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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

Language of instruction:

English

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:

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	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Has the sufficient knowledge to meet the needs of global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors as well as community health, security and welfare and has the ability to define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems by applying the principles of engineering, science and mathematics.
2) Able to work individually and within a team.
3) Has the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
4) Gives importance to professional and ethical responsibility.
5) Able to use English as a foreign language at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.
6) Has the competence to use information and communication technologies with computer software at advanced level of The European Computer Driving License.
7) Has the ability to design and conduct experimental studies, to analyze and interpret the results and to conduct engineering reasoning.
8) Has a basic chemical and physical knowledge about material science.
9) Has the fundamentals of manufacturing methods, used equipments and field of application.
10) Able to make calculations of stress and strain for basic stress concepts and principles.
11) Has the ability to determine the degree of freedom of mechanisms and to perform kinematic analysis.
12) Has the ability to solve problems with computational fluid dynamics, thermal system design and analysis,
13) Able to design of machine parts and make analysis of the structure through mathematical models.
14) Has the ability to work in fields such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems, turbo machines, internal combustion and electric motor technology, vehicle technology and autonomous vehicles, and renewable and alternative energy systems.
15) Has the fundamentals of biomechanics and knowledge of solid and soft tissues of biomechanic features.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Has the sufficient knowledge to meet the needs of global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors as well as community health, security and welfare and has the ability to define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems by applying the principles of engineering, science and mathematics.
2)	Able to work individually and within a team.
3)	Has the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
4)	Gives importance to professional and ethical responsibility.
5)	Able to use English as a foreign language at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.
6)	Has the competence to use information and communication technologies with computer software at advanced level of The European Computer Driving License.
7)	Has the ability to design and conduct experimental studies, to analyze and interpret the results and to conduct engineering reasoning.
8)	Has a basic chemical and physical knowledge about material science.
9)	Has the fundamentals of manufacturing methods, used equipments and field of application.
10)	Able to make calculations of stress and strain for basic stress concepts and principles.
11)	Has the ability to determine the degree of freedom of mechanisms and to perform kinematic analysis.
12)	Has the ability to solve problems with computational fluid dynamics, thermal system design and analysis,
13)	Able to design of machine parts and make analysis of the structure through mathematical models.
14)	Has the ability to work in fields such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems, turbo machines, internal combustion and electric motor technology, vehicle technology and autonomous vehicles, and renewable and alternative energy systems.
15)	Has the fundamentals of biomechanics and knowledge of solid and soft tissues of biomechanic features.

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