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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI330

Course Name:

Turkish Business History

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Araş. Gör. ENES KURT

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Enes Kurt

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

Examine the origins and development of Turkish business and its employees in the context of their economic, social, political and legal environment

Course Content:

This course will examine the innovations in management, practice and organization that facilitated the emergence of the modern commercial corporation. Beginning with a discussion of traditional forms of production and trade, the course will examine the implications of long-distance trade for the management of commercial operations from the 16th to the 18th century. The development of railroads and other industries in the 19th century will be of central importance. It will then follow the spread of more complex organizations, mass production and mass distribution, and the development of business and employees from the late 19th to the early 20th century.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To be able to explain the history of business administration
2) Understand the effects of the industrial revolution
3) To comprehend the history and characteristics of the Turkish business system
4) Understanding the local context of Business and Management concepts
5) Knowing local actors, case studies and practices

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction: Researching the history of a business or sector, Turkish Management Tradition (before 1923) - Craftsmanship, artisanship, gedik, ahilik, guild concepts and practices
2)	Industrial Revolution and its reflection on the Ottoman Empire: Treaties and their impact on production forms and industries
3)	Towards the Republic: National Economy and the birth of Turkish companies and the new working class
4)	Industrial Policies and Industrialization in the Republican Era, Turkish Entrepreneurs, Status of Labor Force in Industry
5)	1929 Great Depression, Statism, SEEs
6)	Democratic Party and Agriculture-Based Growth Foreign investors in Turkey
7)	Import Substitution Policies and SEEs, Turkish investors' investments abroad Working class
8)	Midterm
9)	January 24 Decisions, Neoliberalism and Its Effects on the Business World
10)	Turkish companies and working class in the 90s
11)	Transfer of different management techniques and practices to the country: Total Quality Management, Lean Management, Six Sigma, Outsourcing etc.
12)	Turkish Entrepreneurs, TUSIAD, MUSIAD and other business associations
13)	Long-lived Turkish businesses
14)	Business education in Turkey from 1880 to the present
15)	Final Exams
16)	Final Exams

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Berber A. (2013). Klasik Yönetim Düşüncesi: Geleneksel ve Klasik Paradigmalarla Klasik ve Neo-Klasik Örgüt Teorileri. İstanbul: Alfa Yayınları.
Pamuk, Ş. (2012). Türkiye’nin 200 Yıllık İktisadi Tarihi. İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları.
Buğra, A. (2017). Devlet ve İşadamları. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.

References:

Sığrı, Ü., & Ercil, Y. (2007). Türklerde yönetim gelenekleri ve Türk yönetim tarihi. IQ Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık.
Güvemli, O. & Güvemli, B. (2018). Türk İşletme Tarihi Üzerine. Muhasebe ve Finans Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi, İşletme Tarihi Özel Sayısı, 5-46.
Üsdiken, B. (2004). The French, the German and the American: Higher Education for Business in Turkey, 1883-2003. New Perspectives on Turkey, 31, 5–38.
Özseven, M., & Yalçınkaya, A. (2021). Bağlam ve Aktörler: Yönetim Uygulamalarının Türk Sanayisinde Yayılımı. İstanbul: Nobel Yayıncılık.
Üsdiken, B., & Erden, Z. (2001). Örnek alma, mecbur tutulma ve geçmişe bağımlılık: Türkiye'deki yönetim yazınında değişim. Amme İdaresi Dergisi, 34(4), 1-31.
Şehitoğlu, Y., & Kurt, E. (2021). Türk Savunma Sanayi Tarihi: Dönemler ve Aktörler: 1834-2020. İstanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) To have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in Political Science and Public Administration.
2) To define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level.
3) Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business).
4) Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field.
5) Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically.
6) To design and to prepare scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field.
7) To use leadership characteristics in Political Science and Public Administration with the awareness of compliance with team work.
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired.
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in Political Science and Public Administration to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form.
10) According to the level of European Language Portfolio, a foreign language is at least A2 for Pre-Bachelor's degree according to the level of education; At least B1 for the License; To be able to use at least C1 and at least C1 General Level for PhD.
11) To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software in at least the European Computer Driving License Basic Level (Associate) or Advanced Level (Associate and Associate) required by the department.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in Political Science and Public Administration.	1
2)	To define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level.	1
3)	Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business).	3
4)	Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field.	3
5)	Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically.	3
6)	To design and to prepare scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field.	2
7)	To use leadership characteristics in Political Science and Public Administration with the awareness of compliance with team work.	2
8)	Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired.	2
9)	Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in Political Science and Public Administration to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form.	1
10)	According to the level of European Language Portfolio, a foreign language is at least A2 for Pre-Bachelor's degree according to the level of education; At least B1 for the License; To be able to use at least C1 and at least C1 General Level for PhD.	2
11)	To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software in at least the European Computer Driving License Basic Level (Associate) or Advanced Level (Associate and Associate) required by the department.	2

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	16	32
Study Hours Out of Class	16	32
Midterms	1	20
Final	2	30
Total Workload		114