COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORGANIZATION AND SOCIETY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBA 6166 ORGANIZATION AND SOCIETY 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 the relationship between organizations and societies where such organizations belong to. Furthermore, the position of organizations as ethical actors and their obligations as well as their relationship with the societal actors (such as states, non-governmental organizations, social movements and etc.) are taken into consideration for gaining a deeper understanding.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Evaluate and synthesize the various roles of the organizations in the society.
2   Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of evaluating organizations with different ethical approaches.
3   Demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge how socio-cultural and historical background of a society has impact on organizations.
4   Recognize the needs for developing skills and competencies for interrogating existing approaches and suggesting alternative perspectives in terms of academic writing and reading

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is the place of the organization in a society
2 NGOs, social movements and organizations
3 Business as an organization in the society
4 Market, businesses and society
5 Ethics , organizations and society
6 Presentation & Discussion
7 Mid-term
8 Turkey, organizations and society
9 Development of capitalism and Turkish business structure
10 Current issues about Turkish business system
11 Politics, Organizations and State in Turkey
12 Presentation & Discussion
13 Presentation & Discussion
14 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

- Lawrence, A. T. & Weber, J. (2010). Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy. New York: McGraw Hill.
- De George, R. T. (2007). Business Ethics. New York: Prentice Hall.
- Polanyi, K. (2000). The Great Transformation. Massachusets: Beacon Press.
- Buğra, A. (1997). Devlet ve Işadamları. Istanbul: Iletişim.
- Keyder, Ç. (2009). Türkiye de devlet ve sınıflar. Istanbul: iletişim.
- Further reading list will be provided in the beginning of the course.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Class Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will comprehend the basic relationship between various types of organizations and the society.
The students will be aware of the ethical nature of the organizations in the society and alternative ways of evaluating them as ethical entities.
The students will comprehend a detailed understanding on how to organize and work on academic studies

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yasemin.arbak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparing assignments 3 25 75
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 213

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.151
LO.2531
LO.354
LO.4544445

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