COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LABOUR RELATIONS IN TURKEY: ISSUES AND DEBATES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 5006 LABOUR RELATIONS IN TURKEY: ISSUES AND DEBATES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

The course focuses on fundamental problems and debates in work relations. This problems and discussion of some of the employment, labor force, unemployment, flexible working, informal sector, trade union is organizing. The main objective of the course, in Turkey revealed that the working relationship and that relationship problems, economic, social, cultural and political dimensions is analyzed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To use the terminology in the field of labor relations
2   To explain The main theoretical approaches developed for working life
3   To explain stages of development of working relationships from past and present
4   To analyze social processes and discussions that Industrial Society and emerged after.
5   To analyzes issues related to working life In today's world and in Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and basic concepts
2 The historical development of the working (from Primitive Society Antiquity to the Industrial Age) Working Live
3 The industrial society and Working Live
4 The Working Live In post-industrial society theory
5 Neoliberal Policies and Labour Relations in the World
6 Neoliberal Policies and Labour Relations in the World
7 The Evolution of Labor Relations in Turkey
8 Midterm
9 Problems At Working Life in Turkey today
10 Problems At Working Life in Turkey today
11 Classroom Presentations
12 Classroom Presentations
13 Classroom Presentations
14 Classroom Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Sosyal Araştırmalar Vakfı (2008). Türkiye işçi Sınıfı ve Emek Hareketleri Küreselleşiyor mu , Sosyal Araştırmalar Vakfı, Istanbul.
Grint, Keith (1998). Çalışma Sosyolojisi, Alfa Yayınevi.
Güzel, Serkan (2008). Çalışma Sosyolojisi, Literatür Yayıncılık, Istanbul.
Frankel, Boris (1991). Sanayi Sonrası Toplum Ütopyaları, Ayrıntı Yayınevi, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-Question
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FIN* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-4: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination and the final examination.
2. LO 5: Which will be prepared by the student presentations will be judged by.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.5555