YOUTH LABOUR FORCE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES
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Course Title:
YOUTH LABOUR FORCE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES
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Course Code:
CAL4110
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Type of Course:
Optional
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Level of Course:
First Cycle
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Year of Study:
4
6
Semester:
8
7
ECTS Credits Allocated:
5
8
Theoretical (hour/week):
3
9
Practice (hour/week) :
0
10
Laboratory (hour/week) :
0
11
Prerequisites:
12
Recommended optional programme components:
None
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Language:
Turkish
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Mode of Delivery:
Face to face
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Course Coordinator:
Dr. Ögr. Üyesi BURAK FAİK EMİRGİL
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Course Lecturers:
Arş. Gör. Dr. Burak Faik Emirgil
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Özlem Işığıçok ozlemi@uludag.edu.tr
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Website:
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Objective of the Course:
Examining the employment and education problems of youth in the labour market with a global look and national perspectives.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
Students' knowledge of youth employment and education policies will enable them to follow the developments in the labor market.
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Learning Outcomes:
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To be able to understand the problems faced by young people in the labor market and their reasons.;
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To be able to analyze the structure of the youth labor market in a multidimensional and comparative way.;
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To be able to evaluate employment policies regarding youth unemployment.;
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To be able to understand the dynamics of the transition from education to the labor market.;
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To be able to discuss social policies for young people.;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Basic concepts of youth in the labor market
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Theoretical approaches to youth employment
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Youth employment in developed and developing countries
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Dimensions and problem areas of youth unemployment
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Analysis of the youth labor market in the European Union
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The role of education systems in the transition to work for young people
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Youth in the welfare state
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Youth employment policies in developed and developing countries
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Labor market policies for youth in the European Union
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Analysis of the youth labor market in Turkey
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Causes and problem areas of youth unemployment in Turkey
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The role of youth work transition in the education system in Turkey
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Policies for youth unemployment in Turkey (1): Passive labor market policies
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Policies for youth unemployment in Turkey (1): Active labor market policies
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
1. Murat, Sedat ve Şahin, L. (2011). AB’ye Uyum Sürecinde Genç İşsizliği, İstanbul: İTO Yayınları. 2. Ercan, Hakan (2007). Türkiye’de Genç İstihdamı, Ankara: ILO. 3. Çağlarırmak Uslu, Nilgün (2018). Genç İşsizliği, Eskişehir: Nisan Kitabevi Yayınları. 4. Ergün, Suzan (2019). 1980’den Bugüne Türkiye’de Genç İşsizliği, Ankara: Akademisyen Kitabevi.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
40
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
60
Total
2
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Measurement and evaluation are made with multiple choice test questions, right-wrong questions, completion questions, short-answer written questions and small calculation questions.
Information
This course is evaluated with a relative evaluation system.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
3
42
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
24
24
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
40
40
Total WorkLoad
172
Total workload/ 30 hr
4,93
ECTS Credit of the Course
5
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
