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Employment Relations course guideThe main aim of this course is to introduce students to the theories, institutions and practices of employment relations.
The module examines the role and objectives of the main actors in employment relations – employers, employees and trade unions, and the government – and their interactions in collective bargaining, employee involvement/participation, conflict resolution and expression, and the termination of the employment relationship. Major themes that run through the Employment Relations include attempts to answer the following questions. How important is the management of employment relations in contemporary work organizations? How should we evaluate the many major changes in employment relations since the late 1970s? Are the interests of employees adequately taken into account in an era denoted by a decline in the widespread influence of organized labour? The following web-links detail the course: Course co-ordinator and lecturing/tutorial staff Course aims Learning outcomes – subject and scholarship mastery Learning outcomes – personal abilities Course timetable Course syllabus, schedule and core reading Tutorials and topics Core course reading Course assessment Subject and essay writing resources Additional learning resources Download a copy of the coursework coverseet at VISION Past Employment Relations examination papers  Course co-ordinator and lecturing/tutorial staff Course aimsThe aim of the Employment Relations course is to critically analyse:  Learning outcomes – subject and scholarship masteryBy the end of the course the student will have developed a critical understanding of:
1) The multi-faceted and changing nature of the employment relationship and the practice of employment relations. 2) The different aims and objectives of the actors to the employment relationship. 3) The practices that can be used to regulate conflict in the employment relationship. 4) The practices used by employers to terminate the employment relationship. By the end of the module the student will have developed the following scholarship skills: 1) Effective analysis and argument of complex subjects and demonstrate understanding through essay writing. 2) Effective analysis and argument of complex subjects and demonstrate understanding through classroom debate. 3) Effective analysis and argument of complex subjects and demonstrate understanding through group presentations. 4) Ability to independently research in-depth one particular dimension of employment relations.  Learning outcomes – personal abilitiesBy the end of the course the student will have developed in the following areas: 1) The CIPD’s Professional Standards on the practice of employment relations. 2) Presentation skills. 3) Teamworking skills. 4) Written, verbal and visual reasoning skills. 5) Time management skills.  More Recent Articles |
