11/21/2024 7:31:54 AM	BAD 52 Course Outline as of Fall 2019	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BAD 52	Title:  HUMAN RELATIONS
Full Title:  Human Relations in Organizations
Last Reviewed:2/28/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		3 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

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

Catalog Description:

Human relations addresses issues of self-esteem, values, attitudes, motivation, communications, team dynamics, change, creativity, conflict, stress, diversity, ethics, and health. This course is an exploration of the awareness and self-understanding of how interpersonal skills influence relationships with others and how to enhance those skills to be more successful as a member of a work environment and society.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Human relations addresses issues of self-esteem, values, attitudes, motivation, communications, team dynamics, change, creativity, conflict, stress, diversity, ethics, and health. This course is an exploration of the awareness and self-understanding of how interpersonal skills influence relationships with others and how to enhance those skills to be more successful as a member of a work environment and society.

(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:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	B	Communication and Analytical Thinking
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	E	Lifelong Learning and Self Development		Fall 1981
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

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

1.   Demonstrate an understanding of self-esteem, values, attitudes, and motivation, in the context of organizational behavior within a diverse society.

2.  Examine communication styles and recognize how different styles affect individual behavior.

3.  Describe the issues that influence effective teamwork and the process for resolving conflict.

 

Objectives:

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

1. Examine the considerations that influence self-esteem, personal values, and attitudes.

2. Determine personal communication style and the factors that influence communication interactions.

3. Describe the major theories of motivation and describe contemporary employee motivation strategies.

4. Describe the skills that employees need in order to be an effective team member.

5. Analyze the major causes of conflict and describe the conflict resolution process.

Topics and Scope

1.  History of Human Relations

2.  Self-Esteem, Self-Awaremess and Self-Efficacy

3.  Values, Attitudes and Creativity

4.  Motivation Theories, including Job Enrichment and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

5.  Communication and Human Relations

6.  Valuing Diversity and Creativity in Today's World

7.  Group Dynamics, Work Teams, Conflict Resolution and Change

8.  Business Ethics

9.  Identify Major Personal and Work-Related Stressors; Impact on Health

Assignments:

Assignments may include the following:

1.  20 to 30 pages per week of assigned reading

2.  Multiple exams/quizzes involving multiple choice, true/false questions covering the text

3.  Completion of established assessment tools

4.  Personal reaction papers of a minimum of 8 - 12 pages

5.  Participation in group activities

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 - 40%
Personal reaction papers of a minimum of 8 - 12 pages
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 25%
Assessment tools such as Communication Style using Wilson Style Inventory and Conflict Management Style using Thomas-Kilman Conflict Model. Participation in group activities
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 35 - 60%
Multiple choice, true/false
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Human Relations:  Strategies For Success, 4th Edition, Lowell Lamberton and Leslie Minor Evans, McGraw-Hill Irwin Publishing Company, 2014.

Effective Human Relations:  Personal and Organizational Applications, 12th Edition, Barry L. Reece, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2013.

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