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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:

MNG103

Course Name:

Introduction to Business

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory Courses

Course Level:

Bachelor

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

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. ELİF ÇİÇEKLİ

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Elif Cicekli

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Flow Plan

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

Sources

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).

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Using other social sciences and mathematics, they have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on business and management sciences.
1) Using other social sciences and mathematics, they have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on business and management sciences.	1	1	2	2	2
2) They have knowledge and skills about different functions and interactions of the enterprise.	2	2	3	3	3
3) They can use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business problems.	2	2	2	2	2
4) Being aware of the needs of society, they use business knowledge to meet these needs.	1	2	1	2	1
5) They have knowledge depthly about current problems of Turkey and Global Business World’s		2	1	1	2
6) They can determine the objectives of the institution in which they are involved, taking into account the market needs and economic conditions.		1	2	1	2
7) They can solve complex business problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analysis by using statistical programs effectively.
8) They can use a foreign language at least B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the education level of a foreign language.	2	3	3	3	3
9) They can develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.				3	3
10) They have the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and sufficient level of labor law.		3			1
11) They can identify the individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them by developing positive attitudes about lifelong learning.			1	1	2
12) They can express their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and if required they can present and publish them on both national and international platforms.					3
13) They use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Using other social sciences and mathematics, they have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on business and management sciences.
1)	Using other social sciences and mathematics, they have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on business and management sciences.	2
2)	They have knowledge and skills about different functions and interactions of the enterprise.	3
3)	They can use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business problems.	2
4)	Being aware of the needs of society, they use business knowledge to meet these needs.	2
5)	They have knowledge depthly about current problems of Turkey and Global Business World’s	1
6)	They can determine the objectives of the institution in which they are involved, taking into account the market needs and economic conditions.	2
7)	They can solve complex business problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analysis by using statistical programs effectively.
8)	They can use a foreign language at least B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the education level of a foreign language.	3
9)	They can develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.	2
10)	They have the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and sufficient level of labor law.	2
11)	They can identify the individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them by developing positive attitudes about lifelong learning.	1
12)	They can express their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and if required they can present and publish them on both national and international platforms.	2
13)	They use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

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

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

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