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SHZ 344 - Social Development and Employment Policy

Faculty of Business and Management Sciences · International Trade and Finance (English) · Undergraduate

ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 2+0+0 University Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Muhammed Enes AKDEMİR

Course Objective

With this course, the student; Will be able to explain the concepts related to the subject, will be aware of the problems existing in the labor market in the world and in Turkey and will be able to analyze these issues, will be able to make suggestions for the solution of the problems arising from the labor market

Course Content

In the course, basic concepts related to the subject, especially employment and unemployment, are defined, information about labor markets, employment and unemployment in OECD, EU and Turkey is given, some basic problems related to employment are analyzed and policies to be followed in the fight against unemployment are pointed out.

Core Area Distribution

(76) Social Services%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)000
Out of Class Study Period000
Midterm000
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final000

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Development and GrowthReadings
2The dynamic elements of developmentReadings
3Development and human resourcesReadings
4Development and labor marketsReadings
5Employment policiesReadings
6Flexible labor market and new practicesReadings
7Deregulation and the change in the understanding of developmentReadings
8The structure of the labor market in TurkeyReadings
9Employment and unemployment issuesReadings
10Development strategies and employment relationship in TurkeyReadings
11Unemployment and the effects of the crisis economyReadings
12Employment policies from inflation to stagflationReadings
13Organized labor markets and trade unionismReadings
14The decline of the collective bargaining system and employment policiesReadings