Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / YÖN-503 - YÖNETİM VE ORGANİZASYON

Code: YÖN-503 Course Title: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department YÖNETİM VE ORGANİZASYON
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer METİN KAPLAN (mkaplan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Understand why people and groups in organizations feel and behave as they do. •Identify processes and methods that can improve behaviors and attitudes of organizational members and, thus, their effectiveness. •Develop and enhance your skills as an organizational member and manager. •Understand the framework and fundamentals of organizational behavior as the foundation for building and sustaining high performance and effectiveness. •Focus on "best practice" leading and managing methods as critical success factors for continuous individual and group high performance. •Demonstrate the ability to analyze and apply critical thinking and learning skills related to "real life" problems and situations.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can evaluate the requirement of behavioral sciences for business world/work life. PO-5 Have advanced level of knowledge on new concepts, techniques, and applications emerged in recent years in the field of organizational behavior along with topics such as human and human behavior in organizations, perception, attitude and personality.
PO-7 Be able to make use of other disciplines that form the basis for Management-Organization policies and have advanced knowledge about these disciplines.
Examination
LO-2 Can develop the abilities of decision making and teamwork. PO-5 Have advanced level of knowledge on new concepts, techniques, and applications emerged in recent years in the field of organizational behavior along with topics such as human and human behavior in organizations, perception, attitude and personality.
PO-7 Be able to make use of other disciplines that form the basis for Management-Organization policies and have advanced knowledge about these disciplines.
PO-14 The student gains ability to solve the problems faced in business using the appropriate software and the easily adapts to the new solution methods and software.
Examination
LO-3 Can appraise the importance of Attitude, Satisfaction, Commitment, Trust and OCB for employee PO-5 Have advanced level of knowledge on new concepts, techniques, and applications emerged in recent years in the field of organizational behavior along with topics such as human and human behavior in organizations, perception, attitude and personality.
PO-15 Brings about the abilitis of analyzing and evaluating human behaviours in individual, group and organizational contexts in businesses.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course includes the chapters of methods in behavioral sciences, motivation, attitudes, organizational culture, social institutions, leadership, conflict, decision making, groups and teams, organizational change and learning, emotional Intelligence, image development, commutation, cynicism, justice, victimization, leadership theories, personality, perception, job satisfaction, commitment, organizational citizenship behaviour, trust and mobbing.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition and Progress of Behavioral Sciences,The Relationships Between Behavioral Sciences and Other Sciences Lecturing and discussion
2 Behavioral Plane, social status, Role Behaviours Lecturing and discussion
3 Social Influence: Compliance, Acceptence and submission behaviours Lecturing and discussion
4 Attitudes and The Relationships Between Attitudes and Behaviors, Change-Social Interaction, Ajzen's theory of planned behavior Lecturing and discussion
5 Definition and Importance of Motivation, Theories of Motivation Lecturing and discussion
6 Definition and Importance of Motivation, Theories of Motivation Lecturing and discussion
7 Perception Lecturing and discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Communication Lecturing and discussion
10 Leadeship and Traits Approach Lecturing and discussion
11 Behavioral and Contingency Approach Approach Lecturing and discussion
12 Authority and Policy Lecturing and discussion
13 Decision Process, Factors That Affect Decision Making Lecturing and discussion
14 Organizational Conflict Lecturing and discussion
15 Stress and stress management Lecturing and discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Güney, S. (2015). Davranış bilimleri. Nobel, Ankara.
2 Şimşek, M. Ş., Akgemci, T., & Çelik, A. (2014). Davranış bilimleri. Eğitim kitabevi. İstanbul.
3 Barlı, Ö. (2012). Davranış Bilimleri ve Örgütlerde Davranış, Aktif Kitabevi, Erzurum.
4 Sığrı, Ü. ve Gürbüz, S. (2013). Örgütsel Davranış, Beta Yayınları, İstanbul.
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, Projector, Books

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 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 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 15 45
Outside Class
       a) Reading 6 6 36
       b) Search in internet/Library 6 6 36
       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 5 6 30
mid-term exam 3 1 3
Own study for final exam 4 7 28
final exam 3 1 3
0
0
Total work load; 181