Information Package
baskent.edu.tr

Ph.D. on Education Administration

EYP717

DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN ADMINISTRATION

Course Code
EYP717
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Know the concept of making a decision.
  2. Understand the factors influencing the decision making process.
  3. Learn the characteristics of decision makers.
  4. Learn the types of decisions.
  5. Learn the approaches of decisions.
  6. Use the administrative information systems in the decision making processes.
  7. Analyze the decision making processes in educational institutions.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis course includes the concepts of decision making processes, qualifications and sources of information to be possessed in the decision-making process, problem solving methods, and developing solution options and building foresights in problem solving.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction
2nd Week Concept of decision making and problem solving
3rd Week Factors influencing the decision
4th Week Characteristics of decision makers
5th Week Types of decisions
6th Week Approaches to decisions ? rational
7th Week Midterm
8th Week Approaches to decisions ? rational
9th Week Approaches to decisions ? intuitive
10th Week Approaches to decisions ? intuitive
11th Week Problem solving and decision making
12th Week Use of information systems
13th Week Approaches to problem solving
14th Week Approaches to problem solving
Recommended or Required ReadingBursalıoğlu, Z. (1991). Eğitim Yönetiminde Teori ve Uygulama. Ankara: Pegem.
Bursalıoğlu, Z. (1991). Okul Yönetiminde Yeni Yapı ve Davranış. Ankara: Pegem.
Hoy, W. K., & Miskel, C. G. (2010). Eğitim Yönetimi: Teori, Araştırma ve Uygulama. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Johnson Jr., B. L., Kruse, S. D. (2009). Decision Making for Educational Leaders Underexamined Dimensions and Issues. Albany: State Unıversity of New York Press.
Jones, H. M. (1957). Executive Decision Making. (M. R. Lohmann, & J. F. Mee, Eds.) Illionis: Richard D. Irwin, INC. .
Kaya, Y. K. (1993). Eğitim Yönetimi: Kuram ve Türkiye'de Uygulama. Ankara: Set Ofset Matbaacılık.
Simon, H. A. (1957). Administrative Behavior. New York: The Macmillan Company.
Simon, H. A. (1960). The New Science of Management Decision. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
Turan, S. (2014). Eğitim Yönetimi: Teori Araştırma ve Uygulama. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Nutt, P.C. (2002). Why decisions fail. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Case Study
  • Presentation
  • Questions/Answers
  • Problem Solving
  • Report Preparation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Project 1 30
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for Quiz 3 15 45
Individual or group work 14 5 70
Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 10 10
Homework 4 15 60
Total Work Load292
Total Work Load / 30 (h)9.73
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6 LO7
K1 X X X X X X X
K2
K3
K4 X X X X X X X
K5
K6 X X X X X X X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13 X
K14
K15 X
K16
K17
K18 X