At the end of this course, the students; 1) Have the ability to list the factors affecting productivity 2) Have the ability to explain the relationships between the dimensions of business performance 3) Have the ability to explain what levels productivity is measured 4) Have the ability to explain the organizational problems encountered in measuring productivity 5) Have the ability to diagnose productivity issues 6) Have the ability to use productivity improvement techniques
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
Within the scope of the course, factors affecting productivity and productivity, dimensions of business performance, productivity measurements, organizational problems encountered in measurement, productivity improvement techniques are covered.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Efficiency: conceptual framework
2nd Week
The relationship of productivity with social and economic concepts
3rd Week
Business performance and efficiency
4th Week
Factors affecting productivity
5th Week
Efficiency measurement levels
6th Week
Efficiency index with efficiency indicator
7th Week
Types of productivity indicators at the enterprise level
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Total Efficiency and Total Factor Efficiency
10th Week
The place of efficiency indicators in performance measurement
11th Week
Organizational problems encountered in measuring productivity
12th Week
Diagnosing productivity problems
13th Week
Productivity improvement process
14th Week
Case study
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
(1) Joseph Prokopenko, Verimlilik Yönetimi: Uygulamalı El Kitabı, Milli Prodüktivite Merkezi, 1992. (2) David J. Sumanth, Total Productivity Management, CRC Press Company, Washington DC, 1998. (3) Lecture notes
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
25
Assignment
1
10
Quiz
1
20
Project
1
15
Attendance
1
5
Total(%)
75
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
75
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
25
Total(%)
100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)