1. General information
Course:
CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL HISTORY
Code:
43301
Type:
BASIC
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
327 - DEGREE P. IN LABOUR RELATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (CU)
Academic year:
2023-24
Center:
401 - FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES OF CUENCA
Group(s):
30
Year:
1
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
ALBERTO GONZÁLEZ GONZÁLEZ
- Group(s):
30
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
HISTORIA
Profesor.AGGonzalez@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
Not established
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| E14 | Ability to understand and contextualize the phenomena and processes underlying the historical development of work and labor relations. |
| E16 | Ability to understand the relationship between social processes and the dynamics of labor relations. |
| G01 | Ability to seek, analyze and summarize information allowing to establish arguments and make judgments in the different areas of professional activity. |
| G02 | Ability to present and defend, orally and/or in writing, issues or topics related to their specialty. |
| G03 | Capacity for continuous, self-directed and autonomous learning, which allows them to develop learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy. |
| G05 | Ability to understand general information in a foreign language, using frequently used expressions. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Understanding texts and materials in a foreign language. | |
| Seeking, analyzing and summarizing information. | |
| Autonomous learning. | |
| Contextualise phenomena and processes in the historical evolution of labour. | |
| Presentation and defence of work related to the subject | |
| Understanding of the relationship between social processes and the dynamics of labour relations. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Description | |
| Correctly situate historical events in time and space - Define and differentiate the historical concepts used in the course - Demonstrate the ability to connect the past and present - Be able to understand how contemporary society is the result of historical processes - Acquire critical thinking skills - Investigate core questions in depth: labour organization, working-class conditions, association-building and trade unionism, social conflict and state intervention in labour relations - Learn how to work with historical documentary sources. | |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: REVOLUTIONS AND POLITICAL TRANSFORMATIONS: LIBERALISMS, SOCIALISMS AND NATIONALISMS
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Unit 2: BUILDING A CAPITALIST SOCIETY: FROM PROTOINDUSTRIALIZATION TO FORDISM
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Unit 3: CLASS SOCIETY AND THE SOCIAL QUESTION: THE LABOUR MOVEMENT, THE STATE ANT THE MANAGEMENT
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Unit 4: CRISES AND GROWTH IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY CAPITALISM: UNIONISM, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND GLOBAL MOVEMENTS
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E14 E16 | 1.6 | 40 | N | N | ||
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | G01 G02 G03 G05 | 0.52 | 13 | Y | N | Decide proposed class projects | |
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E14 E16 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | Final exam | |
| Problem solving and/or case studies [ON-SITE] | Case Studies | G02 G03 | 0.2 | 5 | Y | N | Adress problems and/or proposed class projects | |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | G03 | 3.6 | 90 | N | N | ||
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies | 30.00% | 0.00% | |
| Final test | 60.00% | 100.00% | |
| Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies | 10.00% | 0.00% | |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:The final mark will be heightened average of the different marks obtained for each of the evaluated activities.
For the final exam, the minimum to achieve the weighted average is 35% of the highest possible mark (3.5 out of 10). In any case, the course can only be passed if all the evaluated exercises combined receive a minimum of 50% of the highest mark (at least 5 out of 10). -
Non-continuous evaluation:No evaluation criteria have been established.
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Problem solving and/or case studies [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 90 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5 |
| Unit 1 (de 4): REVOLUTIONS AND POLITICAL TRANSFORMATIONS: LIBERALISMS, SOCIALISMS AND NATIONALISMS | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 11 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 3 |
| Unit 2 (de 4): BUILDING A CAPITALIST SOCIETY: FROM PROTOINDUSTRIALIZATION TO FORDISM | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 11 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 3.5 |
| Unit 3 (de 4): CLASS SOCIETY AND THE SOCIAL QUESTION: THE LABOUR MOVEMENT, THE STATE ANT THE MANAGEMENT | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 11 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 3.5 |
| Unit 4 (de 4): CRISES AND GROWTH IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY CAPITALISM: UNIONISM, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND GLOBAL MOVEMENTS | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 7 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 3 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
