Industrial Relations (IDRL) 201
Labour Unions (Revision 2)
Revision 2 closed, replaced by current version.
Delivery Mode:Individualized study or grouped study.
Credits:3
Area of Study:Applied Studies (Business and Administrative Studies). IDRL 201 can also be used to fulfill the Social Science area of study (credential students only).
Prerequisite:None.
Centre:Centre for Work and Community Studies
IDRL 201 has a Challenge for Credit option.
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Overview
IDRL 201 is an introduction to the nature and purpose of labour unions in Canada. The course places contemporary labour unions in a labour relations setting. It describes the institutional framework, relates theoretical issues with practical concerns, and encourages students to undertake their own investigations.
The course aims to relate students' knowledge and experience to the knowledge base of the course and to act as a 'stepping stone' to other more senior-level Athabasca University labour relations and labour studies courses.
Outline
Unit 1: Introduction: Labour Unionism
Unit 2: Union Organization
Unit 3: Maintaining and Changing the Organization
Unit 4: Unions and the Political Economy: Context and Impact
Unit 5: Labour Law and Strikes
Unit 6: Challenges Facing Labour Unions
Evaluation
To receive credit for IDRL 201, you must achieve a composite course grade of at least a “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on each Tutor-marked Exercise. The weighting of the composite course grade is as follows:
| Tutor-marked Exercise 1 | Tutor-marked Exercise 2 | Tutor-marked Exercise 3 | Tutor-marked Exercise 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
White, Robert. 1988. Hard Bargains: My Life on the Line. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.
Other Materials
The course materials include a study guide, a student manual, and a book of readings.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 2, March 7, 2006.
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Last updated by SAS 09/10/2013 12:09:42
