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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: YBS053
Course Name: Digital Leadership
Semester: Fall
Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental 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. MERVE GİZEM ÇÖMLEKÇİ
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Merve Gizem Çömlekçi
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: - Understand the differences between traditional and digital leadership
- Understand the principles and concepts of digital leadership to meet the demands of today's and future business world
- Understanding the competencies and skill sets required to lead the digital transformation process
- Understanding the future role of the digital leader
Course Content: It is predicted that information and technology-oriented organizations will be able to keep up with the pace of today's change and achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Organizations that want to be successful in the digital transformation process, which is a disruptive evolution towards a new way of working and thinking, should be able to spread the change within the organizational culture and reveal the opportunities that the change will bring through digital leaders. The leadership approach required in the digital age, the characteristics of the leader, digital leadership tools and the future role of digital leaders are discussed in this course.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) - Have a comprehensive understanding of the principles and concepts of digital leadership.
2) - Will have knowledge about the digital leadership skill sets that are necessary to guide the digital transformation process in organizations.
3) - Gain the ability to analyze the opportunities and threats encountered in the VUCA environment.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction and Course Overview
2) Leadership Phenomenon and Leadership Theories
3) Leadership Theories
4) Technological Developments and the Evolution of Leadership
5) VUCA Environment
6) Digital Transformation and the Role of the Leader
7) Characteristics of a Digital Leader
8) Midterm
9) Career Success Pyramid
10) Digital Situational Leadership Model
11) Digital Leadership Tools
12) Digital Leadership Tools
13) The Future Role of the Digital Leader
14) Case Studies
15) Evaluation and Final Exam Preparation
16) Final Week

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: • Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership. Sage.
• Rogers, D. L. (2016). The Digital Transformation Playbook. Columbia University Press.
• Brett, J. (2019). Evolving Digital Leadership. How to Be a Digital Leader in Tomorrow’s Disruptive World. Apress.
• Sheninger, E. (2019). Digital Leadership. Changing Paradigms for Changing Times. Corwin.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) It has a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches to management information systems, primarily business and computer engineering.
2) Comprehends the management information systems in terms of technical, organizational and managerial aspects and uses the current programming language by knowing the logic of programming.
3) Uses different information technologies and systems for understanding and solving various business problems.
4) Interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of management information systems with scientific and technological methods.
5) Analyze the needs for an information system and analyze the processes of analysis, design and implementation of the database.
6) Gains technical and managerial contributions to IT projects and takes responsibility.
7) Solve complex business and informatics problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and make analyzes using statistical programs effectively.
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
10) Has universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and sufficient legal knowledge.
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them.
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) It has a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches to management information systems, primarily business and computer engineering.
2) Comprehends the management information systems in terms of technical, organizational and managerial aspects and uses the current programming language by knowing the logic of programming.
3) Uses different information technologies and systems for understanding and solving various business problems.
4) Interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of management information systems with scientific and technological methods.
5) Analyze the needs for an information system and analyze the processes of analysis, design and implementation of the database.
6) Gains technical and managerial contributions to IT projects and takes responsibility.
7) Solve complex business and informatics problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and make analyzes using statistical programs effectively.
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
10) Has universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and sufficient legal knowledge.
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them.
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 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 39 0 0
Homework Assignments 21 0 0
Midterms 35 0 0
Final 30 0 0
Total Workload 0