Spring Online

Considerations in Finance 

BMT 289--Four Quarter Hours

Alan Middleton
Brasee Hall 529
Ohio University--Lancaster Campus
(740)654-6711
middleto@ohio.edu

Please refer to the complete final course syllabus available on the course Website once the course begins.

Course
Description

Text

Prerequisites

None

Methods of Course Instruction

The class will meet via BlackBoard and the Internet.  You will be required to retrieve and complete your assigned work from the Internet at your own pace and convenience, given the deadlines that each assignment and project will have.

Course Objectives

  • To understand the role of Human Resources in the organization.

  • To recognize the basic legal and financial aspects of a Human Resources job.

  • To accurately compute gross and net wages for employees, and compute the organizational cost of various benefit options.

  • To intelligently discuss options regarding savings, investing, and insurance.

General Course Requirements

  • Participation/BlackBoard

  • Classwork/HW Packets

  • Paper 

  • Final Exam

Materials

Required

Text(s)
Fundamentals of Employee Benefit Programs, 5th ed, EBRI
ISBN-10: 0866430857 ISBN-13: 978-0866430852

Note: The books for the course are in stock at College Bookstore, (740) 594-3505. Click here for online ordering.

Exams
Requirements

1 exam -No proctoring required

How is the exam to be taken: Online, open book.

Date of Exam
TBA

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