PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ISL5956 | Organizational Development and Change | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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Language of instruction: | Turkish |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
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Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. İBRAHİM AYHAN TON Assoc. Prof. HAKKI AKTAŞ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The purpose of this course, is to understand the definitions of "change" and "improvement" to develop the performance and the dynamics of an organization. Moreover, the concept of "organizational learning" which is the keystone of the organizational development and change will be emphasized. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeeded in this course; - will be able to recognize why change is important for organizations - will be able to gain knowledge about learning organizations - will be able to gain knowledge about organizational development. - will be able to define resistance to organizational change. - will be able to find solutions to resistance to change problems. |
More and more organizations today face a dynamic and changing environment. This, in turn, is requiring the organizations to adapt. “Change or die!” is the rallying cry among today’s managers worldwide. Change types, process, the resistance to change and overcoming resistance to change, methods of organizational development, challenges and opportunities of the future are the subjects that we will discuss in class. |
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Course Notes / Textbooks: | Örgütsal Davranış alanındaki doktora yıllarından bugüne çeşitli kitaplardan oluşturulmuş ders notları ve makaleler, işdünyasındaki 20 yıllık deneyimden gelen uygulama bilgisi |
References: | Stephen Robbins, Timothy Judge, OB, Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2011 |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Application | 13 | 48 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 81 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 175 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media | |
2) | To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics. | |
3) | To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works. | |
4) | To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications. | |
5) | To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices. | |
6) | To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings. | |
7) | To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns. | |
8) | To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices. | |
9) | To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes. | |
10) | To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool. | |
11) | To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations. | |
12) | To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications. | |
13) | To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices. | |
14) | To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations. |