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PhD	TR-NQF-HE: Level 8	QF-EHEA: Third Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

ISL6111

Course Name:

Management and Organization Theories

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

PhD

TR-NQF-HE:8. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Third Cycle

EQF-LLL:8. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Doç. Dr. MUSTAFA SUNDU

Course Lecturer(s):

Prof. Dr. MİNE AFACAN FINDIKLI

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to enable students to have knowledge in the field of organizational theory and thus to create the theoretical background in their academic studies and to develop a philosophical and holistic perspective in the field they are interested in by interpreting the practices in business life with an academic perspective.

Course Content:

Within the scope of this course, students will be able to understand the researches and theories developed in the field of organizational studies in the literature, and they will make discussions and presentations in the course. Historical development of theories, Classical and Neo-Classical, Modern Organization Theories with a quick glance at Management Science Approaches; Systems and contingency approaches, Organization-technology, Organization-environment relations theories will be discussed. Post-Modern theories will be discussed by referring to the theories of adaptation and adaptation to the environment in post-modern, contemporary and current Approaches.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To have the necessary theoretical knowledge in the field of organizational theory.
2) To be able to understand the paradigm differences between organizational theories and compare them with each other.
3) To have a managerial perspective, to be able to match and interpret practices in business life with theoretical knowledge.
4) Developing the ability to conduct a literature review in order to create the theoretical background for the academic studies and the doctoral thesis.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Organization Theories Course	Sharing information about the purpose, scope and processing of the course. Getting to know the course and the students
2)	Focus on Task Performance and Organizational Structure: Foundations of Classical Organization Theory, Emergence and Development	Tamer Kocel: 220-244. pg Organizational Theory, 10-19 p. Shared related articles
3)	Fundamentals of Neo-Classical Organization Theory, Emergence and Development	Hawthorne Studies, social system-Roethlisberger, Gestalt effect- C. Ehrenfels, Marry P. Follet-Status and Adaptation, C. Bernard – Authority Acceptance Theory, H. Simon- Bounded Rationality Theory Aykut Berber: Related sections in Classical Management Thought 253-350 Tamer Koçel: 251-272. S
4)	Foundations of Modern Organization Theory, Emergence and Development Dynamics (I): Open System Models	Related articles of Resource Dependency Theory Population Ecology Theory - Natural Selection Institutionalization Theory
5)	Foundations of Modern Organization Theory, Emergence and Development Dynamics (II): Contingency (Conditional Approaches)	Organizational structure – Technology Relation; Studies on Organizational Structure-Environment Relationship, Discussions (I) Tamer Kocel: 277-333. Organizational Theory with related pages and other resources
6)	Economic Organization Theories: Transaction Cost Theory; Agency Theory	Related reacademic resources
7)	Presentation	Review of Literature
8)	Presentation	Literature review
9)	Presentation	Method and Analysis
10)	Contemporary Organization Theories (I) Theories for Organization-Environment-Technology Harmony	Weick: Loose-coupled organizations Mintzberg: Environment-Structure Harmony, its configurations March& Olsen: Organizational Learning under Ambiguity Argris& Senge : Learning Organizations With Organizational Theory, related pages, and other resources
11)	Contemporary Organizational Approaches and Theories (II)	Larry Greiner: Organizational Lifecycle Barney- Welding Theory Alternative Approaches in Organization Theory and Chaos Theory Kotter: Leading Change Related Articles
12)	Interpretive Approaches Organization culture- Studies on the relationship between Culture-Strategy-Structure	Related academic resources
13)	Critical Theory Project Presentation
14)	Presentation	Prepared article drafts
15)	Presentation and the delivery of project	Prepared article drafts

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	- Laergaard & Bindslev. 2006. Organization Theory. Oxford University Press. - Halit Keskin, Ali Ekber Akgün ve İpek Koçoğlu. 2016. Örgüt Teorisi, Nobel. - Tamer Koçel, İşletme Yöneticiliği, Beta - İlgili Akademik Yayınlar
References:	- Laergaard & Bindslev. 2006. Organization Theory. Oxford University Press. - Halit Keskin, Ali Ekber Akgün ve İpek Koçoğlu. 2016. Örgüt Teorisi, Nobel. - Tamer Koçel, İşletme Yöneticiliği, Beta - İlgili Akademik Yayınlar

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) Developing current and advanced knowledge in the field based on master's qualifications at the level of expertise with original thought and/or research,
2) To be able to use the theoretical and applied knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field.
3) To comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction that the field is related to.
4) To be able to interpret the knowledge gained in the field by integrating it with the knowledge from different disciplines.
5) Being able to contribute to the progress in the field by independently carrying out an original work that brings innovations to the field, develops a new idea, method, design and / or application or applies a known idea, method, design and / or application to a different field.
6) To be able to develop new thoughts and methods in the field by using high-level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision maki
7) To be able to expand the limits of knowledge in the field by publishing at least one scientific article related to the field in national and/or international refereed journals and/or by producing or interpreting an original work.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Developing current and advanced knowledge in the field based on master's qualifications at the level of expertise with original thought and/or research,
2)	To be able to use the theoretical and applied knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field.
3)	To comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction that the field is related to.
4)	To be able to interpret the knowledge gained in the field by integrating it with the knowledge from different disciplines.
5)	Being able to contribute to the progress in the field by independently carrying out an original work that brings innovations to the field, develops a new idea, method, design and / or application or applies a known idea, method, design and / or application to a different field.
6)	To be able to develop new thoughts and methods in the field by using high-level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision maki
7)	To be able to expand the limits of knowledge in the field by publishing at least one scientific article related to the field in national and/or international refereed journals and/or by producing or interpreting an original work.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	7	% 40
Presentation	2	% 30
Project	2	% 30
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		%
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	6	3		126
Presentations / Seminar	2	30	2		64
Project	1	20			20
Total Workload					210