INDUSTRIAL SUPERVISION 650
650-131
Basic Management Techniques
3 Cr.
Practical supervisory training. Patterns of good management. Selection, placement and training of employees. Development of employees' attitude for greater efficiency and productivity. Cost reductions. Quality improvements. Increased production. Knowledge of machinery, materials and maintenance. Trends in automation. Understanding labor contracts and settling grievances. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: 650-121 Elements of Supervision or 650-122 Men, Machinery and Materials, or equivalent.
650-134
Employee and Plant Safety
3 Cr.
Safety and protection of employees and company property. First aid and disaster training. Selection and training of guards. Maintenance of fences, roads, fire equipment, emergency exits and sewage disposal. Safeguarding of mechanical and electrical equipment, water supplies, utilities and buildings. Individual protection against unsafe practices, explosions, fumes, chemicals, fires and other emergencies. Workmen's compensation. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: 650-122 Men, Machinery and Materials or equivalent.
650-140
Industrial Organization and Management
3 Cr.
Industrial organization, management functions and communications. Business expansion, financing, manufacturing, market structure and sales service. Selection, recruitment, placement and training of executive personnel. Policies, personnel administration of the organization, compensations, benefits and other activities. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 0 hours. Prerequisite: 650-121 Elements of Supervision or 650-131 Basic Management Techniques, or equivalent.
650-201
Product Sales and Development
3 Cr.
Market research, production capacity, quality control, competition, prestige and new products. Distribution methods. Sales order analysis, forecasting, promotion and services. Work force analysis and sales training. Product improvement. Competition in prices and marketing. Volume sales. New products, methods and machinery. Market analysis. Patents and copyrights. Obsolescence and creativity. Company ratings according to sales, net income and category of manufactured products. Lecture 3 hours.
204