COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CEK 3005 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FARUK SAPANCALI

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the structure, functions and role of actors in industrial relations in theoretical debates and approaches; and to analyze the basic features and problems of industrial relations systems in a comparative study.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain the basic concepts and theories in the field of industrial relations, (1,4)
2   To explain and discuss of institutions, rules and processes of industrial relations system (1,4)
3   To examine and compare the role of actors (workers 'and employers' organizations and the state) in industrial relations systems in the context of different countries. (1,4)
4   To analyze the faced the challenges of the trade unions and collective bargaining systems in all countries. (1,4)
5   To assess the development and characteristics of the industrial relations system in Turkey in the socio-economic context. (1,4)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Industrial Revolution and It s Socio-Economic Implications
2 Introductions to Industrial Relations
3 Basic Elements of the Concept of Industrial Relations
4 The Emergence and Development of Industrial Relations
5 Approaches to Industrial Relations-1
6 Approaches to Industrial Relations-2
7 Trade Unions: The Emergence and Developments
8 Midterm Exam
9 Midterm Exam
10 Organization and Structure of the Trade Unions
11 Employers' Associations and the Role of the State in Industrial Relations Systems
12 Collective Bargaining Process
13 Collective Labor Disputes, Mediation, Arbitration, Strike and Lock-out
14 Current Issues of Industrial Relations

Recomended or Required Reading

Banu UÇKAN-Deniz KAĞNICIOĞLU: Endüstri Ilişkileri. A.Ü. Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayınları, Eskişehir, 2004.

Meryem KORAY: Endüstri Ilişkileri. Doğruluk Matbaası, Izmir, 1996.

Meryem KORAY: Değişen Koşullarda Sendikacılık. Tüses Yayını, Istanbul, 1994.

Tijen ERDUT: Insan Kaynakları Yönetimi ve Endüstri Ilişkilerinde Değişim. Tüses Yayını, Izmir, 2002.

Nusret EKIN: Endüstri Ilişkileri. Beta Yayınları, Istanbul, 1994.

Alpaslan IŞIKLI: Gerçek Örgütlenme Sendikacılık. Imge Kitapevi, Ankara, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures presented by instructor and students could be question related and participation in the discussions during the course.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

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)

Tel: 4120355
faruk.sapancali@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday, Wednesday , Tuesday 16:00/17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511