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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
BA4948 | Organizational Behavior | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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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 : | Prof. Dr. ELA ÜNLER |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | Organizational Behavior deals with organizations and employees within the organizations. The purpose of the course is to understand the behavior, perception and attitudes of each individual in the company. This information gathered from the employees directly affect the well-being, performance and effectiveness of the organization. OB has four characteristics: one, it is grounded in the scientific method. Second, it studies individuals, groups, and organizations. Third, it is interdisciplinary in nature. And fourth, OB is used as the basis for enhancing organizational effectiveness and individual well-being. After completed the course, you should: (i) analyze individual and group behavior; (ii) understand different work groups, cultures and environments affect an individual behavior; (iii) be well experienced in developing actions to different employees according to their perceptions and attitudes. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Explore different levels of analysis in Organizational Behavior 2. Understand how different diciplines contribute to OB 3. Understand individual differences need to be counted in work settings 4. Develop motivational strategies in increasing employee engagement 5. Explore innovative ways in measuring employee attitudes 6. Enable to read employee specific behavioral problems 7. Develop powerful discourses about employee-manager relationship |
1st Week: What is Organizational Behavior 2nd Week: Foundations of Individual Behavior 3rd Week: Attitudes and Job Satisfaction 4th Week: Personality and Values 5th Week: Perception and Individual Decision Making 6th Week: Motivation Concepts 7th Week: Midterm 8th Week: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications 9th Week: Emotions and Moods 10th Week: Foundations of Group Behavior and Understanding Work Teams 11th Week: Communication 12th Week: Basic Approaches to Leadership and Contemporary Issues in Leadership 13th Week: Power and Politics 14th Week: Conflict and Negotiation |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | 1st Week: What is Organizational Behavior | |
2) | 2nd Week: Foundations of Individual Behavior | |
3) | 3rd Week: Attitudes and Job Satisfaction | |
4) | 4th Week: Personality and Values | |
5) | 5th Week: Perception and Individual Decision Making | |
6) | 6th Week: Motivation Concepts | |
7) | 7th Week: Review | |
8) | 8th Week: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications | |
9) | 9th Week: Emotions and Moods | |
10) | 10th Week: Foundations of Group Behavior and Understanding Work Teams | |
11) | 11th Week: Communication | |
12) | 12th Week: Basic Approaches to Leadership and Contemporary Issues in Leadership | |
13) | 13th Week: Power and Politics | |
14) | 14th Week: Conflict and Negotiation |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Text Book Organizational Behavior (2007), 14th ed., by Robbins & Judge, Prentice Hall. |
References: | Optional Text Organizational Behavior 12th ed. (2011), by Fred Luthans, McGraw Hill |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 10 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 41 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 110 |
Homework Assignments | 10 | 10 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 165 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media. | |
2) | Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video. | |
3) | Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video. | |
4) | Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video. | |
5) | Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video. | |
6) | Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video. | |
7) | Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture. | |
8) | Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images. | |
9) | Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge. | |
10) | Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media. | |
11) | Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture. | |
12) | Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication. | |
13) | Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects. | |
14) | Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology. |