TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand core concepts of economics 2) Can relate basic economic theoriees and principles to current microeconomic and macroeconomic issues. 3) Can use economic principles and reasoning to solving and arguing business related socio economic issues. 4) Know social, cultural and environmental ethics and norms 5) Can effectively communicate people from different socio economic status groups.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Organizations (SMEs) increase level of welfare by contributing socio-economic stability. They also play a big role in improving work environment by increasing society?s productivity capacity. The socio-economic transition caused by economic distress in 1970s has led SMEs to become prominent. Global financial crisis caused a number of companies to resign, especially in emerging countries. In this respect, this course enables managers to come up with market-oriented solution offers to survive and preserve their existence in socio-economic view for firms struggling from financial bottleneck.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Intorduction to Organizations in Socio Economic View 2nd Week Various Sociological Theories: Stratification, Solidarity and Conflict Theories 3rd Week The Importance of Institutions to Economic Development 4th Week Social and Economic Networks 5th Week Brokering, Aracılık İlişkileri, Loose and Tight Coupling 6th Week Social Economic Status Groups. 7th Week The Effects of Social Change and Transformation on Organizations 8th Week MidTerm 9th Week Dominant Institutions in Society and Institutional Logics 10th Week Case Study 11th Week Case Study 12th Week Case Study 13th Week Case Study 14th Week Case Study
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Course Notes
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Case Study
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 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 exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 1 35 35 Preparation for Final exam 1 120 120 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 100 100 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 300 Total Workload / 30 10 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No