Bossier Parish Community College
Master Syllabus 

Course Prefix and Number:    HCM 203                             Credit Hours:   3-3-0

Course Title:    Supervision

Course Prerequisites:   None 

Textbook: 	CERTO, ECOMM Connect for Supervision: Concepts and Skill-Building, 10th ed. (2019)	 
This text is electronically included in your CANVAS course.  A paper version may be obtained but is not required.

Course Description:	 Consideration of the supervisor and relations with subordinates, colleagues, superiors, unions, and society. Managerial aspects of the first level supervisory position regardless of technical specialties, business or non-business, are emphasized. 

Learning Outcomes:	By the completion of this course, students will have:
A.	Demonstrated their analytical and critical thinking skills.
B.	Demonstrated their ability to identify the supervisor’s role within multiple organizational structures.  
C.	Generated alternative supervisory responses to varying situations based on existing and emerging theory and models.
D.	Justified their positions concerning selected supervisory issues and techniques.  

To achieve the learning outcomes, the student will
             		(The letter designations at the end of each statement refer to the learning outcome(s).)
1.	Compare and contrast the supervisory responsibilities and skill needed within a small and large organization (A and B);
2.	identify the advantages and disadvantages of groups and teams within selected organizations (A B, and C);
3.	distinguish a healthcare organizations policies from their practices and compare them to the current law (A,B, and C);
4.	identify situations in which delegation is appropriate and predict how accountability is understood in practice  (A,B, and C);   
5.	Compose positions on selected human resource techniques and various alternatives a supervisor can employ in different types of organizations (A, B, C, and D); and
6.	Apply and review different ethical responses and their impact on the employees, supervisor, and other organizational stakeholders. (A, B, and C).

Course Requirements: 
A.	Class attendance (see the student handbook for attendance policies)
B.	Students are required to use our LMS and are encouraged to use the BPCC Library to research healthcare management topics and employment opportunities.

Course Grading: 

A.	Letter grades will be assigned based on a ten point grading scale (90-100 = ‘A’, 80-89=’B’, 70-79=’C’, 60-69=’D’, 0-59=’F’).
B.	Although Instructors may give other assignments, they will administer at least four tests, two writings, and a comprehensive final examination.

Attendance Policy:  The college attendance policy is available at http://www.bpcc.edu/catalog/current/academicpolicies.html

Course Fees: This course is accompanied with an additional fee for supplemental materials. 

Nondiscrimination Statement:  Bossier Parish Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, qualified disability, marital status, veteran's status, or sexual orientation in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of its operations. Bossier Parish Community College does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.

COORDINATOR FOR SECTION 504 AND ADA
Angie Cao, Student and Disability Services Specialist
Disability Services, F-254
6220 East Texas Street
Bossier City, LA 71111
Phone: 318-678-6511
Email: acao@bpcc.edu
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday, excluding holidays and weekends.

Equity/Compliance Coordinator
Teri Bashara, Director of Human Resources
Human Resources Office, A-105 
6220 East Texas Street 
Bossier City, LA 71111 
Phone: 318-678-6056
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday, excluding holidays and weekends.