COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN LOGISTICS BUSINESSES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DLY 5023 ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN LOGISTICS BUSINESSES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MUSTAFA SERDAR AYAN

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

Establish the overview of organizational concepts and theories, describe the importance of planning, integrate organization into the business entity, identify the importance of motivation and leadership in logistic companies, comprehend the mechanisms of control and develop critical analysis skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding of management practices as planning, organizing, leading and controlling in a variety of organizational settings
2   Ability to analyze and understand various leadership theories and the practice of leadership in logistic companies.Topics include leadership, motivation, groups, and influence.
3   Understanding of diversity in workplace settings, and its impact on leadership styles, communication processes, and relational behaviors. Enhance their effectiveness working with other individuals.
4   Understanding of the social and psychological factors that influence the management of groups and individuals in work settings, such as communication, leadership, decision-making, power, politics, and job design.
5   Understanding of how the global and national business environments affect critical business decisions of logistic companies such as global functional strategies, global opportunity analysis, market(s) selection, market entry and timing, choice of production site for global sourcing, and organizational implications.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to management and organizations, purpose of the course
2 Management History
3 Organizational Culture
4 Managing in Global Environment
5 Decision Making : The essence of the manager's job
6 Foundations of planning
7 Strategic Management
8 Midterm Exam
9 Organizational Structure and Design
10 Foundations of behavior
11 Understanding Groups and teams
12 Motivating employees
13 Leadership
14 Foundations of control

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook :

Robbins, S.P. & Coultier, Management, Prentice Hall, Boston, 2012.

References :

Taylor, Management Science, 11th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2013

Bovee, Thill, Mescon, Excellence in Business, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Cooperative and active teaching and learning strategies

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* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

MSc level knowledge, skills and competencies in research, examination, critics, oral and written presentation of Logistic Management cases in terms of innovation, creativity and inventions will be assessed.

Assessment Criteria

There will be one midterm exam and one cumulative final exam covering all the assignments and lectures.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students have to attend all class assignments and attend %70 of the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. M. Serdar Ayan

e-mail : serdar.ayan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday & Tuesday : 12:00 - 13:00 or by appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 4 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 2 5 10
Reading 8 2 16
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 141

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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