Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / İŞL428 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code: İŞL428 Course Title: PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer KORHAN KARACAOĞLU (kkaracaoglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) NURİ ÖZGÜR DOĞAN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The main objective of the course is to realize the efficiency awareness and understand the necessity of application in all fields of life by the students. In addition, students will learn different techniques in performance measurement, philosophy of efficiency management and techniques of productivity improvement systems by the course.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can give directions about productivity management and its applications PO-1 Students successfully graduating from this department; 1. have advanced knowledge about the basic concepts of business administration, the basic functions of the business management science, the historical development of it, its relationships with other disciplines, businesses and the environment, business objectives, feasibility studies, business functions, cooperation between firms and entrepreneurship, and apply them and make administrative decisions on these issues.
Examination
LO-2 Can use problem-solving techniques to increase productivity PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
Examination
LO-3 Can adopt the idea of ​​lifelong learning and development. PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
PO-18 Have the ability to work with disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams; to be open to change and innovation, to be entrepreneur, to gain life-long learning; to have leadership qualities and to make analytical communication with managers and specialists in other fields.
Examination
LO-4 Can analyze productivity measurement and evaluation models PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Efficiency concept, factors that effecting the efficiency, total efficiency, partial efficiency, techniques for improving efficiency, measure and measurement, efficiency measurement, quality management & efficiency.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Productivity concept and description, the importance of productivity. verbal lecture and discussion
2 Factors improving productivity, internal and external factors verbal lecture and discussion
3 Productivity analysis, efficiency at corporate level, Kurosawa -Lawlor-Gold and other approaches. verbal lecture and discussion
4 Productivity programs, strategies of efficiency. verbal lecture and discussion
5 Productivity improving techniques, work study, work simplification, pareto analysis verbal lecture and discussion
6 Value analysis, cost benefit analysis, cost efficiency trade off verbal lecture and discussion
7 Brain storming, force field analysis, nominal groping technique verbal lecture and discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Improving the use of capital sources, decreasing the use of wastes, energy saving programs. verbal lecture and discussion
10 Improving maintenance systems, efficiency increasing by the quality verbal lecture and discussion
11 Productivity increasing by the effective management of human resources. verbal lecture and discussion
12 Productivity incentives programs, national and international efficiency attempts verbal lecture and discussion
13 Case study related to efficiency management verbal lecture and discussion
14 Case study related to efficiency management verbal lecture and discussion
15 Case study related to efficiency management verbal lecture and discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Verimlilik Yönetimi-Uygulamalı El Kitabı, Milli Prodüktivite Merkezi Yayınları:476, Ankara 1992
2 Prokopenko, Joseph. (2005), Verimlilik Yönetimi Uygulamalı El Kitabı,Ankara: MPM.
Required Course instruments and materials
Joseph Prokopenko, Verimlilik Yönetimi uygulamal? el kitab?, MPM Yay?nlar?.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 10 10
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 5 15
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 5 15
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 128