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Human Relations in Business - BA15 - Section 5103

Course Title:  Human Relations in Business Course Number:  BA 15 Code Number:  I5103 Number of Units:  3 Support Hour:  N/A Class Times:  Online, 7/7/08 to 8/14/08 Class Location:  Etudes Online Site - https://etudes-ng.fhda.edu/portal Instructor:  David Donica Phone:  530.859.2854 Email:  donica@siskiyous.edu Web:  http://www.siskiyous.edu/staff/donicad Office Hours:  Mondays, 11am to Noon, Adjunct Office, Weed Campus Prerequisites:   Although there are no prerequisites, in order to succeed in this course, students should have: A 10th grade reading level, including college-level spelling and grammar skills. Reliable Internet access and the ability to send and receive e-mail. Experience with using the Internet with a web browser such as Internet Explorer®, Mozilla Firefox®. Co-requisite:  None Advisory:  ENGL 52 Text:  Effective Human Relations , Personal and Organizational Applications , 10/e Reece, Barry and Brandt, Rhonda ISBN-13: 978-0-618-78327-4, ©2008 (hardback) ISBN-10: 0-618-78327-X Student Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of Human Relations in Business, the student will be able to: Apply principals of communicating in a positive manner. Recognize skills involved to handle conflict/problem solving in a healthy, productive manner. Describe the functions/effectiveness working as a member of a work or task group. Understand how to become more successful in predicting, understanding, and influencing the outcome of their interactions. Articulate the function of leaders. Recognize leadership and how styles develop that considers the leader, the follower and the task. Analyze strategies on how to handle stress in a productive way. Recognize the basic skills needed for supervising the work of others. Understand and practice how to use time productively.  Content It is the purpose of this course to deliver a dynamic and real-world perspective to human relations in Business with highlights in: The impact of technology and the Internet. Global business issues. Diversity in the workplace. Applications for case studies, teamwork, and communication skills. Career connections. Ethical issues in business. Critical thinking and problem solving. Maintaining work-life balance. The world constantly changes and a major theme today is connectivity-electronic, social, personal, intellectual, and global.  The systematic review and understanding of the concepts involved in human relations is critically important for the success of the individual and business to this constant of change.  Through the events within this course students will use the information learned to solve problems in a variety of ways.  They will systematically complete research and organize thoughts and information.  Students will demonstrate support for their conclusions and judgments through mental reasoning.  Students will apply, recognize, describe, articulate, analyze, and understand the concepts presented throughout the activities from everything from factual questions about readings, to solving and or understanding complex human relation problems within the workplace. Grading Weekly Discussions/Assignments:   12 @ 25 points each = 300 points Quick Quizzes:  5 @ 60 points each = 300 points Research Paper:   1 @ 100 points each = 100 points Feedback Survey: 1 @ 75 points each = 75 Final:   1 @ 100 points each = 100 points Total = 1000 points 900-100 points = A 800-899 points = B 700-799 points = C 600-699 points = D 500-599 points = F If this course is taken credit/no credit a grade of C or better is required to receive credit. Attendance This course will take place during a 6 week duration. Missing any of the weekly discussions or quick quizzes will adversely influence your ability to fully accomplish the list of student learning outcomes associated with this class. Withdrawal/Incomplete Students are responsible to officially withdraw from classes they are no longer attending. Failure to do so will result in a grade of F or FW to be inscribed in your official record. Incomplete's must be formally requested by means of an Incomplete Contract and, if granted, must be satisfactorily completed by the deadline established by the instructors. Incomplete Grade Contract forms, which are available from the registrar and from academic advisors, should be used for establishing grade contracts in the case of an Incomplete. Incomplete's automatically revert to F if not satisfactorily completed on time. Cheating & Plagiarism Policy Plagiarism is an act of theft committed by a person who is stealing someone else's intellectual property. Plagiarism is an act of dishonesty, whether intentionally or unintentionally, a writer is misrepresenting someone else's words or ideas as his or her own. Intentional plagiarism exists when a student lists sources that he or she has not used; when a student copies from a source but fails to cite it, thereby misrepresenting the original source's idea as his or her own; when a student copies material from another student's work without giving that other student credit; when a student buys or borrows a whole paper or portions of a paper from another student or from the Internet. Unintentional plagiarism, which is also punishable, may exist when a student attempts to paraphrase or summarize a source, but copies too much from the source instead of rewriting the ideas in his or her own words; when a student inadvertently fails to include a parenthetical reference to a source, although the source is listed among the citations at the end of the paper; when a student fails to put quotation marks around quoted material; when a student relies too heavily on external source, thus expressing few or none of his or her own ideas. Students guilty of intentional plagiarism will receive an F for the course. Unintentional plagiarism could result in an F for the assignment. Cheating in any form, on tests or assignments will not be tolerated. If a student is found to be cheating the student will receive an "F" regardless of accumulated points for the class. Make-up Policy for Missed Work Any work missed during this course must be completed by the last day of class. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor if they will not be able to complete any work by the assigned due date. Arrangements will be made between the student and instructor on how the missed work will be turned in and graded. Late Assignment Policy Because of the short nature of this class, late assignments will not be accepted. Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Students have the right to request reasonable modifications to college requirements, services, facilities or programs if their documented disability imposes an educational limitation or impedes access to requirements, services, facilities or programs. A student with a disability who requests a modification, accommodation, or adjustment is responsible for requesting necessary accommodations by identifying himself/herself to the instructor and, if desired, to the Disabled Student Programs and Services(DSPS) office Eddy Hall 1. Students with a print disability--a visual limitation or reading difficulty that limits access to traditional print materials--may request printed materials in alternate media. Examples of alternate media formats include electronic format (e.g., text on CD), Braille, tactile graphics, audiotape, and/or large print. Students can make alternate media requests through the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSP&S) Eddy Hall 1, 938-5297. Students who consult or request assistance from DSPS regarding specific modifications, accommodations, adjustments, alternate text or use of auxiliary aids will be required to meet timelines and procedural requirements established by the DSPS office. Date and Time of Final Exam The Final Exam for this course will be given on August 15th, 2008. Completion of Assignments must be by August 14th, 2008.  Any Assignments turned in after 12:00 midnight on August 14th will not be graded.

 

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