The purpose of this course is to provide information about business and its basic concepts like manager, management, aspects of management, and to develop their entrepreneurial and managerial vision.
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Special Requisite(s)
Instructor(s)
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
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Teaching Methods and Techniques
Principle Sources
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Business Concept, Business Science, Business as a System
Oral presentation
2. Week
Business Types
Oral presentation, reading , discussion
3. Week
Globalization and Business
Oral presentation, reading , discussion
4. Week
Globalization and Business
Oral presentation, reading , discussion
5. Week
Human Resources Sub-system
Oral presentation, reading , case studies, discussion
6. Week
Accounting Sub-system
Oral presentation, reading , case studies, discussion
7. Week
Accounting Sub-system
Oral presentation, reading , case studies, discussion
8. Week
Midterm Exam Week
Assessment
9. Week
Midterm Exam Week
Assessment
10. Week
Finance Sub-System
Oral presentation, reading , case studies, discussion
11. Week
Marketing Sub-System
Oral presentation, reading , case studies, discussion
12. Week
Marketing Sub-System
Oral presentation, reading , case studies, discussion
13. Week
Production Sub-System
Oral presentation, reading , case studies, discussion
14. Week
Supply Sub-System and General Evaluation
Oral presentation, reading , case studies, discussion
15. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
16. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
17. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
20
Quizzes
1
10
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
15
Final Exam
1
55
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To define his/her competencies using the theoretical and practical knowledge he/she acquired in the field of Economics and to use these competencies in practice.
PO-2
To discuss concepts and ideas in the field of Economics with scientific methods, to develop hypotheses, to interpret and evaluate the data obtained.
PO-3
To develop solution suggestions for complex and/or unpredictable problems encountered in practice, to report and present these suggestions in accordance with the academic publication rules.
PO-4
To identify regional and global issues/problems, to perform analyses based on scientific data and research, and to develop solution suggestions.
PO-5
To determine the learning needs in the field of Economics, to evaluate the acquired knowledge and skills with a critical approach, and to use this knowledge and skills to develop economic policies.
PO-6
To inform relevant people and institutions on issues related to the field of Economics and to gain the ability to convey written and verbal solutions to problems.
PO-7
To convey his/her thoughts and suggestions in the field of Economics to experts and non-experts by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data, to discuss and to contribute to the development of new policies by revising suggestions according to the feedback he/she receives.
PO-8
To benefit from other disciplines that form the basis of the field of Economics, to develop multidisciplinary approaches by associating these disciplines with his/her knowledge in the field of Economics, to produce project and publications.
PO-9
To define the differences and relationships between classical and modern theories of economics and to observe the distinctions between classical and modern economic policies and to evaluate the compatibility of these policies with economic and social issues.
PO-10
To read and comprehend foreing news sources about economics being fluent in a foreign language, to scan the economic literature and to follow the most current approaches in this field.
PO-11
To take into account scientific and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting and announcing economic data and carrying out statistical/econometric studies using these data, and also to carry out the publication process in accordance with academic publishing principles.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
- To define and emphasize place of business in the economic and social life
LO-2
To explain businesses in terms of input, output, processes, environment, systems and subsystems; to contact them with each other and business
LO-3
To describe the interaction of business with the environment, to define systems, subsystems, open/closed systems, to analyze businesses within system aspect
LO-4
To define main functions of business like marketing, finance, human resources, logistics, to contact them with business main system
LO-5
To introduce the students basic business literature, to remind the main concepts like as competition, entrepreneurship, size
LO-6
To define the business as the main component of economic life and to contact with the environmental actors (government, politics, education, unions, customers) and Business.
LO-7
To describe the business with all stakeholders
LO-8
To prepare the students to future lessons (marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, logistics, behavioral sciences), to explain the importance and relation with business of this lessons
