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 |
INE4009 | Engineering Management | 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: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Instructor ÖZLEM KANGA |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA ÖZBAYRAK Prof. Dr. FAİK TUNÇ BOZBURA Instructor ÖZLEM KANGA |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course is designed to develop an understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and skills required by individuals (managers and non-managers) in today’s changing organizations by analyzing the characteristics of successful managers and organizations. This process will also develop an awareness of the environmental conditions and pressures facing today’s managers and organizations. Specifically, students will become acquainted with the language of business management and the application of key concepts and theories to the “real world.” |
The students who have succeeded in this course; - Explains what is ethical and what is not. - Describes the nature of managerial decision making, leadership and strategy. - Identifies the factors that influence managers’ choice of an organizational structure. - Defines importance of motivation in team working. |
The course focuses on Managers and managing as well as the evaluation of management thought. Ethics & Social Responsibility, the roles of managers, organizational strategies and organizational Culture, Motivation and Leadership are also discussed. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Managers and managing | |
2) | Evaluation of Management Thought | |
3) | Evaluation of Management Thought | |
4) | Ethics & Social Responsibility | |
5) | Global environment | |
6) | Manager as a decision maker | |
7) | Manager as a planner and strategists | |
8) | Review of management history, Midterm Exam | |
9) | Functional Strategies: Value Chain Management | |
10) | Functional Strategies: Value Chain Management | |
11) | Managing organizational structure & Culture | |
12) | Control & Change Management | |
13) | Motivation | |
14) | Leadership |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Textbook: Chang, C. M. (2016). Engineering Management: Meeting the Global Challenges. Second edition. |
References: | Current issues of Financial Times, Fortune, Business Week, The Economist, Harvard Business Review, Business Strategy Review and those of local business magazines Power, Capital and Platin, as well as the business section of daily local newspapers. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 5 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
Final | 1 | % 45 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 40 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 84 |
Quizzes | 10 | 15 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 143 |
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. |