FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE
COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE NUMBER:
MAN 4402
COURSE TITLE:
Employment Law
PREREQUISITE(S):
None
COREQUISITE(S):
None
STUDENT ADVISING NOTES:
Junior Level Status
CREDIT HOURS:
3
CONTACT HOURS/WEEK:
3
CONTACT HOUR BREAKDOWN:
Lecture/Discussion:
Laboratory:
Other __________:
3
FACULTY WORKLOAD POINTS:
3
STANDARDIZED CLASS SIZE ALLOCATION:
35
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a study of major employment laws and regulations.
Topics include, but are not limited to, the hiring process, employment discrimination, affirmative action, privacy
issues, harassment, and the termination process. Key employment regulations, such as the Americans with
Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act, will be covered.
SUGGESTED TEXT(S):
Employment Law for Human Resource Practice, Walsh,
South-Western Cengage Learning, Latest Edition.
IMPLEMENTATION DATE:
Fall Term, 2011 (20121) Proposal 2010-17
REVIEW OR MODIFICATION DATE:
Fall Term, 2015 (20161) – Proposal 2014-83
Fall Term, 2015 (20161) – Outline Review 14-15
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COURSE TOPICS
CONTACT HOURS
PER TOPIC
I.
Employment Law
5
II.
The Employment Process and Discrimination
5
III.
Employment Tools
5
IV.
Hiring and Affirmative Action
5
V.
Accommodation and Harassment; Compensation and Diversity
5
VI.
Regulations for Unions and Occupational Safety
5
VII.
Employee Performance, Development, and Privacy
5
VIII.
Employment Termination
5
IX.
Application of the Major Issues and Rules of Employment Law
5
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Florida State College at Jacksonville
Course Learning Outcomes and Assessment
SECTION 1
Semester Credit Hours (Credit):
Contact Hours (Workforce):
Course Prefix and Number:
MAN 4402
Course Title:
Employment Law
3
SECTION 2a (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
General Education Core (If selected, core discipline area will be identified in Section 4.)
General Education (If selected, you must also complete Section 4, Section 5, and Section 8)
SECTION 2b
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
A.A. Elective
A.S. Required Course
A.S. Professional Elective
A.A.S. Required Course
A.A.S. Professional Elective
Technical Certificate
PSAV/Clock Hour/Workforce
Development Education
Apprenticeship
X Upper Division/Bachelors
Other:
If selected, use this space to title “other” option.
SECTION 3
INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
X
Reading
Speaking
X
Critical Analysis
X
Writing
Listening
X
Information
Literacy
Qualitative Skills
X
Ethical Judgement
X
Scientific Method of
Inquiry
Working
Collaboratively
SECTION 4 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION DISCIPLINE AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communications
Humanities
Mathematics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Natural Sciences
SECTION 5 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOME AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communication
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning
Global Sociocultural Responsibility
SECTION 6
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Identify and explain major employment laws
and regulations.
Discuss and analyze how employment
regulations affect each stage of the
employment process, from recruitment to
termination.
Discuss and analyze the responsibilities HR
professionals have to help organizations
manage and avoid potentially litigious
employment issues.
Identify challenges in interpreting and
applying employment laws.
TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education,
Course or Program)
Course
Course
Course
Course
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Discussions, Assignments, Case Studies,
Quizzes, or Exams
Discussions, Assignments, Case Studies,
Quizzes, or Exams
Discussions, Assignments, Case Studies,
Quizzes, or Exams
Discussions, Assignments, Case Studies,
Quizzes, or Exams
3
SECTION 6
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Discuss contextual influences on employment
laws and the challenges involved in continued
compliance with those regulations.
TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education,
Course or Program)
Course
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Discussions, Assignments, Case Studies,
Quizzes, or Exams
SECTION 7
Faculty name(s):
Harvey Slentz, J.D.
Date:
10/3/2014
CS20150615
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