| Economics (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | MNG103 | ||||
| Course Name: | Introduction to Business | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory Courses | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. ELİF ÇİÇEKLİ | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Dr. Elif Cicekli | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | This course aims to: 1. Introduce students to basic business concepts and practices. 2. Acquaint students with the issues on business environment, business ethics and corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, and global context of business. 3. Familiarize students with the concepts and practices in managing and organizing businesses. 4. Provide students an understanding of the issues of management, organization, motivation, leadership, and marketing. 5. Enable students to carry out research, prepare, and present a project on the topics of the course as member of a team. |
| Course Content: | This course is designed to introduce students to the world of business and show how businesses operate in a changing business environment. The course informs students about business environment, business ethics and corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, and global context of business, and provides them with a foundation in the issues of management, organization, motivation, leadership, and marketing. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to; 1. Describe basic business concepts and practices. 2) Explain the issues on business environment, business ethics and corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, and global context of business. 3) Outline the concepts and practices in managing and organizing businesses. 4) Analyze the issues in management, organization, motivation, leadership, and marketing. 5) Carry out research, prepare, and present a project on the topics of the course as member of a team. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to the Topics of the Course | |
| 2) | Introduction to Business Concepts | |
| 3) | The Business Environment | |
| 4) | Business Ethics and Social Responsibility | |
| 5) | Entrepreneurship, New Ventures and Business Ownership | |
| 6) | The Global Context of Business-1 | |
| 7) | The Global Context of Business-2 | |
| 8) | Managing the Business | |
| 9) | Organizing the Business | |
| 10) | Employee Motivation | |
| 11) | Leadership and Decision Making | |
| 12) | Presentation of projects | |
| 13) | Presentation of projects | |
| 14) | Presentation of projects | |
| 15) | Final exam week | |
| 16) | Final exam week |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Ebert, R. J., & Griffin, R. W. (2019). Business Essentials (12th Global ed.). New York, NY: Pearson. |
| References: | -Bovee, C. L., & Thill, J. V. (2017). Business in Action (8th ed.). Essex, England: Pearson Education Limited (Chapter:1). |
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| 1) They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics. | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2) They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy. | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3) They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems. | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4) They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5) They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | |||||||||||||
| 6) They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy. | |||||||||||||
| 7) Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |||||||||||||
| 8) They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 9) They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship. | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10) They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law. | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 11) Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them. | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 12) They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 13) They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License . | |||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics. | 1 |
| 2) | They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy. | 1 |
| 3) | They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems. | 1 |
| 4) | They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | 1 |
| 5) | They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | |
| 6) | They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy. | |
| 7) | Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |
| 8) | They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | 3 |
| 9) | They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship. | 2 |
| 10) | They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law. | 2 |
| 11) | Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them. | 1 |
| 12) | They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | 1 |
| 13) | They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License . |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Project | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
| Course Hours | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 | |||
| Project | 1 | 36 | 36 | ||||
| Midterms | 1 | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Final | 1 | 32 | 1 | 33 | |||
| Total Workload | 140 | ||||||