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UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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ANNOUNCEMENT
A course For
LEADERS OF FOREMEN'S
CONFERENCES -
July 5, 1921 to July 29, 1921
ANN ARBOR
PU. BI ISHIED BY THE UNIVERSITY
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THE FOREMAN TRAINING PROBLEM
More and more it is becoming clear that the foreman is a key
man in the industrial situation. He is the connecting link between
management and men. He is the one upon whom rests final respon-
sibility for breaking in new, experienced men, for training green
men, and for putting over to all the workers in his department the
policies and spirit of the management. His is a highly skilled job
and one for which training is very much needed. One of the best
ways of providing foremen with the needed training is by means
of frequent foremen's conferences.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE
If a series of foremen’s conferences is to be effective some man
must be leader. This man must know what things to take up in
the meetings and how to make the conferences interesting. In
order, to train these leaders the Industrial Education Department
of the University has arranged for the course outlined below.
WHO MAY TAKE THE COURSE P
TNot more than twenty will be admitted to the course. The
number is limited in order to stimulate freedom of discussion. It
is desired that at least half of the group shall be from industrial
plants and shall consist of foremen, superintendents, or other execu-
tives who will later conduct conferences for foremen in their places
of employment. The rest of the group will consist of industrial
teachers who wish to prepare to train foremen from smaller plants
as part of a public evening school program.
WHERE AND WHEN IS THE COURSE GIVEN ?
The first meeting of the group taking this course will be held
at 1o A. M., Tuesday, July 5, in Room 2 Io, University II all, Ann
Arbor. The group will meet four days each week for four weeks,
the course closing on July 29. Enough work of varied character
will be provided to keep each man busy eight hours a day.
WHO WILL GIVE THE COURSEP
R. G. Smith, State Supervisor of Industrial Education, and
Thomas Diamond, Associate Professor of Industrial Education in
the University, will conduct the course. Mr. Smith is a mechanical
engineer who has had large experience in industrial work and in
teaching. He has made a special study of foremanship problems.
Mr. Diamond is a skilled machinist and pattern-maker who has
been a foreman in a large plant. He has taught for several years
in the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin, and
has conducted very successful foremen’s conferences in Grand Rap-
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METI IOD
The course will be conducted by means of round-table clist us -
sions, individual reports, and suggestive lesson sheets.
OuTI.INE OF THE COURSE
I. THE ORGANIZATION.
I. Three main factors in it:
a. Capital.
b. Management.
c. Labor.
. Interdependence of these factors.
The foreman’s relation to the management.
. The foreman’s relation to his fellow foremen.
. The foreman’s relation to his men.
E FOREMAN.
What constitutes a good foreman?
What are his duties 2
. Upon what basis is the foreman chosen P
How should he be chosen P
. What training can we give him?.
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Should they all be handled alike?
What is the relationship between contentment and
efficiency?
How should they be paid P
Who should train them?
Who should hire and fire them?
How should they be trained 2
7. Should they have anything to say 'regarding the manage-
ment of the factory? fº
IV. MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT.
I. Routing of materials.
2. Care of materials and equipment.
3. Working equipment to capacity.
4. Recording machine eſficiency.
SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
I. Of what interest is the organization chart to the foreman 2
2. What characteristics does the foreman possess which should
tend to make him a successful foreman?
3. Does the average foreman usually consider what jobs he is
paid for doing?
4. What is the attitude of the average foreman toward the
employment department?: Why?
5. Are all the workers who are hired for any department able
to do well the job they are hired for? If not, what does the fore-
man do about it? What ought he to do?
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6. Can all workers be handled alike P Is there any relation
between a foreman's attitude on this question and the efficiency of
his department?
17. Is there any relation between the contentment of a working
force and its efficiency P
8. Should workers be paid for the time they spend on a job,
or for the work they do on it?
9. Should a foreman have any interest in what his men are
thinking about?
Io. What is industrial democracy P. Is it a safe thing to talk
about among a group of workers?
II. Are the foremen familiar with the policy of their firm on.
the topics mentioned above? If not, would it be of any advantage
to them or to the firm if they were P
EXPENSES
--All students in the Summer Session of the University pay fees
ranging from $30.00 to $75.oo. The fee for this course is $30.00.
Aside from living expenses no other expenses of any consequence
need be incurred. The cost of board and room in Ann Arbor is
about the same as in other Michigan cities of the same size.
FOR. FURTHER INFORMATION
Those wishing further information concerning the course should
write Professor GEORGE E. MYERs, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
Those wishing to inquire in person at the University should see
Professor MYERs at Room 102, Tappan Hall.
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