Labor Law (IE426) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Labor Law	IE426	Area Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	This course aims to introduce the students with work laws, laborer-employer relations as well as responsibilities of all concerned groups (laborers, employers, unions and the government).
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students will have an understanding of labor-employer relations, labor laws, rights, duties and responsibilities. Students will be able to resolve laborer-employer conflicts when faced at a manufacturing or a service environment. Students will know when an employer is justified for lock-out and when labor unions are justified for going to a strike.
Course Content	General concepts, scope of the labor law, contract of employment, creation of a healthy and safe working environment for workers, accidents and risks at the workplace, liability issues, social security, labor unions, employee-employer bargaining for salaries and benefits, strikes and lock-outs.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Labor Law: Introduction and definitions
2	Evolution of laborer rights and historical development of labor laws
3	Evolution of laborer rights and historical development of labor laws
4	The State as a protector of worker rights
5	Employer-Employee relations: Labor Unions and its history
6	Employer-Employee relations: Labor Unions and its history
7	Rights and duties of employers and employees
8	Midterm I
9	Risks, accidents, safety at workplace, well-being of workers and liability issues
10	Risks, accidents, safety at workplace, well-being of workers and liability issues
11	Risks, accidents, safety at workplace, well-being of workers and liability issues
12	Jurisdiction in labor law
13	Midterm II
14	Labor contracts
15	International organizations for protection of worker rights
16	Final Examination Period

Sources

Course Book	1. S. Süzek, İş Hukuku, Ankara 2008.
Other Sources	2. N. Çelik, İş Hukuku Dersleri, Ankara 2008.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	2	60
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	3	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics
2	Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis
3	Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis
4	Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level
5	Learning different approaches on economic and related issues
6	Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis
7	Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices
8	Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills					X
9	Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning
10	Adopting work ethic and social responsibility
11	Developing the skills of communication.
12	Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs.				X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	16	3	48
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	2	5	10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	19	19
Total Workload			125