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Labour Studies (LBST) 202

Labour College of Canada: Introduction to Labour Studies (Revision 2)

Revision 2 closed, replaced by current version.

Note: Students can either take LBST 200 or LBST 202 but not both.

Delivery Mode:Individualized study.

Credits:3

Area of Study:Social Science

Prerequisite:None.

Centre:Centre for Work and Community Studies

LBST 202 has a Challenge for Credit option.

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Overview

This course examines the field of labour studies and the place of working people and the labour movement in society. It provides an overview of Canadian labour history, a survey of the social organization of work, and an analysis of the role and function of trade unions.

Outline

Unit 1: What is Labour Studies?

Unit 2: Labour History

Unit 3: Work and the Workplace

Unit 4: Unions, the Economy and Political Action

Unit 5: The Future of Work and Unions

Evaluation

To receive credit for LBST 202, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

Assign 1	Assign 2	Assign 3	Assign 4	Assign 5	Total
10%	25%	25%	25%	15%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Craig Heron. The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History. 1996. Toronto: James Lorimer and Company.

Graham S. Lowe. The Quality of Work: A People-Centred Agenda. 2000. Toronto: Oxford University Press.

Errol Black and Jim Silver. Building A Better World: An Introduction to Trade Unionism in Canada. 2001. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing.

Other Materials

The course materials include a study guide and a course guide.

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, July 18, 2002.

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Last updated by SAS 09/10/2013 12:09:42