COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GOVERNANCE OF LABOUR RELATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEK 6049 GOVERNANCE OF LABOUR RELATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR TIJEN ERDUT

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

Nowadays, the rising interest to the concept of governance indicates that the external factors can play various roles in the market economy. Therefore, this course aims to give students an appreciation of the transformation effects of governance both on labour relations and the role of state.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Tell theories relating labour relations governance
2   Recognise the implications of governance on social parties
3   Examine the implications of governance on collective action methods and procedures
4   Debate the implications of governance on labour standards
5   Relate the labour relations governance to the principles of social politics
6   Appraise the sustainability of labour relations governance in recognition of principles of social politics

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 Governance
2 Labour Relations and Governance
3 Traditional Governance of Individual Labour Relations
4 Contemporary Governance of Individual Labour Relations
5 The Governance of Flexibility
6 The Governance of Risks
7 Quality Standards and Governance of Individual Labour Relations
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Traditional Governance of Collective Relations
10 Contemporary Governance of Collective Relations
11 Multi-parties Governance
12 Multi-level Governance
13 Pluralist Governance
14 Quality Standards and Governance of Collective Relations

Recomended or Required Reading

Tijen ERDUT; Çalışma Yaşamının Kalitesi. Türkiye Devrimci Işçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu (DISK), Yayın No: 54, Ankara, 2006.
Ruth V. AGUILERA, Adina DABU; Transformation of employment relations systems in central and eastern Europe, The Journal of Industrial Relations. Vol. 47, No. 1, March 2005, s. 16-42.
Bruno AMABLE, Ekkehard ERNST, Stefano PALOMBARINI; How do financial markets affect industrial relations: an institutional complementarily approach, Socio-Economic Review. No. 3, 2005, s. 311-330.
Rainer EISING; Multilevel governance and business interests in the European Union, Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions. Vol. 17, No. 2, April 2004, s. 211-245.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Review essays
Class participation
Examinations

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Adres: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Iktisadi ve Idari Bilimler Fakültesi
Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri Ilişkileri Bölümü
35 160 Buca/IZMIR
e-mail: tijen.erdut@deu.edu.tr
Tlf: (232) 41 10 293

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 8 112
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 202

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511
LO.611

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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