MA Seminar: Sociology of work environment

Master's seminars

Completion of 2 classes conducted by employees of the Department of Sociology of Work and Organizations or run by Dr. Piotr Ostrowski and Katarzyna Rakowska during the winter semester 2019/2020

In the case of an excess of volunteers, an additional cover letter

The student has an initial knowledge about the community in different work environments and changes in the sphere of work in the modern world with a sociological perspective

Classroom

The aim of the master's seminar is to support its participants in their intention to write a master's thesis on the broadly understood human work. In particular, invited students and students who intend to write a thesis under the supervision of the Department of Sociology of Work and Organization (Wieslawa Kozek, Joanna Wawrzyniak, Julia Kubisa, Karolina Sztandar- Sztanderska). We encourage students who gather their first professional experience to undertake a master's thesis project in their work environment. In particular, it is desirable to be interested in new phenomena that require sociological expertise

The seminar lasts 3 semesters. The problems of MA theses will cover the areas of work sociology, organization sociology, labor market, collective labor relations, sociological connotations of human resources management.

Human work is currently undergoing a significant transformation, including its contents, performance conditions, work institutions and the social environment. We want to encourage students to take ambitious master's projects exploring these phenomena.

Student during the 1st semester of the seminar determines the subject of the thesis, writes Introduction and plans and partially implements empirical or literature research

1. Manuel Castells, Społeczeństwo sieci, WN PWN, Warszawa, rozdział 4 „Transformacja pracy“ str. 227- 295

2. Juliusz Gardawski (red), Polacy pracujący a kryzys fordyzmu, Scholar 2009, rozdział 7

3. Guy Standing, 2014, Prekariat. Nowa Niebezpieczna klasa, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN

4. Richard Sennett, 2006, Korozja charakteru : osobiste konsekwencje pracy w nowym kapitalizmie, Warszawa: Muza SA

5. Mikołaj Lewicki, Mira Marody „Przemiany ideologii pracy” w: Mirosława Marody, Jacek Kochanowicz (red)- Kultura i gospodarka, Scholar 2010

6. Stephen Edgell – Sociology of work. Continuity and change in paid and unpaid work, Sage 2006 (dla chętnych czytać po angielsku)

7. Wiesława Kozek, Julia Kubisa,2011, Polaktor. Aktorzy na rynku pracy, Warszawa Związek Zawodowy Aktorów Polskich

8. Tommy Isidorsson , Julia Kubisa, 2019, Job Quality in an Era of Flexibility. Experiences in a European Context”, Routledge. Routledge Studies in Employment Relations, fragmenty

Is reflective and critical in interpreting the processes occurring in Polish as well as global society and their consequences for social attitudes and institutions

Approaches the choice of a particular theoretical perspective in a reflective and critical way

Can use theoretical categories and research methods in the description and analysis of social and cultural changes in modern societies, as well as their consequences

Can plan and carry out a social study using advanced quantitative and qualitative methods and techniques of social research

Can form an in-depth evaluation of the measures undertaken for the purpose of solving a social problem, based on knowledge and analytical skills acquired

Knows how to interpret the role of culture in the life of the individual and society

Can relate an academic text to the problems of social life and its empirical studies

Can prepare a presentation of a selected problem or study in Polish and in a foreign language

Can argue a thesis using scientific evidence

Can undertake independent activity in public or personal interest

Actively searches for new ways and sources to broaden his/her knowledge and improve professional competences

Independently sets directions of personal development and further learning

Is open to various theoretical and methodological perspectives of social research

Takes responsibility for planned and performed tasks

Examination the first semester on the basis of class attendance (allowed 2 absences), the formulation of the topic of the thesis and the research problem, writing the Introduction, conducting preliminary reading in theoretical frameworks, planning research and analysis, developing research tools, presentation of achievements for all seminar’s participants

In the correction session you will need to write an Introduction and a theoretical or methodological chapter