Department of Sociology and Anthropology Carleton University SOCI 3030 section A: Work, Industry and Occupations Fall 2016

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1 1 Department of Sociology and Anthropology Carleton University SOCI 3030 section A: Work, Industry and Occupations Fall 2016 Instructor: Pum van Veldhoven Office: B744 Loeb Building Office Hour: by appointment Phone: ext: Class Room: LA A720 Class Time: Wednesday 8:35 10:30 am ; (Library) Research: 10:35 11:25 I monitor the above noted account for enquiries during regular working hours of the work week (Monday through Friday). Do not expect a reply to your message after 5pm or on weekends. Allow for three to five working days to get an response. Prerequisite: Third year standing Course Organization: Course organization: in-class time consisting of predominantly group discussions and some lecturing based on weekly readings and students research, student presentations and independent research time. This is a student-driven course and students are expected to take their role as active participants in the course seriously. This means that you are expected to come prepared to discuss the readings and to engage with your peers. Active participation will be graded and is part of the final mark. Some issues may be controversial. I expect that you will behave courteously and respectfully by seriously considering positions that might differ from your own. This is a reading intensive course. You are required to do all readings and keep up to date with the reading schedule. Course Description & Objective: Work, whether paid or unpaid, is a major component of our everyday lived experience. This course will focus on debates that bring to light different aspects of paid work as they relate to power and control. The course is structured to teach the sociology of work from a worker s perspective as such we will explore labour related concerns within the world of paid work. We will begin with a journey into the past to contextualize the debate and continue with a discussion regarding the organization of paid work, how it has changed over time, how these changes affect the everyday lived experiences of workers in Canada, what the implications might be for the future and how trade unions are relevant within this debate. Required Readings: Sweet, S., P. Meiksins, 2016, Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy, 3 rd edition, Sage Publications Additional Readings: Camfield, D., 2011, Canadian Labour in Crisis: Reinventing the Workers Movement, Fernwood Publishing Company (highly recommended) Vallas, S., W. Finlay, A. Wharton, 2009, The Sociology of Work: Structures and Inequalities, Oxford University Press Adams, T., and S. Welsh, 2008, the Organization and Experience of Work, Toronto: Thomson Nelson, Publishers Black, E. and J. Silver, 2008, Chapter 2 in Building a Better World: an Introduction to Trade Unionism in Canada, 2 nd edition, Fernwood Publishing (strongly recommended) Krahn, H., G. Lowe, and K. Hughes, 2007, Work, Industry & Canadian Society 5 th edition, Toronto: Thomson Nelson, Publishers (strongly recommended) Jackson, A., 2005, Work and Labour in Canada: Critical Issues, Toronto: Canadian Scholar s Press

2 2 Students with Special Needs: The Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) provides services to students with Learning Disabilities (LD), psychiatric/mental health disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), chronic medical conditions, and impairments in mobility, hearing, and vision. If you have a disability requiring academic accommodations in this course, please contact PMC at or pmc@carleton.ca for a formal evaluation. If you are already registered with the PMC, contact your PMC coordinator to send me your Letter of Accommodation at the beginning of the term, and no later than two weeks before the first in-class scheduled test or exam requiring accommodation (if applicable). After requesting accommodation from PMC, meet with me to ensure accommodation arrangements are made. Please consult the PMC website for the deadline to request accommodations for the formally scheduled exam (if applicable). Students with special needs should come to see the instructor before the course begins. To obtain a letter of accommodation for any special arrangements, they are advised to contact the Paul Menton Centre ( ). The Centre is located in room 500 of the University Centre. The deadline for accommodation arrangement is November 11, For Religious Observance: Students requesting academic accommodation on the basis of religious observance should make a formal, written request to their instructors during the first two weeks of class for alternate dates and/or means of satisfying academic requirements. For Pregnancy: Pregnant students requiring academic accommodations are encouraged to contact an Equity Advisor in Equity Services to complete a letter of accommodation. Important University Regulations: There are a number of regulations that students should be aware off. These regulations are covered in the Undergraduate Calendar. Students are required to be familiar with these regulations and to adhere to them. The following regulations warrant attention: University Regulations Regarding Cheating and Plagiarism: Instructional Offences: Offences such as plagiarism, cheating on exams or handing in the same assignment for two or more courses (without permission of all instructors involved) must be reported. University regulations stipulate that allegations of plagiarism, cheating or any violations of examination conduct rules will be thoroughly reviewed. Each case must be reported to the Dean, who investigates each allegation. If there is no resolution following this investigation at the Dean s level, a tribunal will be appointed by the Senate to review the case and make a final decision. Penalties for the above can range from failing the course to expulsion from the university. Note on Plagiarism: Webster s Dictionary defines plagiarism as stealing. Plagiarism is the submission of someone else s writing/ideas/work as your own. All ideas presented which are not your own must be properly referenced. While forms of plagiarism may vary, each involves verbatim or near verbatim presentation of the writings or ideas of others as one s own without adequately acknowledging the original source. Plagiarism includes (but is not limited to) copying from a book, article or another student, downloading material or ideas from the Internet, or otherwise submitting someone else s work or ideas as your own. Students are expected to conduct themselves in class in a manner that is not disruptive to others. Students who do not do so can, and after one warning, will be asked to leave. The use of cell phones and other electronic communication devices are not tolerated during class - turn them off before entering the classroom! Students who continue to be disruptive or who refuse to leave when requested to do so are referred to the Dean and are subject to penalties. For a complete list of penalties refer to your undergraduate calendar. This University and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology have enacted regulations to ensure that all students may pursue their studies in an atmosphere free from fear and harassment. Discrimination and Sexual harassment are not tolerated. Copy Right: A reminder! Lectures and course materials, including power point presentations, outlines, and similar materials, are protected by copyright. You may take notes and make copies of course materials for your own educational use. You may not and may not allow others to reproduce or distribute lecture notes and course materials publicly for commercial purposes without my express written consent.

