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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

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/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.4	PO.6
LO.1	1	1	1	1
LO.2	1		1	1
LO.3	1		1
LO.4	1		1	1
LO.5	1	1	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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