COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND CONCILIATION FACILITIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEK 6076 SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND CONCILIATION FACILITIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ÖZLEM ÇAKIR

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

Define the concept and the phenomenon of social dialogue, to promote institutions and mechanisms social dialogue and reconciliation, to inform about the functioning and regulations of the social dialogue and reconciliation institutions in our country and around the world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the phenomenon of social dialogue.
2   To teach social dialogue mechanisms.
3   To make understand the functions of social dialogue mechanisms in terms of working life.
4   To know national and international reconcile institutions and arrangements.
5   To explain the structure and functioning of institutions the settlement in macro and micro levels.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of social dialogue.
2 Social Dialogue with the Historical Approach
3 Views of Social Partners about the Social Dialogue
4 Representation of the Parties problem and Seeking Cooperation in terms of the Social Dialogue
5 Social Dialogue on National Level
6 Economic and Social Council
7 Social Dialogue on International Level
8 Mid-term exam
9 Applications in the Social Dialogue in European Countries
10 Consultation, Information and Participation Mechanisms on Business & Commercial Level
11 Economic and Social Councils and Advisory Boards
12 Corporatist tradition and Understanding of Social Partnership in Austria and Sweden Case
13 Changing the corporatist structure and Changing Social Agreements: The Case of the Netherlands
14 The Case of Ireland, Spain and Portugal

Recomended or Required Reading

Meryem Koray ve Aziz Çelik (2008), Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye'de Sosyal Diyalog, Belediye - Iş Sendikası Yayını, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures, seminars.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes measured by the mid-term exam and a final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0.232.3010289 ozlem.cakir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wedneday 16.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555