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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	International Employee Relations
Module Code	HR568
School	DCUBS
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Aurora Trif Semester 2: Aurora Trif Autumn: Aurora Trif
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module provides students an insight into Irish Industrial Relations and a general appreciation of how it works. Additionally, it provides an understanding of the breadth and depth of the similarities and differences in the structure of international industrial relations in selected areas. This module will help students make sense of what is happening in the field of industrial relations and its interactions with an increasingly competitive business settings. Students are expected to attend lectures, prepare for and contribute to class discussions.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically analyse the role of trade unions and employers’ associations in Ireland
2. Examine similarities and differences between national systems of industrial relations in liberal-market economies and in coordinated market economies
3. Assess the role and influence of international institutions in setting international labour standards
4. Analyse the convergence / divergence debate in international industrial relations

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	One two hour weekly lecture
Group work	36	Class presentation on selected areas of industrial relations system
Independent learning time	70	Private study
Total Workload: 130

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Industrial Relations in Ireland.
Trade unions, employers' associations, collective barganing and social partnership..

Comparative / International Industrial Relations.
Definitions and distinctions, Convergence or divergence and related industrial relations theories..

National Industrial Relations Frameworks.
International trends in trade union membership; examine frameworks (employers, trade unions, governments, legislation, collective bargaining, dispute resolution) in selected countries..

International Industrial Relations Organisations.
The International Lanour Organisation (ILO), International trade Union / employer confederations and federations (i.e. ICFTU, ETUC, Business Europe)..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	30%	Examination Weight	70%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Group presentation	An examination of selected areas of the Industrial Relations System in two countries.	30%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Bamber, G.J. & Lansbury, R.D.: 2004, International and Comparative Employee Relations, 4th, Sage,
Morley, M.J., Gunnigle, P. & Collings, G.: 2006, Global Industrial relations, Routledge,
Croucher, R. & Cotton, E.: 2009, Global Unions Global Business, Middlesex University Press,
Erne, R.: 2008, European Unions: Labor's Quest for a Transnational Democracy, ILR Press (Cornell University Press),

Other Resources

5912, Lecture Handouts, J-K Barrett, 0, Class MateriaLS,

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Programme or List of Programmes

GDHRM

Grad Dip in Human Resource Management

MHRM

MSc in Human Resource Management

Timetable this semester: Timetable for HR568

Date of Last Revision

23-MAY-11

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