TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Selay Ilgaz Sümer
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Knows entrepreneurship and small business concepts 2) Knows qualitative criteria about the business size and small businesses 3) Knows quantitative criteria about the business size and small businesses 4) Knows the definition of SME's 5) Knows fundamental principles of entrepreneurship 6) Knows how globalization and information society affects entrepreneurship 7) Knows strengths and weaknesses of entrepreneurship and SME's in Turkey 8) Be able to have information about basic components of business plan
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course is oriented towards the explanation of small and medium-sized businesses and examination of their problems. The definition of small and medium sized businesses and the problems that they face in Turkey and in the world are examined. Considering the entrepreneurship concept, the specifications of an entrepreneur are examined and illustrated by giving examples of good entrepreneurs. This course also focuses 18 on the preparation of a comprehensive business plan, which is necessary for the establishment of a new business.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week The Foundations of Entrepreneurship 3rd Week Innovation and Creativity, The Creative Process 4th Week Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship 5th Week Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship 6th Week Forms of Business Ownership 7th Week Buying an Existing Business, Feasibility Analysis 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Feasibility Analysis 10th Week Building the Business Plan 11th Week Building a Marketing Plan 12th Week Choosing the Right Location and Layout 13th Week Project Presentations and Report Submission 14th Week Project Presentations and Report Submission
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Norman M. Scarborough, Girişimciliğin ve Küçük İşletme Yönetiminin Temelleri (Çeviren: Gamze Sart), Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. Orhan Küçük, Girişimcilik ve Küçük İşletme Yönetimi, Seçkin Yayıncılık. B. Zafer Erdoğan, Girişimcilik ve Kobiler: Teori ve Uygulama, Ekin Basım Yayın Dağıtım. Lecture notes
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture, Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Project 1 20 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Project 1 20 20 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No