SOS658 - THEORIES of ORGANIZATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THEORIES of ORGANIZATION | SOS658 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Other | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Doç. Dr. Serdar Sağlam | |||||
| Course objective | Students gain information on the historical stages organization and bureaucracy have gone through and on today?s structure and organization types. On the basis of various theories and approaches, students discuss the organization and the bureaucratic structure and development. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Classical approaches in bureaucracy ?Weber?s ideal bureaucratic model and bureaucratic theories after Weber. ?Organization theories, modern approaches, and new theoreticians are examined. ?Marx, Weber, Taylor, Fayol, Burnham, Etzioni, Gouldner, Laurence J. Peter, Parkinson, Galbraith and Drucker vb. düşünürlerin fikirleri üzerinde durulmakta, günümüz dünyası ve ülkemizdeki bürokratik yapı ve organizasyonlar bu çerçevede değerlendirilmektedir. | |||||
| References | Blau, Peter M. (1973). The Dynamics of Bureaucracy, Universty of Chicago Pres, New York. Heper, Metin. (1997). Türk BürokrasisindeGelenekçilikveModernleşme, İstanbul: BoğaziçiÜniversitesiYayınları. Mouzelis, N. P.; (2003). ÖrgütveBürokrasi? Modern TeorilerinAnalizi, ÇizgiKitabevi. Oktay, Cemil. (1997). SiyasalSistemveBürokrasi, İstanbul: DER Yayınları. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Administration and organizationconcepts |
| Week 2 | Organization and bureaucracy |
| Week 3 | The classical approaches for bureaucracy: Karl Marx, Max Weber ve A. R. Michels |
| Week 4 | The theories about the structure of the organizations: Max Weber, Alvin W. Gouldner, Amitai Etzioni |
| Week 5 | The functioning of organizations: HenriFayol, Chester I. Barnard |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | The human elements in organizations: C. Northcote Parkinson and Laurence J. Peter |
| Week 8 | The management of organizations: F. W. Taylor ve Taylorizm |
| Week 9 | The management of organizations: Peter F. Drucker |
| Week 10 | Human relations in organizations: Elton Mayo and Hawthorne studies |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | The organization in society: James Burnham, William H. Whyte |
| Week 13 | The organization in society: J. K. Galbraith |
| Week 14 | Presentation |
| Week 15 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 3 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 2 | 20 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 5 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 5 | 12 | 60 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 34 | 76 | 175 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Have a good command of the basic concepts related to sociology, the relationships between concepts, basic theories and the ways and methods of constructing theories. | X | ||||
| 2. HHas knowledge of basic methodological approaches, methods and research techniques related to social sciences and their application and evaluation. | |||||
| 3. Designs a social research, implements it, reports it and compiles it into works in accordance with academic rules. | X | ||||
| 4. Understands, interprets and evaluates the functioning of relationships between individuals, groups and societies. | X | ||||
| 5. Processes and analyzes the data collected in her/his research area. | |||||
| 6. Uses her knowledge of the field with a sense of social responsibility. | |||||
| 7. Narrates her knowledge of the field in an effectively and systematic way both in oral and written. | X | ||||
| 8. Thinks, interprets, analyzes and criticizes in a multi-disciplinary manner. | X | ||||
| 9. . Follows the current knowledge and approaches produced in social sciences and evaluates them from a critical and sceptical perspective. | X | ||||
| 10. Participates in teamwork and shares her knowledge with others in detecting and solving problems in her area of study. | |||||
| 11. . Formulates alternative solutions for social problems. | |||||
| 12. Knows and follows social, cultural, scientific and professional ethical codes. | |||||
| 13. Gains awareness of cultural differences and respects these differences in daily life. | |||||
| 14. Uses her knowledge of the field in her professional and daily life. | |||||
| 15. Could carry her education a step forward. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest