FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of Public Relations and Advertising

PRA 445 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Corporate Culture
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PRA 445
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
5

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Group Work
Case Study
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to convey the role of corporate culture in organizations, how and why culture affects the corporate culture of institutions.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to explain fundamental concepts related to corporate culture.
  • will be able to classify corporate cultures.
  • will be able to explain elements that form corporate culture.
  • will be able to define principles that has to be considered while managing and changing corporate culture.
  • will be able to comment on the interactions between corporate identity, corporate image, corporate reputation and corporate culture.
Course Description This course will be dealing with corporate culture and corporate culture management in detail. Discussions on factors that affect corporate culture and different corporate culture examples will be made.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 An Introduction to the course
2 What is Culture? Key concepts of Culture Alvesson, M. (2013), Understanding Organizational Culture, 2nd ed., Sage. Ch.1
3 Conceptualizing Organizational Culture Why does organizational culture matter? Alvesson, M. (2013), Understanding Organizational Culture, 2nd ed., Sage. Ch.1
4 The Levels of organizational culture Schein, E.H. (2010) Organizational Culture and Leadership, 4th ed. Wiley&Sons. Ch.2
5 Culture in Corporations: Two Case Studies Research design I Schein, E.H. (2010) Organizational Culture and Leadership, 4th ed. Wiley&Sons. Ch.3
6 Midterm
7 Culture Typologies Schein, E.H. (2010) Organizational Culture and Leadership, 4th ed. Wiley&Sons pg. 163-169
8 Deciphering Organizational culture: Research design II
9 Managing Integral Integration: Communicative Culture Schein, E.H. (2010) Organizational Culture and Leadership, 4th ed. Wiley&Sons. Ch.3 Gregory, A.& Willis, P. (2013) Strategic PR leadership, Routledge. Ch.13
10 Cultural Change Alvesson, M. (2013), Understanding Organizational Culture, 2nd ed., Sage. Ch.10 Schein, E.H. (2010) Organizational Culture and Leadership, 4th ed. Wiley&Sons. Ch.17
11 Research presentations
12 Research presentations
13 Research presentations
14 Research presentations
15 Semester review
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Schein, E.H. (2010) Organizational Culture and Leadership, 4th ed. Wiley&Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-18586-5

Suggested Readings/Materials

Jacobs, Jamie & Crockett, Hema (2021), Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures, Kogan Page.  

ISBN-13: 978-1789667233 ; 9781789667219

 

Schein, E.H., Schein, P. A.,(2019) The Corporate Culture Survival Guide, John Wiley & Sons,  3rd Ed.

ISBN: 1119212286; 9781119212287

 

Alvesson, M. (2013), Understanding Organizational Culture, 2nd ed., Sage. ISBN-13: 978-0857025586;  0857025589

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
2
28
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
9
9
Presentation / Jury
1
15
15
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
15
15
Final Exam
1
35
35
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to critically interpret theories, concepts, methods, instruments and ideas that form the basis of Public Relations and Advertising field.

X
2

To be able to collect and use necessary data to produce content in the field of Public Relations and Advertising with scientific methods.

3

To be able to use theoretical knowledge gained in the field of Public Relations and Advertising in practice.

4

To be able to use analytical thinking skills in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.

X
5

To be able to convey creative ideas and solution suggestions supported by scientific data in written and oral form to stakeholders.

6

To be able to take responsibility as individual and group members to solve problems encountered in the practice of Public Relations and Advertising field.

7

To be able to develop solutions that favor public good and raise awareness by having knowledge about regional, national and global issues and problems.

8

To be able to relate the basic knowledge of other disciplines supporting the field of Public Relations and Advertising with his/her own field of expertise.

9

To be able to use the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired by following regulations, innovations, changes, current developments, and occupational health and safety practices closely in the field of Public Relations and Advertising; in a lifelong manner and for individual and social purposes.

X
10

To be able to collect, interpret and share data by considering social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.

X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Public Relations and Advertising and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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