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CEK3019EMPLOYMENT&UNEMPLOYMENT3+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of LABOR ECONOMICS and INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Mustafa ŞEN
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to teach the basic concepts of employment and unemployment; theoretical discussions on global unemployment; fighting with global unemployment; the aspects of unemployment in Turkey; theoretical analysis for fighting with unemployment in Turkey.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : To be able to use the basic concepts of labour market.; 1,3
LO - 2 : To be able to analyse employment and unemployment.; 1,3
LO - 3 : Students will learn to discuss unemployment as a problem in the context of global and national level.; 1,3
LO - 4 : To teach to students analyse unemployment struggling policies.; 1,3
LO - 5 : To teach to students analyse unemployment problem in Turkey.; 1,3
LO - 6 : Students will learn to compare global labour market datas and national labour market datas.; 1,3
LO - 7 : To be able to discuss the unemployment-based social issues.; 1,3
LO - 8 : Students will learn to discuss Decent Work Notion.; 1,3
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Addressing and evaluation basic concepts related to labor markets, Globally examination of employment and unemployment in developed and developing countries. Evaluation of labor market policies implemented in the fight against unemployment in the world and Turkey.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Reviewing the basic concepts of labour market and labour economics.
 Week 2Reviewing employment and unemployment concepts.
 Week 3Examining the meaning, historical background and theoretical approches of unemploment.
 Week 4Analysing the types of unemployment.
 Week 5Examining the concept of under employment broadly.
 Week 6Analysing global labour markets and global unemployment via Internatioal Labour Organisation datas.
 Week 7Researching unemployment in the developed and developing countries.
 Week 8Analysing unemployment in Turkey with the structure of Turkish labour market.
 Week 9midterm exam
 Week 10Researching unemploment problem in Turkey with historical background.
 Week 11Examining labour market policies.
 Week 12Analysing passive labour market policies in detail.
 Week 13Analysing active labour market policies in detail.
 Week 14Examining the concept of Decent Work with its importance, historical background, dimensions and characteristics.
 Week 15Examining labour market policies struggling with unemployment in Turkey.
 Week 16final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Işığıçok, Özlem (2011). İstihdam ve İşsizlik, Marmara Kitabevi, Bursa
 
Recommended Reading
1 Işığıçok, Özlem (2005). 21. Yüzyılda İstihdam ve İnsana Yakışır İş, Ezgi Yayınevi, Bursa
2 Işığıçok, Özlem (2011). Ücret Teorisi, Politikası, Yönetimi, Sistemleri, Marmara Kitabevi, 2. Baskı, Bursa
3Mahiroğulları, Adnan ; Korkmaz, Adem (2013). Emek Piyasası Politikaları, Özlem Kitabevi, 3. Baskı, Sivas
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 1 1 50
End-of-term exam 1 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 14 42
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 7 14
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 4 5 20
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load120