Checking date: 04/05/2018

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Course: 2019/2020

Organisations and work sociology
(13136)
Bachelor in Employment and Labour Relations (Study Plan 2018) (Plan: 401 - Estudio: 207)


Coordinating teacher: LORENZO CARRASCOSA, LAURA

Department assigned to the subject: Social Sciences Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 4º
Semester:



Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
An introductory course to Sociology
ObjectivesFurther information on this link
1. Understanding of the basic dimensions of organizations and types of organizations in contemporary society... 2. Introduction to the analysis of organizational behavior, according to their main variables. 3. Initiation in the identification of the main problems or pathologies organizations.
Description of contents: programme
1. A society of organizations 2. Social history of organizations 3. Organizational behavior: rational, natural, and open systems approaches 4. Organizational components: culture and types of organizations 5. Fornall and informal structure 6. Organizational change 7. The organization of labour 8. The future of complez organizations 9. Socio-technical intervnetions
Learning activities and methodology
The teaching will be organized through lectures, and discussion of case studies.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Basic Bibliography
  • Charles Perrow. Complex Organizations. Random House. 1986

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.