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WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY IN AFRICA
FACULTY OF SOCIAL & GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE SCIENCES
COURSE DESCRIPTION : SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COURSE CODE : SS 222
YEAR : AUGUST - DECEMBER 2023
LECTURER : CHIKUKWA S.N
EMAIL : sharonnyasha18@gmail.com
MOBILE : 0782470403 -DURING WORKING HOURS
COURSE OUTLINE
Course Preamble
Sociology as a discipline studies social interactions of individuals and groups in a plethora of contexts. The workplace is one such context where social interaction occurs. As a field, the work place is fraught with power dynamics. Within the very same field, there is simultaneous co-existence of harmony (equilibrium) and disharmony (disequilibrium). For people in society (system) to survive there is interplay of production, consumption and reproduction. What we should understand is that the industrialization period is one of the factors that gave impetus to the emergence of Sociology as a discipline and Sociology of Work and Industrial relations studies as a sub discipline. In this course we are going to focus on how work was organized in the western and eastern countries. We are also going to discuss the effects of globalization and HIV and AIDS on the organization of work and industrialization.
Learning policies:
Both the students and the lecturer must bear in mind that academic freedom is one of the core values treasured by this institution; as such diversity in terms of viewpoints should be tolerated. However to be avoided are direct confrontations or statements that are intentionally meant to dehumanize or hurt fellow students. Respect is a virtue that everyone should uplift to avoid unnecessary conflicts.
Course Assessment
Students are required to submit two essays during the course of the semester. The exam and course work constitute 70% and 30% of the final course mark respectively. Students are advised to take their course work seriously. In line with this, students are expected to hand in essays which are completely free of errors in punctuation, spelling and grammar and which are argued in a coherent manner. Essays should be submitted on or before the due date, failure to do so will result in marks being deducted. Students should desist from plagiarism as it is a serious and punishable academic offense.
COURSE CONTENT
1) Introduction
⮚ Sociology
⮚ Work and non-work
⮚ Industrial Relations
⮚ Sociology of work
⮚ Industrialization
2) Theoretical Perspectives
⮚ Karl Marx-Alienation and labor process
⮚ Weber-rationalization
⮚ Durkheim-anomie, systems theory and division of labor
⮚ Taylorism, scientific management and the human relations school
⮚ Braverman’s Deskilling Thesis
3) Industrialization and the New International Division of Labour
⮚ Industrialisation in developed and under developing countries
⮚ Industrialisation in Asia and Africa
⮚ Export Processing Zones
4) Africa and Capital Internationalisation, Proletarianisation and Primitive Accumulation
⮚ What is capital internationalization, proletarianisation and primitive accumulation?
⮚ Modernisation and its influence on organization of work
⮚ Structure of work and industrial relations in Africa
⮚ The politics of production
5) Gender, Work and Industrial Relations
⮚ Gender roles and division of labor
⮚ Women’s work and wages
⮚ Gender and power
⮚ Sexual harassment
6) Conflict Management at the Workplace
⮚ Causes of conflict at workplace
⮚ Consequences of conflict at the workplace
7) HIV/AIDS and Industrialisation in Africa
⮚ The impact of HIV and AIDS on industry
⮚ The Economic impact of HIV and AIDS across the Globe
⮚ HIV and AIDS in the workplace
⮚ Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS
8) Revision Week
⮚ Course Summary
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS:
Grades are determined as follows: Course work 30% and Final Exam 70%. Students are required to submit two (2) essays. Please note that last minute emails are not acceptable at all as these are merely seen as constituting an insult. Depending on the circumstances discussed with your Lecturer, make-up exams will be graded down at the discretion of the Lecturer. Since students are in their final semester of their degree programme, they are then expected to wield high levels of intellectual acumen. This course requires a lot of practical and recent examples from across the world hence a mere regurgitation of issues is by no
means rewarded.
Your assignment must be typed using line spacing of 1.5 and Times New Roman font size 12. The maximum length of your assignment should be 4 -5 pages, excluding references. Properly reference your work, both in-text and in the reference list at the end of your essay. Late submission will be penalized at the rate of 10% deducted per day for four days after which a zero will be credited to the student.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. The generality of employees in Zimbabwe are disenchanted. Discuss the various challenges that are facing workers and the possible solutions.
2. The deindustrialization trend in Zimbabwe is a cause of concern as it contributes to poverty. Discuss the above statement and offer suggestions on how the country can reverse the trend.
