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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: UNI192
Course Name: Introduction to Business Functions
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
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: 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) Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
4) Entrepreneurship, New Ventures and Business Ownership
5) The Global Context of Business
6) Managing the Business
7) Organizing the Business
8) Organizing the Business
9) Employee Motivation
10) Leadership and Decision Making
11) Marketing Processes and Consumer Behavior
12) Overview of the course subjects and final exam topics
13) Project Presentations
14) Project Presentations
15) Final Exam Period
16) Final Exam Period

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.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.
2) Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.
3) Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.
4) Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.
5) Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.
6) Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.
7) Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.
8) Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.
9) Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.
10) Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.
11) Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.
12) Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.
13) With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.
14) Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.
15) Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.
16) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.
17) Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.
18) Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.
19) They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values ​​in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.
20) Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.
2) Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.
3) Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.
4) Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.
5) Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.
6) Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.
7) Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.
8) Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.
9) Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.
10) Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.
11) Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.
12) Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.
13) With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.
14) Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.
15) Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.
16) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.
17) Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.
18) Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.
19) They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values ​​in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.
20) Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.

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 Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Project 10 25
Midterms 6 20
Final 9 26
Total Workload 113