5/9/2025 1:03:15 AM	DRD 390.3 Course Outline as of Summer 2021	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  DRD 390.3	Title:  SUCCESS AT WORK
Full Title:  Success at Work
Last Reviewed:12/9/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	2.00			Contact Total	35.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00

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

Catalog Description:

This course provides students with an overview of the skills and knowledge an effective employee possesses. Course content includes information specific to the needs of an individual with a disability in the workplace. It is recommended that students who enroll in this course be currently employed or have a recent work history.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course provides students with an overview of the skills and knowledge an effective employee possesses. Course content includes information specific to the needs of an individual with a disability in the workplace. It is recommended that students who enroll in this course be currently employed or have a recent work history.

(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

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Describe and apply behaviors and/or skills essential to satisfying their employer's

    performance expectations.

2.  Explain the process by which they are paid and the details of their paycheck withholdings.

3.  Apply strategies for addressing functional limitations related to personal disability, and

    specific accommodations needed in the workplace.

Objectives:

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

1.   Locate and paraphrase the mission statement, goal, and values of their employer.

2.   Describe the processes and tools used for communication in their workplace.

3.   Identify and describe the general responsibilities of all employees in their workplace.

4.   Describe  resources and benefits available to employees in their workplace.

5.   Articulate the workplace behavioral expectations of their employer.

6.   Evaluate their behavior and performance for effectiveness in meeting workplace

      expectations.

7.   Compare and contrast appropriate versus inappropriate behaviors in the workplace.

8.   Identify and describe their paycheck withholdings.

9.   Evaluate the factors involved in disclosing a disability in the workplace.

10. Identify and articulate appropriate accommodations for work as they relate to the functional

      limitations of disability.

Topics and Scope

I. Understanding Your Employer

    A. Mission Statement and/or Employer's  Goals/Values

    B. Structure of  the Organization

         1. Reporting Order

         2. Job Descriptions

    C. Workplace Communication Systems

         1. Staff meetings/In person communication

         2. Phone/voicemail

         3. Email

    D. Workplace Expectations

         1. Attendance policy/calling in sick/requesting time off

         2. Managing your schedule/scheduled breaks and lunch

          3. Reporting work place injuries

         4. Emergency procedures

          5. Appropriate dress

         6. Use of cell phone and/or social media in the workplace

         7. Socializing with co-workers

         8. Dating in the workplace

    E. Human Resources

         1. Hiring Procedures

         2. Benefits available

         3. Employee orientation

         4. Performance reviews

 

II. Being a Valuable Employee

    A. Strategies for staying on task and managing one's time

    B. Taking initiative appropriately in the workplace

    C. Determining  priorities and setting goals

    D. Managing deadlines

    E. Strategies for staying organized

    F. Strategies for working effectively with the public and/or customers

    G. Strategies for managing change

 

III. Interacting with Co-Workers

    A. Giving and receiving  feedback

    B. Active listening

    C. Working as a team

    D. Managing conflict

    E. Sexual harassment

 

IV. Understanding Your Paycheck

     A. Net vs. gross income

    B. Withholdings

    C. Required deductions

    D. Other deductions

    E. Pay cycles

    F. Accrual of sick and/or vacation time

    G. Overtime

 

V. Disability at Work

    A. Disclosing disability

    B. Requesting accommodations

    C. Managing one's disability in the workplace

Assignments:

1. Weekly reading assignments; approximately 10 pages per week

2. Written responses to short answer essay questions related to assigned readings

3. Reflective fill-in-the-blank worksheets (one per week)

4. Group discussions identifying key concepts and strategies for workplace success

5. Group projects in which group members work together to identify and explain how and when

    to use specific workplace strategies (2 - 3)

6. Weekly written reflections (one to two paragraphs) on concepts and strategies covered in class

7. Prepare a personal script for discussing disability with an employer

8. Quizzes (3 - 5)

9. Final exam or culminating project

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 20 - 30%
Short answer essays, written reflections on concepts and strategies covered in class
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 30%
Worksheets, group projects, personal script, culminating final project, group discussions
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 30%
Quizzes, final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 20 - 30%
Participation and attendance

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

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