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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | UNI192 | ||||
Course Name: | Introduction to Business Functions | ||||
Semester: | Spring | ||||
Course Credits: |
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
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. |
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) | 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 |
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. |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||||||||
1) Students will have the ability to understand theories and theoretical perspectives in sociology and social sciences. | ||||||||||||||
2) Students will have the knowledge of using the basic theoretical analysis and the concepts of sociology in his/her studies. | ||||||||||||||
3) Students will gain the knowledge and skills to interpret social, economic and historical facts from a sociological perspective by rational thinking in social, economic and historical context. | ||||||||||||||
4) Students will gain the ability to follow and evaluate classical and contemporary studies and researches written in Turkish and English around the world. | ||||||||||||||
5) Students will have the ability to use the appropriate theoretical framework and research methods for a sociological research in a future study project. | ||||||||||||||
6) Students can associate the research questions with the findings of the research, and report the results. | ||||||||||||||
7) Students can use qualitative and quantitative reseach methods. | ||||||||||||||
8) Students can use software programs which are employed in statistics by gaining statistics knowledge and acquire the ability of data process. | ||||||||||||||
9) Students can think critically when they evaluate the problems of sociology or other related fields, and can judge under a critical point of view theoretical and empirical studies conducted in those fields. | ||||||||||||||
10) Students develop an interest in the problems of the modern societies and they can evaluate those problems within a wide perspective. | ||||||||||||||
11) Students can apply their knowledge and research skills in interdisciplinary studies and can transfer those skills to other disciplines. | ||||||||||||||
12) Students have knowledge about modern world and Turkish history and can apply that knowledge in their further studies. | ||||||||||||||
13) Students have a problem solving point of view in problems of social inequalities and discrimination. | ||||||||||||||
14) Graduated students can develop a reflexive point of view concerning their situation as a researcher as well as a sociologist. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Students will have the ability to understand theories and theoretical perspectives in sociology and social sciences. | |
2) | Students will have the knowledge of using the basic theoretical analysis and the concepts of sociology in his/her studies. | |
3) | Students will gain the knowledge and skills to interpret social, economic and historical facts from a sociological perspective by rational thinking in social, economic and historical context. | |
4) | Students will gain the ability to follow and evaluate classical and contemporary studies and researches written in Turkish and English around the world. | |
5) | Students will have the ability to use the appropriate theoretical framework and research methods for a sociological research in a future study project. | |
6) | Students can associate the research questions with the findings of the research, and report the results. | |
7) | Students can use qualitative and quantitative reseach methods. | |
8) | Students can use software programs which are employed in statistics by gaining statistics knowledge and acquire the ability of data process. | |
9) | Students can think critically when they evaluate the problems of sociology or other related fields, and can judge under a critical point of view theoretical and empirical studies conducted in those fields. | |
10) | Students develop an interest in the problems of the modern societies and they can evaluate those problems within a wide perspective. | |
11) | Students can apply their knowledge and research skills in interdisciplinary studies and can transfer those skills to other disciplines. | |
12) | Students have knowledge about modern world and Turkish history and can apply that knowledge in their further studies. | |
13) | Students have a problem solving point of view in problems of social inequalities and discrimination. | |
14) | Graduated students can develop a reflexive point of view concerning their situation as a researcher as well as a sociologist. |
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 | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Project | 10 | 25 |
Midterms | 6 | 20 |
Final | 9 | 26 |
Total Workload | 113 |