SOCIOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
LAW3311 | Individual Employment Relations Law | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. FATMA BURCU SAVAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. FATMA BURCU SAVAŞ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | Students of Engineering Department mostly will be employer’s representatives and interact with blue collar workers when they begin to work as a white collar-worker. On the other hand, they will subject to their contract and Labour Law Nr. 4857 as an employer. Therefore aim of the course is to give students the basic knowledge about these topics. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Defines the basic terms of Labour Law such as employer, emloyee, subcontractor and quasi emloyee. II. Determines the types of employment contracts and analyzes the conditions and consequences of each type. III. Distinguishes employment contracts from the other contracts which contain the obligation to perform work. IV. Defines the rights and obligations of the employee based on the employment contract. V. Defines the rights and obligations of the employer based on the employment contract. VI. Analyzes the obligations of the employee after the termination of the employment contract. VII. Analyzes the features of the employee who have labour security. VIII. Determines the wages, severence pays and compensations and states the amounts. IX. Evaluates the termination of the employment contract by the employee or employer and its legal consequences. X. Analyzes the regulations about working and resting times. |
1. Week : Basic Principles and The Concept of Labour Law 2. Week : Sources of Labour Law and The Basic Terms: Employee and Quasi Employee 3. Week : Basic Terms: Workplace (Unit) and Employer, Subcontractor, The Limitations and Consequences of Employer-Subcontractor Relationship 4. Week : The Definition and Forms of Employment Contracts: Employment Contracts with Definite and Indefinite Term Work, Part-Time and Full-Time Employment Contracts and Subspecies 5. Week : Practical Course 6. Week : Additional Types of Employment Contracts: Seasonal Contracts, Contracts with Probation Clause and Temporary Emloyment Relationship 7. Week : Obligations of Employee: To Perform Work, To Obey, To Abide the Duty of Loyalty, Not to Compete 8. Week : Obligations of the Employer: To Pay the Wages, Concept and Types of Wages 9. Week : Mid-Term Exam 10. Week : Obligations of the Employer: Equal Treatment and the Essence of the Obligation, Duty to Protect Employee and the Suspension of the Contract 11. Week : Termination of the Contract and Notice for the Termination 12. Week : Job Security System: Distinction Between Terminations which Prerequisites Notification and Termination of the Contracts for Just Cause 13. Week : Legal Consequences of the Termination of the Contract: Severance Pay, Certificate of Employment and Certificate of Release (Acquittance) 14. Week : Practical Course and Quiz 15. Week : Organization of Work: Working Time and Time for Rest, Annual Leave with Pay |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Basic Principles and The Concept of Labour Law | |
2) | Sources of Labour Law and The Basic Terms: Employee and Quasi Employee | |
3) | Basic Terms: Workplace (Unit) and Employer, Subcontractor, The Limitations and Consequences of Employer-Subcontractor Relationship | |
4) | The Definition and Forms of Employment Contracts: Employment Contracts with Definite and Indefinite Term Work, Part-Time and Full-Time Employment Contracts and Subspecies | |
5) | Practical Course | |
6) | Additional Types of Employment Contracts: Seasonal Contracts, Contracts with Probation Clause and Temporary Emloyment Relationship | |
7) | Obligations of Employee: To Perform Work, To Obey, To Abide the Duty of Loyalty, Not to Compete | |
8) | Obligations of the Employer: To Pay the Wages, Concept and Types of Wages | |
9) | Obligations of the Employer: Equal Treatment and the Essence of the Obligation, Duty to Protect Employee and the Suspension of the Contract | |
10) | Termination of the Contract and Notice for the Termination | |
11) | Job Security System: Distinction Between Terminations which Prerequisites Notification and Termination of the Contracts for Just Cause | |
12) | Legal Consequences of the Termination of the Contract: Severance Pay, Certificate of Employment and Certificate of Release (Acquittance) | |
13) | Practical Course and Quiz | |
14) | Organization of Work: Working Time and Time for Rest, Annual Leave with Pay |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Tankut Centel/Murat Demircioğlu, İş Hukuku,Beta Yayınları, İstanbul 2012. Haluk Hadi Sümer, İş Hukuku, Mimoza Yayınları, Konya 2011. Ercan Akyiğit, İş Hukuku, Seçkin Yayınları, Ankara 2010. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
Final | 1 | % 65 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 35 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 65 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Application | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 3 | 45 |
Quizzes | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 88 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. | |
2) | To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels | |
3) | To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. | |
4) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes | |
5) | To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills | |
6) | To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. | |
7) | To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. | |
8) | To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective | |
9) | To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge | |
10) | To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects | |
11) | To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. | |
12) | To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |