BUSN160 - Human/Labor Relations     

*Note: BUSN160 is an ONLINE class, and the classroom can be found at http://blackboard.highline.edu.

Required Text: Human Relations. 3^rd Edition.  Dalton, Hoyle, Watts.  Thompson/South-Western Publishing Company, 2006. ISBN: 0-538-43878-9. The text is available at the Highline Community College bookstore, or online at http://www.highlinebookstore.com.

Required Readings: In addition to the text, you may be required to read current articles and web content. You will be expected to apply text and articles to assignments and tests.

PowerPoint Presentations by Week:

Course Overview:  Management has been defined as the art of getting things done through people, hence Human Relations skills and an understanding of Organizational Behavior are often the key to an individual’s success in a rapidly changing work environment.  This course surveys the field of Human Relations and Organizational Behavior from both the individual’s and the firm’s perspectives.

Course Objective: The objective of this course is to give you a thorough understanding of the basic Human Relations concepts, and to help you become successful in predicting, understanding, and influencing the outcome of your interactions with others.

Instructor’s Expectations:  Students are expected to come to class prepared, with all assignments completed.  Please read the assigned reading assignments prior to class, and be ready to participate in group activities, class discussions, and presentations. Students are expected to attend class; if you are unable to attend, notify the instructor prior to class.

Assessment: Grades will be earned through:

• Assignments – 35%
• Class and Group participation – 30%
• Tests -- 35%

Web Access: Access to a computer and the internet are recommended for this course. (Required for the online section.)

Late work: Points for class participation cannot be made up. Other work can be turned in up to one week late, with a late penalty of 20%. No assignments later than one week will be accepted.

Makeup Exams:  You are limited to one excused makeup exam per quarter.  There is a 40% penalty for all exams taken “late” after your first excused exam.  An exam qualifies as excused if you notify the instructor via phone or email no later than the end of day on the scheduled day of the exam.

Academic Integrity: Education assumes a high level of trust between the instructor and students. You will be expected to communicate with class members and the instructor in a professional and respectful manner. All work must be the product of your own efforts and, if you are referencing outside sources, you must site those sources in your work.

Statements on Accessibility: If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability; if you have emergency medical information to share with the instructor; or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please provide the instructor with a Letter of Accommodation from the Office of Access Services. Access Services is located in Building 6 in the Student Development Center.

Cell Phones: Please turn off your phone when you come to class.

Class Completion: Students must complete 80% of course work at a passing grade (at least 0.7, or 62%) to be eligible for an incomplete grade. Arrange incomplete grade with me prior to last week of instruction.

Class Schedule (Subject to change – please make note in class as changes arise.)

Key to bullet symbols:
Ø      Individual Assignment (In class section: due at the end of class each Friday.) (Online section: due Sunday night at 9PM.)
 Þ    Group Assignment (In class section only.)
v     Exam
o       General Class Announcements (In class section.)

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