| Course Name | Work Motivation |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 423 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to examine work motivation which is one of the most important topics in our daily lives. The study of work motivation aims to explain why employees engage in behaviors and the extent they persist them. A substantial amount of scientific research has revealed that there are numerous and varied influences and these influences range from cognitive to emotional and social. The purpose of this course is to introduce students the work motivation theories through a historical lens and discuss the application of these theories. This course also aims to introduce students to an affective and motivational state of work-related well-being namely work engagement. The second part of the course focuses on definition, antecedents, and outcomes of work engagement and aims to explain why engaged workers are important for the workforce. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | What drives you to want to learn about psychology? Why did you choose your career? Why do some employees work more than others? What are the drives behind employees’ motivation? Do they work more because they will earn money, or because they just have an internal drive to work harder? Why do some employees have more energy than others? Are engaged workers more productive than the others? These are the basic questions that will be focused in this course. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | History of Motivation Research I | Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, and Practice. Washington DC: SAGE (Chapter 1; pp. 3-14) |
| 2 | Theories of Motivation I | Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, and Practice. Washington DC: SAGE (Chapter 3; pp. 29-58 & Chapter 4; pp. 61-101 & Chapter 6; pp. 131-141) |
| 3 | Theories of Motivation II | Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, and Practice. Washington DC: SAGE (Chapter 3; pp. 29-58 & Chapter 4; pp. 61-101 & Chapter 6; pp. 131-141) |
| 4 | Theories of Motivation III | Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, and Practice. Washington DC: SAGE (Chapter 3; pp. 29-58 & Chapter 4; pp. 61-101 & Chapter 6; pp. 131-141) |
| 5 | Presentations About Motivation Theories | |
| 6 | Theories of Motivation | Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, and Practice. Washington DC: SAGE (Chapter 5; pp. 103-129) |
| 7 | Presentations About Motivation Theories | |
| 8 | Controversies of Work Motivation | Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, and Practice. Washington DC: SAGE (Chapter 5; pp. 103-129) |
| 9 | Midterm exam | |
| 10 | Positive Organizational Psychology | Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, and Practice. Washington DC: SAGE (Chapter 12; pp. 281-303) |
| 11 | Positive Organizational Psychology | Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, and Practice. Washington DC: SAGE (Chapter 12; pp. 281-303) |
| 12 | Positive Organizational Psychology | Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, and Practice. Washington DC: SAGE (Chapter 12; pp. 281-303) |
| 13 | Positive Organizational Psychology | Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, and Practice. Washington DC: SAGE (Chapter 12; pp. 281-303) |
| 14 | Overview of the course | |
| 15 | Overview of the course | |
| 16 | Final xxam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, and Practice (2nd ed.). Washington DC: SAGE. ISBN: 978-1412990936 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 32 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 32 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | 1 | 40 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have knowledge of basic concepts, theories, approaches (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, social, developmental, statistical, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural), and current applications specific to the field of psychology by using current course materials and instruments. | X | ||||
| 2 | To have basic knowledge and skills about the applications in the different subfields of psychology. | X | ||||
| 3 | To have basic knowledge about the testing and measurement instruments used in different subfields of psychology and basic level skill that does not require expertise in carrying out applications in different subfields of psychology. | |||||
| 4 | To make use of other disciplines that may contribute to psychology and have basic knowledge about the contribution of psychology to these disciplines. | |||||
| 5 | To have cumulative knowledge about the position of psychology as a scientific discipline in Turkey, the conducted research, applications and problems encountered from past to present in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 6 | To have the competence to conduct a research individually and/or as a team using the knowledge acquired in the field of psychology, interpret the findings obtained by using scientific problem solving and critical thinking approaches. | X | ||||
| 7 | To have the ability to construct a research hypothesis, create a research design, collect data, analyze it, report it in a scientific writing format, and interpret it by using basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics acquired in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 8 | To have the competence to share the theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of psychology with the experts and lay people by using the required information and communication technologies in scientific studies and events that benefit the society. | X | ||||
| 9 | To have knowledge of the relevant professional and ethical values in the domains of psychology and respect individual differences and human rights in research and practices related to psychology. | |||||
| 10 | To constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following both national and international publications in the field of psychology, the developments in testing and measurement instruments and software programs used in the discipline. | |||||
| 11 | To establish written and verbal communication with experts and lay people by using both Turkish and English. | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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