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Course: 2023/2024

Intropduction to Sociology of Work

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

Coordinating teacher: VEIRA RAMOS, ALBERTO

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.

Skills and learning outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

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

Ordinary call:

· Final Exam (50%).
· Group presentation of a text (20%).
· Group research project (20%). 
· Participation and exercises (10%).

To pass the course in an extraordinary call, the corresponding final exam must be passed, which will account for 100% of the grade. In the extraordinary call, the note of the continuous evaluation process may be saved in the event that the student had followed it.

% end-of-term-examination 50
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Calendar of Continuous assessment

Basic Bibliography

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.