Instructor Info:

Melanie Meyer
(408) 855-5019
Email: melanie_meyer@wvmccd.cc.ca.us
Melanie's Faculty Web Page
 

About the BUS 079 Course:

This course covers patterns of behavior, motivation, perception, value clarification, coping with change, and leadership styles in business organizations.  It also examines personal and interpersonal attitudes, strengthens communication skills, and fosters awareness of cultural pluralism. Case studies and group discussion will assist students in dealing with human relations problems with emphasis on interactions in the business organization environment. Credit/No Credit Option. 

Student Outcomes: 

At the end of this course you should be able to

• Apply motivation theories and leadership styles to job situations.
• Recommend techniques to use for better organizational communication.
  
• Demonstrate effective change management skills.
• Apply improved business skills to achieve career success.
  

Fall 2005 Orientation:
Saturday, September 3 from 4-6pm in Room N2-501

"Getting Started" - More info

Exams will be held on campus  in room N2-501 three times during the semester on Saturdays at 10am:  October 1, November 5 and December 17.

Materials Required:

• Text:  Human Relations:  Personal and Professional Development, Decenzo/Silhanek, 2nd Edition, 2002.  ISBN#0-13-014574-2 
• Access to the Internet 
• Scantron 882 – For Each Exam

• Interpersonal Issues
  
• Organizational Structures
  
• Organizational Communication
  
• Power, Politics and Status
  
• Groups and Teams
  
• Influencing Others
  
• Change, Conflict, Creativity
  
• Recruiting and Retaining Employees
  
• Getting and Keeping Jobs