Unit name | Work in Capitalist Society: Change and Continuity |
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Unit code | EFIMM0133 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Harry Pitts |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
no |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
no |
Units you may not take alongside this one | |
School/department | School of Management - Business School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit seeks to understand, evaluate, critique and address the conditions and consequences of work and human resource management in capitalist society in the twenty-first century using the theoretical and analytical tools of political economy. Emphasising continuities as well as changes, this unit explores the social relations underpinning contemporary and future work, the commodification of labour, and the institutions and organisations that govern and regulate the challenges and contradictions of work. The unit places work in its social, political and economic context, interrogating and critiquing how (human resource) managers, academics, policymakers and numerous other actors value, measure, promote and conceptualise the present and future world of work, and how organisations, institutions, laws and norms inform the development of new and alternative ways of doing and organising work.
The overall aims of this unit are to:
By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
A series of lectorials (3 hours/week) will be provided. The unit structure offers 30 contact hours in total. The remaining 170 learning hours will be spent in independent study and in the preparation of assessment.
All lectorials will be delivered and facilitated by the Unit Director.
Indicative Assessment Details:
Summative: (100% of overall unit mark) 1 x 3,500 word individual assignment. Working with the Unit Director to identify suitable topics, students will apply theoretical tools from the unit to real-world phenomena relating to the political economy of work in the twenty-first century, in order to explore the key debates during the unit.
Intended Learning Outcomes: 1-5
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.