Undergraduate Course: International and Comparative Employment Relations (BUST10026)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Business Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.webct.ed.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An integrated overview of the ways in which the world of employment relations is becoming increasingly internationalised. Three levels of analysis are provided: diversity among national systems; examination of the growing influence of the EU and other regional trade blocks; and the concept of "globalisation" from a variety of employment perspectives. Specific topics discussed within this framework include developments in international human resource strategy, "Japanisation", globalisation and labour standards, and prospects for international unionism. A critique of the convergence thesis constitutes the chief integrative theme. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | A pass in Organisation Studies (BUST08011) OR
Managing Employment Relations (BUST08010) OR
International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A (BUST08008) equivalents
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course aims to provide students with knowledge and understanding of a number of key issues and debates:
- The divergent characteristics of national employment relations systems, and the sources of such diversity.
- The regulatory influence of regional trade blocks, including the EU.
- Transnational diffusion of employment practices and the convergence thesis.
- The concept of a global labour market and impact of globalisation upon labour standards.
- Evolving international HRM strategies.
- Evolving global strategies of organised labour.
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Assessment Information
Students will be assessed by a combination of one essay, not to exceed 2,500 words, that contributes 30% to the final assessment; and a written degree examination that accounts for the remaining 70% of marks.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Two essays, 3,000 words each, that contribute 50% each to the final assessment. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | ICER |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Colin Duncan
Tel: (0131 6)50 3810
Email: Colin.Duncan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Paul Kydd
Tel: (0131 6)50 3824
Email: Paul.Kydd@ed.ac.uk |
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