This document provides an overview and instructions for an online labor studies course. It outlines the instructor's background, required technology, class essentials, textbooks, office hours, contact information, class structure, exams, assignments, forums, and grading. The class is designed to educate union members and staff on building strong unions through strategic planning and other topics.

1. Orientation
LS – 12
Building Strong
Unions
Jim Walker
Instructor, Labor Studies

2. Instructor’s Background
 33 years as a labor advocate
 Specialized in grievance and arbitration, contract
negotiation, organizing, political action, staff and
organizational development
 Present: Labor relations consultant and educator
 LATTC labor educator – 15 years concurrent with
professional services

3. Technology
 Firefox recommended
 Google Chrome also effective
 PowerPoint: required if viewing slides statically with transcripts
 Quick Time Player: Use this program to view lectures in movie
format with audio
 Microsoft Word
 Adobe PDF reader

4. Class Overview Essentials
 Designed to educate union members, officers and staff
 Understand the essential elements of building a strong
union
 Strategic Planning and goal setting
 Effective Communication
 Analyze labor/management challenges
 Union legal requirements

5. Textbooks - Required
 Building More Effective Unions, 2nd edition
 Estimated Cost: $22.00 new
 Available: unionist.com ; cornellpress.com; amazon.com;
 You will need book at the start of Block 3

6. Instructor Office Hours
 Students should contact the instructor to arrange an
appointment. Contact instructions are included in the
syllabus.
 You may also communicate your concerns or questions via
email or through Moodle message center.

7. Contact Information
 Moodle Message Center
 Select participant link
 Select Jim Walker
 Select message
 Compose and send
 walkerjf@lattc.edu
 Last Option
 Phone: 661-839-2925

8. Update Profile
 Step 1 Select participants link on top left corner of your
Moodle Screen, located under the moodle heading. This
will link you to enrolled class participants
 Step 2 Locate your name and select as a link
 Step 3 Select the edit tab at the top of the page
 Step 4 Complete all fields that have red asterisk
 Step 5 Be sure to complete the description box by writing
a brief biography of yourself.

9. Profile
 Step 6 Upload a digital photo of yourself
 Step 7 List a few interests or hobbies in the interest field
 Step 8 Select the advanced tab
 Step 9 Enter your phone number where you may reached
by the instructor. Your phone number is not available to
other students.
 Step 10 Select the update profile tab. Your profile will now
be updated.

10. Technology Contingency
 Problems may occur with your computer or internet
provider.
 Have a contingency plan if you encounter technology
problems
 Answer questions on next slide to consider your
contingency plans.

11. Contingency Questions
 Where will you use a computer if your computer crashes or gets
a virus?
 Where and how will you connect to the internet if you can not
connect from your normal location?
 How will contact your instructor or another student if you can
not do so through Moodle’s message center?
 What steps are you taking, or can you take to prevent loss of
critical files associated with the class?
 What steps are you taking or can you take to always submit
assignments on time and stay up with the class?

12. Class Online Structure
 Each segment is referred to as a “block
 The “Heading Outline contains essential information
 Title and number of the class
 Read First – course preliminary essentials
 Syllabus
 Textbook information

13. Curriculum Blocks 1 - 16
 Blocks 1-16 contain the course curriculum
 Curriculum block 1 will be available on February 5th
 Curriculum blocks 2-16 will be released in sequence each
week on Tuesday morning by 8 a.m.

14. Mid Term Exam
 Mid Term exam will be available on March 26
 Review and Mid Term will be included with Block 8
 25 questions (T/F and multiple choice) covering lessons
presented in Blocks 1-7
 Mid Term worth 100 pts. (2 pts each per question)
 Last day to complete exam is April 14

15. Final Exam Block 16
 Final exam will be available on May 28
 25 questions (T/F and multiple choice) covering lessons
presented in Blocks 9-14
 Final Exam worth 100 pts. (2 pts. each per question)
 Last day to complete exam is June 3.

16. Curriculum Block Structure
Each curriculum block is formatted consistently and contains:
Topic Title
Lecture: video format with audio/Quick Time movie or PowerPoint w/o audio (most lessons)
Required reading
Required video
Forum or Assignment (alternate each lesson)
Quiz (when applicable)

17. Order of Study and Participation
 First: complete
 Reading assignment(s)
 MP3 Listening assignment (if available)
 Video assignment
 Second: complete required work in the following order:
 Lecture
 Forum or Assignment
 Quiz or Exam (when applicable)

18. Forums
 Forum: Seven curriculum blocks contain a forum.
 Each forum will consider question(s) or issues presented
by the instructor
 Each student is required to post a response concerning
the instructor’s issue or question. The student is required
to post their reply in accordance with the Instructor’s
instructions.
 Each student is also required to reply to another student ’s
posting that agrees or disagrees with that student’s
posting and explain why.

19. Assignments
 Seven curriculum blocks contain an assignment
 Most assignments are set up as online text (some require uploading a
document)
 With online text uploading a file is unnecessary
 When you click the assignment link the assignment appears
 Follow the directions of the assignment.
 Submit the answers to your assignment using the edit my submission
button.
 Consider a cut and paste of questions to save time.

20. Quiz
 Four (4) quizzes will be administered
 Each quiz contains ten questions
 Each quiz is worth a total of 20 points
 All quizzes may contain multiple choice and/or true/false questions.
 A quiz may only be taken once and there is a time limit of 30 minutes
to complete the quiz once started.

21. Strategic Planning Project
 Each student will be required to complete a strategic plan
 The project will be broken into several elements and prepared during the last half of the
semester
 The project has a total accumulated value of 100 points
 The Student Learning Outcome, as required by the college, shall be based on the project
 Due Dates differ for each component. Refer to the lesson block project assignments

22. Total Points
 Assignments 7 @ 10 pts each
 Forums 7 @ 10 pts each
 Quizzes 4@ 20 pts. each
 Mid Term 25 questions (2 pts)
 Project 5 components @ 20 pts
 Final Exam 25 questions (2 pts)
 Total Pts. 420 pts

23. Total Point Value - Grade
A 378 – 420 points 90 – 100 %
B 336 – 377 80 – 89
C 294 – 335 70 - 79
D 252 – 293 60 – 69

24. Personal Grade Review
 Select “Grades” under the Administration heading on left side
of screen
 Your point values will show for all completed activities
 Grade categories include:
 Assignments
 Forums
 Quizzes
 Examinations
 Project
 Total accumulated points