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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: UNI207
Course Name: Entrepreneurship
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. GÜLSÜM SAVCI
Course Lecturer(s): Gülsüm Savcı
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: To develop the entrepreneurship potential of students and to give them the necessary process, research and knowledge to start their own business; to explain the factors that can make attempts successful and unsuccessful; to ensure that they master the business plan concept and its sub-elements and write a business plan with a real business idea at the end of the term.
Course Content: This course encompasses the definition and drives of entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship process; functions of entrepreneurs, creativity, creativity concept; definition of innovation, sources of innovation, principles and process of innovation; intellectual property, brand, patent, license; business plan and presentation techniques. At the end of the topics, the students are supposed to write a business plan and present it.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Explain the entrepreneur and related concepts and their relations.
2) Knows the difference between innovation and creativity
3) Knows different business models
4) Defines various types of entrepreneurship
5) Prepares a business plan

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Basic Concepts: idea, inventor, invention, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, manager, innovation and others To be given in class.
2) Creativity & Opportunity weekly lecture notes on blackborad
3) Feasability and its types weekly lecture notes on blackborad
4) Industry and Competitive Analysis weekly lecture notes on blackborad
5) Marka ve fikri mülkiyet weekly lecture notes on blackborad
6) Business Models weekly lecture notes on blackborad
6) Introduction to KOSGEB’s Business Plan: Part 1 & Part2: General Information & The Features of Entrepreneurs and the Business weekly lecture notes on blackboard
7) Business Plan Part 3: Marketing Plan weekly lecture notes on blackboard
8) midterm week
9) Business Plan Part 4 & Part5: Production Plan & Management Plan weekly lecture notes on blackboard
10) Business Plan Part 6: Finance Plan weekly lecture notes on blackboard
11) Reading Week: Evaluating groups' business plans
11) Student Groups' Business Plan Presentations
12) Student Groups' Business Plan Presentations
13) Student Groups' Business Plan Presentations
14) Student Groups' Business Plan Presentations
15) final week
16) final week

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Entrepreneurship" by Robert D. Hisrich, Michael P. Peters, and Dean A. Shepherd, 11th Edition (2020), McGraw-Hill Education

"Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures" by Bruce R. Barringer and R. Duane Ireland, 6th Edition (2023), Pearson

References: Entrepreneurship" by Robert D. Hisrich, Michael P. Peters, and Dean A. Shepherd, 11th Edition (2020), McGraw-Hill Education

"Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures" by Bruce R. Barringer and R. Duane Ireland, 6th Edition (2023), Pearson

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.
2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level.
3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy).
4) Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework.
5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.
6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork.
7) Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired.
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.
10) Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
11) Uses 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) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.
2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level.
3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy).
4) Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework.
5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.
6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork.
7) Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired.
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.
10) Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
11) Uses 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
Homework Assignments 4 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 56
Study Hours Out of Class 14 28
Presentations / Seminar 4 16
Midterms 2 15
Final 4 4
Total Workload 119