Statistics as a discipline provides a wide variety of methods to assist in data analysis and decision making. Descriptive statistics focus on the collection, summarization and characterization of set of data,Inferential statistics estimate a characteristic of a set of data.
In general, business managers need to be knowledgeable abouth statistics in order to understand how
properly present and desciribe information
Draw conclusion abouth large populations based only on information obtained from sample
Improve process
Obtain reliable forcasts
Due to distance education, students need to contact their instructors via e-mail.
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lectures, computer lab, power-point presentations
Principle Sources
Statistics for Business and Economics , Newbold P.,Carlson W., Thorne B., 2006
Business Statistics, Levine, Berenson,2002
Durmuş Dündar, Nazan Çağlar, İstatistik, Der Yayınevi- 2008
Statistics for Business & Economics, Paul Newbold,W.Carlson , 2002
Other Sources
Case studies and lecture notes to be given by the lecturer are among the other resources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Why a Manager needs to know about statistics ,Why Data are needed? Sources of data , Types of data
Define the concept and types of entrepreneurship in historical development within the framework of entrepreneurship theory.
PO-2
Develop awareness about ways to improve personal and corporate innovation and creativity
PO-3
Distinguish the different aspects of SME management and its problems from SME management and its problems
PO-4
Design a business plan to start a new business
PO-5
Assess the institutionalization process of newly established businesses
PO-6
Employ the information and skill that is related to entrepreneurship in the career life and apply it to the workplace environment.
PO-7
Explain new business in social environment with social capital and communication competence
PO-8
Interpret knowledge of innovation and the importance of innovation that learned during education life with up-to-date information and adopt it to business life
PO-9
Identify how to reach entrepreneurship supports thanks to the basic and up-to-date information gained on entrepreneurship and estimates about the change and paradigm shifts in the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
PO-10
Compose the conceptual and cognitive knowledge with expert knowledge required by business life
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Gain application skills of solving business problems
LO-2
Research, practice and determine how to use the field analysis on theoretical and practical knowledge and skills gained in the field of business administration
LO-3
Use of statistical tools in making forward-looking estimates
LO-4
Able to obtain a good statistical knowledge of technical analysis