| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Mehmet Abdülkadir Varoğlu
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Know the need for change and the coersion of environment on organization.
2) Can determine the areas of the organization where the resistance for change is occur and use the solution techniques.
3) Know the methods to diagnose the organizational environment
4) Know the intervention methods and consultancy processes
5) Know that organization development is a socio-technical system
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In order to survive and respond to the rapidly changing environment, organizations have to develop their structure, technology, human resources, and objectives. A planned change/development is necessary in terms of organizational behaviour and designs. This course examines the strategies, intervention techniques, and implementation of planned change/development in organizations. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Anticipating the meaning and importance of organizational development (OD) | | 2nd Week | Definitions, assumptions and challanges of OD | | 3rd Week | OD consultant - organization relationship | | 4th Week | Management of the OD process | | 5th Week | General preview of OD methods | | 6th Week | Group oriented intervention methods | | 7th Week | Intergroup oriented intervention methods | | 8th Week | Mid-term examination | | 9th Week | Structure oriented intervention methods | | 10th Week | Culture oriented intervention methods | | 11th Week | Organizational transformation oriented strategy interventions | | 12th Week | Difficulties and problems in OD processes | | 13th Week | The political aspect of OD processes | | 14th Week | Termination of the OD process |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Harvey, Don ve Brown, Donald (2001) An Experiential Approach to Organization Development |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Case Study |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 20 | | Assignment | 1 | 20 | | Project | 1 | 30 | | Total(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 30 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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