| PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| PSY4060 | Readings in Organizational Psychology | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. SİBEL ÇALIŞKAN |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. SİBEL ÇALIŞKAN |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | "." |
| Course Objectives: | Gain advanced knowledge about the fundamental topics of organizational psychology including leadership, motivation, job satisfaction, job involvement, organizational commitment, justice at the workplace. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Discuss fundamentals of leadership, explore differences between different leadership styles at workplace 2. Explore job satisfaction, discuss the importance of the concept at workplace 3. Gain knowledge about various variables related to job satisfaction such as employee characteristics 4. Explore the concept of job involvement and its impact on other related outcomes 5. Define organizational commitment, compare different types of commitment and explore their impact on employee behaviors 6. Discuss justice at workplace, why fairness is important at workplace |
| Main topics that will be covered in this class will be leadership,motivation,person-environment fit,organizational justice,job satisfaction,organizational commitment,organizational health psychology,productive and counterproductive work behaviors and other topics about organizational psychology |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Justice at workplace | |
| 1) | Introduction to class | |
| 2) | What is leadership?Different leadership theories and their impact on employee behavior | |
| 3) | Leadership theories | |
| 4) | Job satisfaction | |
| 5) | Job satisfaction | |
| 6) | Job involvement | |
| 7) | Review | |
| 8) | Organizational commitment | |
| 9) | Organizational commitment | |
| 10) | Justice at workplace | |
| 12) | Midterm | |
| 13) | Other related issues | |
| 14) | Other related issues |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Related articles. |
| References: | "." |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 15 | % 15 |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | % 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
| Final | 1 | % 30 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 70 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 30 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 15 | 45 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 10 | 40 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 45 |
| Midterms | 1 | 10 |
| Final | 1 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 150 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Develop close interest in human mind and behavior, and attain critical thinking skills (in particular the ability to evaluate psychological theories using empirical evidence), as well as appreciating psychology as an evidence based science. | 4 |
| 2) | Gain a biopsychosocial understanding of human behavior, namely, the biological, psychological, social determinants of behavior. | 4 |
| 3) | Acquire theoretical and applied knowledge and learn about basic psychological concepts and perspectives | 4 |
| 4) | Familiarize with methodology and data evaluation techniques by being aware of scientific research methods (i.e. correlational, experimental, longitudinal, case study). | 2 |
| 5) | Employ ethical sensitivity while doing assessment, research or working with groups. | 2 |
| 6) | Familiarize with the essential perspectives of psychology (cognitive, developmental, clinical, social, behavioral, and biological). | 3 |
| 7) | Get the opportunity and skills to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data, write reports, and present them. | 2 |
| 8) | Attain preliminary knowledge for psychological measurement and evaluation. | 2 |
| 9) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (e.g. sociology, history, political science, communication studies, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc) that can contribute to psychology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in understanding and interpreting of psychological process. |