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Disadvantagegroupsandsocialprotection in Theworking Life

Course Code	: ÇEİ512
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 5

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to examine disadvantaged groups exposed to structural inequalities in working life through a multidimensional perspective, and to evaluate social policy approaches that promote their equal and effective participation in employment processes. Students are expected to develop policy recommendations to enhance the social inclusion of disadvantaged groups within the framework of decent work principles.

Course Content

The concept of disadvantaged groups in working life; structural challenges faced by persons with disabilities, long-term unemployed individuals, child laborers, unemployed youth, women, and those employed under flexible working conditions; social policy tools and programs designed to enhance their participation in the labor market; institutional and societal barriers in implementation and potential solutions.

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Can analyze the structural problems and forms of inequality faced by disadvantaged groups in working life within a theoretical framework.
2.	Can comparatively evaluate the employment access processes of various groups such as persons with disabilities, women, youth, children, and migrants.
3.	Can critically assess the effects of social policy and social protection tools targeting disadvantaged groups.
4.	Can examine national and international best practices aimed at increasing the labor market participation of disadvantaged groups.
5.	Can develop alternative policy proposals to ensure inclusive and decent working conditions for disadvantaged groups.

Recommended or Required Reading

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Definition and classification of disadvantaged groups in working life

Week 2 - Theoretical

Concepts of social exclusion and vulnerability in labor markets

Week 3 - Theoretical

Decent work and inclusive employment framework

Week 4 - Theoretical

Employment of persons with disabilities: Legal and institutional frameworks

Week 5 - Theoretical

Long-term unemployment and re-employment policies

Week 6 - Theoretical

Social policy tools for combating child labor

Week 7 - Theoretical

Youth unemployment and transition-to-work policies

Week 8 - Theoretical

Women’s employment: A gender equality perspective

Week 9 - Theoretical

Flexible forms of employment and emerging areas of precarity

Week 10 - Theoretical

Migrants, refugees and barriers to accessing working life

Week 11 - Theoretical

Active labor market programs for disadvantaged groups

Week 12 - Theoretical

Social protection systems and inequalities in access

Week 13 - Theoretical

Implementation challenges and best practices: Case studies from Turkey and abroad

Week 14 - Theoretical

Policy workshop: Developing alternative solutions

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	3	70
Midterm Examination	1	20	1	21
Final Examination	1	30	1	31
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12
OÇ-1	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	4
OÇ-2	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4
OÇ-3	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
OÇ-4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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