5/13/2025 12:22:58 AM	BOT 154.9 Course Outline as of Fall 2014	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BOT 154.9	Title:  STRESS MANAGEMENT
Full Title:  Stress Management for Office Workers
Last Reviewed:9/19/2011

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	.50	Lecture Scheduled	.50		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	8.75
Minimum	.50	Lab Scheduled	0		2 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	.50			Contact Total	8.75
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  17.50

Total Student Learning Hours: 26.25

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

This course is designed to acquaint the participant with key elements of stress management.  Topics will include the recognition of stress in the office environment, causes of stress, and the benefits of stress management.  Emphasis will be placed on a multitude of ways to handle stress in order to have a more productive professional and private life.  

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course is designed to acquaint the participant with key elements of stress management.  Topics will include the recognition of stress in the office environment, causes of stress, and the benefits of stress management.  Emphasis will be placed on a multitude of ways to handle stress in order to have a more productive professional and private life.  

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.  Recognize stress and what it costs the workplace.

2.  Identify stressors, both internal and external.

3.  Diagnose their own stress conditions.

4.  Recognize the benefits of stress management and how it relates to health.

5.  Apply ways of managing stress, both personal and organizational.

6.  Recognize "Type A" behavior patterns and apply ways of dealing with it.

7.  Develop a plan to manage personal stress.

Topics and Scope

1.  Stress and what it costs in the work place

2.  Internal and external stressors

3.  Ways to recognize and manage stress

4.  "Type A" behavior and tips on how to deal with it

5.  Managing stress in your life

6.  Stress and its relationship to health.

Assignments:

1.  Two to three written assignments and critiques of case studies or scenarios

2.  Team role plays or projects

3.  Multiple choice or short answer quizzes

4.  Participation in class discussion

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 40%
Written homework, case studies
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 30 - 50%
Class performances, role plays
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 30%
Tests to include multiple choice, true/false, matching items
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 15 - 20%
Attendance and participation.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

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