WELD 192 - Cooperative Seminar

Credits: 2
LEC hours per week: 2
Students explore issues related to their cooperative work experience focusing on effective workplace relationships and how self-knowledge, perception, attitudes, and behavior affect these relationships and job satisfaction. Students will also learn effective learning skills for workplace and educational success.
Corequisite(s): WELD 191.
Course Outcomes:

Analyze the characteristics of leadership.
Evaluate the major roles of a leader.
Differentiate between leadership and management.
Examine interpersonal behaviors and the resulting effect upon working relationships.
Analyze stress and its impact on effective leadership.
Differentiate between both the basic types of conflict and the methods of facilitating conflict resolution.
Examine management attitudes and the need to plan for change.

Course Topics:

Workplace dynamics.
Communication skills.
Employee and management roles.
Conflict resolution.