INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS

BYYA102

Course Code: BYYA102
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Associate Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Mete Yaman

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Gain general information about a business
Gain knowledge about constructing and structure of a firm
Evaluate a constructing location decisions
Evaluate the size and capacity of a business
Gain information about managerial process.
Recognize managerial implementations.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

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
1^st Week	The basic concepts of business administration and its historical process.
2^nd Week	The basic concepts about business economics.
3^rd Week	Environment of businesses, and classification of businesses.
4^th Week	The goals of businesses.
5^th Week	Forming of investment decisioin about a business establish.
6^th Week	Determination of the business establish place.
7^th Week	The law structure of businesses
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	The size and capacity at businesses
10^th Week	Integration and collobration at businesses
11^th Week	History of management
12^th Week	Managers as decision makers
13^th Week	Foundations of planning
14^th Week	Motivating employees and managers as leaders

Recommended or Required Reading

- Management (Robbins, S.P.; Coulter, M.)
- Management (Hitt, M.A.)
- Genel İşletmecilik Bilgileri (Tuncer, D.)
- Genel İşletmecilik Bilgisi (Mucuk, İ.)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Quiz	1	20
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	1	30	30
Individual or group work	14	1	14
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	40	40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			168
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.6
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1
K2
K3					X	X
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8	X			X
K9
K10	X	X	X	X	X	X
K11	X		X	X	X	X