Motivating Employees in the Workplace

Certificate Program

OPC 440

Breyer State University

Instructor: Micheal Townsend, Ph.D.

SYLLABUS

TEXTBOOK: There is one textbook required:

Book 1: Motivating & Rewarding Employees. Adams Media Corporation, 1999, ISBN # 1-58062-130-9

You can also order this book online at:

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This course focuses on the major theories and practices of motivation involved with it. The materials for this course are focused in the two textbooks listed above.

COURSE CONTENT:

1). The quest for high motivation.
2). Discussion of measuring and managing motivation.
3). Internal and external motivation.
4). Employee requirements and motivation.
5). Emotional motivation.
6). Challenges to emotional motivation.
7). Positive and negative feedback.
8). Using informative feedback.
9). Using interpersonal intelligence.
10). Define goals, etc.
11). Commitment-based leadership.
12). Creativity and motivation.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the completion of this course, you will:

1). Discuss the quest for high motivation.
2). Discuss the motivation curve.
3). How to manage and measure motivation.
4). Examine key motivation-related issues from the employee's perspective.
5). Discuss employee requirements and motivation techniques.
6). How to handle emotional motivation.
7). Discuss how to overcome challenges to emotional motivation.
8). Discuss how to use positive and negative feedback.
9). Define informative feedback.
10). Define interpersonal feedback.
11). Define task definition, goal setting and motivation.
12). Examine commitment-based motivation.
13). Discuss using creativity in motivation.

COURSE PROGRESSION: The course begins on the date of student enrollment. You have 90 days to complete this course. Extensions are rarely granted, and then, only for extreme emergencies or active military duty. If you do not complete the course within the 90 day time frame receive an "incomplete/withdrawal" and would have to re-register and pay tuition again if they desire to complete it.

This is a self-paced course. You may proceed at the pace that is right for you. It is acceptable to accelerate in this course and complete it in less than 90 days.

As you progress through the course, always feel free to contact your instructor to discuss issues, questions, etc related to the course. Your instructor is there to be a mentor to you as you proceed with learning.

INSTRUCTOR CONTACT: You may contact me via email at any time. You may also request to have a meeting in a chat room with me. Please make such requests directly to me, I will then set the date and time for the chat room meeting. I will answer your emails within 48 hours of receipt.

EXAMS: There is only one examination for this certificate program. The examination may be taken upon successful completion of all of the assignments for Courses I, II, and III in this certificate program. Assignments are graded on a Pass/Fail basis. The final examination is open book, and students have 3 days to complete it. Your instructor will give you full instructions on accessing and taking the exam as you progress in the certificate program. The final examination covers the materials from all three courses in the certificate program. The final examination consists of objective type questions. The grade scale for the final examination is provided above.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to adm@breyerstate.com. An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.

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