2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS1125 Economic Institutions (Labour)

10 creditsClass Size: 210

Module manager: Charles Umney
Email: c.r.umney@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module focuses on the key labour market actors – the state, employers and trade unions and considers social processes in the world of politics and business relevant to the world of work. It includes the analysis of the labour market changes and the politics of employment relations. It includes such relevant subjects as the political dimension of employment relations (employer-unions’ conflicts and resolutions, employer workplace strategies) as well as such more specific issues as migration from Central Eastern Europe and its impact on the UK labour market.

Objectives

The module aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to study the world of work from an explicitly interdisciplinary perspective. It uses theoretical constructs and empirical evidence developed in the sociology of work, industrial relations, labour economics and political science in studying contemporary employment relations.

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Identify and outline the role played by institutional actors in the labour market
- Recognise the significance of the state, trade unions and employers in shaping the employment relationship
- Apply theoretical and empirical knowledge in analysing such processes as labour migration and the polarisation of pay
- Use theoretical knowledge and empirical evidence in interpreting labour market and employment related issues
- Identify structural causes of conflict in the workplace

Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Subject specific
- Apply scholarly knowledge to relevant business issues

Syllabus

Indicative content
Coverage of concepts and theories underpinning the study of work: the employment relationship; the roles of the state, trade unions and employers; low pay, the National Minimum Wage (NMW), Living Wage and high pay. Central Eastern European migration and the role of the labour market actors.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Seminar	5	1.00	5.00
Private study hours			84.00
Total Contact hours			16.00
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 the non-assessed essay to help students gauge their progress and prepare for the examination.

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

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

The resit for this module will be 100% by 2 hour examination.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/01/2020

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