10/14/2024 1:10:55 PM	FIRE 203 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  FIRE 203	Title:  FIRE MANAGEMENT I
Full Title:  Fire Management I
Last Reviewed:4/25/2011

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	40.00		12 max.	Lecture Scheduled	480.00
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	0		1 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	40.00			Contact Total	480.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  960.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 1440.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  P/NP Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Overview of basic supervisorial and managerial skills, decision making, delegating, motivating, communicating, record keeping, team building, disciplining, and resource management.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Overview of basic supervisorial & managerial skills, decision making, delegating, motivating, communicating, record keeping, team building, disciplining & resource management.

(P/NP Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
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: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

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

The students will:

 1.  Prepare fire service personnel for the transition from fire

     fighter to fire officer, by exposing them to skills and

     responsibilities required by first level supervision.

 2.  Provide fire service personnel with a general understanding

     of how internal and external influences impact the company

     officer, and how the company officer can deal with these

     influences.

 3.  Provide fire service personnel with a basic understanding of

     supervision and management concepts, practices, and theories.

 4.  Provide fire service personnel with advantages, disadvantages,

     and effects of various recognized styles of leadership and

     provide students with individual leadership profiles.

 5.  Provide fire service personnel with the basic knowledge of

     emotional and behavioral characteristics of an individual or

     working group as they apply to the responsibility of subordinates

     and supervisors.

 6.  Provide fire service personnel with basic supervisorial and

     managerial skills in decision making, delegating, personnel

     motivation, communicating, time management, resource management,

     record keeping, team building, disciplinary functions, dealing

     with change and stress.

 7.  Provide fire service personnel with a basic understanding

     of the following supervisory techniques used by supervisors in

     managing personnel; conducting interviews, counseling,

     controlling work activities, goal setting, conducting personnel

     evaluationg, and affirmative action guidelines.

 8.  Provide fire service personnel with the effects,

     interpretation, implementation, development of policies and

     procedures; and the necessityf or accuracy, clarity and

     impartiality in the development of policies and procedures.

Topics and Scope

  1.  Role of the Fire Officer

        a. Definition of management

        b. What a Fire Officer does

        c. Understanding the workforce and it's values

 2.  Building Your Leadership Skills

        a. Evolution of modern management

        b. Leadership and motivation

        c. Developing your management identity

 3.  Performance Appraisal and Employee Development

        a. Setting standards

        b. Training and orientation

        c. Understanding subordinate's values

        d. Role of authority

        e. Setting objectives and MBO

        f. Managing marginal performers

 4.  Fire Officer and the Law

        a. EEO

        b. OSHA

        c. NCRB

 5.  Effective Communications

        a. Communications model

        b. Active listening

        c. Non-verbal communication

        d. Four primary communication styles

Assignments:

  The student will:

        1. Describe, in writing, supervisory techniques in conducting

           personnel evaluations and affirmative action guidelines.

        2. Describe, in writing, Managing Marginal Performance.

           (Performance appraisal & employee development.)

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 0 - 0%
None
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 10%
Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 10%
Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 70%
Multiple choice
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  CFSTES MANUAL (STATE FIRE MARSHAL OFFICE).

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