TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	7
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Servet Özdemir
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Grasp the concept of school culture 2) Grasp and analyze the types of school cultures 3) Grasp the process of school improvement 4) Anayze the impact of school culture on school improvement
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course contains the concept of school culture, enables students to compare school cultures and emphasizes school development processes.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week School culture /Definitions and components 2nd Week Dynamics of School Culture 3rd Week Effective Schools 4th Week Change and School culture 5th Week Re-constructing the School 6th Week Models of Change 7th Week Human aspect of School culture 8th Week School Architecture 9th Week Engaging parents and NGOs in school culture 10th Week TYpes of school cultures 11th Week Organizational Climate and school improvement 12th Week Pyschology of the Organization
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Hofstede, G. (2010). Geert hofstede. National cultural dimensions. Maehr, M. L., & Midgley, C. (1996). Transforming school cultures. Westview Press. Schein, E. H. (2010). Organizational culture and leadership (Vol. 2). John Wiley & Sons. Sergiovanni, T. J. (1996). Leadership for the schoolhouse: How is it different? Why is it important?. Jossey-Bass, Inc. Publishers, 350 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104.. Schlechty, P. C., & Joslin, A. W. (1984). Images of schools. Teachers College Record. Leithwood, K. A., & Riehl, C. (2003). What we know about successful school leadership. Nottingham: National College for School Leadership. -National and International Journal Articles to be assigned
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 1 30 Project 1 70 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 3 30 90 Project 1 60 60 Total Workload 206 Total Workload / 30 6,86 ECTS Credits of the Course 7
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No