Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

MNG206

Course Name:

Organizational Behavior

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory Courses

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. ELİF ÇİÇEKLİ

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üy. Gülsüm Gökgöz & Dr. Öğr. Üy. Elif Çiçekli

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The course focuses on understanding the behavior of the employees working in the organization. The couse is designed to
1. help the students to develop an understanding of the importance of human behaviour.
2. equip students to describe how people behave under different conditions and understand why people behave as they do.
3. provide necessary knowledge to differentiate between leadership behavior in different organizational contingencies
4. enable students to synthesize related information and evaluate options for the most logical and optimal management style to obtain workplace satisfaction and to reach organizational goals

Course Content:

Organizational Behavior is the study of human behavior in organizations in order to improve organizations’ effectiveness. The course mainly focus on the individual (i.e. attitudes; personality and emotions; perception and individual decision making; and motivation), the group (i.e. group behavior; work teams; organizational communication; leadership; and power, politics, and conflict), and the organization (i.e. organizational culture; and effects of societal culture on organizational behavior, and the changing working principles and its effects on human resources).Since the prospect students have already taken Introduction to Psychology class, some of the topics on individual behavior is taken out of the content.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Defines practices for job satisfaction and motivation
2) Evaluates the conflict resolution techniques
3) Understands the main problems about power and politics at work place
4) Demonstrates the complexities associated with leadership behavior and team management in the organization
5) Discusses the role of organizational culture and climate
6) Examines leader and employee relations in changing business environment

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Giriş: Örgütsel davranış ve Örgütsel Tutumlar
2)	Motivasyon Kavramları
3)	Motivasyon: Kavramlardan Uygulamaya
4)	Group Behavior
5)	Work Teams
6)	Organizational Communication
7)	Leadership: Basic Approaches
8)	Leadership: Contemporary Issues
9)	Power, Politics, Conflict, and Negotiation
10)	Organizational Culture
11)	Effects of Societal Culture on Organizational Behavior
12)	New Challenges on OB at Work Place
13)	Student Presentations: Case Analysis
14)	Student Presentations: Case Analysis

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Timothy A. Judge, Stephen P. Robbins, Organizational Behavior, 18th ed., Pearson Ltd, 2019
References:	Lecturers' course notes Öğretim üyelerinin ders notları

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

Program Outcomes

Level of Contribution

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
Project	1	% 20
Midterms	3	% 30
Final	1	% 40
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
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	1	3		56
Study Hours Out of Class	14	1			14
Presentations / Seminar	1	5			5
Project	1	20	1		21
Homework Assignments	1	5			5
Midterms	3	8	1		27
Final	1	20	1		21
Total Workload					149