Organizational Behavior

Course Code:

ART 404

Course Period:

Spring

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

8

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

This class provides an understanding of organizational behavior theories. It teaches the organizational behavior processes and the basics of motivations for organizational effectiveness. The seminar also conveys the principles of conflict and stress management for organizational effectiveness and it provides the necessary information to evaluate the relationship between organizational culture and organizational behavior.

Course Content:

Organizational behavior (OB) is about the study of knowledge and application concerning human behavior in work settings. OB examines its subjects at three level as individual, group and organizational level. OB provides a good opportunity for researchers to understand, to explain and to predict acts of organizational members in the course of the achievement of organizational objectives.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) Underlining the meaning and importance of organizational behavior / life.	2,7,8	1,2,3	A,C
2) Discovering the importance of organizational culture / beliefs / climate / moral issues.	2,7,10	1,2,3	A,C
3) Understanding the leadership and team management in organizations.	10,14	1,2,3	A,C
4) Analyzing the concepts of absenteeism, physical problems of work environment and organizational stress.	13	1,2,3	A,C
5) Evaluating the technological developments and the future of organizations.
6) Understanding the effects of dramatic changes on Turkish individuals and institutions, understand what it means to express.	10	1,2,3	A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction / Organizational Behavior
2	What Is Organizational Behavior (OB)? Management Theories And The Birth of OB
3	Personality, Values and Attitudes
4	Perception and Decision Making
5	Motivation Concept / Motivation Theories
6	Work Groups and Team Work
7	Midterm
8	Leadership Concept (6 Theories)
9	Contemporary Approaches to Leadership
10	Organizational Culture and Climate
11	Organizational Change
12	Newly Emerging Subjects in OB
13	Presentations
14	Presentations

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Robbins, S. & Judge, T.A. (2008). Organizational Behavior. (14 th ed.). Pearson, Prentice Hall International.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments	Presentations will be evaluate as final examination
Exams	Mid-term, Final Examination

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	30
Assignment	1	20
Final	1	50
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To educate students as an Arts and Cultural Manager with an interdisciplinary outlook.					x
2	To gain expertise in Visual and Performance Arts in detail.			x
3	To teach students the main actors in art and cultural sector.					x
4	To educate students in order to make them aware of the close relationship between artist, art work, critic and art collector.					x
5	To teach students basics of business administration in relation to the cultural sector.					x
6	To instruct students to evaluate the importance of team work and cooperation.			X
7	To give them essential knowledge about the work of cultural professionals (those who work for museums, art institutions, festivals, and so on) and possible pitfalls they can face.					x
8	To make students followers of international art.				x
9	To enable them to pinpoint the issues in their area of expertise and give them essential tools to solve problems.					x
10	To make them able to plan and put in practice their projects collectively.				x
11	To give students professional tools to evaluate all the facts in art and culture area.					x
12	To teach them how to use PR and publicity tools in their job.				X
13	To teach students methodology, documentation and archiving.				x
14	To make students aware of necessary level of legal knowledge in order to make contracts.			X
15	To equip students with the basic knowledge of accounting.			x

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	8	112
Mid-terms	2	9	18
Assignment	1	6	6
Final examination	1	12	12
Total Work Load			190
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			7,6
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

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