About the Midterm

Hello.  Here are some issues related to the midterm.

Where and When

As you have heard, the midterm has been scheduled for Monday, October 24th, from 7-9 p.m in Stedman Lecture Hall A.

If you are taking this course from somewhere outside of Toronto, you will need to contact the York Distance Education Office to arrange a place to write.  Their email is:  disted@yorku.ca.

What it covers

It will cover material up to and including Lecture 5 on your outline, which will be posted on October 17th.

Format

The test will include 10 multiple choice questions worth 3 marks each (bring a pencil), and 5 short answer questions worth 10 marks each. The questions will be drawn directly from the assigned readings and lecture material, including the assigned supplemental readings found on the course website.

You will not be tested directly on material found in the various blog entries I’ve included on the course outline.  Those blog entries are only to give you examples of the issues we are discussing to help you better understand the assigned materials.

Here is a sample multiple choice question, to give you an idea of what they will look like:

1.     “Unions are the result of poor management.  If employers pay attention to their employees’ needs, the employees will feel no need to seek the assistance of a union.” The above statement is most consistent with which one of the following perspectives on industrial relations considered in your readings:

a.     Institutional

b.     Reformist

c.     Neoclassical

d.     Managerial

e.     Radical/political economy

Good luck.  If you have other questions, please use the Comment feature on this blog entry and ask your question here.