mturnaue@radford.edu
Office Hours MWF 8am
Dr. Martin S. Turnauer Davis Hall 29 (540) 831-5315
mturnaue@radford.edu
Office Hours MWF 8am
Class Meets in Davis 142 Saturday August 24, Sept 14 and October 5 9am-noon
Week 1 August 24 9-noon Introduction, Overview - power point & video
Week 2 Sept 14 9-noon Http reviews, videos
Week 3 October 5 9-noon Http reviews
Week 1 August 24 9-noon Introduction, Overview - power point & video
Intro & review
http://www.freestatepreemp.com/pubpage2.htmWORKPL~2/index.htm
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/prevent/workplace/index.html
http://www.drugfreeworkplace.com/SelfAssessment.htm
read new regulations
http://www.drugfreeworkplace.com/8-1-01-Regs.html
current readings/stories
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2002-08-07-labor-steroids_x.htm
Assignments - for 3 credits Due September 14
1. Attend an AA/NA/Alanon/ACoA/CoDA meeting. Identify what you found, learned and how this participation affected you, your family, friends and speculate how the work environment is affected. One-two pages 50 points
Check Current on Tuesdays for listings or check community service numbers in phone book.
2. Survey 10 people using the alcohol survey. Tabulate, cite, evaluate conclusions you can draw from the results by describing the findings in descriptive terms such as range, mean, median and mode where they are applicable. What would you do with these findings if you were in the human resources department? 50 points
ALCOHOL SURVEY
Race __________ Religion __________ Age _______ Sex _______
When did you have your last drink? _________________________
When was the last time you were drunk? _________________________
What do you drink most of the time? _________________________
How often? ____________________ per day/week/month/year
Where? ____________________
Age at first drink _______
How do you classify your drinking? Low Moderate High
Percent of friends who drink ____________________
Do your parents drink? _____ yes _____ no Do your siblings drink? Yes No
Does either parent have a problem with alcohol? _____ yes _____ no
Does any sibling have a problem with alcohol? Yes No
After drinking have you ever:
a. Had a hangover at work _____ yes _____ no
b. Driven a motor vehicle _____ yes _____ no
c. Been arrested _____ yes _____ no
d. Missed work _____ yes _____ no
e. Damaged property _____ yes _____ no
Do you think you have a problem with alcohol? _____ yes _____ no
Do you know of co-workers who come to work intoxicated? Yes No
Have you ever been involved in domestic violence? Yes No
Do you have a spouse/lover with an alcohol problem? Yes No
3. Evaluate the written drug policies of your employer. Is the policy fair/comprehensive/understandable? Does the policy provoke questions? What changes should be made? 50 points
Response to handouts - use this format and answer questionnaire:
BRIEFLY STATE THE MAIN IDEA OF THIS ARTICLE:
LIST THREE IMPORTANT FACTS THAT THE AUTHOR USES TO SUPPORT THE MAIN IDEA:
WHAT INFORMATION OR IDEAS DISCUSSED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE ALSO DISCUSSED IN OTHER READING YOU HAVE DONE?
LIST ANY EXAMPLES OF BIAS OR FAULTY REASONING THAT YOU FOUND IN THE ARTICLE:
LIST ANY NEW TERMS/CONCEPTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN THE ARTICLE AND WRITE A SHORT DEFINITION:
Week 3 October 5 9-noon Http reviews
4. Review websites as a group for discussion in class. Use the following as a review form: 50 points
NAME: ___________________________________________ DATE: _____________________
TITLE/SOURCE OF ARTICLE: _____________________________________________
BRIEFLY STATE THE MAIN IDEA OF THIS ARTICLE:
LIST THREE IMPORTANT FACTS THAT THE AUTHOR USES TO SUPPORT THE MAIN IDEA:
WHAT INFORMATION OR IDEAS DISCUSSED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE ALSO DISCUSSED IN OTHER READING YOU HAVE DONE?
