COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION THEORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IYO 7031 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION THEORY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Management and Organization Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EBRU TOLAY

Offered to

Management and Organization Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to examine the origins of organizational theories and approaches and their historical development over time, thus enabling an easier and healthier connection between concepts related to the field of business management. In addition, it is to improve management knowledge and skills by providing information and examples on the basic functions of management and current issues in today's business life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gains the ability to evaluate the concepts and implications related to the fundamental functions of management from a managerial perspective.
2   Gains knowledge of the historical development of scientific thoughts about management and organizations.
3   Gains the ability to understand and interpret the theories and management philosophies that form the basis of organizational structures and processes encountered in modern business life.
4   Gains the ability to comprehend and design the structures and processes of organizations operating in different environments and having different technologies.
5   Gains knowledge of postmodern management philosophy and organizational structures.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical and Conceptual Framework of Organizations and Management Field
2 Planning
3 Organizing
4 Orientation: Leadership and Motivation
5 Coordination and Control
6 Classical Organization Theory
7 Neo-Classical Organization Theory
8 Modern Organization Theory: Systems Theory
9 Modern Organization Theory: Contingency Approach
10 Post-Modern Approach: Total Quality Management, Benchmarking
11 Post-Modern Approach: Core-Competence and Outsourcing
12 Post-Modern Approach: Organizational Learning and Learning Organizations
13 Post-Modern Organization: Holacracy, Autonomous Organizations
14 Postmodern Philosophy in Organizational Theories, Chaos and Complexity

Recomended or Required Reading

Organization Theory - Ali Ekber Akgün, Halit Keskin, Ipek Koçoğlu
Images of Organizations - Gareth Morgan
Understanding the Theory and Design of Organizations - Richard L. Daft
Organizational Theory, Design and Change - Gareth R. Jones
Klasik Yönetim Düşüncesi - Aykut Berber
Fundamentals of Management - Robbins, Decenzo & Coulter
Işletme Yönetimi - Gülay Budak, Gönül Budak
Işletme Yöneticiliği - Tamer Koçel


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Issues will be examined and discussed at theoretical level. Teaching methods such as lecture, visual tools, discussion, question-answer will be used.

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated according to their participation in class discussions and the presentation of final papers, as well as their midterm and final exam grades.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is important for the student to read about the field and participate in class discussions. The questions posed for the midterm and final exam are not general but specific. For this reason, analyzes should be made with the correct and appropriate use of terminology.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ebru.tolay@deu.edu.tr
ebru.tolay@gmail.com

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.21
LO.311
LO.4111
LO.511

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