Catalog data:
social economical relationships, social legislation, co-determination, observation and
opinion forming, motivation and action, social psychology of (ir)responsibility, critical
responsibility. |
Courseyear:
1
Semester: 0/0/x/0/0
Hours p/w: 2
Other hours: none
Assessment: See remarks
Assessm.period(s): 3
(see academic calendar) |
Prerequisites:
none |
Follow
up: bb1 |
Detailed
description of topics:
When participating in labour and holding a
position, each engineer needs to understand social relationships and social behavior.
During the first half of the course, an overview is given of the historical development of
social economical relationships and its meaning for current social legislation. A special
section is dedicated to the co-determination in enterprises.
The second half of the course focuses on the meaning of observation and opinion forming as
determinants for people's beliefs and actions in social relationships. Also the link
between motivation and action is discussed. The responsibility of engineers in nowadays
society, contributing to technological developments, is treated as well.
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Course
material:
Lecture notes wb5101
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References
from literature:
Pollard, S., Peaceful Conquest. The Industrialisation
of Europe 1760-1970, Oxford University Press, 1981
Vries, J. de, The decline and rise of the Dutch
economy, 1675-1900, University of California at Berkeley, 1983
Poole, M., Workers participation in industry,
Routledge Keegan Paul, 1978
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Remarks
(specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):
The assessment is a multiple choice examination
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Goals:
This course is designed to give an overview of the
most important stages in the social economical developments in society as well as in the
industry. The position of the employees and employers, the unions and government until
1945 is the basis of modern legislation, behavior and relations of social partners today.
Personal and social needs are at the background getting acquainted with co-operation and
responsibility.
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Computer
use: |
Laboratory
project(s): |
Design
content:
Twenty five percent of the course deals with
knowledge related to redesigning the processes of the organization.
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Percentage
of design: 25% |