BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING | |||||
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 Fall |
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) | Adequate knowledge of subjects specific to mathematics (analysis, linear, algebra, differential equations, statistics), science (physics, chemistry, biology) and related engineering discipline, and the ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields in complex engineering problems. | |
2) | Identify, formulate, and solve complex Biomedical Engineering problems; select and apply proper modeling and analysis methods for this purpose | |
3) | Design complex Biomedical systems, processes, devices or products under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |
4) | Devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for solving complex problems in Biomedical Engineering practice; employ information technologies effectively. | |
5) | Design and conduct numerical or physical experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating the complex problems specific to Biomedical Engineering. | |
6) | Cooperate efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; and show self-reliance when working on Biomedical Engineering-related problems. | |
7) | Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish, oral and written, to have gained the level of English language knowledge (European Language Portfolio B1 general level) to follow the innovations in the field of Biomedical Engineering; gain the ability to write and understand written reports effectively, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. | |
8) | Recognize the need for life-long learning; show ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continuously educate oneself. | |
9) | Having knowledge for the importance of acting in accordance with the ethical principles of biomedical engineering and the awareness of professional responsibility and ethical responsibility and the standards used in biomedical engineering applications | |
10) | Learn about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; develop an awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | |
11) | Acquire knowledge about the effects of practices of Biomedical Engineering on health, environment, security in universal and social scope, and the contemporary problems of Biomedical Engineering; is aware of the legal consequences of Mechatronics engineering solutions. |