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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI188
Course Name: Building Managerial Skills
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. GÜLSÜM GÖKGÖZ
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üy. Gülsüm Gökgöz
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of the course is to give participants the knowledge and skills of leading managerial positions within the framework of modern management approaches. The students are taught the necessary skills and practices in order to take successful steps in the process of change and teach good results, focuses on the employee-manager relationship in the changing business world.
Course Content: This course encompasses basic management concepts / management with goals, development of executive personality, development of managerial skills through decision making and problem solving, team building and management, leadership and motivation, time management and conflict management.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Explains the relationship between manager and related concepts.
2) Understand and link the evolutionary process of manager and leadership theories.
3) Interpret the effects of the manager inside and outside the business.
4) Understands the manager's decision-making process and employee relations.
5) Explains the changing roles of the managers.
6) Understands the causes of conflicts in the workplace and knows conflict management strategies.
7) Can apply the principles of time management.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the Course Best Choice: Being a Manager or a Leader?(1)
2) Best Choice: Being a Manager or a Leader?(2)
3) Conceptual Ability: Decision Making and Problem Solving
4) Foreseeing the Future: Planning
5) Leading Your Teams
6) A Way of Persuasion and Rapport: Communication
7) Midterm1 ( a session will be organized other than class hour) Willingness to Work: Motivation1
8) Willngness to Work: Motivation 2
9) Never Ending Need: Employee Education, Performance Evaluation and Feedback
10) Understanding the Inner Environment: Organizational Values, Culture and Climate
11) Disagreements are Normal: Conflict Management
12) Midterm2 (a session will be organized other than class hour) A Scarce Resource: Time Management and Handling Meetings
13) Student Presentations (Due to Eid Mubarek, a make up class will be organized)
14) Student Presentations
15) Final Exams

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Timothy A. Judge, Stephen P. Robbins, Organizational Behavior, 17th ed., Pearson Ltd, 2017 (pdf version is available)
Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter, Management, 14th ed., Pearson Ltd, 2019 (pdf version will be shared online)
References: Lecturer’s notes

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

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Program Outcomes
1) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and industrial engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex industrial engineering problems; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3) Ability to design a complex industrial system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in industrial engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively.
5) Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or industrial engineering research topics.
6) Ability to work effectively within and multidisciplinary teams; individual study skills.
7) Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write effectice reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously.
9) To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications.
10) Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development.
11) Knowledge of the effects of industrial engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in industrial engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of industrial engineering solutions.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and industrial engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex industrial engineering problems; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3) Ability to design a complex industrial system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in industrial engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively.
5) Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or industrial engineering research topics.
6) Ability to work effectively within and multidisciplinary teams; individual study skills.
7) Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write effectice reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously.
9) To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications.
10) Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development.
11) Knowledge of the effects of industrial engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in industrial engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of industrial engineering solutions.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Presentation 1 % 10
Project 1 % 10
Midterms 2 % 50
Final 1 % 30
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 30
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 15 60
Presentations / Seminar 2 6
Project 6 16
Midterms 2 22
Final 3 16
Total Workload 120