FACULTY OF SOCIAL & GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE SCIENCES
COURSE DESCRIPTION : SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COURSE CODE : SS 222
YEAR : AUGUST - DECEMBER 2023
LECTURER : CHIKUKWA S.N
EMAIL : sharonnyasha18@gmail.com
MOBILE : 0782470403 -DURING WORKING HOURS
COURSE OUTLINE
Course Preamble
Sociology as a discipline studies social interactions of individuals and groups in a plethora of contexts. The workplace is one such context where social interaction occurs. As a field, the work place is fraught with power dynamics. Within the very same field, there is simultaneous co-existence of harmony (equilibrium) and disharmony (disequilibrium). For people in society (system) to survive there is interplay of production, consumption and reproduction. What we should understand is that the industrialization period is one of the factors that gave impetus to the emergence of Sociology as a discipline and Sociology of Work and Industrial relations studies as a sub discipline. In this course we are going to focus on how work was organized in the western and eastern countries. We are also going to discuss the effects of globalization and HIV and AIDS on the organization of work and industrialization.
Learning policies:
Both the students and the lecturer must bear in mind that academic freedom is one of the core values treasured by this institution; as such diversity in terms of viewpoints should be tolerated. However to be avoided are direct confrontations or statements that are intentionally meant to dehumanize or hurt fellow students. Respect is a virtue that everyone should uplift to avoid unnecessary conflicts.
Course Assessment
Students are required to submit two essays during the course of the semester. The exam and course work constitute 70% and 30% of the final course mark respectively. Students are advised to take their course work seriously. In line with this, students are expected to hand in essays which are completely free of errors in punctuation, spelling and grammar and which are argued in a coherent manner. Essays should be submitted on or before the due date, failure to do so will result in marks being deducted. Students should desist from plagiarism as it is a serious and punishable academic offense.
COURSE CONTENT
1) Introduction
⮚ Sociology
⮚ Work and non-work
⮚ Industrial Relations
⮚ Sociology of work
⮚ Industrialization
2) Theoretical Perspectives
⮚ Karl Marx-Alienation and labor process
⮚ Weber-rationalization
⮚ Durkheim-anomie, systems theory and division of labor
⮚ Taylorism, scientific management and the human relations school
⮚ Braverman’s Deskilling Thesis
3) Industrialization and the New International Division of Labour
⮚ Industrialisation in developed and under developing countries
⮚ Industrialisation in Asia and Africa
⮚ Export Processing Zones
4) Africa and Capital Internationalisation, Proletarianisation and Primitive Accumulation
⮚ What is capital internationalization, proletarianisation and primitive accumulation?
⮚ Modernisation and its influence on organization of work
⮚ Structure of work and industrial relations in Africa
⮚ The politics of production
5) Gender, Work and Industrial Relations
⮚ Gender roles and division of labor
⮚ Women’s work and wages
⮚ Gender and power
⮚ Sexual harassment
6) Conflict Management at the Workplace
⮚ Causes of conflict at workplace
⮚ Consequences of conflict at the workplace
7) HIV/AIDS and Industrialisation in Africa
⮚ The impact of HIV and AIDS on industry
⮚ The Economic impact of HIV and AIDS across the Globe
⮚ HIV and AIDS in the workplace
⮚ Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS
8) Revision Week
⮚ Course Summary
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS:
Grades are determined as follows: Course work 30% and Final Exam 70%. Students are required to submit two (2) essays. Please note that last minute emails are not acceptable at all as these are merely seen as constituting an insult. Depending on the circumstances discussed with your Lecturer, make-up exams will be graded down at the discretion of the Lecturer. Since students are in their final semester of their degree programme, they are then expected to wield high levels of intellectual acumen. This course requires a lot of practical and recent examples from across the world hence a mere regurgitation of issues is by no
means rewarded.
Your assignment must be typed using line spacing of 1.5 and Times New Roman font size 12. The maximum length of your assignment should be 4 -5 pages, excluding references. Properly reference your work, both in-text and in the reference list at the end of your essay. Late submission will be penalized at the rate of 10% deducted per day for four days after which a zero will be credited to the student.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. The generality of employees in Zimbabwe are disenchanted. Discuss the various challenges that are facing workers and the possible solutions.
2. The deindustrialization trend in Zimbabwe is a cause of concern as it contributes to poverty. Discuss the above statement and offer suggestions on how the country can reverse the trend.
- Manager: ROSELIN NCUBE
- Lecturer: SHARON NYASHA CHIKUKWA
- Lecturer: PETER MANYONI
- Lecturer: Elias Maronganye