| Course Name | Managing and Leading Organizations: Organizational Design |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| ISL 567 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | Organizations and groups link social structure and individual action. Sociological theory studies how behavior and activities within organizations are largely a matter of context rather than character or personality. The purpose of this course is to help students understand organizations and take effective action in them by understanding the social dynamics and context shaping organizational life. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course provides a strong foundation of research and knowledge on organizational dynamics. After reviewing historical development of management, students will be informed about key organizational characteristics affecting key organizational outcomes. Then, these characteristics will be linked to group processes as well as organizational settings. At the end of the course, students will be able to analyze organizations that they are members in and take more effective actions in them. |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the Course What is management? What is an organization? | |
| 2 | Readings on Organizational Design: Traditional designs, contingency and contemporary approaches | What Executives Should Remember? by Peter Drucker Course link: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/import/ptos/38644160 |
| 3 | Readings on Organizational Design: Traditional designs, contingency and contemporary approaches | Note on Organizational Structure Course link: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/import/ptos/38644160 |
| 4 | Readings on Organizational Design: Traditional designs, contingency and contemporary approaches | An Introductory Note on Managing People in Organizations Course link: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/import/ptos/38644160 |
| 5 | Discussion on Management, Organizations and Organizational Design | |
| 6 | Case Analysis | Alice Saddy: Caring for the Community Course link: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/import/ptos/38644160 |
| 7 | Readings on Organizational Culture and DNA | Readings Assigned by the Instructor |
| 8 | Case Discussion: Alice Saddy: Caring for the Community Organizational Culture and DNA: Case Analysis | Alice Saddy: Caring for the Community Course link: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/import/ptos/38644160 |
| 9 | Your Organization’s DNA | http://www.strategyand.pwc.com/global/home/what_we_do/services/ocl/ocl_service_areas/49036161/orgdna-profiler |
| 10 | Work Related Attitudes and Behaviors: Organizational Commitment, Job Performance, Pro Social and Counterproductive Work Behaviors | Readings Assigned by the Instructor |
| 11 | Work Related Attitudes and Behaviors: Organizational Commitment, Job Performance, Pro Social and Counterproductive Work Behaviors | Readings Assigned by the Instructor |
| 12 | Readings on Group Processes and Teamwork | Readings Assigned by the Instructor |
| 13 | Case Analysis | Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-Tak (A) Course link: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/import/ptos/38644160 |
| 14 | Case Discussion: Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-Tak (A) and (B) | Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-Tak (A) Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-Tak (B) Course link: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/import/ptos/38644160 |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Review of the semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Organizational Theory, Design and Change”, Gareth R. Jones, 5th ed., Prentice Hall, New Jersey. ISBN: 9780273765608 Robbins, S.P. & Coulter, M. (2009). Management, 10th edition, Prentice Hall. ISBN: 9780133910292 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 60 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| 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 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 100 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 20 | |
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| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 200 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to demonstrate general business knowledge and skills. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to demonstrate business communication skills effectively. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to deliver creative and innovative solutions to the business-related problems. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to evaluate the performance of business organizations through a holistic approach. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to lead their peers and companies for the achievement of business goals. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to perform well in teamwork projects and business tasks. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to exhibit an ethical and socially responsible behavior in conducting research and making business decisions. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to solve business related problems using analytical and technological tools and techniques. | X | ||||
| 9 | To develop a solution to business problems through systematic research. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to use a foreign language to follow information about the field of finance and participate in discussions in academic environments. | X | ||||
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