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Students who successfully complete this course should be able to describe how Taylorism and Fordism influenced the division of labour, to compare how different social groups such as migrants fare in the labour market, to describe the main structures through which conflict between employers and unions are organized, to identify the complex and multileveled nature of stratification, to state the rival definitions of class, and to locate how inequality is both a global and societal phenomenon. They should also have a familiarity with stratification and work processes on a national and international level.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 20 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 1 |
Specified Learning Activities | 10 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 92 |
Total | 123 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: 2,000 word essay | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Essay: 2,000 word essay | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback will be provided on assessed coursework as individual comments published in the VLE, in group sessions at lectures/seminars, and/or in person during office hours as appropriate.