ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)
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
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: Tr
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. MEHMET ALPER TUNGA
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 Outputs

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: 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
Attendance % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes 2 % 10
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project 2 % 20
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 30
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
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
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 14 3 42
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 1 22 22
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
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) Integration and application of limited or missing information by using scientific methods and ability to combine information from different disciplines
2) Gaining the abilitiy to reach the knowledge by employing scientific research and literature survey
3) Building energy and environment-oriented engineering problems, producing solutions by employing innovative methods
4) Gaining ability to develop innovative and original ideas, designs and the solutions
5) Gaining knowledge and information on modern techniques and methods that are available in engineering applications and comprhensive knowledge on adaptation and applicability of these techniques
6) Ability to employ analytical, modeling, and experimental design, and implement research-based applications; ability to analyze and interpret complex conditions might occure during this process
7) Leadership in multi-disciplinary teams, offering solutions for complex cases and undertaking responsibility in such cases
8) Expressing professional skills and results of the studies verbally or written in national or international environments
9) Adequacy on consideration of social, scientific and ethical values on any professional work
10) Awareness about innovations on operations and application areas of the profession and ability to review and learn improvements when necessary
11) Understanding social and environmental extents of engineering applications and ability to harmony with the social environment