Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / YÖN615 - YÖNETİM VE ORGANİZASYON (DOKTORA)

Code: YÖN615 Course Title: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 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 (DOKTORA)
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) DURDU MEHMET BİÇKES, HAKAN VAHİT ERKUTLU,
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-1 Understands, analyzes and interprets the basic concepts of management and organization field at the expert level and can apply them at the expert level in the field of management and organization.
PO-2 Learns different perspectives on many theories, models and paradigms developed in the field of management and organization, gains the knowledge and skills to evaluate, interpret and criticize scientific studies and research presented in various scientific meetings on these topics.
PO-3 Brings innovation to business science, develops a new scientific method or applies a known method to a different field by revealing original scientific studies in the field of management and organization, contributing to national and international literature.
PO-4 Approaches new information in the field of management and organization systematically and gains high level skills in research methods related to the field.
Examination
LO-2 Can explain the requirement of recognizing people and motivating them PO-5 Keeps knowledge up-to-date, closely follows national and international literature in the field, improves not only in the field of business, but also in other social issues.
PO-7 It establishes and develops good relations with public and private sector representatives and can work in disciplinary and interdisciplinary groups.
PO-10 It identifies the social, scientific, managerial and ethical problems encountered in the field of management and organization and in business life, produces solutions and contributes to the development of values in these matters.
PO-12 Apart from an academic career, they can be employed in universities, public and private sectors with the knowledge they have acquired, and they can establish their own research and / or consultancy companies with their strong researcher direction.
Examination
LO-3 Can develop a model and a scale to analyze attitudes. PO-4 Approaches new information in the field of management and organization systematically and gains high level skills in research methods related to the field.
PO-5 Keeps knowledge up-to-date, closely follows national and international literature in the field, improves not only in the field of business, but also in other social issues.
PO-6 As a good researcher and academician candidate, the student learns to look critically at new topics, new developments in the field of business administration and other related issues, and develops his/her questioning and exploratory aspects.
PO-12 Apart from an academic career, they can be employed in universities, public and private sectors with the knowledge they have acquired, and they can establish their own research and / or consultancy companies with their strong researcher direction.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-4 Can develop the abilities of decision making and teamwork. PO-5 Keeps knowledge up-to-date, closely follows national and international literature in the field, improves not only in the field of business, but also in other social issues.
PO-7 It establishes and develops good relations with public and private sector representatives and can work in disciplinary and interdisciplinary groups.
PO-10 It identifies the social, scientific, managerial and ethical problems encountered in the field of management and organization and in business life, produces solutions and contributes to the development of values in these matters.
PO-12 Apart from an academic career, they can be employed in universities, public and private sectors with the knowledge they have acquired, and they can establish their own research and / or consultancy companies with their strong researcher direction.
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
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 Günümüzde İnsan ve İnsanlar”, Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı, Evrim Yayınları, İstanbul 2010.
2 “Organizational Behavior”, Stephen P. Robbins and Timothy A. Judge, 13/E. Prentice Hall. 2009
3 Organizational Behavior, R. Reitner, A. Kinicki, Irwin: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
4 Barlı, Ö. (2012). Davranış Bilimleri ve Örgütlerde Davranış, Aktif Kitabevi, Erzurum.
5 Sığrı, Ü. ve Gürbüz, S. (2013). Örgütsel Davranış, Beta Yayınları, İstanbul.
Required Course instruments and materials
Insan ve Insanlar, Cigdem Kagitcibasi, Evrim Yayinlari, Istanbul 2010. Isletmelerde Davranis Bilimleri ve Orgutsel Davranis, M. Serif Simsek, Tahir Akgemci ve Adnan Celik, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara, 2011. Organizational Behavior, Stephen P. Robbins, Pearson Education, International Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2009. Organizational Behavior, R. Reitner, A. Kinicki, Irwin: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

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 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