Drawing attention to the non-technical aspects of work and work organization. Selected topics from the field of sociology of work and sociology of organization are presented.

Student responsibilities:

Grading and evaluation of student work over the course of instruction and at a final exam:

Seminar 30%, midterm exam 70%, or, if a student does not pass the midterm, then a written exam 70%

Methods of monitoring quality that ensure acquisition of exit competences:

Shorter discussions on the held lecture. Key terms mastery check. Explaining part of the subject matter. Evaluation of the lectured subject matter and teaching methods. Oral consultations with students.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to (learning outcomes):

After the successful completion of the subject and passing of the exam the student should be able to: - determine the modalities of work and leisure in the matrix of contemporary types of employment - describe elements of Beck"s political economy of insecurity - concisely express in written form their thoughts on the engineering aspect of social responsibility in economic activity - interpret the basic elements of ethical action in the workplace - identify the elements of the popular and the scientific approach to work related stress - combine the appropriate elements of communication with modes of participation in teamwork - analyze types of leadership in given examples of organizational activity - name the types of conflict at work and industrial conflict; explain and distinguish the modes of their resolution

Lectures

1. Industrial sociology - past, present and maybe the next

2. Shapes of work in risk society - elements of political economy od insecurity

3. Work and identity - historical developments, modern era and work democracy, phenomenon of alienation

4. Work and leisure: sociological perspectives on leisure; patterns of work and leisure; feminist critique; decentring leisure; leisure and post-modernity

5. Culture of work ethics - between ideology and reason; sociological and historical contextualization

6. Social responsibility - from organizational social environment toward intra-organizational issues

7. I mid-term exam

8. Work socializations - organizational conditions and posibilities, vocation and presentation of self; organizational norms, and ideology

9. Ethics in the workplace - age discrimination; workers with special needs; workplace surveillance; sexual harassment

10. Sociological aspects of work stress - popular discourse and a scientific construct; individual therapy and organizational change

11. Communication in organizations - interaction and communication; communication and power; types of communication; communication networks

12. Democracy and participation - sociological aspects of leadership and team-work

13. Conflicts in organization - its origins; types of industrial conflicts; patterns of conflict resolution

14. Sociological aspects of contemporary organizational sub-models - relatively autonomous work groups; quality circles; lean prodiction

15. II mid-term exam

Exercises

1. Social responsibility and sustainable development - Paradigms of sustainable develeopment in capitalist society

2. Social responsibility and sustainable development - Globalisation and work

3. Social responsibility and sustainable development - Social responsibility in Croatia, measuring social responsibility

4. Social responsibility and sustainable development - Business ethics as part of running a successful business

5. Social responsibility and sustainable development - Engineering ethics as an aspect of sustainable development

6. Social responsibility and sustainable development - Requirements for sustainable design, producer responsibility

7. I mid-term exam

8. Power in organizations - Historical development I (Taylor, Ford, Mayo)

9. Power in organizations - Historical development II (managing social capital, managing knowledge)

10. Power in organizations - Everyday communication at work and power

11. Power in organizations - The promotion system in a company (models)

12. Education and work - Educational system"s compatibility with the labour market

13. Education and work - A critical approach towards the Bologna process

14. Education and work - Engineering education

15. II mid-term exam

Compulsory literature:

Haralambos, M., Holborn, M. (2002) Sociologija: teme i perspektive. Zagreb: Golden marketing (selected chapters)

Kitchin, D. (2010). An Introduction to Organisational Behaviour for Managers and Engineers. A Group and Multicultural Approach. Elsevier (selected topics).

Recommended literature:

One of the next titles for making of seminar:

Šimleša, D. (2007) "Podržava li biznis održivi razvoj?". Društvena istraživanja

Bežovan, G. (2002) "Socijalna odgovornost gospodarstva i iskustva u Hrvatskoj". Revija za sociologiju

Budak, J. (2006) "Korupcija u Hrvatskoj: percepcije rastu, problemi ostaju". Privredna kretanja i ekonomska politika,

Jerak, N. i Omazić, B. (2008) "Etičke vrijednosti u privatizaciji hrvatskoga gospodarstva i pitanje odgovornosti u globalizacijskom procesu". Socijalna ekologija

Choussoudovsky, M. (2008) "Globalno gospodarstvo utemeljeno na jeftinoj radnoj snazi". Globalizacija bijede (+ film: Santa"s Workshop)

Clegg, S. R. (2009) "Managing Power in Organizations: The Hidden History of Its Constitution". The SAGE Handbook of Power

Kurland, N. B. i Pelled, L. H. (2000) "Passing the Word: Toward a Model of Gossip and Power in the Workplace", Academy of Management Review

Marušić, S. (2001) "Sustav napredovanja u poduzeću". Ekonomski pregled

Bejaković, P. (2006) "Uloga obrazovnog sustava u postizanju zapošljivosti i konkurentnosti radne snage u Hrvatskoj". Društvena istraživanja

Liessman, K. P. (2008) "Bologna: praznina europskog visokoškolskog prostora". Teorija neobrazovanosti: zablude društva znanja

Crnjac Milić, D., Martinović, G., Frečec, I. (2007) "Analysis od desirable changes in engineering education in the context of university education reform". Tehnički vjesnik