Discipline: Management Degree Credit  [X]
Non Credit  [ ]
Nondegree Credit  [ ]
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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Management 53


COURSE DESCRIPTION

53 Human Relations Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
A practical application of basic psychology in building better employer-employee relationships. Examines effective human relation techniques. 54 hours lecture.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE

Practical application of basic psychology in building better employer-employee relationships.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

  1. Identify and analyze human relations techniques appropriate to a managerial role.
  2. Analyze the application of human relations, examine research and the effects of techniques as related to both employee and employers.
  3. Apply various principles of psychology to the business environment.
  4. Utilizing wage, incentives, rewards and benefits and the disadvantages of fringe benefits.
  5. Create, maintain and analyze appropriate leadership functions, individual and organizational interaction, responsibility, authority and delegation.
  6. Create a management plan employee success.
  7. Recognize the effect of cultural differences, trends and their impact in the global marketplace.
  8. Analyze the various forms of scientific management; humanistic, psychological, sociological, anthropological, and general management.
 
COURSE CONTENT

  TOPICS
 


Major topics covered by the content in this course are relationships of between employer and employee; attitudes and social groups; autocratic versus democratic leadership; wage and incentives; and the history of human relations management.

 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Present class lectures/discussions in order to assist students in achieving the learning outcomes by reviewing relevant course content.
  • Show videos/films/slides/audio tapes in order give the student a better feeling of exposure to activities related to employee labor relations than may be possible by lectures/discussions alone.
  • Create and assign pair and small group activities such as preparing challenging discussion questions for other groups. A competition format may be used in this process. This is done in order to help students achieve outcomes by stimulating individual participation in group activities.
  • Invite guest lecturers to class in order to bring current industry experience directly into the classroom and help students attain objectives through direct interface with active industry experts.
  • Develop and assign web-based/web-enhanced tasks and activities in order to assist the student in achieving learning objectives by offering opportunities to interact with other students online, while also providing individualized learning opportunities.
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Oral reports/presentations/performances designed to allow the student to verbally demonstrate individual achievement of specific learning outcomes.
  • Written reports/presentations designed to provide the student an opportunity to demonstrate in writing a mastery of individual learning outcomes.
  • Quizzes and examinations designed to determine the students level of knowledge related to course content required for achievement of learning outcomes
  • Class and individual projects designed to encourage alternative and creative methods for the student to demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes or share knowledge or experience working with course content.

ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments

 
COURSE MATERIALS
All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Jack Halloran. Applied Human Relations. Prentice-Hall, 0.
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