Work and technology
BT BB BW AW BS DT GA PA BC BP BDT BJ BY
Harry Ballis
Subject value of 1.0 (6 points) * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: GSC1201, GSC1202 or equivalents
This subject is a basic introduction to the concepts, theories and research developed in sociological studies of work and technology. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the fundamental influences work and technology have on societies. The influence of working life and technological development on the social careers of individuals will also be emphasised. The subject will encourage students to apply theoretical knowledge to practical circumstances and to draw upon their personal knowledge of work and technology.
Assessment
Assignment one (1500 words): 30% * Assignment two (2000 words): 40% * Either an examination or research report (1500 words): 30% * All students must complete the introductory assignment. By arrangement with the subject advisers, students have the option of completing up to 40% of the assessment with a two-hour written examination
Prescribed texts
Grint K The sociology of work Polity Press, 1991
Probert B Working life Penguin, 1989
Probert B and Wilson B W (eds) Pink collar blues: Work gender and technology Melbourne UP, 1993
Willis E Technology and the labour process Allen and Unwin, 1988