Introduction

    Human Relations is a fusion course that incorporates a little PSYCHOLOGY, a little SOCIOLOGY and a lot of focus on Human Relations skills.  This is an elective class for sophomores, juniors and seniors.  The focus of the class is that students take an introspective look at their personal lives using a variety of theoretical offerings to guide them.
    Adolescence is like a maze for most young people.  There are so many choices and opportunities, and just as many pressures.  By having greater awareness of what motivates human beings toward various behaviors, students can then focus on their assets and liabilities and work toward becoming fully functioning human beings.
    Of particular importance is the development of the individual through the life cycle.  As such, the ideas of prominent individuals such as: Freud, Jung, Maslow, Erikson and many more will be incorporated in our daily routine.  Students will work with one another and as individuals to create a thorough portfolio of writings which will demonstrate understanding and awareness of psychological and sociological theory.  Relating these theories into the reality of their own personal lives is a key to success in the course.  Below is an outline of the course content.  Samples of the Quality Work produced by students is also available to your scrutiny.  Just use the Quality Work link in the previous sentence.  Of course, there's now so much quality work that you may have to use the Quality Work II  page.  Or, the  Quality Work III.
     Of course, as I look at this year's crop of Human Relations students it appears that we need to add yet another page.  Let's call this one, yes, you guessed  it -   Quality Work IV .
 

Course Outline

UNIT  ONE      The Individual Self...Self Esteem...Personality Theories...Human Needs

UNIT  TWO      Life Cycle/Adolescence...Identity & Development Theories

UNIT THREE   The Intrapersonal You...Values/Goals/Decision Making

UNIT FOUR      Relationships/Communication...Conflict Resolution