Bachelor of Science in Technical Resource Management with a Specialization in Health and Safety Management

Course Descriptions

TRM Major – 21 credit hours

TRM 316-3 Applications of Technical Information. This course will increase students’ abilities in communicating various types of workplace documents common to technical disciplines. Oral presentations will use computerized presentation software. The course is designed to meet the writing portion of the college’s Communication-Across-the-Curriculum initiative. Prerequisite:  junior standing and English 101; restricted to Applied Sciences and Arts majors.

TRM 364-3 Work Center Management. A study of the problems of managing a small working unit (division, department, work center, section, etc.) within a larger unit (agency, company, regional office, etc.). Included items will be work center goals identification, staffing needs, monitoring of work process reporting, work center communications, and interpersonal relations within the work center.

TRM 383-3 Data Interpretation. This course will give students an understanding of the basic principles and techniques involved in the statistical treatment of data, including the selection of data source, the design of statistical studies, the analysis of data, and the utilization of data.  Students will gain experience in using data for decision-making in their respective professions. Prerequisite:  University Core Curriculum mathematics requirement or consent of school. Restricted to Applied Sciences and Arts majors.

TRM 421-3 Professional Development. Introduces students to the various elements involved in obtaining a position in their chosen career field. Topics included are: personal inventories, placement services, employment agencies, interviewing techniques, resumes, letters of application, references, services, and employment tests. Each student will develop a portfolio including personal and professional information related to individual career goals.  Not for graduate credit. Prerequisite: 316 and College of Applied Sciences and Arts major or consent of school.

TRM 332-3 Labor Management Relations. Students will gain a general understanding of the economic situation of which labor-management problems represent a subset. They will develop a perspective on the evolution of labor relations in the United States economy and on how the interaction of labor and management differs throughout the world. The collective bargaining section introduces the student to the techniques of bargaining used by labor and management in their ongoing interactions.

TRM 361-3 Fiscal Aspects of Technical Management. An introduction to fiscal structures and problems encountered in the technically oriented enterprise.

TRM 362-3 Legal Aspects of Technical Management. An introduction to the types of legal problems encountered in the technically oriented enterprise. Prerequisite: 316 or the consent of the school.

Proposed Specialization in Health and Safety Management

This specialization augments the degree’s technical management core and builds upon the Laborers’ technical training to open career opportunities as a Safety Technologist.  Typically, people in occupational health and safety roles are making worksite assessments to determine risks, identifying potential hazards and recommending controls, evaluating risks and hazard control measures, investigating incidents, maintaining and evaluating incident and loss records, and preparing emergency response plans.  This training supports certification by the Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST), Savoy, Illinois, including Safety Trained Specialist, Construction Health and Safety Technician and/or Occupational Health and Safety Technician, and meets the blueprint relating to program management, worksite auditing, training, and professional responsibility.

 

Health and Safety Management Specialization – 15 hours

HED 335-3 Construction Safety and Health. The course will introduce the student to principles of safety and health in the construction industry. The course will include identification of safety and health hazards, risk reduction measures, personal protection, and safety attitudes and training. Includes a study of the Safety and Health Regulations for Construction.

HED 345-3 Emergency Planning and Response. This course focuses on key elements of emergency response plans, with particular emphasis given to holistic planning in both industrial and municipal settings, the relevance of hazard and risk assessment techniques to emergency response operations, personnel training, and multi-level coordination in both planning and operational phases of emergency response.

HED 430-3 Health and Injury Control in a Work Setting. This course assesses the health and injury control programs present in a work setting. Emphasis is given to employee programs in health, wellness, and injury control which are effective. 

HED 435-2 Worksite Safety and Health Evaluation. This course covers methods of inspecting and evaluating health and safety hazards at a worksite including analysis of specific job assignments. It also introduces the student to injury and incident investigation techniques. The course will include hands-on worksite evaluation.

HED 496-4 Industrial Hygiene. This course provides a background in the recognition, evaluation, and control of toxic materials and hazardous physical agents in the work environment.

Approved Technical or Career Electives - AAS or 43 hours

Associate in Applied Science degree. AAS degrees are evaluated for transferable SIUC Undergraduate Core Curriculum and credited as 43 hours of approved career electives toward the TRM degree.

JATP Apprenticeship. A completed Laborers' Apprenticeship will be credited as 43 hours of approved career electives.

TRM 258-1 to 30 Work Experience Credit. Credit will be granted via departmental evaluation of prior job skills, management-worker relations and supervisory experience gained through experiences related to the student’s academic and career objectives. May only be applied to approved technical or career electives.

TRM 259-1 to 60 Occupational Education Credit. Credit will be granted via departmental evaluation of past occupational experiences related to the student’s academic education and career objectives. May only be applied to approved technical or career electives.