Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / YÖN-510 - YÖNETİM VE ORGANİZASYON

Code: YÖN-510 Course Title: CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT APPROACHES Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department YÖNETİM VE ORGANİZASYON
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer FERDA ÜSTÜN (ferdakervanci@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 modern management techniques. Investigate the effectiveness of the application of modern management approaches.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can define contemporary management philosophy, tools and techniques. PO-1 Have advanced knowledge about the basic concepts of business administration, the basic functions of the business management science, the historical development of it, its relationships with other disciplines, businesses and the environment, business objectives, feasibility studies, business functions, cooperation between firms and entrepreneurship, and apply them and make administrative decisions on these issues.
PO-2 Analyze and design at the organizational level, understand the functions of business management that are planning, organizing, execution, coordination and control, describe and apply them, and be acknowledged with modern management perspectives.
Examination
LO-2 Can define and compare management styles, organizational structure and design. PO-2 Analyze and design at the organizational level, understand the functions of business management that are planning, organizing, execution, coordination and control, describe and apply them, and be acknowledged with modern management perspectives.
PO-5 Have advanced level of knowledge on new concepts, techniques, and applications emerged in recent years in the field of organizational behavior along with topics such as human and human behavior in organizations, perception, attitude and personality.
Examination
LO-3 Can discuss organizational structure of today. PO-1 Have advanced knowledge about the basic concepts of business administration, the basic functions of the business management science, the historical development of it, its relationships with other disciplines, businesses and the environment, business objectives, feasibility studies, business functions, cooperation between firms and entrepreneurship, and apply them and make administrative decisions on these issues.
 		Examination
LO-4 Have knowledge of appropriate structures and systems for contemporary management approaches. PO-2 Analyze and design at the organizational level, understand the functions of business management that are planning, organizing, execution, coordination and control, describe and apply them, and be acknowledged with modern management perspectives.
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
In this course, will focus on topics such as the factors that cause the emergence of modern management approaches, management by objectives, total quality management, benchmarking, lean organization, virtual organizations, network organizations, chaos and complexity theory, and governance.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 From past to present management. Development of the contemporary concepts and practices. Oral and visual presentation, discussion
2 Management by objectives, Total quality management Oral and visual presentation, discussion
3 Core competence Oral and visual presentation, discussio
4 Benchmarking Oral and visual presentation, discussion
5 Outsourcing Oral and visual presentation, discussion
6 Knowledge management Oral and visual presentation, discussion
7 Reengineering Oral and visual presentation, discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Emprowerment Oral and visual presentation, discussion
10 Lean organizations Oral and visual presentation, discussion
11 Network organizations Oral and visual presentation, discussion
12 Virtual organizations Oral and visual presentation, discussion
13 Learning organizations Oral and visual presentation, discussion
14 Complexity theory Oral and visual presentation, discussion
15 Governance, Social responsibility Oral and visual presentation, discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Koçel, Tamer. (2007). İşletme Yöneticiliği (11. Bası), İstanbul: Arıkan Basım Yayın.
2 Bakan, İsmail. (2011). Çağdaş Yönetim Yaklaşımları, İstanbul: Beta Basım Yayım.
3 Parlak, Bekir. (2011). Yönetim Bilimi ve Çağdaş Yönetim Teknikleri, İstanbul: Beta Basım Yayım.
Required Course instruments and materials
Books, PC, delineascope, Documents.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 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 1 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 12 36
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 12 36
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 5 5 25
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 3 15
mid-term exam 3 1 3
Own study for final exam 4 5 20
final exam 3 1 3
0
0
Total work load; 180