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BUSI4A615: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (FT)

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Type Tied
Level 4
Credits 15
Availability Not available in 2023/24
Module Cap
Location Durham
Department Management and Marketing

Prerequisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • To explore, at an advanced level, key conceptual and practical issues in employment relations.

Content

  • Work and Theories on Employment Relations.
  • The Parties to the Employment Relationship.
  • Collective Bargaining.
  • Flexibility.
  • Employee Participation and Involvement.
  • Discrimination in Employment.
  • Public Sector Employment Relations.
  • Comparative Employment Relations.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

  • Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
  • have a detailed knowledge of the nature and concept of employment relations;
  • have an advanced understanding and critical appreciation of processes and practices of employee relations.

Subject-specific Skills:

  • Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
  • be able to critically analyse change and trends in complex areas of employee relations.

Key Skills:

  • Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Learning outcomes will be met through a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion, supported by guided reading. The written assignment will test students' understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the analysis of a particular issue in depth.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotalMonitored
Workshops (a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion)28Yes
Preparation and Reading122 
Total150 

Summative Assessment

Component: Written AssignmentComponent Weighting: 100%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Written Assignment4,000 words maximum100 

Formative Assessment

None.

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