Bayburt University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
İŞ182	Change Management in Organizations	Elective	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

By trying to understand the conceptual structure of the phenomenon of change, to see the results of the practice at the organizational level in the context of the types and dimensions of change that has a universal character, to analyze the organizations that resist change or integrate it into their own structure by keeping up with the change, and the reasons for the resistance developed against change at the individual and group level and the said resistance. The aim is to increase and develop the perspectives and views of the participants on change by presenting different examples on the subject by analyzing and discussing the strategies that can be developed to break them.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Ahmet İLHAN

Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to define the phenomenon of change and its reflections at the organizational level.
2	To be able to analyze change management at the conceptual level.
3	To be able to develop and implement organizational change strategies.
4	To be able to adopt the development and approaches of change management in organizations.

Mode of Delivery

Normal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

NONE

Recommended Optional Programme Components

NONE

Course Contents

Within the scope of the course, the definition and causes of change at the organizational level, the definition of change management, the phenomenon of change management, the relationship between change and organization, resistance to organizational change and its causes, strategies that can be developed against resistance, and comparative discussions and examples of organizational change management approaches will be emphasized.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The Concept and Characteristics of Change
2	Change and Organization Relationship
3	Types of Organizational Change
4	Reasons for Change in Organizations
5	Resistance to Organizational Change and Its Causes
6	Strategies to be Developed to Break the Resistance Against Organizational Change
7	midterm exam
8	Change Management Phenomenon
9	Organizational Change Management Approaches
10	Modernist Approach to Change: Modernization and Change
11	Postmodernist Approach to Change: Change and Chaos
12	Perception Design in Change Management
13	Organizational Level Results of Change Management
14	final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1. İrfan Çağlar, Nobel Kitabevi, 2015, “Değişim ve Değişim Yönetimi”, Ankara. 2. Celaleddin Serinkan ve Gülşah Arat, Beta Yayınevi, 2013, “İşletmelerde Örgütsel Değişim ve İç Girişimcilik”, İstanbul. 3. Enver Aydoğan (Ed.), Gazi Kitabevi, “Örgütsel Davranış Odaklı Yönetsel Yaklaşımlar”, Ahmet İlhan, “Örgütsel Değişim ve Yönetimi” (s.131-155), Ankara. 4. Esther Cameron & Mike Green, 2009, “Making Sense of Change Management”, London.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		30
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		70
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

NONE

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Self Study	14	4	56
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	25	25
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	35	35
Homework	1	5	5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			166

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6
LO1	2	3	2	5	1	2
LO2	2	3	2	2	2	3
LO3	3	2	3	2	2	1
LO4	2	3	1	2	3	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High