ECTS - Personality and Organizational Psychology

Personality and Organizational Psychology (MAN315) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Personality and Organizational Psychology MAN315 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Observation Case Study, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Burcu Tosun
Course Assistants
Course Objectives At the end of the semestre, students are expected to get knowledge about: • What kind of behaviors people have in organizations, why they behave like that and the consequences of those behaviors in the workplace • The concepts and the links needed to estimate employee behaviors • Organizational behaviors caused by personality differences
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To comprehend what kind of behaviors people have in organizations, why they behave like that and the consequences of those behaviors in the workplace and evaluating that knowledge on samples from ordinary life
  • Comprehending the concepts and making the connections needed to estimate employee behaviors
  • Getting the skills to interpret the organizational behaviors caused by personality differences
Course Content Concepts of personality and organizational psychology; personality related issues such as attitude, motivation, perception; individuals within the work environment.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 What is organizational psychology? Chapter1
2 Case study Chapter1
3 What is personality? Course notes and slides
4 Case study Course notes and slides
5 What are the factors affecting personality? Course notes and slides
6 Case study Course notes and slides
7 What are the effects of personality on organizational psychology? Course notes and slides
8 Case study Course notes and slides
9 Midterm exam Chapter1 and course notes and slides
10 Group dynamics Chapter12
11 Case study Chapter12
12 Motivation and leadership Chapters 8 & 13
13 Case study Chapters 8 & 13
14 Organizational culture Chapter15
15 Case study Chapter15
16 Final exam Chapters 1, 8, 12, 13, 15 & course notes and slides

Sources

Course Book 1. Riggio, Ronald E. "Introduction to industrial/organizational psychology" —6th ed. Pearson Education, Inc.
Other Sources 2. Vakalar, filmler, videolar, ders notları, slaytlar

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 10 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 4 20
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 16 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics X
2 Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis
3 Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis
4 Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level
5 Learning different approaches on economic and related issues
6 Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis
7 Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices
8 Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills X
9 Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning
10 Adopting work ethic and social responsibility X
11 Developing the skills of communication.
12 Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 5 5 25
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 4 5 20
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 128