ISLT201 Organizational BehaviorIstanbul Okan UniversityDegree Programs International FinanceGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
International Finance
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code: ISLT201
Course Name: Organizational Behavior
Course Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 6
Language of instruction: TR
Course Requisites:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Faculty Elective
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.Üyesi CANAN KOÇER DURMAZ
Course Lecturer(s): EZGİ YILDIRIM SAATÇİ
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi CANAN KOÇER DURMAZ
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: This course's aim is to prepare the students to define and discuss organizational behavior; diversity and cultural values; ethics; personality and attitudes; attitudes and job satisfaction; emotions and moods; perception and individual decision-making; motivation concepts; motivation; from concepts to applications; foundations of group behavior; understanding work teams; communication; leadership; power and politics; conflict and negotiation; foundations of organization structure; organizational culture; human resource policies and practices; organizational change and stress management.
Course Content: Definition of organizational behavior; diversity and cultural values; ethics; personality and attitudes; attitudes and job satisfaction; emotions and moods; perception and individual decision-making; motivation concepts; motivation; from concepts to applications; foundations of group behavior; understanding work teams; communication; leadership; power and politics; conflict and negotiation; foundations of organization structure; organizational culture; human resource policies and practices; organizational change and stress management.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) • Explain the needs of management for organizational change, diversity and globalization
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
1) • Define the basic concepts which will affect employee satisfaction and performance such as personality, emotions, attitudes, effective team-building techniques and proven methods of motivating others
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility
1) • Consider different approaches to leadership which are based on scientific theories

Lesson Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) • It makes the course presentation. • Organizational Behavior provides input-level information about science. • Defines Organizational Behavior. • Explain the basic concepts and topics examined in Organizational Behavior • Provides entry level information on management.
2) • What is Personality and its definition. • Examines personality measurement. • Examines the factors that determine personality. • Discuss the personality models. • What are individual values, explanations. • Explains the person-business alignment and person-organization alignment. • Examines the framework of Hofstede's evaluation of cultures. • Examine the GLOBE framework while evaluating cultures. Reading Section 1
3) • Describe the elements of attitude. • Describe the dimensions of the attitude. • Attitudes, can they bring about behavior alone? • Examines Cognitive Contradiction Theory and Heider's Equilibrium Theory in Change of Attitude. • Gives information about the measurement of attitudes. • What is job satisfaction and defines. • Examines job satisfaction measurement. • Explains the effect of job satisfaction on employee behavior. Reading the 5th chapter
4) • Describe the factors that affect the perception. • Explains the elements of the Citation Theory. • It examines the shortcuts used in social perception and citation errors. • Rational Decision Model, Limited Rationality and Intuitive Decision. • Examines the prejudices and misconceptions that often occur when making decisions. • Describe the individual and organizational factors that influence decision making. • Examines the concept of ethics in the decision-making process. • Examines the concept of creativity in decision making. Reading chapter 3
5) • Defines three basic elements of motivation. • Explains Needs Hierarchy Theory. • Explains theory X and theory Y. • Explains the Dual Factor Theory. • Explains the Theory of Self-Stability. • Explains Cognitive Appraisal Theory. • Explain the Goal Setting Theory. • Explains Self-Competence Theory. • Explains the theory of reinforcement. • Explain the concept of organizational justice. • Explain the Expectation Theory. Reading chapter 6
6) • Describe the concept of group. • Examines group types. • Why do humans participate in grubs?, Examines it. • Explains the Five Step Group Development Model. • Define roles, norms, status, size and solidarity in groups. • Analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of group decisions. • Describe the concept of group thought. • Examines the brain storms, decision making techniques in groups such as the nominal group technique. Reading chapter 7
7) • What is team and its define. • Examines tool types in terms of their properties. • Explains the Team Effectiveness Model. • Context examines the basic components of teams in detail, such as team structure, business design and team processes. • Define key roles in teams. Reading chapter 9
8) Midterm
9) • Define the basic parts of the communication process. • Explain formal and informal communication. • Describes downward, upward, horizontal, and diagonal communication. • Define verbal, written and non-verbal communication. • Sort communication channels according to their wealth of information. • Examines cultural obstacles in communication.
10) • Explain the difference between leadership and management. • Explains the Theory of Properties in Leadership. • Explains Behavioral Theories in Leadership. • Explains Situational Leadership Theories. • Explains Leader-member Interaction Theory. • Charismatic Leadership and Transformer Explains Leadership Theories. • What is authentic Leadership? • Examines the ethical requirements of the Leadership. • Examines the credibility of the leader. Reading section 11
11) • Define official power and personal strength. • Defines compelling power, reward power and legal power. • Defines the strength of power and charismatic power. • Nine tactical explanations for power or influence. • What is the unequal power at work ? • Explain political behavior in organizations. • Defines legitimate and illegitimate political behavior. • Examines the causes and consequences of political behavior. • Examines defensive behavior. Reading section 12
12) • Examines types of conflict. • Examines conflict management techniques. • Explain their role in the negotiation process. • Disclose distributor and integrative bargaining methods. • Explain fixed paste and integrative bargaining methods. • Examines individual differences in negotiation effectiveness. Reading section 13
13) • Examines the forms of organization. • Describe the characteristics of the bureaucracy. • What is a virtual organization and defines it. • Definition of unlimited organization. • Define and compare mechanical and organic organization models. • Describe the matrix organization structure. Reading chapter 14
14) • Compares the organizational culture the functional and non-functional effects of the individual and the organization. • Explains the organization factors that are effective in the creation and maintenance of culture. • Explain how to create an ethical culture. • Describe the positive organization culture. • Describe the characteristics of spiritual cultures. Reading section 15
15) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Örgütsel Davranış / Organizational Behavior
Robbins, S., Judge, T. A. / Prof. Dr. İnci Erdem (Çeviri Editörü)
İstanbul: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 14. Basımdan Çeviri (2012)
ISBN : 978-605-133-142-3
References: yok

