MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ISL5956	Organizational Development and Change	Spring	3	0	3	8

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :
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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

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.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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15)	Final Exam

Sources

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

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases.	3
2)	Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format.	4
3)	Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills.	5
4)	Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish.	3
5)	Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills.	4
6)	Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods.	4
7)	Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills.	3
8)	Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects.	5
9)	Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them.	4
10)	Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology.	5
11)	Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions.	4