COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMINAR IN INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 6134 SEMINAR IN INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR INCI BOYACIOĞLU BAL

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

In this course research in organizational behavior (OB) and in social psychology as related to understanding behavior in organizations will be examined with both a theoretical and a methodological emphasis. The ultimate objective of the course is to enable students engage in independent OB research where they formulate meaningful research questions and develop research plans at a publishable scientific quality.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have a general knowledge of the research literature, theories and research methods in organizational behavior.
2   Be able to critically evaluate theoretical and methodological aspects of existing literature
3   Identify meaningful research questions and strategies to do independent research in organizational behavior that will ultimately lead to scientific publications.
4   Develop skills for oral/written communication of scientific arguments
5   Become familiar with the scientific publication write-up and submission process in organizational behavior
6   To follow recent studies in the field of organizational behavior and contribute to scientific studies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is Organizational Behavior
2 Employee Motivation
3 Socialization of New Employees
4 Organizational Commitment, Proactive employee behaviors, Organizational Citizenship Behavior
5 Social Identity and Organizational Identification
6 Organizational Justice - Fairness
7 Social Exchange Theories of Employee-Organization relationships
8 Leadership
9 Group and Cultural Level of Analysis
10 Employee withdrawal and deviance
11 Mood and emotions in organizational behavior
12 Power and Conflict
13 Research Proposal Presentations
14 Research Proposal Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Miner, J.B. (2005, 2006, 2007). Organizational Behavior Series. M.E. Sharpe.
Articles on various organizational behavior topics published in top-tier Organizational Behavior journals including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Administrative Science Quarterly.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Individual Assignments
2. Presentations
4. Term Project
5. Participation / Leading class discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ* 0.40 + PAR* 0.10 + ASG * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term Project
2. Participation
3. Assignment

Assessment Criteria

1. Learners will be able to write reflection papers that critically evaluate theoretical and methodological aspects of readings assigned each week.
2. They will identify a research question and write up a research proposal as their term project. The proposal must clearly explain importance and contribution of the proposed research and a detailed, step by step plan that delineates how the research would be conducted
3. Learners will discuss and present scholarly ideas, theories, and methods in a clear and an analytical way.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

inci.boyacioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 16:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 50 50
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 136

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.144455
LO.2455
LO.345
LO.44554
LO.5
LO.655455

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