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 Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ability to apply the acquired knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering
2 Ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems
3 Ability to accomplish the integration of systems
4 Ability to design, develop, implement and improve complex systems, components, or processes
5 Ability to select/develop and use suitable modern engineering techniques and tools
6 Ability to design/conduct experiments and collect/analyze/interpret data
7 Ability to function independently and in teams
8 Ability to make use of oral and written communication skills effectively
9 Ability to recognize the need for and engage in life-long learning
10 Ability to understand and exercise professional and ethical responsibility X
11 Ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions X
12 Ability to have knowledge of contemporary issues

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