This is a three-credit graduate level course and is one in a series of elective courses in the Occupational Safety and Health Management (OSHM) field of study in the online Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree offered through the University of Connecticut's Center for Continuing Studies. The developers of this course are Rodney Allen and Paul Bureau.

Course Title:	Special Topics: Occupational Safety and Health (GPPS 5301)
Credits:	3
Instructor:	Rodney Allen and Paul Bureau
E-mail:	R.Allen@uconn.edu; Paul.Bureau@uconn.edu

For special permission to register for this course, contact Donna.Campbell@uconn.edu. Include your Peoplesoft ID number and reason for taking the course.

Students will examine and discuss several of the important contemporary issues related  to occupational safety and health including, but not limited to: safety culture, relevance of OSHA, traditional vs. non-traditional safety programs, global OSH standards, lean manufacturing, behavior-based safety, nanotechnology, and safety recognition/incentive programs.  Students will have the opportunity to nominate other topics for discussion including potential capstone proposal topics.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Develop a capstone proposal related to one of the course topics.

Summarize and discuss current issues in occupational safety and health.

Apply principles of occupational safety and health to current topics in the field.

Assess the impact, relevance, and effectiveness of contemporary issues on companies and their occupational safety and health efforts.

Capstone proposal related to one of the topics discussed in the course: 25 points.

Literature review: 25 points

Participation in discussions: 25 points

Student-led discussions: 25 points

Total points: 100

Students will nominate additional discussion topics for review by all students and the instructors. Topics will be selected and a leader for each topic will be identified. The topic leader will identify readings and discussion questions for the topic area, facilitate the discussion, and provide a summary of the issues involved. Grading will be based on the quality of their presentation and preparation for the module as well as facilitation during the leader's topic.

Final letter grades for this course will be determined based on the following scale:

Grade	Letter Grade	GPA
97-100	A+	4.3
93-96	A	4.0
90-92	A-	3.7
87-89	B+	3.3
83-86	B	3.0
80-82	B-	2.7
77-79	C+	2.3
73-76	C	2.0
70-72	C-	1.7
67-69	D+	1.3
63-66	D	1.0
60-62	D-	0.7
<60	F	0.0

 

You are responsible for acting in accordance with the Student Code, available at http://www.dosa.uconn.edu/student_code.cfm?from=im&fn=Judicial%20Affairs.

The required text can be purchased locally or from an online vendor.

Required Text:

American Psychological Association. Publication manual of the american psychological association. Washington , DC.

Additional readings will be available through the course.

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Week 1: Introduction to the capstone proposal and APA style. Introduction of topics.

Weeks 2 & 3: Introduction to literature review. Topic selection. Begin proposals.

Weeks 4 & 5: Development of literature reviews.

Week 6: Preparation of module discussions.

Weeks 7-14 Student-led discussions.

 

Students will be provided an opportunity to evaluate instruction in this course using the University's standard procedures, which are administered by the Office of Institutional Research.