At the end of this course, the students; 1) To gain ability to work in a team and individually. 2) To achieve skills on oral and written communication. 3) To achieve specifying, defining, formulating and solving skills for engineering problems and to gain ability to choose and apply appropriate analysis and modelling methods for these purposes. 4) To gain the ability of solving problems about firms. 5) To achieve professional and ethical responsibility. 6) To gain the ability of solving financial problem
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
General business concept, objectives and types of businesses, business system, establishment, law-related subjects, foreign capital and multi-national businesses, management and functions, organization, direction, control and decision-making processes, manufacturing, marketing, finance, and personnel management.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
General concepts
2nd Week
The goals and types of firms
3rd Week
The system of firm and ethics
4th Week
The foundations of firms and legal types
5th Week
Management and its function
6th Week
Modern growths in management
7th Week
Production management
8th Week
Midterm Exam
9th Week
Marketing management
10th Week
Human resources management
11th Week
Financial management
12th Week
Project management
13th Week
Risk management, modification management
14th Week
General assessment
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Mucuk, İ. (2001) Temel İşletme Bilgileri/1E, Türkmen Kitabevi; Can, H., Tuncer, D. and Ayhan, D.Y. (2002) Genel İşletmecilik Bilgileri/13E, Siyasal Kitabevi; Ferrel, O.C. and Hirt,G.(2003) Business- A Changing World/4E, McGraw-Hill IE
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
35
Assignment
3
10
Quiz
5
10
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
0
0
0
Individual or group work
13
1
13
Preparation for Final exam
1
28
28
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
23
23
Laboratory (including preparation)
0
0
0
Final exam
1
2
2
Homework
2
5
10
Total Workload
120
Total Workload / 30
4
ECTS Credits of the Course
4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
