INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (TURKISH, NONTHESIS)
Master	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
YZM5405	Learning Organizations	Fall Spring	3	0	3	12

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. MEHMET ALPER TUNGA
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None.
Course Objectives:	The growing complexity of organizational science and theory is evidenced in the challenges facing public and private sector organizations. The focus of this course is organizational learning and performance: processes, systemic functions, culture, structure, leveraging and use of information systems to inform decision-making. The course requires a field-based study applying course content to conduct an organizational audit and prepares a report.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Review an organizational audit as evidenced by a written report and an oral presentation in class.
2. Develop an understanding of learning organizations and what differentiates organizations that learn from those that do not.
3. Describe past, current, and emerging models relevant to organizations in general, and education leadership specifically.
4. Apply learned theoretical frameworks to relevant, real-world examples utilizing technology and other media.
5. Identify elements of adaptive change within real-world examples (through online resources and video technology.
6. Develop the capacity to lead learning organizations by focusing on key characteristics of quality leadership as well as identifying and utilizing various group process tools.

Course Content

The content of this course is composed of overview course, identify component parts of rganizations, a supportive learning environment, openness to new ideas, innovation, necessary conditions for change, a supportive learning environment, unnatural acts of an organization, concrete learning processes, organizational infrastructure for information use organizational systems processes, concrete learning processes, leadership that reinforces learning, inhuman factors.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Course overview, identify component parts of organizations.
2)	A Supportive Learning Environment
3)	Openness to New Ideas, Innovation, Necessary Conditions for Change.
4)	A Supportive Learning Environment
5)	Unnatural Acts of an Organization
6)	Concrete Learning Processes
7)	The substructure of knowledge usage in the process of the organizational system
8)	Organizational Infrastructure for Information Use Organizational Systems Processes / Midterm
9)	Concrete Learning Processes
10)	Leadership that Reinforces Learning.
11)	Inhuman Factors
12)	Presentations /Book Talks
13)	Presentations /Book Talks
14)	Presentations /Book Talks

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	The Fifth Discipline: The art and practice of learning organizations, Senge, P.M., Doubleday: New York. 1990 Schools That Learn , Senge, Cambron-McCabe, Lucas, Smith, Dutton, & Kleiner, Doubleday: New York . 2000 Is Yours a Learning Organization? Garvin, Edmondson, and Gino Harvard Business Review, 2008. www.hbr.org
References:	Yok - None.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	2	% 10
Project	2	% 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	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Application	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Midterms	1	22	22
Final	1	41	41
Total Workload			189

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)	Follows the scientific literature in the field of Information Technology, critically analyzes it, and effectively utilizes it in solving complex IT problems.
2)	Designs, plans, implements, and manages original projects related to the field of Information Technology.
3)	Conducts independent studies in the field of Information Technology, assumes scientific responsibility, and evaluates the findings with a critical perspective.
4)	Presents the outcomes of research and projects effectively in written, oral, and visual forms, in accordance with academic and professional standards.
5)	Conducts independent research on specialized topics within the field, develops innovative and original ideas, and translates this knowledge into practice and technology.
6)	Effectively applies advanced theoretical knowledge and practical skills specific to the field of Information Technology; analyzes and develops current software, hardware, and system solutions.
7)	Acts in accordance with professional, scientific, and ethical principles; takes responsibility by considering the societal, environmental, and ethical impacts of IT applications.