COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMINAR IN ADVANCED CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT STUDIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBA 6198 SEMINAR IN ADVANCED CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT STUDIES 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 current and recent theoretical and practical discussions about cross-cultural management issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analyze, evaluate and synthesize advanced discussions regarding cross-cultural management theories.
2   Recognize the needs for developing skills and competencies for interrogating existing theories in the field of advanced cross cultural management studies and suggesting alternative perspectives in terms of academic writing and reading.
3   Develop oral/written communication skills; articulate and defend his/her position.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

DBA 6397 - Theories of Organization and Management

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Dominant Models in the Field of Cross-Cultural Management Studies and Their Problems-1
2 Dominant Models in the Field of Cross-Cultural Management Studies and Their Problems-2
3 A Deeper Culture Approach That Goes Beyond Creating Models
4 Neglected Importance of Anthropology in the field of Cross-Cultural Management Studies
5 Looking Beyond the Patterns of Culture: Ruth Benedict
6 Distant and Exotic in a Western Centered View
7 A Psychological View on the Culture Patterns of the Mind
8 Midterm Exam
9 Areas of Culture That Goes Beyond Consciousness and Jung
10 From Campbell to LeGuin, Hero's Journey and Story of Management
11 Analysis, Evaluation and Discussion of Advanced Cross-Cultural Management Studies
12 Advanced Cross-Cultural Studies Presentations and Their Evaluations-1
13 Advanced Cross-Cultural Studies Presentations and Their Evaluations-2
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1) Students will go beyond standard models for culture used in the field of management and will gain knowledge to make deeper examinations in the field.
2) Student will have knowledge in the field of advanced cross cultural management studies
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 No:116

Office Hours

Monday 15:00 Room Number:116

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.15555
LO.2555
LO.355555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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