EDS524 GAP ANALYSIS IN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
| Course Code: | 4540524 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Educational Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. GÖKÇE GÖKALP |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Know the different approaches to organizational problem solving.
Understand the possible causes of gaps in reaching organizational gaps
Apply the gap analysis approach to solve a problem that existed in a specfic educational organization
Appreciate the relationship between organizational problem solving and performance improvement?
Design a case study that addresses a particular gap in an educational organization
Analyze the gap that exist between the goal of the organization and the current state in terms of that goal using organizational learning and motivation theories
Formulate solutions that address knowledge, motivation, and organizational causes of the gap
Judge the effectiveness of these solutions on closing the gap in the organization
Course Content
For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.Course Learning Outcomes
Define key organizational learning and motivation theories
Identify the steps of a specific organizational problem solving approach called GAP Analysis
Explain the causes of organizational problems
propose appropriate solutions based on organizational research and theory
Evaluate the effectiveness of proposed solutions on closing the identified gap using Kirkpatrick ands Kirkpatrick's 4 levels of evaluation
conduct a gap analysis on a specific educational organization that is having difficulty achieving the goals of the organization
measure the current progress towards those goals and the gaps that must be closed to achieve the goals for each of the stakeholders who are affected by the problems experienced in a given organization