COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBA 6192 THEORIES OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ULAŞ ÇAKAR

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine a variety of theories of organizational behavior and social psychology which provides the foundations of organizational behavior research. Throughout the course students will discuss different theories and research programme. These discussions will be backed by major social psychology theories as well. .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analyze the concept of organizational behavior from multiple perspectives.
2   Synthesize organizational behavior concepts with social psychological theories.
3   Discuss major contributions and drawbacks of theories with respect to scientific development
4   Develop oral/written communication skills; articulate and defend his/her position.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Theory, Research, And Knowledge Of Organizational Behavior
2 Multidisciplinary Origins Of Organizational Behavior
3 Establishing The Ground Against Which Organizational Behavior Became Figure
4 The Importance, Validity, Practical Usefulness, And Institutionalization Of Organizational Behavior Theories
5 Cognitive Level of Analysis
6 Motivational/Affective Level of Analysis
7 Interpersonal Level of Analysis
8 Group and Cultural Level of Analysis
9 Theories of Leadership
10 Theories of OB Positive Behavior
11 Theories of OB Negative Behavior
12 Organizational Decision Making
13 Current Debates in the Field
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Van Lange, P.A.M., Kruglanski, A.W., Higgins, E.T. (2011). Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology: Volume One. Sage Publications.
Miner, J.B. (2005, 2006, 2007). Organizational Behavior Series. M.E. Sharpe.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Individual Assignments
2. Group Assignments
3. Presentations
4. Term Project
5. Participation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Learners will be able to write reflection papers in a scientific manner.
2. They will write a term project which satisfies basic expectations from a proceeding or an article.
3. Learners will discuss their ideas and be able to defend their position in scientific manner

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ulas.cakar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 1 12
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 10 120
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.34535
LO.4555

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