Work, Economy and Social Justice

Code:

E607

Acronym:

TEJS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Adult Education

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Education Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	First degree in Educational Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCED	44	Official Curricular Structure	3	-	6	57	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

-To clarify the evolution and transformation of the relations between training contexts and work on the genesis of social and economic models; Understand the connections betweeen social protection and labour in the genesis of social justice; -Understand the concept of work-value in the perspective of Economic Sciences;; -Deepen the relevance of curricular unit to the formation of a socioeducational and training mediator, particularly in the field of education and work.

Learning outcomes and competences

Upon completion of the COURSE, students are expected to express the following results:

1-at the level of knowledge

-Understand the centrality of work in contemporary societies and their possible reconfigurations vis-à-vis the dominant socio-economic model

-Understand the importance of Economics in the study of societies, and in particular the current economic models and their constraints on the work

-Understand the concept of social justice in the light of social bond mediated by production instances (the forms of social protection), but also according to new work reconfigurations

2-at the level of skills

-Be able to assess the complexity of the central structure that is work on its joints with models and economic currents, as well as assumptions of social justice

-Be able to discuss social scenarios that better harmonize the dimensions of labour, economy and social justice in situations of greater social equity

3 – competences

-Analyze life trajectories, their articulation with work situations and the development of appropriate training courses

- Analyze the work on its relations with the academic knowledge and the knowledge developed in its exercice

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable

Program

The course is situated in the 6th semester of training, anticipating the students ' transition into employment or further academic pathways. It is understood, therefore, of greater relevance  the introduction to work organisation – the discussion of and about the work – in its articulation with economic theories and with the principles of social justice. The structuring of the discipline stresses the transformations of human labour in the light of history and contemporary times, considering in this analysis its articulation with the changes set out in formal education and training contexts. It is still around the centrality of work in the life of the subjects and models of social organization that the dimension of social justice is explored, seeking to articulate the context of change in work and its organization, in particular concerning untying of social  lace, with privileged contexts or to favour in the intervention of socioeducational and training mediators.

PROGRAMM

Module I - Work
1.1. Centrality of work in society
1.2. Relations between training and work systems
1.3. Qualification, s skills and professional insertion
1.4. Disintegration of the work or its reconfiguration
Module II - Economy
2.1. The economy as a science
2.2. From fordism to flexible accumulation regimes
2.3. A learning economy
Module III - Social justice
3.1. From a theory of justice towards an idea of justice
3.2. Ties between work and social protection
3.3. Redistribution, recognition and participation

Mandatory literature

Arendt Hannah; Condition de l.homme moderne. ISBN: 2-266-04387-0
Boltanski Luc; The^new spirit of capitalism. ISBN: 978-1-84467-165-6
Castel Robert; Les^métamorphoses de la question sociale. ISBN: 2-07-040994-5
Correia José Alberto; Sociologia da educação tecnológica. ISBN: 972-674-160-2
Fraser Nancy; Qu'est-ce que la justice sociale? Reconnaissance et redistribution, La Découverte, 2011. ISBN: 978-2-7071-6789-7
Fitoussi Jean-Paul; A^nova era das desigualdades. ISBN: 972-8027-65-6
Gorz André; Métamorphoses du travail quête du sens. ISBN: 2-7186-0340-2
Harvey David; The Condition of Postmodernitiy, Basil Blackwell, 1989
Polanyi Karl; A Grande Transformação. As origens da nossa época, Campus, 1980
Rifkin Jeremy; O fim dos empregos. ISBN: ISBN 85-346-0571-8
Rosanvallon Pierre; A^crise do estado-providência
Sennett Richard; A Corrosão do Carácter: as consequências do trabalho no novo capitalismo, Terramar, 2000
Stiglitz, Joseph; Greenwald, Bruce; Por uma sociedade de aprendizagem. Repnsar, o crescimento, o desenvolvimento e o comércio livre, Bertrand Editora, 2017. ISBN: 978-972-25-3050-7
Weber Max; A Ética Protestante e o Espírito do Capitalismo, Editorial Presença, 1983

Teaching methods and learning activities

- The structuring of the work is oriented according to a teaching-learning modality co-participated by the students, which encourages a collaborative work of research, as well as articulation of the 3 major components of the program. The research work mentioned has as its starting point the dynamization of a theme, raised by the base materials made available and to be coordinated by groups of students.

- In parallel to the regular functioning of classes, a research work will be developed around the construction of 'syndicalist paths' (in the 'sociological portrait' format), also organized from the student groups.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	15,00
Trabalho de campo	35,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	123,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable

Calculation formula of final grade

In accordance with the objectives of discipline, assessment is distributed as follows:

1 – On a continuous basis, two formal moments of evaluation will be considered in small group work, namely:

-Thematic dynamization (15%)

-Sociological portrait (35%)

2 – In the final regime, a work will be proposed around the themes of the UC, which may take place in the form of an exam or an essay (in ways to be defined). This component, strictly individual, has a weighting of 50% of the final grade.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not aplicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The modality of evaluation for students with special statutes is organized in the same parameters of the other students, safeguarding the deadlines to which they can apply.

Classification improvement

The student may propose to improve the grade by taking an exam, which focuses on the individual work component (50% of the weight of the final grade).

The improvement of the other evaluation components, carried out in groups throughout the semester, presupposes the agreement of all members of that group.

Observations

The lack of any of the components of assessment inhibits the completion of the syllabus. Completion of course always implies the achievement of three brackets of evaluation and, in the case of non-completion, the teacher ensures the assessment freeze up to a maximum of two semesters after the same, following which period the student is again compelled to the integral evaluation process.