COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PSYCHOLOGY OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CEK 4028 PSYCHOLOGY OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ELECTIVE 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 ÖZLEM ÇAKIR

Offered to

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

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to indicate the social and psychological aspects of collective bargaining and to give comprehensive information about collective bargaining process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to identify the process and sides of collective bargaining with social and psychological aspects
2   Being able to analyze the psychological theories of collective bargaining and to discuss these theories in practice
3   Being able to describe the trade union as a social organization
4   Being able to explain the psychological aspects of trade union - member relationship and to reveal the pschologicial issues im the trade union - member relationship
5   Being able to analyze the social and pschological dimensions of disagreement in the collective bargaining process and to anticipate lasting solutions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Introduction
2 The concept of collective bargaining, industrial relations system, sides of collective bargaining
3 The psychological aspects of industrial relations system
4 The theories of unionization
5 Union Attitudes, Union Commitment
6 Study Examples for Union Commitment
7 Union Participation
8 Midterm Exam
9 Union Satisfaction - Dual Commitment
10 Dual Commitment
11 Collective Action and the Theories of Collective Action
12 Collective Negotiation and Collective Bargaining Strategies
13 Industrial Dispute
14 Strike
15 Overall Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

Leman Bilgin; Sendikalı Işçi Davranışlarının Psikolojik Boyutları, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2007.
Tunç Demirbilek; Toplu Pazarlığın Davranışsal Boyutu, Basisen Yayını, 1996.
Tunç Demirbilek/Özlem Çakır; Sendikal Bağlılık, Petrol-Iş Yayını, 2004.
Şebnem Seçer; "Endüstriyel Uyuşmazlık Biçimi Olarak Grevin Sosyolojik Açıdan Değerlendirilmesi", Çalışma Toplum, 2007/1.
Barış Seçer; "Kadınların Sendikalara Yönelik Tutumları ile Cinsiyet Ayrımcılığı Algılarının Sendika Üyesi Olma Isteğine Etkisi", Çalışma Toplum, 2009/4.
Banu Uçkan/Deniz Kağnıcıoğlu; "Işçilerin Sendikalara Ilişkin Algı ve Tutumları:Eskişehir Örneği", Çalışma Toplum, 2009/3.
Can Şafak; "Türkiye de Toplu Pazarlığın Değişen Çizgisi:1980-2005", Çalışma Toplum, 2006/3.
Betül Urhan/Ahmet Selamoğlu; "Işçilerin Sendikalara Yönelik Tutum ve Davranışları: Kocaeli Örneği", Çalışma Toplum, 2008/3.
Tunç Demirbilek; "Grevde Sendika Üyelerinin Öfke ve Kaygı Durumları", Finans, Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar, Yıl.46 Sayı 535, 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Powerpoint presentation
Discussions on case studies and practices

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 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)

Doç.Dr. H. Şebnem SEÇER Tel: 420 41 80 - 10357
E-mail: sebnem.secer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 15:30-16:30 Wednesday: 15:30-16:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.11111
LO.2111
LO.311
LO.4111
LO.51111

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