COURSE UNIT TITLE

: UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS, PEOPLE AND SOCIETY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MNO 4244 UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS, PEOPLE AND SOCIETY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ULAŞ ÇAKAR

Offered to

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Course Objective

The general aim of the course is to evaluate and assess organizations as social entities that have histories, interests, relations, and systems of practice that shape people and have influences on society. The course provides knowledge on using multiple philosophical and theoretical perspectives in order to understand why they are important, what they are and how they operate.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gain a deeper understanding of organization in the society.
2   Illustrate the place of organizations in the lives of individuals either as an employee, as a manager or as a stakeholder.
3   Be able to critically assess various approaches to, and claims about organizations in the society
4   Think critically about the taken-for-granted assumptions regarding the nature of the organizations.
5   Gain a comprehension of emerging trends regarding organization.
6   Develop oral/written communication skills, to articulate and defend one's position.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Organization as a socio-economic entity
2 How to understand organizations Classical approaches
3 How to understand organizations Modern approaches
4 How to understand organizations Alternative approaches
5 Critical aspects of managerial and organizational applications
6 Management fads and diffusions
7 Crises, society and organizations
8 Organizational cultures shaping the individual
9 Women in the organization and the society
10 Ecology and green management
11 Chaos and order of organizations in the society
12 Workshop: Emerging trends regarding organizations in the society

Recomended or Required Reading

Shafritz, Jay. M., Ott, J. Steven and Jang, Yong S. (2010) Classics of Organization Theory. Wadsworth.
Hatch, Mary Jo (2006) Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic, and Postmodern Perspectives. Oxford University Press.
Clegg, Stewart R., Hardy, Cynthia, Lawrence, Thomas and Nord, Walter R. (Eds.) (2006) The SAGE Handbook of Organization Studies. Sage.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 ASS Assignment
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.25 + ASS * 0.50 +FN * 0.25
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.25 + ASS * 0.50 + RST * 0.25

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The students will evaluate multiple perspectives regarding the organization concept.
2. The students will assess the role of the different organizations in the society.
3. The students will comprehend the differences among varying theoretical approaches regarding the nature of the organization, people and society relationship.
4. The students will be aware of recent theoretical discussions and practical applications regarding organizations.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2. Violations of Plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assistant Prof. Dr. Ulaş Çakar e-mail:ulas.cakar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 11:30-13:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 1 12
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing assignments 12 2 24
Preparing presentations 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.144
LO.2544
LO.3344
LO.444534
LO.5555
LO.6544

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