Sports Science Faculty · Sport Management · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of the course is to introduce the basic concepts and principles of behavioral sciences and to teach the processes that influence the behavior of individuals working in organizations.
Course Content
Definition of behavioral sciences, methods in behavioral sciences, normal and defensive behaviors, social institutions and behavior, definition of culture and cultural changes, mass culture and its behavioral effects.
Required Resources
Güney S. (2016) Davranış bilimleri. Nobel Akedemik Yayıncılık. ISBN: 978-605-133-508-7
Sungur Zerrin, Kırel Çiğdem (2013) Davranış Bilimleri I. T.C. Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları No. 173, Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayınları No. 75, Eskişehir.
Zencirkıran Mehmet (2016). Davranış Bilimleri. Dora basın yayın dağıtım. Bursa
Yüksel Öznur (2006) Davranış Bilimleri. Gazi kitabevi,
Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge. (2015). Örgütsel Davranış. Çev.Ed. Erdem İnci. Nobel Yayınları,
Course Learning Outcomes
- Learn the definition of behavior.
- Learns the methods and techniques of obtaining scientific information about human and social behavior.
- Learn the interaction between human and social behavior and social institutions.
- Gains the ability to achieve goals and act together
- Analyzes the behavioral dimensions of the society in which he lives and other environmental cultural systems that affect his life.
- Learn the effects of mass culture
- Learn the cultural influences on business activities.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition of behavioral sciences | |
| 2 | Relationship of behavioral sciences with other social sciences | |
| 3 | Historical development of behavioral sciences | |
| 4 | Method in behavioral sciences | |
| 5 | Needs as the basic sources of behavior | |
| 6 | Hierarchy of needs and meeting needs | |
| 7 | Defense mechanisms and abnormal behaviors | |
| 8 | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 9 | The place and importance of the behavioral plane and social institutions in human behavior | |
| 10 | The behavioral plane-status and role behaviors | |
| 11 | The place and importance of social institutions in human behavior | |
| 12 | Definition, types and scope of culture | |
| 13 | Definition, types and scope of culture | |
| 14 | Cultural changes and behavior | |
| 15 | Social disintegration and mass culture | |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM |