SOSC 125 - Employer/Employee Roles & Perspectives

Credits: 2
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 22
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Examination of the employer/employee relationship. Topics include characteristics of work maturity, diversity, leadership, team work and working styles, organizational structure and decision-making, setting work goals and priorities.

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify factors that contribute to the employers view of the employees successful human relations skills in the work environment
Identify and apply common leadership and working styles for today’s diverse work environment
Identify basic elements of the organizational structure and decision-making process
Demonstrate the ability to set goals and priorities through a practical team research and presentation project

Course Contents

Employer perspectives
Characteristics of employee work maturity, motivation, and attitudes
Organizational structure and decision-making
Leadership, working styles, and team building
Goal setting, team work, applications, and time management skills
Organizational climate/culture, working with diverse team members
Technology in the workplace
Legal perspectives in the work place: sexual harassment, disabled workers, discrimination
Stress and hostility in the work place

Instructional Units: 2