COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN TOURISM ENTERPRICES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 3044 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN TOURISM ENTERPRICES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CEYLAN ALKAN

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 Dimensions and determinants of organizational culture
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 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 114

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
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