TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Are able to explain the basic concepts about productivity. 2) Are able to form specific measures for actual problems via productivity indicators 3) Understand the dimensions of productivity at firm level 4) Are able to perform productivity measurement at firm level 5) Are able to comprehend the issue of productivity management 6) Are able to define productivity problems of worklife and enterprises 7) Are capable of developing plans and projects in order to solve productivity problems 8) Understand the relationship between information technologies and productivity
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Information tools, information law and resources, freedom of communication, control of communication tools, new developments in the field of communication, internet and related legislation provisions and ethical principles in the field of informatics are discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Efficiency philosophy 2nd Week The emergence of the concept of productivity and its economic meaning, the basic concepts of productivity 3rd Week Industrialization and productivity, dimensions of performance at the enterprise level and factors affecting productivity, 4th Week Productivity indicator types, productivity measurement methods 5th Week Efficiency measurement methods 6th Week Energy efficiency approaches in manufacturing and service systems 7th Week Productivity management; Improvements made at the organizational level to increase productivity 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Human-oriented productivity-enhancing approaches 10th Week Work Study and related techniques 11th Week Efficiency-quality relationship, total quality management 12th Week Efficiency and information technologies in the information age; importance of data science 13th Week Efficiency-environment relationship, cleaner production concept 14th Week National and international productivity organizations and their activities
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Prokopenko, J., Verimlilik Yönetimi: Uygulamalı El Kitabı (ILO Yayınları). Çeviri. MPM Yayın No:476 (7. Basım), Ankara, 2011. Akal, Z., İşletmelerde Performans Ölçümü ve Denetimi. MPM Yayın No:473 (7. Basım), Ankara, 2011 Türkcan, E. Dünya'da ve Türkiye'de Bilim, Teknoloji ve Politika. İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları 230, İstanbul, 2009. Ramsay, M., R., 2008, İşletme Verimliliği Ölçümü ve Uluslararası İşgücü Verimliliği El Kitabı, Ankara: MPM Yayınları
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture, Questions/Answers, Experiment, Uygulama, Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Quiz 1 10 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 4 4 16 Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 2 5 10 Total Workload 140 Total Workload / 30 4,66 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No