468-220 Workplace Organisation & Technology

468-103 Contexts of Workplace Training

This subject reviews workplace organisation theories such as Taylorism, scientific management, human relations, contingency theory, organisational cultures. Topics include an examination of factors and forces that are responsible for the convergence of workplace organisation and technology: Fordism, neo-Fordism, post-Fordism or flexible specialisation; how do modes of technology serve the interests of some over the interests of others; a critical and comparative exploration of technological determinism and social determinism; and use of actor network analysis as a 'tool' and the implications of workplace reformation for work roles, relationships, vocational knowledge and skill development.

Essays, assignments and/or class presentation equivalent to 4000 words.