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Labour Studies (LBST) 202
Labour College of Canada: Introduction to Labour Studies

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

This version of LBST 202 is closed. To current version.

Overview

LBST 202 is designed to introduce students to the field of labour studies and to prepare students for the Labour College of Canada residential program. Professors from various academic disciplines at Athabasca University wrote the course, which is a sampler of the types of subjects that can be pursued as part of labour studies.

LBST 202 begins with a general introduction to labour studies and follows with an overview of Canadian labour history, a survey of the social organization of work, an overview of labour law, and an analysis of the relationship between politics, economics, and labour. Upon completion of LBST 202, students should have a better understanding of the place of working people and the labour movement in society, as well as a sense of the range of material that exists in labour studies.

Method of Delivery: Individualized study with required computer component or grouped study.
Credit Weight/Area of Study: 3 credits - Social Science
Prerequisite: None.

Outline

  • Unit 1 What is Labour Studies?
  • Unit 2 Labour History
  • Unit 3 Labour Sociology
  • Unit 4 The Politics and Economics of Labour
  • Unit 5 Labour Law

Evaluation

To receive credit for LBST 202, students must achieve a course composite grade of at least 50 per cent. LBST 202 students on SoliNet replace Assignment 4 listed below with conference participation which is worth 30 per cent of the total grade. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

Essay 1 Essay 2 Essay 3 Essay 4 Total
20% 20% 30% 30% 100%

Course Materials

Textbooks

Drache, Daniel, and Harry Glasbeek. 1992. The Changing Workplace: Reshaping Canada's Industrial Relations System. Toronto: Lorimer.

Heron, Craig. 1997. The Canadian Labour Movement. 2d ed. Toronto: Lorimer.

Recommended Textbook

Buckley, Joanne. 1995. Fit to Print: The Canadian Student's Guide to Essay Writing. Toronto: Harcourt Brace and Co.

Other material

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

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.
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