3 3 Assistance for Students Student Academic and Career Development Services: Writing Tutorial Services: Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS): Student Life Services: This service is located in 501 Unicentre. Review Week: No lectures will be held during review week. Teaching Assistants may wish to hold extra office hours during this time. Evaluation: Students are reminded to keep a hard copy of all work submitted. All assignments and papers are due in class. A late penalty of 10% per day will apply to the research paper that is handed in after the scheduled due date. Late papers should not be placed under my office door but should be placed in the departmental drop slot in the door of the main office (B750) on the 7th floor of the Loeb Building. For further details on evaluation procedures refer to your undergraduate calendar. Grades: In accordance with the Carleton University Undergraduate Calendar Rules and Regulations the letter grades assigned in this course will have the following percentage equivalents: A+ = B+ = C+ = D+ = A = B = C = D = A - = B - = C - = D - = F = Below 50 WDN = Withdrawn from the course ABS = Student absent from final exam DEF = Deferred (See above) FND = (Failed, no Deferred) = Student could not pass the course even with 100% on final exam. Final Grades: Final Grades are subject to the approval of the Dean. All course components must be fulfilled in order to obtain a grade in the course. Your performance in the course will be evaluated based on: a 3-part participation mark (worth 40% of your final mark) and a 2-part research project (worth 60 % of your final mark). The required reading is selected to introduce you to a critical view of work and labour and to provide a base upon which you can expand your research. Participation is a large component in this course and is paramount. It is expected that readings are done before coming to class so that you can add informed insights to in class conversations. Please note that all components must be fulfilled in order to receive a passing grade in the course! Participation 3 parts (40%) 1) Part one - In-Class Discussion 20% 2) Part two - 3 Reading Responses for each section due in class (including an academic response to movies shown during class time) 15%. Reading Report #1 due September 21, Reading Report #2 due October 19, Reading Report #3 due November 23 3) Part three Attendance - 5% (.5 of a point per class) Your attendance is evaluated over ten classes starting September 14, Research project (2 parts 60%): Essay Requirement: The purpose of the essay requirement is to demonstrate that you are able to choose a topic in the field of the sociology of work from a labour perspective (NOT from a management perspective), ask a relevant sociological question within this topic, find at least ten references in sociology journals and/or books pertaining to your topic and write a reasoned sociological argument in which you express your understanding of the answers (and problems arising from any answers) to the question. The point of this assignment is not to

4 4 see what you can find with a Google search; it is to do some serious academic research. Consequently, you will be expected to base your work on peer reviewed academic literature (academic journals and academic books, preferably university press books) not self-help books, websites, popular magazines, and certainly not Wikipedia. You may work with a partner on this project. If you do, you will submit a joint proposal, and submit a joint paper at the end with both your names on it. You will be getting the same grade. How you work out the division of labour is entirely up to the two of you I recommend that you draw on each other s strengths. 1) Part one - A one page proposal (15%), due in class November 2, 2016 Choose a topic that is clearly related to the course. Hand in a one-page proposal containing the following information: 1) a specific research question using a sociologically informed approach; 2) properly formatted, complete bibliographic information on five social science journal articles that are directly relevant to your research question; and 3) a line or two about how each source will help you answer your research question. If you can t find good social science sources, change your topic. You will be graded on the quality and appropriateness of your sources, so choose them carefully. The point of the proposal is to make sure that you get some good sources to start with, and to get some guidance from me before you go any further. Criteria of evaluation: relevance and focus of your research question as it relates to topics discussed in class, and the quality and relevance of the sources. 2) Part two - The final paper (45%), no more than 2500 words or 10 pages double spaced (type size should be no larger than 12 point), due December 7, The paper s argument should use class based material (text books, films, class discussions) and be supported with 10 outside sources (5 additional sources to your proposal). Final Grades: Final Grades are subject to the approval of the Dean. They do not become final until they are released by the University on your official transcript or are posted by the Department (Note: supplemental and/or grade-raising exams are no longer available). All coursework and exams must be submitted in order to obtain a grade in the course.

5 5 Topics: Note: Some topics may be dropped or others may be added depending on the needs of the class. Section: Readings: Date: 2016 Section I) Historical Transformations in Work Discussion of Course expectations no class readings Sept 7 Movie (tba) - Sept 14 Contours of Work: Chapter 1, reading report Chapters 1&2 Sept 21 Work and the New Economy: Chapter 2 Library 10 Sept 28 Section II) Different Yet the Same In Library Research Time Oct 5 Social Mobility and the New Economy: - Chapter 3, Oct 12 Job Security: - Chapter 4, reading report Chapters 3,4 & 5 Oct 19 No Class FALLBREAK Oct 26 Section III) Marginalization: Race, Ethnicity and Gender A Fair Day s Work: - Chapter 5 proposal due Nov 2 Movie: Time Frenzy: Keeping Up with Tomorrow Gender and work in the new Economy: - Chapters 6, Nov 9 Race, Ethnicity and Work: - Chapter 7 Nov16 Movie: tba reading report Chapters 6,7 & 8 Nov 23 Reshaping the Contours of Work: - Chapter 8, Nov 30 Wrapping up the course what is your take away? Final Paper due Dec 7