Information Package

Program of Management Information Systems

YBS112

INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS

Course Code
YBS112
Semester
Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterSecond Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understand the basic concepts of business management, the reasons for the existence of businesses, and their role in economic life.
  2. Know the types of businesses; recognize and can analyze the internal and external environments of a business, and explains the factors affecting it.
  3. Explain the stages of business establishment, forms of agreements, integration, and cooperation.
  4. Explain management functions; understand organizational structure and the managerial process.
  5. Learn about the expectations of business life after graduation.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionIn this course, topics such as the meaning and importance of economics and macroeconomics, macroeconomics, national income calculations, aggregate demand and aggregate supply, employment and unemployment, capital, investment and savings, expenditure multipliers, fiscal policies, money and monetary policies, inflation, international trade, exchange rate regimes and financing of foreign trade are discussed.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week General information about course
2nd Week Economic life and businesses
3rd Week Goals, revenues and expenditures of businesses
4th Week Types of businesses
5th Week Environment and environmental factors
6th Week Set-up process of businesses
7th Week Feasibility studies
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week Mergers, integration and collaboration
10th Week Management and organization
11th Week Management and organization
12th Week Planning, organizing, directing, controlling
13th Week Planning, organizing, directing, controlling
14th Week Human resources management
Recommended or Required ReadingTuncer, D., Ayhan, D. ve Varoğlu, D. (2018). Genel İşletmecilik Bilgileri, Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi.
Koçel, T. (2015). İşletme Yöneticiliği, İstanbul: Beta Yayınevi.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
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 Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 13 2 26
Preparation for Final exam 13 3 39
Course hours 13 3 39
Preparation for Midterm exam 13 3 39
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load145
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.83
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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