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BU501S: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS: THE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

This course serves as an introduction to the employment relationship.  Students will learn the history of the field and how different employment relationships are established in different institutional, legal and national contexts.  The focus will be on the interactions of workers and employers and the factors that shape that relationship.  

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Likun Mao

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Four key areas will be covered in the module:  1) the history of different types of employment relationships; 2) how the employment relationship can be modelled; 3) the importance of different forms of worker representation in the employment relationship (e.g. collective bargaining) and 4) comparing forms of employment relationships across countries.  These key topics will form the basis to discuss other aspects of the employment relationship, such as the legal frameworks that govern the employment relationship, different types of work systems, how the economy affects the relationship, etc.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 15
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Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

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Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 60
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Tutorial/Seminar Participation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 10
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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Feedback Word Count 2500
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Course Learning Outcomes

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