TOBB University of Economics and Technology
COURSE SYLLABUS
İŞL 112 – INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT (YÖNETİME GİRİŞ)
2015-2016 ACADEMIC YEAR SPRING SEMESTER
Instructor:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Demet Varoğlu, Department of Business Administration
Office:
287
Office phone: 292 4206
Website:
http://dvaroglu.etu.edu.tr
E-mail:
dvaroglu@etu.edu.tr
Class Hours:
Monday
12:30-13:20
13:30-14:20
Room:
B69
Tuesday
15:30-16:20
16:30-17:20
Room:
“Kırmızı Amfi”
Textbook:
Jones, Gareth R. and George, Jennifer M. (2009). Contemporary Management, 6th ed. (international
edition). New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. (available at the school library – reserve section)
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a broad and integrative introduction to the
theories, and practice of management. Students are expected to develop conceptual and analytical
framework of how people are managed in small, medium and large public and private national and
international organizations. In particular, this course will focus on the major areas of the
management process: Planning, Organizing, Leadership and Control. Management is therefore
presented as an integrative process and not a series of unrelated steps.
Course Content:
The managerial process and managers; personality, values, attitudes and emotions; environment of
management: ethics, social responsibility, culture; decision making; planning; organizing; organization
structure and organization culture; leading: motivation and leadership; groups and teams; organizational
communication; organizational control; organizational change
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
 Understand the functions of management and the environmental issues underpinning the
practice of management.
 Identify the contemporary challenges facing management: Managerial ethics, corporate
social responsibility and culture (international management).
 Discuss the planning function of management with managerial decision making, strategic and
operational planning.
 Identify and describe how managers structure organizations and resources to facilitate goal
attainment.
 Examine the interpersonal talents a manager must develop to be effective, discuss various
approaches to motivation, different leadership theories, the nature of work group behavior
and the essence of managerial communication.
 Discuss various methods of control, present control guidelines for interpreting operating
results.
Code of Conduct (All students are expected to adhere to these guidelines):
In order to help the creation and facilitation of an effective learning environment,
1. take special care in tardiness and absenteeism (in order not to disrupt the flow and learning),
2. switch off all cellular phones and beepers before the start of each class session and exam,
3. do not eat or sleep in the classroom,
4. sit in a dignified position (not the “jelly fish” position!),
5. do not engage in matters unrelated to the course,
6. read all assigned materials before it is to be discussed in class,
7. take notes when it seems to be necessary,
8. participate in class discussions (Question on the subject matter are welcome at any time),
9. if you have to leave early or enter the classroom late inform and/or take permission from the
instructor.
There is also a zero-tolerance policy for cheating and plagiarism.
Class Schedule:
Week
Subjects
Related chapter no.
1
Managing and managers, evolution of management thought
2
Personality, values, attitudes and emotions
3
3
Ethics and social responsibility
4
4
Managing in the global environment
6
5
Decision making, learning, creativity
7
I. MID-TERM EXAM
1&2
1-4
6
Planning
8
7
Organizational structure and organizational culture
10
8
Motivation and performance
13
9
(Leadership)
(14)
10
Groups and teams
15
II. MID-TERM EXAM
6-8, 10, 13
11
Organizational communication
16
12
Organizational control and organizational change
11
Evaluation
Two mid-term exams (the one with lower grade is worth
25%, the one with higher grade is worth 35% of the total
grade)
%60
Final exam (all inclusive)
%40
Note: All exams will comprise of multiple-choice and true/false questions. From time to time, students
will be asked to participate in class exercises which will be graded and added as bonuses to exam grades.