COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IŞL 6037 ADVANCED ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR PINAR SÜRAL ÖZER

Offered to

Business Administration

Course Objective

Introducing the techniques that are used to improve the the efficiency, effectiveness and the quality of service of service processes. Assessing the performance and evaluating the methods that can be used to improve the performance in the processes used in hospitals, banks, hotels, supermarkets and other service systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing concepts in the field of organizational behavior; defining the level of analysis in organizational behavior studies.
2   Obtaining information about current studies on concepts of organizational behavior.
3   Understanding the importance of individual and group behaviors in the organization, evaluating the behaviors variables that determine the organizational performance.
4   Examining the effects of individual concepts such as motivation, diversity, job satisfaction, identity and equity on organizational performance.
5   Explaining organizational structure, design and the organizational culture; evaluating the process of change.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the Course
2 Development of Organizational Behavior Research
3 Analysis Levels and Result Variables in The Organizational Behavior Research
4 Cognitive and Emotional Processes
5 Motivation and Work-Life Satisfaction and Happiness Studies
6 Personality and Individual Differences
7 Identity, Attachment and Equity
8 Relationships and Trust
9 Leader-Member Relations
10 Power and Politics
11 Organizational Structure and Design
12 Organizational Culture
13 Organizational Change
14 Conclusion and Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Journal of Organizational Behavior
Academy of Management Journal
Journal of Applied Psychology
Journal of Personality
Journal of Social Psychology
Journal of Occupational Organizational

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment methods and workload calculation sections comprise these activities.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN* 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST* 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Attendance, presentations and article discussions of the students in the class will be assessed.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

pinar.ozer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays & Thursdays, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 5 5
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 189

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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