Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İŞLD609 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)

Code: İŞLD609 Course Title: CURRENTS ISSUES IN MANAGEMENT Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer KORHAN KARACAOĞLU (kkaracaoglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to inform the students about the contemporary management techniques/contemporary organizations and current management approaches,and to research the effectiveness of the techniques or the organizations in work life.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can discuss contemporary management techniques and current management approaches PO-1 The candidate can understand, analyze and interpret the basic concepts and functions of Business Science in expertise level, and can apply this ability in one or more fields such as Management and Organization, Marketing, Production Management, Quantitative Methods, Accounting and Finance in expertise level.
PO-3 The candidate can do an original scientific/ academic researches independently or jointly with other researchers in business administration field and other social sciences` fields by using the most recent improvements in research methods, and gain knowledge, skills and responsibility to publish the results of research in books, articles and reports, to present in the scientific environment discussion such as conference and congress.
PO-13 The candidate can identify social, scientific, managerial and ethical problems that are encountered in the field of academic and professional business life, and can analyze and solve them, and contribute to the development of values related to such issues.
Examination
LO-2 Be able to use contemporary management techniques in work life. PO-3 The candidate can do an original scientific/ academic researches independently or jointly with other researchers in business administration field and other social sciences` fields by using the most recent improvements in research methods, and gain knowledge, skills and responsibility to publish the results of research in books, articles and reports, to present in the scientific environment discussion such as conference and congress.
PO-4 The candidate brings new grounds in the field of business administration by providing original scientific studies, and develops a new scientific method or applies to known methods into different fields, and contributes to national and international literature.
PO-6 The candidate can discuss the new information in the field of business in a systematic manner, and can gain high level skills about research methods in the field.
Examination
LO-3 Can employe these techniques to solve management problems. PO-5 The candidate can understand the Department of Business Administration`s disciplines interaction with each other and the Department of Business Administration interaction with other departments. Also, the candidate can evaluate various topics with new perspectives and study interdisciplinary.
PO-8 The candidate keeps up to date his/her knowledge, follow closely national and international literature in the field of Business Administration, and can improve himself/herself not only in Business Administration, but also in other social issues.
PO-12 The candidate can follow the scientific, technological, social and cultural developments in an academic and professional way and contribute to the relevant issues and processes.
Examination
LO-4 Can analyze the relationships between Corporate Governance, Ethics and Fraud. PO-3 The candidate can do an original scientific/ academic researches independently or jointly with other researchers in business administration field and other social sciences` fields by using the most recent improvements in research methods, and gain knowledge, skills and responsibility to publish the results of research in books, articles and reports, to present in the scientific environment discussion such as conference and congress.
PO-7 The candidate can search theoretical and practical knowledge and skills which can gained in the field of Business Administration, can determine these knowledge and skills how it is used in practice and field analysis, can adapt and analyze these knowledge and skills, can make critical decisions, and can apply by reaching synthesis.
PO-8 The candidate keeps up to date his/her knowledge, follow closely national and international literature in the field of Business Administration, and can improve himself/herself not only in Business Administration, but also in other social issues.
PO-9 As a good academician and researcher, the candidate can learn to look critically to new subjects, to new developments in the field of Business Administration, to related other topics. Also, he/she can improve his/her questioning and exploratory aspects.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course focus on contemporary management techniques, contemporary organizations and current management approaches in work life.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction and Basic Concepts Lecturing and discussion
2 Total Quality Management Lecturing and discussion
3 Total Quality Management Lecturing and discussion
4 Benchmarking Business Process Reengineering Lecturing and discussion
5 Outsourcing Lecturing and discussion
6 Downsizing Lecturing and discussion
7 Crisis Management Lecturing and discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Learning Organizations Lecturing and discussion
10 Virtual Organizations Lecturing and discussion
11 Network Organizations Lecturing and discussion
12 Matrix Organization Lecturing and discussion
13 Business Incubators Lecturing and discussion
14 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Fraud Lecturing and discussion
15 Mobbing Lecturing and discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Bakan, İ. (2015). Çağdaş Yönetim Yaklaşımları, İstanbul: Beta Basım Yayım.
2 Memduhoğlu, H. B. ve Yılmaz, K. (2013). Yönetimde Yeni Yaklaşımlar, Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
3 Saruhan, S. C. ve Yıldız, M. L. (2009). Çağdaş Yönetim Bilimi, İstanbul: Beta Basım Yayım.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, handouts, internet.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 4 10 40
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 4 12
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 180