Enrollment year
2017/2018
Academic discipline
SPS/09 (SOCIOLOGY OF ECONOMICS AND LABOUR)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Course
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Curriculum
Studi internazionali
Period
1st semester (30/09/2019 - 16/12/2019)
Lesson hours
40 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Prerequisites
Students must have taken the exam in sociology. Basic knowledge in sociology, economics, history, political science, law and statistics will help students to follow the course productively
Learning outcomes
Work is a basic element of both social and individual life. Using different theoretical approaches and results of empirical research from the social sciences, lessons are designed to provide useful tools (concepts, definitions, explanatory models, indicators) for studying work, its various aspects and its change in contemporary societies. At the end of the course students should demonstrate to know some basic concepts (e.g. work, labour, employment, occupations, industry, profession, labour market, flexibility, technology), and some indicators (e.g. participation rate, employment rate, unemployment rate), to be able to distinguish different forms of work, and to be able to point out some of the factors transforming work and employment.
Course contents
The course is divided into three parts:
1. What is work, how it is divided and distributed, how to study work and workers;
2. Relevant aspects of work: forms of work and employment; producing goods or services; differences and inequalities in work and employment;
3. The transformation of work: the impact of globalization and technological change on todays and future jobs.
Teaching methods
The course includes both lectures and educational activities organized in "discussion forums" with the participation of students. Lessons and forums aim at valorizing students' experiences and knowledge of the world of work. Study materials, readings and references will be made available on the course's KIRO page.
Reccomended or required readings
Handouts will be provided by the teacher. Other readings for discussion forums and for the examination will be given at the beginning of the lessons.
Assessment methods
Student assessment is based on class attendance, the the participation in the forums of discussion and on a written exam.
Further information
Student assessment is based on class attendance, the the participation in the forums of discussion and on a written exam.
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