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Language and Communicative Skills

The course deals with the English Language as a tool for communicating ideas.  Topics to be treated include: grammar, the nature of communication, work classes, phrases, and clauses, type of sentences, concord, reading and comprehension. Writing skills (making an outline, writing the paragraph, essay, minutes, speeches, reports, and memoranda) and editing (spelling, collocation, appropriate register, cohesion and punctuation) are also to be discussed.

Course Code: 
DLS 108S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 50
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Labour Studies (DLS)

Theories of Labour and Work Organisation

The course provides an overview of the main theoretical perspectives in the field of labour and work organisation. The following topics will be treated: Labour as a factor of production; labour market theories such as the neoliberal, institutional, Keynesian and radical theories of the labour market and their implications for labour. In addition, labour migration dynamics and internal labour market issues such as the new and emerging forms of work including invisible work, home-based work, contract work, out-sourced work, casual work and domestic work will also be treated.

Course Code: 
DLS 107S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 50
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Labour Studies (DLS)

Contemporary Issues in Economic and Labour Relations

This is a practical course in which students are exposed to contemporary global and local issues particularly in the area of politics and economics and how these impinge on labour relations in national development. The course seeks to expose students to contemporary issues, as well as equip them with the capacity to present commentary of such issues in a take home term paper. Students will be required to conduct secondary data research on the issue of interest to write their commentary.

Course Code: 
DLS 106S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 50
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Labour Studies (DLS)

Political Economy of Ghana

This course is intended to equip students to examine critically the interaction between Ghanaian and the global economy, politics and their impact on current living and working conditions in Ghana. The detailed topics to be treated are: The Ghanaian (pre)-colonial economy, economic reforms in Ghana and their effects on Ghanaian labour markets and labour relations; the role of supra-state institutions (IFIs: IMF, World Bank, WTO, MNCs) as well as the role of donor agencies (USAID, JICA, CIDA, SIDA) G-8, Paris Club, African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) in influencing the labour markets.

Course Code: 
DLS 105S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 50
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Labour Studies (DLS)

Gender and Labour Relations

The course develops in students, the ability to confront problems of gender and gender relations at the workplace and beyond.  It covers the gendered structure of labour markets and trade union participation in the specific context of Ghana. Characteristics of male and female employment in Ghana; gender relations at the workplace; sexual harassment in the workplace; gender relations and trade union participation; labour legislation and gender interests and framework for addressing gender needs in the workplace are the major topics to be treated.

Course Code: 
DLS 104S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 50
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Labour Studies (DLS)

Modalities of Technology for Education and Training

The purpose of unit is to enable the education practitioner to act as a consultant during the construction and implementation of

computer-based applications according to different modalities of technology for education and training.

Course Code: 
ECS 203
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Computer Science

Labour Relations and Trade Unionism in Ghana

This course introduces students to the development of trade unionism in Ghana and the role of trade unions in labour relations and national development. Specifically, the course focuses on: Origins of trade unionism; history of trade unions and other workers’ organisations in Ghana and their activities; labour relations; elements and features of labour relations in Ghana and the role of trade unions in labour relations. Also, to be examined are trends in labour relations; trade unionism and its Challenges as well as national Labour and labour relations challenges.

Course Code: 
DLS 103S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 50
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Labour Studies (DLS)

Methods of Teaching Computer Science

The course introduces students to various approaches to the teaching of computer Science in pre-university institutions with emphasis on SSS

Course Code: 
ECS 211
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 200
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Computer Science

Policy and Strategic Planning

The course is designed to help students understand policy formulation and administration and methods of strategic planning in public and private institutions. The topics include: theory and practice of policy and administration; framework for evaluating policies; problem solving techniques and decision-making; public policy-making in developing states and improving public policy-making. A major focus will be on elements of strategic planning; strategic alternatives; designing a strategic plan and implementing, monitoring and evaluating the strategic plan.

Course Code: 
DLS 102S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 50
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Labour Studies (DLS)

Research Methods

The course provides students with the constituents of research proposal writing. The specific topics include: the nature and value of social science research, such as the approaches to knowledge and their limitations, origin of social science research, types, principles and functions of social science research. Ethics in research, selecting the research problem or topic, formulation of objectives, research questions and hypothesis and the determination of variables will also be treated. Also, to be examined are the literature review process and research proposal writing.

Course Code: 
DLS 101S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 50
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Labour Studies (DLS)

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