COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES OF ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBA 6335 THEORIES OF ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ÖMÜR NECZAN ÖZMEN

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

It is aimed to provide students a holistic understanding of management and organization theories with a historical and philosophical perspective whilst providing students to gain skills, competencies and capabilities regarding writing and reading management and organization studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of a range of organizational theories and their historical development.
2   Demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge taking organization as a whole whilst analyzing its functions.
3   Demonstrate an understanding of the various roles of the organizations in the society.
4   Recognize the needs for developing skills and competencies for interrogating existing theories and suggesting alternative perspectives in terms of academic writing and reading.
5   Develop oral/written communication skills; articulate and defend his/her position.
6   Develop and enhance the essential interpersonal skills to be an effective team member.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Philosohopy of management and organization studies
2 Management & Organization: Field, discipline or science
3 Classical perspectives on management and organization
4 Modern perspectives on management and organization
5 Recent perspectives on management and organization - I
6 Recent perspectives on management and organization - II
7 Midterm exam
8 Society, organized life and management
9 How to make academic study on management & organization
10 Argument presentation & class discussion
11 Argument presentation & class discussion
12 Argument presentation & class discussion
13 Argument presentation & class discussion
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
Jones, G. (2009). Organizational Theory, Design, and Change. Prentice Hall.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Class Discussions
3. Article proposal developments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The students will comprehend current and historical management and organization theories.
2. The students will be aware of the relationship between organizations, organized society and the role of the management in these structures.
3. The students will comprehend a detailed understanding on how to organize and work on academic studies

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ceyhan Aldemir, ceyhan.aldemir@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
Preparing assignments 2 30 60
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Field study 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 224

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.611

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