Information Package / Course Catalogue
Coaching and Leadership
Course Code: İŞT175
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to help students develop self-awareness, communicate effectively, and use active listening, powerful questioning, feedback, goal-setting, problem-solving, and coaching-based leadership skills. By the end of the course, students will be able to apply basic coaching tools to manage their personal and professional development.

Course Content

This course aims to develop students’ fundamental coaching skills to support their personal and professional growth. Topics include self-awareness, effective communication, active listening, powerful questioning, feedback, goal setting, problem-solving, and coaching-based leadership. Students will learn and practice basic coaching tools that can be applied in both professional and social settings.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the concepts of coaching and leadership.
2.Uses active listening and powerful questioning techniques.
3.Develops goals and action plans.
4.Demonstrates effective feedback-giving and feedback-receiving skills.
5.Applies a coaching-based leadership approach in teamwork settings.
6.Generates solutions to workplace challenges using a coaching perspective.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Coaching for Performance: The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership
2.Leadership: Theory and Practice (Peter G. Northouse)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Coaching
Week 2 - Theoretical
Differences Between Coaching, Mentoring, and Consulting The Relationship Between Leadership and Coaching
Week 3 - Theoretical
Self-Awareness and Self-Discovery
Week 4 - Theoretical
Effective Communication Skills
Week 5 - Theoretical
Active Listening Skills
Week 6 - Theoretical
Powerful Questioning Techniques
Week 7 - Theoretical
Goal Setting and Motivation
Week 8 - Theoretical
Feedback and Feedforward
Week 9 - Theoretical
Emotional Intelligence and Coaching
Week 10 - Theoretical
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Week 11 - Theoretical
Teamwork and Coaching-Based Leadership
Week 12 - Theoretical
Career Planning and Development
Week 13 - Theoretical
Basic Coaching Practices
Week 14 - Theoretical
Basic Coaching Practices
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142028
Assignment2306
Presentation 1404
Individual Work2204
Midterm Examination1404
Final Examination1404
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
4
4
1
2
3
3
1
2
OÇ-2
3
4
2
3
3
5
1
2
OÇ-3
4
5
2
4
3
4
2
3
OÇ-4
3
4
2
4
3
5
2
3
OÇ-5
4
5
2
4
5
5
2
3
OÇ-6
4
5
2
5
4
5
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026