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Associates Studies Social Sciences (2040)
| 230 | TECHNICAL CAREER SEARCH SKILLS | 1 credits |
| Students will develop specific skills in resume writing, interviewing, self-directed job search, networking, researching employers, as well as learning the fundamentals of the job market. | ||
| 240 | HUMAN RELATIONS | 3 credits |
| Examination of principles and methods which aid in understanding the individual's response to society and the relationship between society and individuals. | ||
| 241 | TECHNOLOGY & HUMAN VALUES | 2 credits |
| Examination of impact of scientific and technical change upon people, their values and institutional arrangements. Topics include biomedical technology, automation, economic growth, natural environment and technology and quality of life. | ||
| 242 | AMERICAN URBAN SOCIETY | 3 credits |
| Multidisciplinary treatment of urban processes and problems. Concerns historical, political, social, economic and other environmental forces which impact the individual in an urban setting. | ||
| 243 | CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL ISSUES | 3 credits |
| Multidisciplinary approach to global social problems. Examines cultural, political, and economic issues in developed and developing nations. Emphasizes technology's impact and global interrelationships. | ||
| 244 | DEATH & DYING | 2 credits |
| Examination of a wide range of topics related to death and dying. Emphasis is placed on understanding and coping with death and dying. | ||
| 247 | SURVEY OF BASIC ECONOMICS | 3 credits |
| Introduction to economic analysis and issues designed for the student taking only one course in economics. Coverage includes economic systems, exchange, money and banking, national income, employment, fiscal policy and current domestic economic problems. | ||
| 251 | HUMAN BEHAVIOR AT WORK | 3 credits |
| Examination of relationship between human behavior and the work organization. Emphasis on how contemporary organizations are changing and what makes individuals within their organizations more effective. | ||
| 254 | THE BLACK EXPERIENCE 1619-1877 | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: 2020:121 or 3300:112. Examination of the black American including origins, historical achievements and striving to achieve first-class citizenship in America from 1619 to 1877. | ||
| 256 | DIVERSITY IN AMERICAN SOCIETY | 2 credits |
| Prerequisites: 2020:121, or 3300:112 or equivalent. Survey course covering demographic, social, economic, political, and educational realities of diversity in 21st Century. Focus on diversity and unity, historical overview. | ||
| 257 | THE BLACK EXPERIENCE 1877-1954 | 2 credits |
| Prerequisites: 2020:121 or 3300:112. Examines the experiences of Blacks following Reconstruction. Topics to include: Separate but Equal doctrine, segregation, integration, and the achievements of Blacks in American society. | ||
| 258 | BLACK EXPERIENCE 1954-PRESENT | 2 credits |
| Prerequisites: 2020:121 or 3300:112. Examines the relationship of the civil rights movement, Black nationalism, integration, segregation, and desegregation as strategies to ameliorate discrimination and achieve equal opportunity. | ||
| 271 | INTRODUCTION TO LABOR STUDIES | 3 credits |
| Overview of Trade Unionism in America from 18th Century to present with emphasis on factors affecting growth of unions. Rise of industrial unionism as alternative to craft unions. Trade union movements in other countries examined for their influence on American unions. | ||
| 272 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING I | 3 credits |
| Review of collective bargaining dealing with wages, fringes and working conditions. Examination of contract content. Development of bargaining proposals. Skills required in negotiations and union/management responsibilities to community in collective bargaining. Strikes and impasse resolution. | ||
| 273 | LEGAL FRMWK:COLLECT BARGAINING | 3 credits |
| Legal framework within which collective bargaining process takes place. Rights of employees, union and employer under federal and state laws discussed in context of organizing, election and bargaining. | ||
| 274 | LABOR LEGISLA & ECON SECURITY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 273 or permission. Federal and state legislation governing employment conditions and standards. Includes minimum wage, health and safety, unemployment compensation, TDI, civil rights and anti-discrimination, social security, labor management reporting,and disclosure. | ||
| 275 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING II | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 272. Mechanics and skills of formal grievance procedures in industrial, craft and public setting. Investigation, record keeping and presentation of grievance, as well as study of arbitration process and preparation and presentation of arbitration cases. | ||
| 276 | OCCUP HEALTH & SAFETY STANDARD | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 273. Examination of William/Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act and rights and responsibilities conferred on unions by this act. Includes not only workings of the law but also hazards recognition study. | ||
| 277 | FAIR PRACTICES & EQUAL OPPORTU | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: 271. Rights and responsibilities of unions and union members as related to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act and development of EEOC. | ||
| 278 | UNION LEADERSHIP | 2 credits |
| Prerequisite: 271. Specific skills related to administration of local unions structure and duties and responsibility of officers. | ||
| 279 | PROBLEMS IN LABOR STUDIES | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: final semester or permission. Each student required to combine field research and classroom time to identify, explore and propose an approach to a current problem in labor/management relations. | ||
| 280 | WAGE ADMINISTRATION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 271, 272 or 273. Wage and salary determination: structure of wages, salaries and fringe benefits and use of merit and incentive plans. Methods of compensation analyzed. Impact of federal and state laws governing the payment of wages. | ||
| 281 | PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR RELATIONS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 271. Analyzes current problems, developments and issues in public sector collective bargaining from growth of public employee unions to the nature of bargaining in the public sector. Includes bargaining issues, right-to-strike and use of arbitration in public sector. | ||
| 282 | LABOR LAW IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 271. Provides basic understanding of legal requirements and restraints placed upon parties when bargaining within federal, state and local sectors as well as postal and educational areas. Legal framework of collective negotiations or contract administration. | ||
| 290 | ST: ASSOC STUDIES-SOCIAL SCI | 1-4 credits |
| (May be repeated with a change in topic) Prerequisite: permission. Selected topics on subject areas of interest in the social sciences. | ||
| 344 | DEATH & DYING | 2 credits |
| Examination of a wide range of topics related to death and dying. Emphasis is placed on understanding and coping with death and dying. | ||
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