COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN SIDE OF EMPLOYMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 6062 HUMAN SIDE OF EMPLOYMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BARIŞ SEÇER

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide the students to acquire the importance of societal and humanistic goals in achieve effective employment relationship during the turbulence of the new world of work.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Realize the change in the meaning of work
2   Understand new challenges of working life
3   Learn the nature of employment relationship
4   Understand the balance between efficiency, equity and voice in employment relationship
5   Gain insight about the demands of work over the individual
6   Know about the resources of the individual to cope with the demands at work

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Work and Employment in Transition
2 The Objective of Employment Relationship
3 The Difference Between Industrial Relations and Human Resources
4 Qualitative Demands of Work on the Individual
5 Quantitative Demands of Work on the Individual
6 Personal Resources to Cope with the Demands of Work
7 Performance from the Employer's Perspective
8 Performance from the Employee's Perspective
9 Work and Organizational Commitment in the Employment Relationship
10 Union Commitment in the Employment Relationship
11 Workplace Safety for a Humanitarian Employment
12 Balancing work and non-work life

Recomended or Required Reading

Naswall, K., Hellgren, J. & Sverke, M. (2008). The Individual in the Changing Working Life. Cambrdge University Press.
Budd, J.W. (2004). Employment with a human face: balancing efficiency, equity and voice. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Peeters, M. C. W., De Jonge D., Taris, T. W. (2014). An Introduction to Contemporary Work Psychology. Wiley Blackwell.
Mowday, R. T., Porter, L. W. & Steers, R. M. (1982). Employee-Organization Linkages: The Psychology of Commitment, Absenteeism, and Turnover. Academic Press.
Bacon, N. (2003). Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations. In Ackers, P. & Wilkinson, A. (Eds.). Understanding Work and Employment: Industrial Relations in Transition. (s: 71-88).
Kaufman, B. E. (2001). Human Resources and Industrial Relations: Commonalities and differences. Human Resources Management Review. 11: 39-374.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Participation
- Presentation
- Exams

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 * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** 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

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Burcu GÜLER
e-mail: burcuguler@gmail.com

Office Hours

Thursday 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.155555
LO.25555
LO.355
LO.45555
LO.5555
LO.655

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