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of banking and insurance, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models.
1) -explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of banking and insurance, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models.
2)  employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions.
2) Employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions.
3)  recognize and assess legal environment in banking and insurance industries
3) Recognize and assess legal environment in banking and insurance industries.
4) Explain ongoing operational and managerial methods in banking and insurance industries.
4)  explain ongoing operational and managerial methods in banking and insurance industries.
5) Discover and create entrepreneurial opportunities and expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures.
5)  discover and create entrepreneurial opportunities and expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures.
6)  develop the capacity to assess current global economic issues.
6) Develop the capacity to assess current global economic issues.
7)  express he role of international capital markets in the global economy; accordingly define the concept of risk in terms of measurement and management.
7) Translate and explain the content of the documents written in English related to the field .
8)  translate and explain the content of the documents written in English related to the field .
8) Express he role of international capital markets in the global economy; accordingly define the concept of risk in terms of measurement and management.
9) Identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society.
9)  identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of banking and insurance, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models.
1) -explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of banking and insurance, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models.
2)  employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions.
2) Employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions.
3)  recognize and assess legal environment in banking and insurance industries
3) Recognize and assess legal environment in banking and insurance industries.
4) Explain ongoing operational and managerial methods in banking and insurance industries.
4)  explain ongoing operational and managerial methods in banking and insurance industries.
5) Discover and create entrepreneurial opportunities and expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures.
5)  discover and create entrepreneurial opportunities and expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures.
6)  develop the capacity to assess current global economic issues.
6) Develop the capacity to assess current global economic issues.
7)  express he role of international capital markets in the global economy; accordingly define the concept of risk in terms of measurement and management.
7) Translate and explain the content of the documents written in English related to the field .
8)  translate and explain the content of the documents written in English related to the field .
8) Express he role of international capital markets in the global economy; accordingly define the concept of risk in terms of measurement and management.
9) Identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society.
9)  identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society.

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats
Individual study and homework
Lesson
Reading
Homework
Problem Solving
Report Writing
Q&A / Discussion
Case Study

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Oral Examination
Homework
Presentation
Reporting
Bilgisayar Destekli Sunum
Case study presentation

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Quizzes 4 % 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 Grading

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 15 45
Study Hours Out of Class 13 84
Quizzes 14 14
Midterms 1 10
Final 1 14
Total Workload 167