Bachelor in Employment and Labour Relations (Plan: 521 - Estudio: 207)
Coordinating teacher: TORRE FERNANDEZ, MARGARITA
Department assigned to the subject: Social Sciences Department
Type: Basic Core
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS
Course: 1º
Semester: 1º
Branch of knowledge: Social Sciences and Law
Objectives
To learn concepts, theories and functioning of labour relations and the world of work from a sociological perspective.
To analyze the changes and evolution of contemporary societies.
To understand and be able to appreciate differentiate labour markets.
To know the basic sources of information labour partner.
To learn and analyze employment and working conditions in today's society.
Introduction: background and basic concepts of the sociology of work.
Industrialization and social change: from the industrial society to the information age.
Labour market analysis.
Paradigms of the social organization of work.
Working conditions and quality of working life.
Labour conflict and collective bargaining.
Learning activities and methodology
Theory (4ECTS). Theory classes with materials available in Aula Global.
Practices (2ECTS). Videos, case studies, best practices and presentations.
Group tutorials to solve problems, doubts, etc.
Assessment System
% end-of-term-examination 50
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50
Prieto, Carlos y Pérez de Guzmán, Sofía. Desigualdades laborales de género, disponibilidad temporal y normatividad sociaL. Revista española de investigaciones sociológicaS. 2013
Servicio de estudios. Fundación 1º de mayo. La digitalización en el mundo del trabajo. Colección estudios. 2016
Toharia, L.. El mercado de trabajo en España, 1978-2003. Revista ICE. 2003
The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.