LIST ANY EXAMPLES OF BIAS OR FAULTY REASONING THAT YOU FOUND IN THE ARTICLE:
LIST ANY NEW TERMS/CONCEPTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN THE ARTICLE AND WRITE A SHORT DEFINITION:
Topics to look for:
Group 1 - substance abuse in the workplace
Sites on Drugs + workplace + cocaine
1. www.thedrugproject.org
2. www.drugcheck.com
Group 2 - patterns of drug use among adolescents
Sites with drugs+workplace+ marijuana
1. www.onsitedrugtesting.com
2. www.drugs.indiana.edu
3. www.drugfreeworkplace.org
4. http://normal.com
Group 3 - how marijuana affects driving
Sites for drugs+workplace+alcohol
1. www.miph.org
2. www.adsyes.com
3. www.drugscreensinc.com
Group 4 - testing for drugs
Sites with athletes+alcohol
1. http://collegefootball.miningco.com
Group 5 - addiction treatment
Sites with athlete + marijuana
1. http://www.ncaa.org/sports_sciences/drugtesting/
2. http://www.wsjs.com/sports/01-08-Aug/010813S.html
Terry Glen , NE Patriots
Group 6 - steroid use
Sites with athletes + steroids
http://cnnsi.looksmart.com/r_search?key=steroids&search=0&isp=zcm
http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/05/29/young.steroid.use/index.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2002/09/11/nfl_suspensions_ap/
Lyle Alzado - Oakland Raiders
Group 7- beating the drug tests
Sites with athletes + cocaine
1. www.adf.org
3. www.ironmanmagazine.com
ephredine and Korey Stringer - Minnesota Vikings
50 points
5. Final exam - essay due by email December 3 70 points
Final Exam
As a group, answer all of the essay questions for the final due by December 3, 2002. The grade earned will be equal to the lowest grade for the group. Therefore, work together on researching, writing and editing the exam.
1. You are the president of a toy company. At the end of each
year, you have a holiday party for
company employees. Last year one employee drank too much at the
party and had a car accident while he was driving home. He’s alive,
but had to spend several months in the hospital. It’s November, time
to prepare for this year’s party. What do you do?
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It’s July, the company picnic is coming up in 3 weeks for families.
Last year employees drank too much at the picnic and had shouting matches
and shoving over games being played. The police were called. It’s time
to prepare for this year’s picnic. What do you do?
2. You have become friendly with a person you work with. Recently you have noticed the smell of alcohol on that person’s breath in the morning. You have heard other members of your department make comments or jokes about it. What do you do?
3. Some people believe that random drug tests are necessary for sensitive occupations (e.g., railroad workers) because innocent people are victimized when such an employee makes a mistake due to drug use. What jobs would you consider sensitive and why?
4. In your opinion, what should happen to the employee who tests positive for drug use? Should he or she be fired? Be helped? How many chances should he/she be given? Explain your reasoning.
5. Many people use illegal drugs while not working, such as on the weekends and vacations. Should employers penalize workers for their use of drugs when not at work? How much should employers be allowed to know about what employees do while not working?
6. Explain the similarities and differences among the three types of drug testing (pre-employment, probable cause, and random testing). Why do some people support random testing over the other two forms? Which type of testing do you feel is best? Why?
7. Throughout the class, we have viewed drugs on the job being an employee problem. Suppose your immediate supervisor/or their supervisor had the drug problem, brainstorm all actions possible to pursue - you are in a unit with 3 peer employees. Rank your top 4 methods your unit will most likely follow.
8. You are working in a small-medium company and a drug problem has been identified among the workforce. No program exists for these drug users. What measures would you take to handle this problem?
The additional credit assignments are due on October 5 to be reported in class.
Assignments - for 4 credits
The additional assignments are to examine the current trends of e-screening and report to the class on this workplace drug technique and do both final exams. This is due on October 5.
In addition, you will identify the techniques and procedure of testing NCAA athletes and professional athletes in selected sports. This is due on October 5.
Assignments - for 5 credits
The additional assignments are to examine the current trends in relation to the employment market by top business 100 companies as to their drug pre employment and accident drug screens. Identify how the employee availability has waxed and waned during the last 5 years.
In addition, you will present a comprehensive testing procedure for the use of steroids in baseball from either the management and players union perspective. Students taking the class for 5 credits will take the side of baseball players union or owners in implementing the plan.