TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Associate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Mete Yaman
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understands the importance of business and management concepts. 2) Gains information about management and management processes. 3) Obtains information about the Business Establishment. 4) Understands the general concepts of the marketing function. 5) Gains knowledge about ethical and social responsibility issues encountered in businesses. 6) Understands management theories and behavioral patterns in organizations.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The objective of the course is to teach the students the basic knowledge, concepts, functions and the environmental factors of the business and concept of managerial thinking.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General Information, Needs, Economic Preoccupations and Production 2nd Week Business and Enterprise, Entrepreneur and Manager, Business Management 3rd Week Business Administration Knowledge, Objectives, Operating Income and Expenses, Types of Businesses 4th Week Enterprises Environment and Environmental Factors, Business Ethics 5th Week Establishment of Businesses 6th Week Establishment Research of Businesses 7th Week Establishment Site Selection, Investment Decision and Methods 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Growth of Businesses 10th Week Management and Functions 11th Week Production Management 12th Week Financial Management 13th Week Communication, Public Relations 14th Week Human Resource Management, General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	- Management (Robbins, S.P.; Coulter, M.) - Management (Hitt, M.A.) - Genel İşletmecilik Bilgileri (Tuncer, D.) - Genel İşletme (Mucuk, İ.)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 40 40 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 5 6 30 Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Project 1 25 25 Total Workload 178 Total Workload / 30 5,93 ECTS Credits of the Course 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No