COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF SOCIOLOGY OF WORK

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEK 6069 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF SOCIOLOGY OF WORK COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SEVDA DEMIRBILEK

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

To gain students ability of analyzing the working phenomenon and the working life from sociological perspective, and to research problems of working life at the level of individual, group, organization to students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to distinguish the working phenomenon in different society models
2   Being able to associate the working life and social structure
3   Being able to analyze problems of the working life
4   Being able to evaluate organizations, groups and networks in the working life
5   Being able to interpret the changes in the working life in the integrity of society

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Department of Labour Sociology and It's Properties
2 Relationship between Phenomenon of Working and Society from Sociological Perspective
3 Sociological Analysis of the Working Life
4 Business Ethics
5 Change in Working Values
6 Basic Problem Areas of the Working Life and Social Structure Interaction in Industrial Society
7 Basic Problem Areas of the Working Life and Social Structure Interaction in Post-industrial Society
8 Midterm Exam
9 Sociological Analysis of Labour Market
10 Professionalization and Future Jobs
11 Discrimination from Sociological Perspective
12 Interaction of the Working Life and Family Institution
13 Sociological Aspects of Retirement Phenomenon
14 Organizations and Management from Sociological Perspective

Recomended or Required Reading

GRINT, Keith. (1998). Çalışma Sosyolojisi, (Çev.Edt.: Veysel Bozkurt), Bursa: Alfa/Aktüel Kitapevleri.
GÜZEL, Serkan. (2008). Çalışma Sosyolojisi, Istanbul: Literatürk Yayınları.
WATSON, Tony. (2003). Sociology of Work and Industry, New York: Taylor & Francis Books.
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
BOZKURT, Veysel. (2012). Endüstriyel & Postendüstriyel Dönüşüm, 2. Baskı, Bursa: Ekin.
BOZKURT, Veysel. (2006). Sosyoloji: Temeller, Kavramlar, Kurumlar, Bursa: Ekin Kitapevi.
GIDDENS, Anthony. (2000). Sosyoloji, Ankara: Ayraç Yayınevi.
MARSHALL, Gordon. (1999). Sosyoloji Sözlüğü (Çev. Osman Akınhay ve Derya Kömürcü), Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat.
Research in The Sociology of Work [Electronic Resource]. Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Assignment and Presentation

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Exam and presentation

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes are measured by semester exam and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

+902323010361
s.demirbilek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 04:00 pm-05:00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 8 104
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.111
LO.211
LO.3111
LO.41111
LO.51111

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