INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS

ULT118

Course Code: ULT118
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Acquire basic concepts and knowledge about business management course subjects.
Apply the knowledge they gain from other social and quantitative courses within the context of business. numerical courses within the business.
Adapt better by getting to know the businesses and similar institutions where they will work in their future professional lives.
Learn about business functions, their interrelationships, and how they operate as a whole.
Explain management functions and learn about organizational structure and managerial processes.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The following information about businesses, which are considered as the basic elements of the economic system is given in this course such as 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 relationships of the enterprises in the economic system, current developments in business administration.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction/purpose of the course and resources
2^nd Week	Basic concepts (economic life and business)
3^rd Week	Basic concepts (business objectives, income and expenses)
4^th Week	Basic concepts (types of Businesses)
5^th Week	Basic concepts (environment of businesses and environmental factors)
6^th Week	Establishment of businesses (idea and results of establishing a business)
7^th Week	Business establishment (organizational studies)
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Business growth
10^th Week	Management and organization
11^th Week	Management and organization
12^th Week	Management functions (planning-organizing-managing-controlling)
13^th Week	Management functions (planning-organizing-managing-controlling)
14^th Week	Review and evaluation of end of term topics

Recommended or Required Reading

Doğan Tuncer, Doğan Yaşar Ayhan, Demet Varoğlu (2020), Genel İşletmecilik Bilgileri, Siyasal Kitabevi, 10.Baskı, Ankara.
Courtland L. Bovee and John V. Thill (2008), Business in Action, Pearson Education International, Fourth Edition.
Karen Collins (2008), Exploring Business,Pearson Education International.
Tamer Koçel (2001), İşletme Yöneticiliği, 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 Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	30	30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			114
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.8
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X	X	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
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K10