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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS TKM108 Second Term (Spring) 3 + 0 7

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY1
SEMESTERSecond Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED7
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Professor Hamdullah Nejat Basım
Assistant Professor Zühal Şenyuva
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Know what business is and the functions performed by businesses
2) Know different business administration and management principles of organizations in international business environments
3) Know the fundemantals of organization theory and organizational behaviour
4) Know the general concepts about the marketing function
5) Knows fundemental concepts about production and operations management
6) Knows general concepts about accounting and finance management
7) Has knowledge about the ethical and social responsibility of the organizations and the problems organizations face today
8) Knows fundemental concepts about entrepreneurship and can prepare a business plan
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONThis course is an introduction to business subjects, concentrating on each of the major functions of business. It gives a general idea about management and organizations, marketing, production management, accounting, finance and international trade, which will be studied in detail in further courses. Information about the relationship between a business enterprise and its social and economic environment are given.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week General information
2nd Week Basic concepts
3rd Week Purposes and types of organizations
4th Week Business system and ethics
5th Week Starting a business
6th Week Corporate growth
7th Week Management
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week Contemporary developments in business management
10th Week Production management
11th Week Marketing
12th Week Financial management
13th Week Human resources management
14th Week Recap
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGTuncer, D., Ayhan; D.Y. ve Varoğlu, D. 2016. Genel İşletmecilik Bilgileri. 7. Baskı. Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Total(%)40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)60
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14342
Preparation for Final exam16060
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam15555
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework
Total Workload203
Total Workload / 306,76
ECTS Credits of the Course7
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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