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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TUR 3012	ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN TOURISM ENTERPRICES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	3

Offered By

Tourism and Hotel Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZGE ADAN GÖK

Offered to

Tourism and Hotel Management
Tourism Management

Course Objective

The main objectives of this course are; to understand the construct of national culture and its effects on tourism business applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	1to describe Culture-related concepts
2	2Understand the importance of Culture in business
3	3 explain the characteristics of organizational culture
4	4 Identify cultural models in tourism enterprices.
5	5 Be able to evaluate the elements of organizational culture

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The culture of the society, culture functions and classification
2	The concept of organizational culture, importance and characteristics, development of Functions
3	Organizational Culture-Environment-Relationship, Factors that affect Organizational Culture
4	settlement process of socialization of organizational culture and socialization
5	Elements of organizational culture (beliefs, values and Norms)
6	Dimensions and determinants of organizational culture
7	Midterm Exam
8	Midterm Exam
9	The relationship between organizational culture and climate, characteristics of strong and weak culture
10	Hofstede and organizational culture approach and Schein model and other models (Parsons, Peters and Waterman
11	culture types and model of Competing Values
12	Success in change management and organizational culture change
13	Corporate social responsibility, ethical values and Culture
14	presentation
15	Final Exam
16	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Edgar H. Schein, Organizational Culture and Leadership, Jossey-Bass Pub., San Francisco, 2010.
Supplementary Book(s): Mats Alvesson, Understanding Organizational Culture, SAGE Publications Ltd., London, 2013.
Turhan Erkmen, Örgüt Kültürü, Beta Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2010.
Erol Eren, Örgütsel Davranış ve Yönetim Psikolojisi, Beta Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2000.
Z. Beril Akıncı Vural, Kurum Kültürü, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture is given theorically

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluating mid-term and final exam and presantation of students

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Each student is responsible for obtaining all handouts, announcements, and schedule changes. All students have to obey the rules declared by the instructor It s obligatory for the students to deliver homeworks and projects on time

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ceylan.alkan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday-Wednesday:13.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	3	36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	1	5	5
Preparing report	1	5	5
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			81

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16
LO.1	3	3	4	1	1	4	1	2	4	2	2	3	4	3	1	3
LO.2	3	3	5	1	1	4	1	3	4	2	2	4	3	2	1	2
LO.3	4	2	3	1	1	4	1	2	4	2	2	4	4	3	1	3
LO.4	4	4	3	1	1	3	1	2	5	1	2	3	4	3	1	2
LO.5	3	3	4	1	1	4	1	2	4	1	2	3	4	3	1	2

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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