Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Mustafa KESEN

Assoc. Prof. Beyza ERER

Assoc. Prof. Didem TEZSÜRÜCÜ COŞANSU

Assoc. Prof. Funda ODUNCUOĞLU

Lec. Derya GÜL ÖZTÜRK

Organization and Society

Course Code	: İK272
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 6

Objectives of the Course

Providing basic knowledge on organizational issues by considering the effects of organizations on society and the effects of society on organizations and by taking into account that modern human beings spend most of their time in organizations, raising awareness for the importance of the human factor for forming internal structures of organizations and internal change.

Course Content

In the content of the course, basic conceps defining the relation between society and organization will be evaluated and issues (power, trust, surveillance etc.) related to organizations in modern society will be explored

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	Defining the basic concepts explaining the realations between organizations and society
2.	Stating organizations purposefully
3.	Identfying organizations as indispensable parts of the modern society and engaging in continuous change.
4.	Identfying contribution of individuals´ added value ( such as participatory, democratic structures etc.) for internal mechanisms of the organisations.
5.	Proposing ideas for organization change

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Anthony Giddens: Sosyoloji, Ankara: Ayraç

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction: Organisations in modern societies / content of the class

Week 2 - Theoretical

Modernity as a basis of modern organisations and the ideology of modernity

Week 3 - Theoretical

The debates on post idustrial society

Week 4 - Theoretical

Bureaucracy and post-bureaucracy

Week 5 - Theoretical

Taylorism and Scientific Management, Fayol and Management Process

Week 6 - Theoretical

Neoclassical Organizational Theory

Week 7 - Theoretical

Culture and ideology

Week 8 - Theoretical

Labour control in organisations: Organizational Surveillance

Week 9 - Theoretical

Power in Organizations

Week 10 - Theoretical

Post-modernism

Week 11 - Theoretical

Postmodern organisations

Week 12 - Theoretical

Emotional labour and organizations

Week 13 - Theoretical

Time and organizations

Week 14 - Theoretical

Conclusion and debate

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	13	2	3	65
Individual Work	13	0	3	39
Midterm Examination	1	20	1	21
Final Examination	1	25	1	26
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10
OÇ-1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
OÇ-3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4
OÇ-4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3