PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY | |||||
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 | Spring 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) | 1) To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media 2) To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications. 3) To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool. 4) To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations. | |
2) | 1) To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics. 2) To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices. 3) To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices. 4) To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices. | |
3) | 1) To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings. 2) To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications. Learning Competence 1) To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations. Field Specific Competence 1) To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works. 2) To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns. Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 1) To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes. |