COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIOLOGY OF WORK II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CEK 2018 SOCIOLOGY OF WORK II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEVDA DEMIRBILEK

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (Evening)
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

To analyze phenomenon of work and working life from sociological perspective, and in this context to gain the ability of evaluate of working life in the integrity of the social structure.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to distinguish the development of work phenomenon in different society models
2   Being able to analyse working life in the integrity of the social structure
3   Being able to interpret the changes in working life in the integrity of society
4   Being able to explain the problems of working life from a sociological perspective with examples
5   Being able to evaluate organizations, groups and networks in working life from a sociological perspective

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Work Phenomenon from Sociological Perspective and Sociological Framework for Working Life
2 Concept of Work and Comparison of Concepts Related to It
3 Factors Affecting Work Phenomenon and Work Values
4 Work in Pre-Industrial Society
5 Work in Industrial Society
6 Work in Post-Industrial Society
7 Professionalization and Future Jobs
8 Midterm Exam
9 Midterm Exam
10 Sociological Analysis of Labour and Labour Market
11 Sociological Analysis of Organizations in Working Life
12 Analysis of Main Problems of Working Life from Sociological Perspective: Unemployment, Discrimination
13 Analysis of Main Problems of Working Life from Sociological Perspective: Labour-Manpower Migration, Poverty and Exclusion
14 Current Research in Sociology of Work and Their Consequences

Recomended or Required Reading

GRINT, Keith. (1998). Çalışma Sosyolojisi, (Çev.Edt.: Veysel Bozkurt), Bursa: Alfa/Aktüel Kitapevleri.
GÜZEL, Serkan. (2008). Çalışma Sosyolojisi, Istanbul: Literatürk Yayınları.
ÖZKUL, Metin. (2002). Çalışma Sosyolojisi, Istanbul: Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Vakfı.
KOCACIK Faruk. (1974). Çalışma Sosyolojisi, Sivas: Dilek Ofset Matbaacılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion and Assignment

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 MTEG MIDTERM AVERAGE GRADE STT * 0.25 + MTE * 0.75
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE(RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

+902323010361
s.demirbilek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 04:00 pm-05:00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 10 10
Reading 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 114

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511