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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS ÇEK 6083 FAMILY POLICIES IN THE LABOUR MARKET ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HATICE ŞEBNEM SEÇER

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

To analyze the various practices about work-family balance in changing labor market dynamics. To analyze the interaction between work and family life and to make suggestions about the preventing the negative effects of family responsibilities on work life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the concepts of family life, work life and work-family life balance. 2   To analyze the family responsibilities of woman and man separately 3   To analyze the process of work family -life balance of a woman. 4   To analyze the process of work family -life balance of man. 5   To analyze the various practices about work-family balance in changing labor market dynamics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Explanation of Basic Concepts 2 Explanation of Basic Concepts 3 Working Mothers 4 Working Fathers 5 Labor Market Difficulties of Working Mothers 6 Labor Market Difficulties of Working Fathers 7 Work-Family Life Balance and Working Time 8 Work-Family Life Balance and Parental Leave 9 Midterm exam 10 Midterm exam 11 Familiy Policies in the EU 12 Familiy Policies in the USA 13 Familiy Policies in TURKEY 14 Overview of Labor Market Policies and Family Policies

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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)

sebnem.secer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 8 112 Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparing assignments 1 30 30 Preparing presentations 1 10 10 Final 1 3 3 Midterm 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 240

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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