Organizational Behavior
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Content
Objective
The objective of the course is to give students a good understanding of psychological and social functioning of individuals in workplace
Course Content
Week 1 : Organizational Behavior (Definition, influencing factors, history)
Week 2 : Perception
Week 3 : Attitudes
Week 4 : Motivation and Learning
Week 5 : Group Dynamics
Week 6 : Team Building
Week 7 : Communication and Conflict Management
Week 8 : Leadership
Week 9 : Midterm
Week 10 : Case Studies
Week 11 : Case Studies
Week 12 : Midterm
Week 13 : Organizational change and stress
Week 14 : Presentations
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will
1. Have command of the concepts and theories explaining the human behavior in workplace.
2. Identify psychological factors influencing the human behavior in workplace
3. Identify socio-cultural factors influencing the human behavior in workplace
4. Use learnt concepts and theories to analyze cases
5. Bring some solutions for managerial problems linked to learnt concepts and theories
Teaching and Learning Methods
case study
References
Robbins & Judge, Comportement organisationnel, Pearson Education
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Organizational Behavior (Definition, influencing factors, history) |
| 2 | Perception |
| 3 | Attitudes |
| 4 | Motivation and Learning |
| 5 | Group Dynamics |
| 6 | Team Building |
| 7 | Communication and Conflict Management |
| 8 | Leadership |
| 9 | Midterm |
| 10 | Case Studies |
| 11 | Case Studies |
| 12 | Midterm |
| 13 | Organizational change and stress |
| 14 | Presentations |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 4 | 60 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 5 | 100 |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 2 | 30 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 60 |
Relation of Proficiency
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | The student will be able to use the knowledge and skills needed for upper echelons of management. | X | ||||
| 2 | The student will be able to identify the behaviors to minimize the risks by taking into account internal and external conditions that effect the organization. | X | ||||
| 3 | The student should have the general knowledge about labor law, sociology, psychology, organizational sociology, logistics and quantitative methods that can be needed out of basic management functions. | X | ||||
| 4 | The student should have a command of information and communication technologies that are needed for professional business life. | X | ||||
| 5 | The student should keep the competitive power of business at higher levels in the increasing globalization and competition conditions with following visionary applications. | X | ||||
| 6 | The student will be able to identify the changes that are in the internal and external environment of business and the problems which are caused by these changes in time. Also, the student should improve solutions for these problems and apply them. | X | ||||
| 7 | The student will be able to generate the solutions for managerial problems with the help of management games and simulation techniques. | X | ||||
| 8 | The student should make presentations and discuss managerial problems at least two foreign languages. | X | ||||
| 9 | The student will be able to tend towards practices of case study and sample event assessment and contribute the projects in which he/she serves. | X | ||||
| 10 | The student should get the responsibility in teamwork and contribute to team work. | X | ||||
| 11 | The student should get the habit of updating his technical skills to adjust the changing and improving scientific and technologic environment. | X | ||||
| 12 | The student should make a principle of behaving ethical in business life and guarding the interests of his colleagues and business stakeholders. | X | ||||
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Presentation | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Project | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||