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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:

Spring

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) 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.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

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.

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