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SEÇ142

CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN MANAGEMENT

Course Code
SEÇ142
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelAssociate Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Defines Classical, Neo-Classical and Modern Management approaches. Knows their characteristics and differences.
  2. Defines the concepts of Core Competence, Outsourcing, Downsizing, Lean Management, Network and Virtual Organizations within the scope of restructuring organizations.
  3. Defines the concepts of Benchmarking, Business Process Re-engineering and Empowerment. Knows corporate management and its dimensions.
  4. Defines the concepts of Green Management and Sustainability, Innovation Management, Management of Diversity, Total Quality Management, Knowledge Management and Learning Organization.
  5. Defines the concept of Industry 4.0 and new concepts in the 21st Century Business World.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis course is designed to teach associate degree students contemporary approaches to management at a conceptual level. It has been prepared to form a basis for students to correctly evaluate the situations and priorities they will encounter during the internship period and in the business life that they will take after graduation, and to prepare themselves.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Overview of Management Approaches: Classical and Neo-Classical Approaches
2nd Week Development of Management Science: Modern Approaches
3rd Week Restructuring Organizations: Modern Trends (Core Competence, Outsourcing)
4th Week Restructuring Organizations II: Modern Trends (Downsizing and Lean Management)
5th Week Restructuring Organizations III: Modern Structures (Network and Virtual Organizations)
6th Week Restructuring Processes (Benchmarking, Business Process Re-engineering, Empowerment)
7th Week Corporate Governance
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Green Management and Sustainability
10th Week Innovation Management
11th Week Management of Diversity
12th Week Total Quality Management
13th Week Knowledge Management and Learning Organization
14th Week Industry 4.0 and Developments in the 21st Century Business World
Recommended or Required Reading1. Çağdaş Yönetim Yaklaşımları, İ. Bakan, Beta Yayınları, 2015, 2. Baskı.
2. Yönetimde Yeni Yaklaşımlar,(Eds) Hasan Basri Memduhoğlu, Kürşad Yılmaz, Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Genişletilmiş 3. Baskı, 2017.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Practice
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Attendance 1 10
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 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 14 3 42
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 7 3 21
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load149
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.96
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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