2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS2060 Contemporary Industrial Relations
10 creditsClass Size: 55
Module manager: Dr Hugh Cook
Email: H.S.T.Cook@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
This module is approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module introduces you to contemporary developments in the field of industrial relations in the UK and develops your capacity to understand the causes and consequences of these developments based on an analysis of relevant theory and evidence.Objectives
This module aims to provide students with an introduction to the changes that have taken place in industrial relations in the UK, using evidence from relevant theories to demonstrate the impact on employee voice mechanisms in the world of work and the changing nature of collective bargaining.Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Describe the causes and consequences of recent developments that have changed the way in which the employment relationship is regulated
- Explain women's experience of employment in the UK and Europe and the way in which industrial relations institutions mediate this experience
- Assess the effectiveness of recent UK approaches to giving employees a voice at work to achieve 'high performance workplaces’
- Evaluate claims about the demise of collectivism and the rise of individualism and draw out the implications of this assessment for the future of trade unions
- Account for the impact of different employer strategies on Human Resource Management (HRM) policy and practice.
- Articulate how global and cultural influences impact on local employment practices
Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Apply to good effect the analytical, critical thinking and intellectual skills required to solve human resource management problems
- Work effectively as part of a team
Syllabus
Indicative content
The role of the state in industrial relations at a national and EU level; gender, employment and industrial relations in a British and EU perspective; voice at work; the role of 'high performance management' and works councils; individualism and collectivism; the demise of collective industrial relations; the future of trade unions.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Seminar | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
Private study hours | 85.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 15.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 |
Private study
For each 10 credits of study taken, the expectation is that the normal study time (including attendance at lectures and tutorials, self-study and revision) is 100 hours.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Feedback will be provided on compulsory group-based presentations that will help students gauge their progress and prepare for assessment.- Participation in the seminar classes also provides the opportunity for students to assess their progress and receive feedback from their tutor on an ongoing basis.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Presentation | Group Presentation | 15.00 |
Assignment | 2,000 words | 85.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
The resit for this module will be 100% by 2,000 word coursework.
Reading list
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