ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to train students with theories and applications dealing with motivation, decision-making, team dynamics, negotiation, leadership and organizational culture. Development of analytical skills and critical thinking are important for the course. The course exposes students to advanced behavioral science theories and applications in management. Organizational behavior (OB) is an interdisciplinary field drawing from numerous disciplines including psychology, sociology, economics, organization theory, statistics, and many others. After an overview of OB and how to assess the value-added of "soft" management interventions, topics will include work motivation, work attitudes, newcomer socialization, "natural" and nominal work teams, leadership, decision making, and management of change.

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 Explain the basic concepts of management (3)
2. 02 Explain a diverse work force and its effect on management (3)
3. 03 Explain organizational design and various styles of leadership (3)
4. 04 Explain the control procedures within organizations (3)
5. 05 Analyze notable case studies in management (4)

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Organizational Behavior (18 edition), Robbins and Judge, PEARSON
2. 02 Yönetim ve Organizasyon, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları (ISL104U - ISL111U - ISL112U)
3. 03 Seçilmiş Durum Çalışmaları

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Be able to describe the concepts that are related to organizational behavior and organizational behaviour theories SOLO 3
2. L02 Be able to explain the methods of motivation, decision-making, leadership and organizational culture SOLO 3
3. L03 Identify key sources and basic characteristics of organizational behaviour SOLO 2
4. L04 Apply the concept and usage of practical experiences SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

1. P01 PO1: Engaged in insightful thinking leading to self-learning and lifelong learning.
2. P02 PO2: Established a general knowledge of economics sufficient to work independently through specific learned techniques generated via individual efforts and study.
3. P03 PO3: Reached the required knowledge and skills to understand social, economic and legal issues both within national, international and global contexts and apply theoretical knowledge of economics to practice.
4. P04 PO4: Adopted the ability to critically evaluate, analyze and interpret information gathered through the use of related statistical software programs to suggest creative solutions for economic problems and make relevant economic decisions.
5. P05 PO5: Been aware of gathering and analyzing data through the application of appropriate technological tools in an ethical and safe manner in order to generate economic decisions and policy suggestions.
6. P06 PO6: Been equipped with conceptual and analytical skills essential for team-working and collaborations for economic decision making for a variety of economic concepts in national and global environment.
7. P07 PO7: Endowed with both oral and written communication skills within the economic field to effectively study and work in an international environment
8. P08 PO8: Been able to transfer theoretical knowledge to real life economic environment: to generate policies for microeconomic and macroeconomic problems faced by individuals, firms and governments at national, international and global context.
9. P09 PO9: Developed an ability to apply economic analysis to everyday problems in real world through the development of ethical perspectives and social responsibilities at work and in personal life.

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