CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
YBS315	CHANGE MANAGEMENT	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. DİDEM TETİK KÜÇÜKELÇİ
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Lecturer BEGÜM AL-Assist.Prof. MELDA KEÇECİ
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The aim of the course; explaining the change management techniques, discussing the case studies in which these techniques are applied in the classroom environment, and improving the knowledge and skills and ensuring the permanence of learning by analyzing the students' own case studies.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Contents of the course include the subjects such as theoretical basis, purpose, scope, elements and intervention techniques of change management and business life examples.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Defines the concept of change. (Bloom's 1)
Summarizes the life cycle of businesses (Bloom's 2)
Interprets resistance to change (Bloom's 2)
Expresses the forces that facilitate change in his own words (Bloom's 2)
Demonstrates different management techniques used in a case study (Bloom's 3)
Analyzes the successful and unsuccessful results of different change management practices in case studies (Bloom's 4)
Develops change management techniques appropriate to the needs of the organization (Bloom's 5)

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Introduction of the course	Lecture & Discussion
2	Literature Review	The concept of the organization, its relationship with stakeholders, and the external environment	Lecture, Discussion
3	Literature Review	Environmental uncertainty and organizational change	Lecture, Discussion
4	Literature Review	Organizational effectiveness concept and approaches, case studies	Lecture, Discussion
5	Literature Review	Organizational ethics and ethics models, case studies	Lecture, Discussion
6	Literature Review	Horizontal-vertical differentiation and integration models, case studies	Lecture, Discussion
7	Literature Review	Question and answer practice, case studies, and discussion	Lecture, Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Literature Review	Specialization and coordination	Lecture, Discussion
10	Literature Review	Forces driving organizational change and resistance to change, case studies, and discussion	Lecture, Discussion
11	Literature Review	Evolutionary and revolutionary change models, case studies, and discussion	Lecture, Discussion
12	Literature Review	3-stage change process and action research, presentations	Lecture, Discussion
13	Literature Review	Organizational life cycle, presentations	Lecture, Discussion
14	Literature Review	Organizational life cycle, presentations	Lecture, Discussion, Practice
15	Literature Review	Question and answer practice, case studies, and discussion	Lecture, Discussion, Practice
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Jones, G. R., Organizational Theory, Organizational Design and Organizational Change (2018). Pearson
Anderson, D., Organization Development: The Process of Leading Organizational Change (2019). Sage Publishing
Brown, D. R., An experiential approach to organization development (2011). Prentice-Hall.
Senior, B., Organizational Change (2020). Pearson

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Define concepts such as management, manager and leader.					4
2	Analyze the accuracy, reliability and validity of the new information obtained from the data.				3

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Report the obtained data.				3
2	Prepare software and projects related with the field.				3

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Use the appropriate resources for data analysis related with the field.					4
2	Analyze the work processes.						5

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Manage projects as part of a team.					4
2	Apply the material, techniques and analyzes in relation with the subject for project and work flows.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Fulfill responsibility with a focus on result in individual and team studies.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Recognizes what he/she knows about his/her field or not.					4
2	Act the theoretical knowledge in real life with learning to learn approach.						5
3	Apply different methods and techniques with an innovative approach in his/her research.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Apply the results obtained in accordance with voluntarism and social responsibility projects.						5
2	Establish a healthy contact with colleagues						5
3	Share the analyzes and obtained results with colleagues.						5
4	Cooperate with colleagues at international level with the help of foreign language competency.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Behave in accordance with ethical values regarding the collection, analysis and reporting of data.						5
2	Participate the design of work processes and systems with full quality.						5
3	Cooperate with other employees for the continuation of sustainability in the profession.						5

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	13	2	26
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	7	5	35
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	5	4	20
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	41	0	125