GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ORGANIZATION THEORY/4840043
Course Title: ORGANIZATION THEORY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Yasin BOYLU
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yasin
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  yasin@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Understand the main concepts of the organization theory.
Have detailed information related the theories of organization.
Apply different organization theories to understand and to explain the organizational phenomena in the hospitality & tourism field.






 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  An Introduction to Organization Studies
2. Week  The History of Organization Studies
3. Week  Max Weber's Theory of Bureaucracy, the Classical Management Theory, Neo-Weberian Approach
4. Week  Contingency Theory
5. Week  Resource Dependence Theory
6. Week  Organization Economics: Transaction Cost and Agency Theories
7. Week  The Population Ecology of Organizations
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  New Institutional Theory
10. Week  Social Embeddedness, Organizational Networks and Social Capital
11. Week  Interpretive Approach
12. Week  (New) Marxist/Critical and Postmodern Approaches
13. Week  Issues to Be Considered in Theoretical Contributions
14. Week  Student Presentations
15. Week  Overview of the Course
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Daft, R. L. (2010). Organization theory and design, (10th Ed.). USA: Thomson-South Western.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Presentation, Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
1
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
40
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
3
48
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
16
6
96
 Searching in Internet and Library
16
2
32
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
2
2
4
 Preparing Presentation
2
1
2
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
1
1
 Final and Studying for Final
2
2
4
 Other
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
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5
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2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
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