Industrial Relations in Education (12 points)
(EDU)
Leader: To be Advised
Offered:
Not offered in 2004.
Synopsis:
Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit, students should have developed an informed and critical understanding of the functions and operations of the Australian and Victorian industrial relations systems as applied to the education industry, especially school teaching. Students should be able to identify some of the theoretical bases to industrial relations systems, the parties and processes, including collective bargaining and arbitration, as well as the public issues in industrial relations reform, particularly in schools and other education institutions. Students should also be able to critically evaluate academic writing on the subject from a variety of social science journals, and from these and other sources, prepare a major commentary or discussion paper on an area or issue of industrial relations (or employment policy) which affects them directly as education workers. Students will not have an opportunity in this subject to develop personal skills in negotiation and advocacy practice. Finally, students should exit this subject with a 'genuine enthusiasm' for industrial relations in education that should enable them to continue its study (privately) and if appropriate, to apply their understanding of contemporary trends to their workplace as representatives of employees, managers or employers.
Assessment: Individual (or small team) assignment (8000 words): 100%
Contact Hours: 3 hrs per week
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