Academic Catalog

STPS526 TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE LABOUR PROCESS

Course Code:	8310526
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Science And Technology Policy Studies
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Lecturer Dr. BURÇAK ÖZOÐLU
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Labour process theory; the relationship of man and the machine; mechanisation versus craft work; skill and knowledge at work; historical analysis of technical change in the labour process; technological change in the workplaces; contemporary debates on technology and work.