ECTS - Communication Strategies in Organizations

Communication Strategies in Organizations (HIR512) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Communication Strategies in Organizations HIR512 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elif Eşiyok
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To address the importance of communication in contemporary organizational structures.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Understanding the importance of communication in organizations
  • Be able to know communication strategies
Course Content The nature of communication in and between organizations; the problems between public and organization and their possible solutions; considering organization as a communication system; theories of organization.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Content of the course and activities to be carried out during the semester
2 What is communication?
3 Excellence in communication
4 The importance of communication in organizational theory
5 Verbal and non-verbal communication in organizations
6 Interpersonal communication in organizations
7 Midterm Exam
8 Decision making processes in organizations
9 Conflict management / Subject selection for article presentations
10 Crisis communication / Homework discussion
11 International communication strategies / Homework Discussion
12 Presentation
13 Presentation
14 Presentation
15 Submission of the final assignment

Sources

Course Book 1. Aziz, A. (2017), Örgütsel İletişim, Hiperlink Yayınevi: İstanbul
2. Grunig, J. (2005), Halkla İlişkiler ve İletişim Yönetiminde Mükemmelik, Tribeca Yayınevi: İstanbul

Evaluation System

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

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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 He/she will be competent in evaluating basic concepts and the conceptual interrelations as well as their reflections on theoretical and practical levels. X
2 He/she will have the knowledge of the basic methodological approaches, methods and research technics and their implementations. X
3 Evaluating the contribution of public relation and advertising theories and applications to the existing/potential occasions and problems in the national and international area. X
4 Being aware of the ethics of public relations occupation and having the consciousness of occupational responsibility.
5 Being able to plan and apply strategic communication processes in the fields of public communications, public opinion building, agenda determination, setting, orientation and managing. X
6 Creating the sustainable development and quality insight oriented to concepts such as; corporate communication, corporate identity, corporate culture, corporate citizenship, corporate loyalty, reputation, value, social responsibility, image management, relationship management, perception management, emotional intelligence, human resource, etc. X
7 To have a through knowledge of the communication methodology directed to private sector, public sector and civil society
8 Having theoretical knowledge on information communication technologies, understanding its reflections in the society and using this knowledge both in theoretical and application. X
9 Come to conclusions by connecting and analyzing data on social sciences and using these conclusions in the field of public relations X
10 Reaching current information about the discipline by researching the national and international literature in the field of public relations and publicity. X
11 Reaching scientific results by defining the right method/techniques directed to the purpose of the research. X
12 Come to conclusions by connecting and analyzing data on social sciences and using these conclusions in the field of public relations. 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 6 5 30
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 10 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 113