Syllabus for EUT-403-OL
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This course focuses on the manager's role in implementing safety and health programs in the work place in compliance with the applicable standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHAct) of 1970. Special emphasis is placed on developing written programs and conducting employee training as required by OSHAct. The primary goal of this introductory managerial course is to enhance your awareness of safety, health, environmental issues in the work place so that you can understand and appreciate the importance of employee safety in the workplace. With clear understanding of the OSHAct, the applicable standards and practices in the field of OSHA, you will be incorporate safety and health steps and measures to protect your employees and comply with the applicable standards.
Upon successful completion of this course thru studying the textbook and completing the required assignments, discussions, and such you will be able to:
You will need the following materials to complete the work of the course. The textbook is available from the textbook supplier, MBS Direct.
Textbook: Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health by Mark A. Friend and James P. Kohn, Government Institutes. Note: From time to time, especially as the discussions are updated to incorporate relevant research articles and news stories of importance from the safety/health/environment point of view will be presented and you will be asked to research the story and present your findings. This is a three credit on-line course consisting of 5 assignments, 5 quizzes, 5 discussions, two unit tests and a non-proctored final on-line exam. As you have noticed, there are 5 on-line discussions for this course. It is very important that you participate in these discussions as we will be discussing current events and how they affect the safety and health of employees in the workplace. All class discussions take place on the class Discussion Board. Communication with fellow students and the mentor is very essential component and various ideas and thinking is presented. The participation in the Discussion has two phases: (1) Your initial response to the topic presented and (2) your comments on fellow students’ comments. Your participation in this manner will not only enhance your thinking it will also make learning more enjoyable as you will learn what your fellow students are thinking and saying about your work. In order to make this participation more meaningful, it is very important that (1) you present your ideas clearly, precisely and to the point and (2) indicate why you agree/disagree with fellow students and/or mentor. The points you receive will very much depend upon how actively you participate in this valuable activity. The 5 written assignments are usually built around 2 chapters and will cover wide variety of “research” that you will have to conduct. For example an assignment will ask you to look at 5 chemicals you use at home for cleaning purposes and develop a safe handling, storage and disposal of them so that user in your home is safe and that it is not disposed off in a hazardous manner. Prepare your written assignments using whatever word processing program you have on your computer. Include your name at the top of the paper, as well as the course name and code and the semester and year in which you are enrolled. Before submitting your first assignment, check with your mentor to determine whether your word processing software is compatible with your mentor's software. If so, you can submit your work as you prepared it. If not, save your assignment as a rich-text (.rtf) file, using the Save As command of your software program. Rich text retains basic formatting and can be read by any other word processing program. When satisfied that your assignment represents your best work, submit it to your mentor by means of the
>>View/Complete Assignment link provided at the bottom of the respective assignment page. Use the Browse button within this link to locate and attach your assignment file. Click As indicated, you will take two unit tests and the on-line final exam. The first unit test will be at the end of week 7, the second unit test will be at the end of week 10 and the final exam will be during the week 12. The unit tests are closed book. You will have 2 hours to complete the exam. The test will be graded based upon your thoughtful explanation of the question. It is highly recommended that before you decide to take your test, you review your assignments, quizzes and discussions as some of the questions will come from them in “thoughts”. The final on-line exam will be comprehensive in the following manner: 80 % of the questions will cover new material and 10 % will come from each of the first two tests. The exam will be of the similar nature as the first two tests.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows: Letter grades for online participation and written assignments are based on the following numerical grades: Note: To receive credit for the course, you must earn a passing average on the total of all assigned course work (e.g., exams, assignments, discussion postings, etc.). Failure to complete and submit all assignments will negatively influence your grade and may result in a failing grade for the course. First Steps to Success Study Tips |
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to turn in the assignment.