Labor, Technology, and the Changing Workplace
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Overview
Subject area
HIST
Catalog Number
44000
Course Title
Labor, Technology, and the Changing Workplace
Department(s)
Description
Technological change has a profound impact on both work and society. This course explores the meaning of these changes for workers, their unions and consumers. Questions related to resistance, progress and how new technologies are shaped are the main concerns of the course. Various issues and historical landmarks that pertain to the changing workplace; social and individual costs and benefits of technology; and work restructuring and how union respond to change will be examined.
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3