12/27/2024 11:37:06 AM	BMG 64.2 Course Outline as of Fall 2009	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BMG 64.2	Title:  HUMAN RESOURCE RESP
Full Title:  Human Resource Responsibilities
Last Reviewed:4/14/2003

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	1.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	17.50
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		2 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	1.00			Contact Total	17.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  35.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50

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:

Identify human resource issues from a manager's perspective, including compensation systems, types of employee benefits, safety requirements, and safety violations.  

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Identify human resource issues from a manager's perspective, including compensation systems, types of employee benefits, safety requirements, and safety violations.  

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
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:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1998	Inactive:	Summer 2012
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:

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

1. Differentiate among exempt, non-exempt, and independent contractors.

2. Calculate the cost to the organization of a typical non-exempt employee

  and their productive hours.

3. Compare and describe compensation systems.

4. Examine and explain the relationship between the compensation system

  and the appraisal process.

5. Analyze types of benefits.

6. Differentiate between entitlements and benefit.

7. Examine Occupational and Safety Health Act (OSHA) safety regulation and

  California Safety Laws.

8. Conduct a safety inspection and identify safety violations.

9. Identify and describe the differences and relationship between

  the Fair Labor Standards Act, California wage and hour laws, and the

  Employment-at-will doctrine.  

Topics and Scope

1. Employee types and compensation characteristics.

    A. Exempt.

    B. Non-exempt.

    C. Independent contractor.

2. Method of calculating non-exempt employee's cost and productive hours.

3. Compensation systems.

4. The appraisal process.

5. Employee benefits: relationship between compensation and the appraisal

  process.

6. Employee entitlements.

7. Occupational and Safety Health Act (OSHA) regulations.

8. California safety laws.

9. Safety inspections: identifying safety violations.

10. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

11. California wage and hour laws.

12. Employment-at-will doctrine.  

Assignments:

1. In-class writing assignments

2. Homework.

3. Group activities.

4. Role-playing.

5. Workbook exercises.

6. Case studies.

7. Skill demonstrations.

8. Participation in classroom activities.

9. Examination(s).  

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 25 - 35%
Written homework, In-class written assignments, short essay question
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 25%
Problem solving in groups, workbook exercises
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 40%
Class performances, Role playing
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 1 - 20%
Multiple choice, True/false, Short essays
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 30%
Participation in classroom activities

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor-prepared materials.

Ivancevich. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2001.  

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