I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Labor Economics and Management
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SCMT 2335
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
In this cource, students will learn how to utilize labor as a business resource. Students will learn how to hire and fire employees, proper regulations for hiring employees, and morale building and motivation techniques.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SCMT 2335 - Labor Economics and Management
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SCMT 2335 - Labor Economics and Management
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Specialty Crops Management, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Write a job description and an employee policy and procedures manual |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
List morale building and motivational techniques for employees |
| Work as a team member to achieve shared goals |
Describe how to work with employees as part of a team |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Prepare a job description
- List questions to be used when interviewing potential employees
- Construct an employees policy and procedures manual
- Identify appropriate state and federal laws and regulations
- List examples of moral building and motivational techniques
- Summarize reasons to terminate employees
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Labor as a resource
- Economic guidelines for labor costs
- Types of employees
- Situations when employees are necessary
- Expected productivity of employees
- Hiring employees
- Job descriptions
- Interviews
- Policy and Procedures manual
- Labor Laws
- Ages of eligible employees
- Workers compensation and social security
- Minimum wage
- Piece rate and labor and hour rules
- Dealing with hired labor
- Training techniques
- Motivational techniques
- Conflicts between employees
- Terminating employees
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Labor Economics and Management
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SCMT 2335
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
In this cource, students will learn how to utilize labor as a business resource. Students will learn how to hire and fire employees, proper regulations for hiring employees, and morale building and motivation techniques.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SCMT 2335 - Labor Economics and Management
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SCMT 2335 - Labor Economics and Management
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Specialty Crops Management, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Write a job description and an employee policy and procedures manual |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
List morale building and motivational techniques for employees |
| Work as a team member to achieve shared goals |
Describe how to work with employees as part of a team |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Prepare a job description
- List questions to be used when interviewing potential employees
- Construct an employees policy and procedures manual
- Identify appropriate state and federal laws and regulations
- List examples of moral building and motivational techniques
- Summarize reasons to terminate employees
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Labor as a resource
- Economic guidelines for labor costs
- Types of employees
- Situations when employees are necessary
- Expected productivity of employees
- Hiring employees
- Job descriptions
- Interviews
- Policy and Procedures manual
- Labor Laws
- Ages of eligible employees
- Workers compensation and social security
- Minimum wage
- Piece rate and labor and hour rules
- Dealing with hired labor
- Training techniques
- Motivational techniques
- Conflicts between employees
- Terminating employees