COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 2014 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ILKAY TAŞ GÜRSOY

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

This course aims to enable students to analyze the individual and group behaviour in an organizational setting, to explain and discuss dynamics related to organizational structure and social interaction process at organizations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describing work, organization and organizational behaviour
2   Evaluating individual behaviour at organizations with regard to different theories.
3   Explaining the causes of group behaviour at organizations
4   Describing leadership skills at organizations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the Course Organizational behaviour: Conceptual Framework
2 Work Historical turning points in work life
3 Individuals at organizations/ Perception at workplace
4 Individuals at organizations/ Perceptional errors
5 Personality and emotions at workplace
6 Motivation
7 Midterm exam
8 Midterm exam
9 Groups at organizations/ Foundations of group behaviour
10 Work groups and teams
11 Leadership 1
12 Leadership 2
13 Organizational culture
14 Power and politics

Recomended or Required Reading

Stephen Robbins, Organizational Behaviour, 12th edn.
John Bratton et al. Work and Organizational Behaviour, 2. ed., Palgrave Macmillan,2010.
Condrad Lashley and Darren Lee-Ross, Organization Behaviour for Leisure Services, BH,2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lectures and assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 DNC Dönemiçi Çalışma
2 VZ Arasınav
3 YVN Yaıryıliçi Notu DNC * 0.20 + VZ * 0.80
4 FN Yarıyılsonu Notu
5 BNS BNS YVN * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
6 BUT Bütünleme Notu
7 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu YVN * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students are required to attend 70% of the lecture classes. Besides, students are required to participate in the class discussions, to prepare their assignments on time and to contribute to the active learning in the classrom.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilkay.tas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 14.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 70

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.45

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