SOCIOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
LAW3312 | Collective Employment Relations Law | Fall | 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 become 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 fundamental concepts of the Collective Labour Law such as employee, employer and representative of the employer. II. Examines the rights of labour union against the employers or employer associations and vice versa. III. Determines the methods of regulating the working conditions between social parties and their applications in practice. Evaluates the differences between the conflict of right and the conflict of interest. IV. Determines the types of collective bargaining agreement and analyzes the conditions of each type. V. Examines the collective rights of the workers and the right to strike. VI. Examines the collective rights of the employers and the right to lock-out. VII. Analyzes the public interest in finding peaceful solutions to the conflicts between social parties by applying the instruments of collective bargaining (strike/lock-out) according to the rule of parity of arms. VIII. Compares the comparative legal regulations and domestic legal regulations. |
1. Week : Trade Unions: Concept and Historical Background, Definiton and Components, Concept of Collective Rights 2. Week : Trade Union and Employer Association Membership: Conditions, Rights and Obligations, Assurances, Activities 3. Week : Right and Autonomy of Collective Bargaining, Definition, Content and Legal Essence 4. Week : Types of Collective Bargaining Agreements 5. Week : Competence and Authorization for Collective Bargaining, Denial of Authorization, Call for Collective Bargaining and Collective Bargaining Process 6. Week : Practical Course 7. Week : Provisions of Collective Bargaining Agreement and its Scope Based on Individuals 8. Week : Scope of Collective Bargaining Agreement Based on Location and Duration, Revisions, Applications, Invalidity and Cancellation of Collective Bargaining Agreement 9. Week : Mid-Term Exam 10. Week : Concept and Types of Collective Bargaining Conflict 11. Week : Concept of Mediation and Conciliation and Arbitration: Ordinary Mediation, Extra-Ordinary Mediation and Arbitration (Voluntary and Compulsory) and Critics of the System 12. Week : Strike: Problem of Equivalence of Strike and Lock-Out, Components and Consequences of Lawful Strike 13. Week : Lock-Out: Definition and Components of Lock-Out, Components and Consequences of Lawful Lock-Out 14. Week : Types and Consequences of Unlawful Strike and Lock-Out 15. Week : Termination of Lawful Strike and Lock-Out |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Trade Unions: Concept and Historical Background, Definiton and Components, Concept of Collective Rights | |
2) | Trade Union and Employer Association Membership: Conditions, Rights and Obligations, Assurances, Activities | |
3) | Right and Autonomy of Collective Bargaining, Definition, Content and Legal Essence | |
4) | Types of Collective Bargaining Agreements | |
5) | Competence and Authorization for Collective Bargaining, Denial of Authorization, Call for Collective Bargaining and Collective Bargaining Process | |
6) | Practical Course | |
7) | Provisions of Collective Bargaining Agreement and its Scope Based on Individuals | |
8) | Scope of Collective Bargaining Agreement Based on Location and Duration, Revisions, Applications, Invalidity and Cancellation of Collective Bargaining Agreement | |
9) | Concept and Types of Collective Bargaining Conflict | |
10) | Concept of Mediation and Conciliation and Arbitration: Ordinary Mediation, Extra-Ordinary Mediation and Arbitration (Voluntary and Compulsory) and Critics of the System | |
11) | Strike: Problem of Equivalence of Strike and Lock-Out, Components and Consequences of Lawful Strike | |
12) | Lock-Out: Definition and Components of Lock-Out, Components and Consequences of Lawful Lock-Out | |
13) | Types and Consequences of Unlawful Strike and Lock-Out | |
14) | Termination of Lawful Strike and Lock-Out |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Tankut Centel/Murat Demircioğlu, İş Hukuku,Beta Yayınları, İstanbul 2013. 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 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 70 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 30 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 70 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 16 | 32 |
Application | 1 | 2 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 60 |
Midterms | 1 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 3 |
Total Workload | 100 |
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. |