POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
PRL3541 | Employee Communication | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SELCAN YEŞİLYURT |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SELCAN YEŞİLYURT Prof. Dr. HALUK GÜRGEN |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course provides perspectives that will undoubtedly illuminate our views of the important role that communication plays in the processes and functions of organizational life. It is through communication that people organize, and understanding how we do this will allow us to study how our own communication patterns affect organizational life. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1) Define the general terms related to the academic study of organizational communication. 2) To understand and explain theories and perspectives used to examine employee communication. 3) To recognize communication issues in organizations and apply communication concepts, models, and theories to resolve such issues using multiple perspectives. 4) Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of barriers of effective communication. 5) To provide the student with an initial exposure to communication and organizational behavior theory and research. 6) Explain why organizations are resistant to change, and the impact of conflict within the organization. 7) Discuss how power and status influence the normal functioning of organizations and organizational communication 8) Explain how both employee and employer perceptions of each other can impact an organization. 9) Students will assess what is meant by the term leader and the variety of styles of leadership that may be appropriate in different organizational circumstances. |
By explaining the basic communication patterns, employee communication and organizational life processes will be discussed. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Course introduction and overview Public Relations, history and evolution | |
2) | Corporate Communication Organizations and communication function Internal and employee communication | |
3) | Corporate communication Corporations communicating their vision, mission and values | |
4) | Culture Hofstede's national cultural dimensions | |
5) | Hofstede's dimensions of organizational culture | |
6) | Cultures of the organizations Power culture, role culture, person culture, task culture | |
7) | Assessing an organizations's culture Midterm | |
8) | Individual and social approaches to communication Social role theory Role congruity theory Transformational leadership | |
9) | Communication accommodation theory Accommodation through onvergence and divergence | |
10) | Group communication theories Groupthink | |
11) | Organizational assimilation and identification | |
12) | Employee communication channels Media selection Media richness Traditional channels | |
13) | Employee communication channels Online channels Intranets Blogs | |
14) | Change management, preparing employees for times of change Overview |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
References: | Communicating with employees improving organizational communication / Frank M. Inside the organization : perspectives on employee communications LeMenager, Jack |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 40 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 44 |
Homework Assignments | 9 | 20 |
Midterms | 1 | 4 |
Final | 1 | 4 |
Total Workload | 114 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |