Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Higher Economy and Trade School, on which contemporary Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences was founded upon, was established on September 9th, 1944. It was renamed as Economic and Commercial Sciences Academy on June 8th, 1959 by the by the Law No. 7334. It was included in Ege University as a faculty in 1968. With the establishment of Dokuz Eylül University by Decree Law No. 41 on the Organization of Higher Education Institutions, it was joined the establishment as Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Contemporarily, the Faculty consists of seven departments which are Business Administration, Economics, Public Finance, Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Public Administration, Econometrics and Management Information Systems. All departments have both day and evening formal education programmes.
The Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations is an interdisciplinary field of social sciences that studies social policy, labour economics, industrial relations, sociology, psychology, economics, labour law and social security. The existence of our department has begun by the Social Policy Chair founded by Prof.Dr. Muhittin ALAM in the Faculty of Economics and Commercial Sciences in Ege University at 1969. Also, Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (LEIR) Department in Dokuz Eylül University established in 1982. Department has been interdisciplinary character and compatible to composition four sub-disciplines activated which is Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Law of Labour and Social Security, Management and Work Psychology and also Management and Work Sociology. In addition LEIR has given 5 graduate and one PhD. degree as dependent on Dokuz Eylül University of Social Sciences Institute.

Qualification Awarded

The graduates, who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations Programme, are awarded with the Bachelors Degree in Labour Economics and Industrial Relations.

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Registration and admission requirements of LEIR Programme are in conformance with general requirements of Dokuz Eylül University. These requirements can be accessed through web page http://www.deu.edu.tr/ders-katalog/eng/eng-b6.html.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

The rules and regulations for recognition of prior learning for LEIR Programme are in conformance with general requirements of Dokuz Eylül University. These rules and regulations can be accessed through web page http://www.deu.edu.tr/ders-katalog/eng/eng-b7.html.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Students are required to successfully complete all courses of the programme (equivalent to 240 ECTS total) and obtain a minimum average grade point of 2.00 out of 4.00. In addition, conditions in the relevant articles of the second and fourth parts of the Associate and Bachelors Degree Education and Examination Regulations (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683) should be met.

Profile of the Programme

Undergraduate programme of LEIR has aimed to reach universal and contemporary arguments about social policy area through interdisciplinary perspective. The Departmental courses have an interdisciplinary approach to work and work environment and various disciplines in social sciences such as human resources, social politics, law, economics, sociology, psychology and management. The first two years of the programme offer more general courses from various departments of the Faculty. However, the third and fourth years of study are devoted to specialized departmental courses. Also, there are optional 18 Erasmus courses which are given in English, German and French. In addition, local students can benefit both from Farabi Exchange Program through Turkish Universities and Erasmus exchange Program through European universities for one or two semesters.
In the 2012-2013 Academic Year, Department of LEIR continues education and research activities with an academic staff consists of 8 professors, 3 associate professor, 4 assistant professors and 13 research assistants.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Have fundamental theoretical knowledge related to Economics and Administrative Sciences.
2	Have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge related to social politics; respect social rights; have the ability to develop suggestions for conflicts of interests; put effort on fair distribution of income, ethics and actualizing natural environmental values.
3	Are provided with advanced knowledge relative to human resources processes at macro level and in economic units; demonstrate skills on applying these information and sharing with others using software in the field; can carry out independent studies on utilizing and developing human capital productively and humanely in production processes.
4	Have advanced theoretical, historical, juridical and practical knowledge about industrial relations, contemporary trade unionism and collective agreements; can manage processes with the ability to frame creative social dialogue environments which focus on labour peace; can generate solutions to problems encountered.
5	Are able to use the advanced theoretical and practical knowledge on labour markets and employment in order to analyze and explicate reformations on these fields; to work on labour supply-demand and its planning; to make suggestions to reduce unemployment.
6	Have advanced theoretical and applied knowledge on management and work psychology; are able to work on both labour productivity via analyzing problems and happiness of workers and their personal developments; are able to comment on facts via explaining all dimensions of working life with a psychological approach.
7	Have advanced theoretical and applied knowledge on sociology of management and work; are able to improve solutions, suggestions and vision in order to improve working life and working culture which aim social efficiency and social harmony; are able to comment on facts via explaining every dimensions of working life with a sociological approach.
8	Have theoretical, technical and practical knowledge to protect and improve the health of workers and occupational safety; have a good understanding of health and safety legislation in the field; can evaluate physical and psycho-social risks in the work environment and able to solve problems in accordance with regulations.
9	Can use their theoretical and juridical knowledge about social security; recognize the institutional structures and practices in this area; share information with others; can generate solutions to problems encountered in working life in accordance with legislation
10	Have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of labor law; can successfully adapt their juridical knowledge to various situations in practice; can take responsibility and generate solutions when encountered with problems; have gained the ability to transmit information to others and help them to develop.
11	Have a command of Turkish language; endeavor to learn at least one foreign language; have self-expression, public speaking, classification, analysis, synthesis, reporting and presentation skills; can assimilate information and publications to generate solutions
12	Have fundamental knowledge about scientific thought and research methods; demonstrate advanced ability to read, learn and research skills; have acquired information literacy skills; can evaluate and interpret facts scientifically with cause-effect analyses.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Students, who take the Labour Economics and Industrial Relations Specialist title, can work in numerous fields of public and private sector. Graduates of the department can be employed in manager positions in human resources or personnel management departments; as trainer or collective bargaining specialist at trade unions; in supervisor position at Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Ministry of Family and Social Policies and dependent institutions; as supervisor, manager or specialist at Turkish Employment Agency, as labour attaché at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as labour and social security specialist in companies giving consultancy and training services. Department graduates are also suitable for employment positions which employ Economics and Administrative Sciences graduates.

