At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gain an understanding of the human side of the organization. 2) Know how learning takes place at the individual, group and organizational levels. 3) Know the perceptual inflences on organizational decision processes. 4) Know theories of motivation. 5) Know the realtionship between motivation and job design. 6) Gain an understanding of leadership theories. 7) Understand the role of power and politics on organizations.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
Organizational Behavior, a sub-domain of Management and Organization, an applied field of social science, emerges as one of the most important research fields that can be used in bringing solutions to differentiated problem areas of today's enterprises. This course focuses on behavioral dynamics at the level of individuals, groups and organizations in the organizational setting. In this context, issues such as perceptions and emotions of individuals, job satisfaction, motivation, forms of leadership, power and authority, conflict management, team work and dynamics, organizational culture will be emphasized. Organizational Behavior uses scientific methodology as a social discipline, has developed academically, and has remained relatively weak in practice. This weakness in practice; the problem of micro management and business blindness which cause a man who is a closed box not to be understood well by the managers, the administrators to disappear in detail, problems such as institutionalization, unsustainability, employee dissatisfaction, unable to work under stress and pressure, The Organizational Behavior field helps to solve the problems administrators face in administrative decisions and practices by revealing scientific evidence for understanding human behavior.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to the course: What is Organizational Behavior (OB)?
2nd Week
Fundamentals of individual behavior
3rd Week
Values, attitudes and job satisfaciton
4th Week
Personality and emotions
5th Week
Perception and individual decision making
6th Week
Theories and appliacations of motivation
7th Week
Fundamentals of group behavior and work teams
8th Week
Mid-term examination
9th Week
Leadership
10th Week
Power, politics, conflict and management of conflict
11th Week
Organizational structure, design and technology
12th Week
Human resources management
13th Week
Organizational culture
14th Week
Organizational change and stress management
15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Robbins, Stephen P., Judge, Timothy A., Campbell, Timothy T. (2010). Organizational Behavior. Prentice Hall.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Presentation,Discussion,Case Study
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
50
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
50
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1
1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
5
70
Preparation for Final exam
1
126
126
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
60
60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
Total Workload
300
Total Workload / 30
10
ECTS Credits of the Course
10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)