Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
EMPLOYMENT, UNMPLOYMENT AND TECHNOLOGY 14005014 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Nilay KAYA
Assistants
Goals The main objective of this course is to scrutinise and examine the transformation of working life and unemployment in line with advances in technology.
Course Content This course consists of the contemporary debates concerning the transformation of working life in the context of the relationship between society and technology.
Learning Outcomes 1) Students gain knowledge in debates on the transformation of work
2) students gain skills in analysing social problems concerning employment and unemployment.
3) Gains skills and knowledge in understanding the implications of relevant issues in the case of Turkey

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Manufacturing and Working Life (2 weeks) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Service Economy and Working Life Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week New Economy and Deindustrialization (3 weeks) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Flexible Work Regimes Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Immigration, Diversity and Discrimination (2 weeks) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Technology and New Professions Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Labour, Technology and Emotions Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Unemployment and Gender Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Unemployment and Social Policy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Unemployment and Social Policy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Work and Globalization Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Presentations Discussion; Case Study

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Presentations Discussion; Case Study

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Grint, Keith. The sociology of work: introduction. Polity, 2005.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY55000
PY65000
PY85000
PY105000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 7
Homework 1 30
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 2 15
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 14 3
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload