COURSE SYLLABUS
IE 423
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS
(3-0) 3
URL: http://ie.atilim.edu.tr/~ie423
Catalog Data:
Organization and management theories. Design of organization structures and procedures.
Analysis and design of resource planning and control. Technology in management. Basic skills for
planning, decision-making, communication, leadership and controlling. Introduction to change and
reorganization. Concepts of managing in an e-business world. Managerial ethics.
Textbook:
Robbins S.P., and DeCenzo, D.A., Fundamentals of Management, 3rd edition, Prentice-Hall, 2001.
References:
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Narayanan, V.K. and Nath R., Organization Theory: A Strategic Approach, Irwin, 1993.
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Minzberg, H., Structures in Fives:Designing Effective Organizations, Prentice Hall, 1983.
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Dubrin A.J., Ireland R. D., and Williams, J. F., Management and Organizations, SouthWestern Publishing Co., 1989.
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Robbins, S.P., and D.A. DeCenzo, Fundamentals of Management, Prentice-Hall, 1998.
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Gray, S., Organizational Behaviour: Concepts and Applications, 4th edition, Merill Publishing
Co., 1988.
Prerequisites by Topic:
Fundamental knowledge of computer software.
Method for Assessing Student Knowledge of Prerequisite Topics:
None.
Goals:
This course is designed to provide the student with a working knowledge of the essential
principles and concepts of management theory and practice. It is structured to develop a concise
framework inter-relating the major business disciplines and a comprehensive perspective to
organize additional study in management. Practical applications of the manager’s role in planning,
organizing, staffing, directing and controlling are demonstrated and explored.
Objectives:
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To give a broad picture about management functions and changing forces in its environment.
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To enable students acquire basic skills for planning and decision making.
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To let students gain organizational structure analysis and design skills.
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To demonstrate human core of management, emphasizing entrepreneurship, leadership,
teamwork, communication and human resource management dimensions.
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To exhibit managerial control concept.
Topics:
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Introduction to organization and management (1 week)
Organizational design (1 week)
Organization and management in manufacturing and service business (1 week)
Organizational resources: people and other (1 week)
Technology and operations (1 week)
Organizational processes (decision-making, planning, communication, leadership, controlling)
(5 weeks)
7. Organizational change and innovation (2 weeks)
8. Managing in an E-Business world (2/3 weeks)
9. The role of the industrial engineer in management (2/3 weeks)
10. Management ethics (2/3 weeks)
Computer Usage:
Business Simulation games, web-based assignments.
Laboratory Projects:
None.
Contribution to Professional Component:
1.
Mathematics or Basic Science
0 credits
2.
Engineering Science or Design
3 credits
3.
General Education
0 credits