Examines management techniques, methods and strategies for helping managers, aspiring managers and staff professionals develop their own unique managerial style. Includes improving individual effectiveness, developing interpersonal relationships, functions of working groups, multi-cultural relations, productivity and quality at the organizational level. Audit available.  (For detailed information, see the Course Content and Outcome Guide ).

Credits:
3.00

Distance Education: Web Course Information

CRN 34257

From the Instructor:
Improving Work Relations - MSD 115 CRN 34257 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture hours: 30 Michael S. Swett, Ph.D. Instructor Portland Community college Email: michael.swett@pcc.edu Phone: (503) 788-6146 Summer Term, 2013 MSD 115 Some Course Process Notes Greetings everyone, and welcome to the class. Please take a look around at the course features and give them a try. Then go to the main discussion board and introduce yourself to the rest of the class- tell us who you are, what you are currently doing, and what you expect to get out of the course. Please check out (and I strongly suggest that you print it out and put it on your wall) the Course Calendar: it will help you to organize your reading and writing assignments. The Assignment Pages for each unit explain fully what you need to do for each assignment; they are accessible through the Course Calendar and under the Course Content icon on the homepage. Please note that this writing-intensive course includes some working in groups; the online Course Information Page in the PCC Schedule of Classes mentions this for this class. You will be working with a team of others to produce four short essays on selected topics. Please keep in mind that each study group is bound to have at least one person in it who really wants to get stuff done on time and for everyone to do their fair share! Getting one's contribution together at the last minute does not make life easy for most group members. If working in groups does not work for you, you might consider taking an alternative course to this one. Details on the group work are also presented in the assignment pages. Remember, this is a writing-intensive course carrying three hours of college credit; we'll be moving through the course material with dispatch, and how you manage your time will make all the difference to your success in this course... I usually return work a week after the date it's due. I tend to take weekends off. The Assignment Drop Box is where you will be submitting your individual essays. Please note that the Assignment Drop Box marks papers late that are submitted after 11:55PM on the due date. The Assignment Drop Box closes out completely three days after the due date. Late papers are docked One Full Grade for each day they are late! Students will not have an opportunity to rewrite assignments in order to try for a higher grade, so please be sure you proofread your assignment and be sure it's ready to turn in before doing so. Please follow EXACTLY the instructions listed in the assignment pages (as well as the syllabus) for submitting material to the Assignment Drop Box, failure to do so can cause you some frustration. Your individual essays should be at least 750 words long, with 12 pt type in Ariel font, double spaced. Also, please use only the classroom email (and not my personal or PCC email address) to contact me: the classroom email operates in a secure environment so all your private correspondence is safe from prying eyes. If you can, please write your essay to either Word (doc or docx file extensions) or in Rich Text Format on your favorite word processor, or in HTML. Group essays appearing on the main discussion board should be posted in Rich Text Format (.rtf) so everyone can read them. For all individual essay assignments, please use the filename: First Initial, Last name (e.g. Joe Doaks would be Jdoaks). This makes my record keeping much easier- a submitted filename of 'assignment 1,' for example, could belong to anybody. If you are using a Mac please be sure you save your file in rich text format or Word or html. Remember, assignments (with my comments written on them) will be returned to you via the Assignment Drop Box usually by ONE WEEK AFTER THE DUE DATE.
Course Specific Requirements:
Improving Work Relations - MSD 115 CRN 34257 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture hours: 30 Michael S. Swett, Ph.D. Instructor Portland Community college Email: michael.swett@pcc.edu Phone: (503) 788-6146 Summer Term, 2013 MSD 115 Some Course Process Notes Greetings everyone, and welcome to the class. Please take a look around at the course features and give them a try. Then go to the main discussion board and introduce yourself to the rest of the class- tell us who you are, what you are currently doing, and what you expect to get out of the course. Please check out (and I strongly suggest that you print it out and put it on your wall) the Course Calendar: it will help you to organize your reading and writing assignments. The Assignment Pages for each unit explain fully what you need to do for each assignment; they are accessible through the Course Calendar and under the Course Content icon on the homepage. Please note that this writing-intensive course includes some working in groups; the online Course Information Page in the PCC Schedule of Classes mentions this for this class. You will be working with a team of others to produce four short essays on selected topics. Please keep in mind that each study group is bound to have at least one person in it who really wants to get stuff done on time and for everyone to do their fair share! Getting one's contribution together at the last minute does not make life easy for most group members. If working in groups does not work for you, you might consider taking an alternative course to this one. Details on the group work are also presented in the assignment pages. Remember, this is a writing-intensive course carrying three hours of college credit; we'll be moving through the course material with dispatch, and how you manage your time will make all the difference to your success in this course... I usually return work a week after the date it's due. I tend to take weekends off. The Assignment Drop Box is where you will be submitting your individual essays. Please note that the Assignment Drop Box marks papers late that are submitted after 11:55PM on the due date. The Assignment Drop Box closes out completely three days after the due date. Late papers are docked One Full Grade for each day they are late! Students will not have an opportunity to rewrite assignments in order to try for a higher grade, so please be sure you proofread your assignment and be sure it's ready to turn in before doing so. Please follow EXACTLY the instructions listed in the assignment pages (as well as the syllabus) for submitting material to the Assignment Drop Box, failure to do so can cause you some frustration. Your individual essays should be at least 750 words long, with 12 pt type in Ariel font, double spaced. Also, please use only the classroom email (and not my personal or PCC email address) to contact me: the classroom email operates in a secure environment so all your private correspondence is safe from prying eyes. If you can, please write your essay to either Word (doc or docx file extensions) or in Rich Text Format on your favorite word processor, or in HTML. Group essays appearing on the main discussion board should be posted in Rich Text Format (.rtf) so everyone can read them. For all individual essay assignments, please use the filename: First Initial, Last name (e.g. Joe Doaks would be Jdoaks). This makes my record keeping much easier- a submitted filename of 'assignment 1,' for example, could belong to anybody. If you are using a Mac please be sure you save your file in rich text format or Word or html. Remember, assignments (with my comments written on them) will be returned to you via the Assignment Drop Box usually by ONE WEEK AFTER THE DUE DATE.
Web Technical Requirements:
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Students with Disabilities:
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WEB » 34257 - 24-Jun-2013 thru 07-Sep-2013
Instructor: Michael S Swett
Notes: $20 fee. 971-722-6146
Tuition: credit Fees: $20.00
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