam questions on
those skills and concepts. The exam question may include a question stem, correct and incorrect answer
choices, and feedback on why the incorrect answer choices are not correct." I think this will enable further action and reflection for my students.

Sargam, your reflection is complete.

I appreciate your implementation of the muddiest point activity to identify areas where students struggle and improve instruction. This practice shows your dedication to enhancing student learning. It's great to see the positive impact on student clarity and confidence.

Your plan to have students develop exam questions based on unclear concepts is a proactive step to deepen their understanding. Keep up the excellent work in refining your teaching practices!

DC6: Practice & Reflect I - Reflection Assignment

DC1 Practice & Reflect I - Reflection Assignment

In this ACUE course I learned how to better "Create learning objectives"

Earlier, my objectives were not very clear and measurable.

Example of Old Course-Specific Learning Objectives:

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

Understand the importance of HR practices and systems for organizations today.
Demonstrate effective written/oral communication related to HRM problems and issues.

Example of New Course-Specific Learning Objectives:

Students will analyze HRM related problems in organizations by identifying issues in and proposing solutions for various cases discussed in class.
Students will demonstrate effective written/oral communication related to HRM problems and issues when making presentations in class.

I selected this practice as I wanted to bring more clarity to my syllabus. I looked closely at the Blooms Wheel that Marvita Gowdy shared with the students.

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I focused on the following practice:

Create a liquid syllabus to increase equity

and the reason why I selected it is to present a more human approach to build relationship with my students. I recorded a video to create a liquid syllabus. I chose this practice to better engage my students.

I think it increased the warmth in the classroom and increased student engagement with me.

In the future I will use visuals in the syllabus to create interest in the students. I believe this will also increase student engagement

Thank you, Sargam. Your reflection for the module Preparing an Inclusive Syllabus is complete.

I have enjoyed reading your reflections and encourage you to continue to implement them in future classes as well.

Course Syllabus

HROB 151 Syllabus -1.docx

Faculty Bio

Faculty Bio
	Sargam Garg is an award-winning educator, scholar, and a poet. California State University, Sacramento has been her academic home since 2017. The fulcrum of her research is Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM), and she has received many grants for her work which includes the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation Research Grant. Currently she is on a mission to humanize management education through incorporating the arts, especially poetry. She believes this will create a kinder world. Recently she received the “Women of Influence” (Faculty category) award bestowed by California State University, Sacramento.

Program Sponsors
	This work was supported by: National Science Foundation Hispanic Serving Institution Project STEM Zone DUE 1832335 US Department of Education Hispanic Serving Institution Project Degree with a Purpose P031S210061 US Department of Education Hispanic Serving Institution Project STEM4Equity P031C210012 *Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the US Department of Education.