I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Workplace Skills and Professionalism

2. Course Prefix & Number:
BUSN 1132

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 1

Lecture Hours: 1

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course is designed to enhance student technical, vocational, and professional soft skills in the workplace in order to be a highly effective, productive, and ethical 21st century professional.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Accountant, AAS
Accountant, Diploma
Bookkeeping, Certificate
Business Management, AAS
Business Management, Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Describe the positive results of a strong work ethic.
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Describe job search methods for professional careers.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Demonstrate technical proficiency with workplace tools by demonstrating 10-key at a rate of 9,000 keystrokes per hour at 98% quality.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Articulate and inventory their top strengths skills;
• Create a personal financial plan; and
• Demonstrate interpersonal (social) networking skills in a group of 10 or more people.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Job search skills
• Methods to find job opportunities
• How to apply for job openings
2. Personal Skills inventory 
• Personal Strengths
• How to work with those with similar or different traits
3. 21^st Century Workplace Productivity 
• Technical proficiency training with 10-key
• Being productive using 21st-century tools
• Email etiquette
• Teleconference etiquette
4. The Job Search Process
• Job Search Tools
• Constructing a professional application
• Interviewing best practices
5. Interpersonal (Social) Networking
• Understanding the basics and purpose of interpersonal (social) networking
• Practice interpersonal (social) networking in a non-structured event
6. Work Ethic
• The positive results of a strong work ethic
• Understanding personal motivation and how to motivate yourself
• Ethical perspectives on workplace behavior
• Positivity in the Workplace
• How to create a strong employee culture