COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES OF ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBA 6397 THEORIES OF ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ULAŞ ÇAKAR

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

It is aimed to provide students a holistic understanding of management and organization theories with a historical and philosophical perspective whilst providing students to gain skills, competencies and capabilities regarding writing and reading management and organization studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1) Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of a range of organizational theories and their historical development.
2   2) Demonstrate an understanding of the various roles of the organizations in the society.
3   3) Recognize the needs for developing skills and competencies for interrogating existing theories and suggesting alternative perspectives in terms of academic writing and reading.
4   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 Philosophy of Management and Organization Studies
2 Historical Roots of Management and Organization-1
3 Historical Roots of Management and Organization-2
4 Classical Approaches to Management and Organization
5 Effects of Second World War on Management and Organization Theories
6 Modern Approaches in Management and Organization
7 Symbolic Interpretive Approaches to Management and Organization
8 Modernism Problem
9 Critical Theories in Management and Organization
10 Management and Organization and Chaos Approach
11 Future Challenges in the Field of Management and Organization
12 Argument Presentation & Class Discussion-1
13 Argument Presentation & Class Discussion-2
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Organization Theory (2018) Mary Jo Hatch. Oxford Press.
Articles and books will be announced for each week s lesson.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lectures
2) Class Discussions
3) Developing Article Proposals

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1) The students will comprehend current and historical management and organization theories
2) The students will gain an critical view of organization theory
3) The students will comprehend a detailed understanding on how to organize and work on academic studies

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Professor Ulaş Çakar e-mail:ulas.cakar@deu.edu.tr Room Number:116

Office Hours

Monday 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 22 22
Preparation for final exam 1 24 24
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.15535
LO.25535
LO.355535
LO.455535

CONTACT INFORMATION
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