Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Organization Theory ISL207 3. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Reading Sources, Classroom Discussion
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre TAŞGİT
Instructor(s) Yunus Emre TAŞGİT
Assistants
Goals The main aim of this course is; To provide students with an understanding of the basic concepts, topics and movements in organizational theory.
Course Content Organization Theories
Learning Outcomes - • Awareness of organizational theory,
- To comprehend organizational theory approaches in terms of their important features,
- • Evaluate organizational theory approaches from a metaphorical perspective,
- • To be able to interpret administrative problems within the framework of organizational theory approaches,
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Course Introduction - Introduction: Organization - Theory - Metaphor
2. Week Emergence and Development of Organizational Research Area
3. Week Early in Management: Classical and Neo-classical Approaches
4. Week System Approach Theory
5. Week Condition Dependency Theory
6. Week Transaction Cost Theory
7. Week Vekâlet Theory
8. Week Resource Dependence Theory
9. Week Ecological Theory
10. Week Evolution Together
11. Week Macro Corporate Theory - Corporate Theory
12. Week Organizational Networks
13. Week Chaos and Complexity Theories
14. Week general evaluation
Recommended Sources
 H. Cenk SÖZEN ve H. Nejat BASIM. Örgüt Kuramları. Beta Basım Yayın. İstanbul. 2012.
 Mary Jo HATCH. Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic, and Postmodern Perspectives. Oxford University Press, 1997.
 Gareth MORGAN. Yönetim ve Örgüt Teorilerinde METAFOR. MESS Yayın No:280.1997.
 George ORWELL. Hayvan Çiftliği. Can Yayınları - Çağdaş Dünya Yazarları Dizisi.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 Measurement Method
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Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 22.5 22.5
Homework 1 1 15 15
Final 1 20 20
Practice 14 1 14
Practice End-Of-Term 14 3 42
Classroom Activities 14 1 14
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0