MOR 326 - Funeral Home Operations

Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 2
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

This course is designed to give the student an understanding of the principles of the operations of a funeral home. Topics of study will include funeral services forms, death benefits and vital statistics; an introduction, through a hands-on approach, to the basic computer applications, which are part of the day-to-day operations of the funeral home and conducting non-religious funeral ceremonies.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Mortuary Science program.
Corequisite: MOR 325
Competencies
During this course, the student will be expected to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the death benefits available to next of kin by explaining benefits and completing forms.
1. Veterans
2. Social security
3. Railroad retirees
4. Life and burial insurance
Demonstrate an understanding of the funeral director’s role in vital statistics by completing necessary forms.
1. Death certificate
2. Burial transit permit
3. Distinterment permit
4. Cremation permit
Explain the process of selecting a computer system and software for the funeral home.
1. Identify types of computers used in the funeral home.
2. Identify components of a computer.
3. Recognize that software will determine hardware needs in the selection process.
Demonstrate knowledge of funeral service software programs by the production of funeral documents.
1. Preparing an arrangement conference form.
2. Preparing a death certificate.
3. Filling out veteran’s benefit forms.
4. Filling out memorial folders and book.
5. Preparing a statement of funeral goods and services contract.
6. Preparing an obituary.
Demonstrate the ability to organize and conduct non-religious ceremonies.
1. Recognize the need for non-religious ceremonies in today’s culture.
2. Experience examples of non-religious ceremonies.
3. Organize a non-religious funeral ceremony.
4. Organize a non-religious committal service.