Access to Further Studies

The graduates who completed undergraduate programmes requirements successfully can register to second and third cycle pogrammes (masters and doctorate) of national and international higher education institutions if they can meet the related requirements.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
There are 90 courses in the program. 49 of those courses are compulsory while 41 are selective. 18 of the selective courses are Erasmus courses. Students select 10 of the selective courses in four years of educational period. The ratio of selective courses to total courses is 17 %. As ECTS point of view, the ratio of selectives to total courses is 16,7 %. 17 of the compulsory courses and 5 of the selectives are taken from other departments.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1. Semester:
1	ISL 1005	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
2	TDL 1001	TURKISH LANGUAGE I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
3	IBF 1003	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
4	IKT 1001	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
5	ATA 1001	PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
6	ISL 1003	BUSINESS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
7	YDİ 1009	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (ENGLISH)	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
8	IBF 1005	MATHEMATICS I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
9	IBF 1001	BASIC NOTIONS OF LAW	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
0	SECGRUP1	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 1	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	1
TOTAL:							30

2. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	ISL 1004	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
2	ISL 1012	MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
3	EMT 1004	BASIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
4	CEK 1002	ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
5	TDL 1002	TURKISH LANGUAGE II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
6	IBF 1006	MATHEMATICS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
7	IKT 1002	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
8	ATA 1002	PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
9	YDİ 1008	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (ENGLISH)	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
0	SECGRUP2	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 2	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	1
TOTAL:							30

3. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	KMY 1010	CONSTITUTIONAL LAW	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
2	CEK 2005	SOCIAL POLITICS I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
3	IKT 2013	MICROECONOMICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
4	CEK 2009	SOCIOLOGY OF WORK I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	7
5	IBF 2003	STATISTICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
0	SECGRUP3	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 3	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	4
TOTAL:							30

4. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	CEK 2018	SOCIOLOGY OF WORK II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
2	CEK 2016	ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF TURKEY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
3	CEK 2012	LABOUR ECONOMICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
4	CEK 2008	SOCIAL POLITICS II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
5	CEK 2004	EMPLOYMENT AND WORK CONTRACTS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
0	SECGRUP4	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 4	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	5
TOTAL:							30

5. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	CEK 3021	SOCIOLOGY OF MANAGEMENT	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
2	CEK 3023	INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
3	CEK 3003	INDIVIDUAL LABOUR LAW I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
4	CEK 3027	WAGE SYSTEMS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
5	CEK 3025	SOCIAL SECURITY LAW	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
6	CEK 3005	INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
0	SECGRUP5	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 5	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	4
TOTAL:							30

6. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	CEK 3030	SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
2	CEK 3008	TRADE UNIONS LAW	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
3	CEK 3010	INDIVIDUAL LABOUR LAW II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
4	CEK 3034	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
5	CEK 3028	SOCIAL SECURITY LAW PRACTICES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
6	CEK 3006	TRAINING MANAGEMENT IN INDUSTRY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
0	SECGRUP6	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 6	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	5
TOTAL:							30

7. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	CEK 4003	COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT LAW	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
2	CEK 4023	INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL POLITICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
3	CEK 4007	PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
4	CEK 4025	CAREER AND PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
0	SECGRUP7	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 7	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:							30

8. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	CEK 4010	LABOUR LAW PRACTICES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
2	CEK 4034	SOCIAL PLANNING	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
3	CEK 4012	WORK PSYCHOLOGY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
4	CEK 4036	EUROPEAN UNION AND SOCIAL POLITICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
5	CEK 4032	PUBLIC SECTOR LABOUR LAW	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
0	SECGRUP8	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 8	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:							30

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 1:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	GSM 1001	MUSIC I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
2	GSR 1001	PAINTING I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
3	BDE 1001	PHYSICAL EDUCATION I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 2:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	GSM 1002	MUSIC II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
2	BDE 1002	PHYSICAL EDUCATION II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
3	GSR 1002	PAINTING II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 3:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	ERA 2135	NATIONAL PRODUCT AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
2	ERA 2131	NATIONAL PRODUCT AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
3	CEK 2007	NATIONAL INCOME AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
4	ERA 2133	NATIONAL PRODUCT AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
5	IBF 2001	READING AND SPEAKING IN FOREIN LANGUAGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 4:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	CEK 2066	PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (CEEI)	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
2	CEK 2014	TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
3	ERA 2132	TECHOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
4	ERA 2134	TECHOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
5	ERA 2136	TECHOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 5:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	CEK 3029	SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
2	ERA 3139	ETHIC IN ECONOMY AND WORK LIFE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
3	MLY 4001	TURKISH TAX SYSTEM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
4	ERA 3135	ETHIC IN ECONOMY AND WORK LIFE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
5	CEK 3031	ETHICS IN ECONOMY AND WORKING LIFE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
6	CEK 3067	PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (CEEI)	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
7	ERA 3137	ETHIC IN ECONOMY AND WORK LIFE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 6:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	ERA 3140	COMPARATIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
2	CEK 3022	COMPARATIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
3	CEK 3024	SOCIAL BENEFITS AND SERVICES LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
4	ERA 3138	COMPARATIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
5	ERA 3142	COMPARATIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
6	IBF 3002	FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR BUSINESS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
7	CEK 3032	OCCUPATION AND COMPETENCY STUDIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 7:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	ERA 4141	COMPARATIVE LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
2	CEK 4027	HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
3	ERA 4139	COMPARATIVE LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
4	CEK 4031	COMPARATIVE LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
5	CEK 4013	NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND WORKING LIFE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
6	ERA 4137	COMPARATIVE LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
7	CEK 4011	WAGE THEORY AND POLICY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
8	CEK 4029	HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTICES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 8:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	CEK 4038	SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
2	CEK 4028	PSYCHOLOGY OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
3	CEK 4030	TRADE UNIONISM AND POLITICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
4	ERA 4142	SOCIAL DIALOG AND CO-DETERMINATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
5	ERA 4140	SOCIAL DIALOG AND CO-DETERMINATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
6	ERA 4144	SOCIAL DIALOG AND CO-DETERMINATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
7	CEK 4026	PRIVATE INSURANCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
8	ISL 3033	BUSINESS LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course are defined in the course details prepared by the faculty member/s that can be reached in the Information Package. The relevant articles of ASSOCIATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND EXAM REGULATIONS (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683) of the Council of Higher Education and EDUCATION AND EXAM APPLICATION REGULATIONS of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Dokuz Eylül University (http://www.iibf.deu.edu.tr/sanal_ ogrenci/ sayfa=genel/yonetmelikler/ogretim_sinav_uygulama_esaslari.htm) are applied to the exam and course grades.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation requirements are as described in the Qualification Requirements and Rules section. The requirement for graduation is to complete all of the courses in the programme (equivalent to 240 ECTS total) successfully and to have a CGPA of minimum 2.00 out of 4.00. Also, second and fourth parts of the articles of the conditions in the Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations must be met (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683).

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Programme Director: Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yaşar TINAR
e-mail: yasar.tinar@deu.edu.tr
Phone: +90 232 301 07 27
Fax: +90 232 420 17 89
ECTS Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Özlem ÇAKIR
Phone: +90 232 301 07 27
e-mail: ozlem.cakir@deu.edu.tr
Address: Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Postcode:35160, Dokuzçeşmeler, Buca-İzmir, TURKEY

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