Information Package

Program of Business Administration (English)

BUS482

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT

Course Code
BUS482
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Acknowledge the need for change in organizations and how organizations are coerced to change by their environments
  2. Determine the areas of the organization where there is resistance to change and use techniques to resolve them
  3. Know the methods to diagnose the organizational environment
  4. Know the intervention methods and consultancy processes
  5. Know that organization development is a socio-technical system
  6. Know the methods to terminate the consultant-organization relationship in the post-intervention period
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis course focuses on organizational development dynamics. In this context, theory, research and consultancy techniques are explained for the implementation of both traditional organizational development practices and new strategies compatible with change Students who miss more than 30% of total class hours receive an F2 grade.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course
2nd Week Chapter 1: What Is Organization Development?
3rd Week Chapter 2: History of Organization Development
4th Week Chapter 3: Core Values and Ethics of Organization Development
5th Week Chapter 4: Foundations of Organizational Change
6th Week Chapter 5: The Organization Development Practitioner and the OD Process
7th Week Midterm
8th Week Chapter 6: Entry and Contracting and Chapter: 7 Data Gathering
9th Week Chapter 8: Diagnosis and Feedback
10th Week Chapter 9: An Introduction to Interventions and Chapter 10: Individual Interventions and Chapter 11: Team Interventions
11th Week Chapter 12: Whole Organization and Multiple Organization Interventions
12th Week Chapter 13: Sustaining Change Evaluating, and Ending an Engagement
13th Week Chapter 14: Global Issues in Organization Development
14th Week Chapter 15: The Future of Organization Development
Recommended or Required ReadingAnderson, D.L. (2014). Organization Development: The Process of Leading Organizational Change. University of Denver, USA
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation ve Mini Sınav
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Presentation of Case Study 1 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 1 3 3
Individual or group work 14 1 14
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 55 55
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Quiz 1 1 1
Total Work Load159
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.3
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No
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