SOC314 WORK AND ORGANIZATION
| Course Code: | 2320314 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 4 (4.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Sociology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. FATMA UMUT BEŞPINAR AKGÜNER |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to examine theories, issues, and perspectives about work and organizations in the global economy. In this course, we will discuss not only what work used to be like, but also what the recent forms of work are. Classical and recent theoretical debates on work are going to be discussed by emphasizing the links between social processes and the institutions of employment and their domestic and social contexts. We are going to cover the interconnections of economic, social, political and legal factors that shape and change the nature of work within a global context. Each class will be framed around a set of questions which address particular topics that are related to the readings for that week. I will ask you to engage in a meaningful and relevant debate on the questions for the day which is available at metu class system.
Course Content
This course aims to understand the development of industrial societies, different industrialization strategies and their political, social implications. It considers the historical aspects of work and work ethic, from ancient times to the present; Tylorism, Human Relations, Neo-Human Relations School, theories of production systems (Blauner and Woodward); labour processes debate; de-skilling and anti-Braverman debate; labour market segmentation; informal forms of work; women´s work; trade unions and industrial conflict; transformation of work in the post-industrial society; and post-fordism.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will be able to conduct fieldwork to observe work and organization practices and to make connections between practical and theoretical knowledge.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To correlate sociology and other social sciences | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To interpret knowledge produced by society from a sociological perspective | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To renew and improve their accumulation by following up-to-date publications and research programs in their fields | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To be open to occupational novelties in order to understand social change | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To produce original solutions within and outside the discipline and in interdisciplinary levels | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To know and implement the ethics of sociological research | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To be aware of social, environmental, and economic effects in the areas where sociological approaches are appropriated | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To use and transfer the accumulation of sociological knowledge in an interdisciplinary way | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To understand social structures and dynamics by correlating the past, the present and the future | ✔ | |||
| 10 | To connect social theories of knowledge and social practices | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution