COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL CULTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 2011 INTERNATIONAL CULTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR OSMAN AVŞAR KURGUN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

Starting with the effect of general culture on human behavior, to learn the importance and role of organizational culture on work behavior, to understand and discuss such issues as ethics, cultural change, culture and communication relationship and types of organizational culture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to describe, analyze, comprehend and interpret examples and practises of organizational culture concept in organizations.
2   Learning the function of culture in organizations.
3   Identifying values and attitudes which are the base of organizational culture.
4   Understanding the relationship between organizational performance and organizational culture.
5   Understanding efficiency of communication which supports organizational culture.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Culture, Classifications and Functions of Culture
2 Organizational Culture, Importance and Characteristics, Functions
3 Organizational Culture- Environment Relations, Factors that Effect Organizational Culture
4 Socialization Process and Socialization in Organizational Culture
5 The Elements of Organizational Culture (Beliefs, Values and Norms)
6 The Determinants and Dimensions of Organizational Culture
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Relationship between Organizational Culture and Organizational Climate, Characteristics of Weak and Strong Culture
10 Hofstede's and Schein's Model and Approaches and Other Models in Organizational Culture
11 Types of Organizational Culture and Competing Values Model
12 Change and Management of Organizational Culture, Success in Change
13 Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethical Values and Culture
14 Presentations
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Basic References:
Edgar H. Schein, Organizational Culture and Leadership, Jossey-Bass Pub., San Francisco, 2010.

Supporting References:
Mats Alvesson, Understanding Organizational Culture, SAGE Publications Ltd., London, 2013.
Turhan Erkmen, Örgüt Kültürü, Beta Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2010.
Erol Eren, Örgütsel Davranış ve Yönetim Psikolojisi, Beta Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2000.
Z. Beril Akıncı Vural, Kurum Kültürü, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, presentations, group work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40+FN * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

avsar.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15555
LO.2555
LO.35555
LO.4555
LO.555

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