TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Doğan Yaşar Ayhan Assistant Professor Merve Öksüz
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will have knowledge about fundamental concepts of businesses and their role in economic system 2) Will be able to explain and analyze types of businesses, internal and external environmental factors and their influences on business enterprises. 3) Will be able to explain set up process of a new business entity, various merger, integration and collaboration strategies applied by the business entities. 4) Will be able to define the functions of business, describe the relationships between each function and explain the process of those functions as a whole. 5) Will be able to describe management functions, organizational structure and managerial process.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The following information about businesses, which are considered as the basic elements of the economic system is given in this course: the objectives of the enterprises, the income and expenses of the enterprises, the types of enterprises, the establishment and work of the enterprises, the organizational structures and management functions of the enterprises, the role and relations of the enterprises in the economic system, current developments in business administration.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction/Purpose of the Course and Resources 2nd Week Basic Concepts (Economic life and business) 3rd Week Basic Concepts (Business objectives, income and expenses) 4th Week Basic Concepts (Types of Businesses) 5th Week Basic Concepts (Environment of businesses and environmental factors) 6th Week Establishment of Businesses (Idea and results of establishing a business) 7th Week Business Establishment (Organizational studies) 8th Week MIDTERM WEEK 9th Week Business Growth 10th Week Management and Organization 11th Week Management and Organization 12th Week Management Functions (Planning-Organizing-Managing-Controlling) 13th Week Management Functions (Planning-Organizing-Managing-Controlling) 14th Week Repetition and Evaluation of End of Term Topics
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Genel İşletmecilik Bilgileri (2020) Doğan TUNCER, Doğan Yaşar AYHAN, Demet VAROĞLU, Siyasal Kitapevi, 10.Baskı, Ankara. Business in Action (2008) Courtland L. Bovee and John V. Thill, Pearson Education International, Fourth Edition. Exploring Business (2008) Karen Collins, Pearson Education International. İşletme Yöneticiliği (2001) Tamer Koçel, Beta Yayınları.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 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 2 4 8 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 55 55 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 35 35 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 139 Total Workload / 30 4,63 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No