ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INVESTMENT

HMAN539

Course Code: HMAN539
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understanding the Basics of Entrepreneurship and Project Management
Implementing Project Planning and Integration Processes
Conducting Competitiveness and Cost Analysis
Applying Financial Evaluation Methods
Gaining Competence in Business Planning and Developing Feasible Projects

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course covers the preparation, implementation and management of sectoral based projects. In this respect, it includes a content that will analyze all processes starting from the idea of entrepreneurship in the field of tourism. In this sense, it is a course that combines the theory and practice of tourism education. In this course, analysis of investments made by various methods, economic comparison of project investment alternatives, use of inflation rates in investment analysis, project investment analysis and project management (economic and administrative) under uncertainty will be discussed.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Basic concepts and principles of entrepreneurship
2^nd Week	Introduction to project management
3^rd Week	Project integration management processes
4^th Week	Preparation of logical framework matrix
5^th Week	Preparation of project summary
6^th Week	Preparation of project activity plan
7^th Week	Preparing a business plan
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Competitiveness analyses
10^th Week	Management of Project Cost Process
11^th Week	Introduction to Project Financial Evaluation Methods
12^th Week	Profitability Methods
13^th Week	Net Present Value Method
14^th Week	Overall evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Casson, M., & Buckley, P. J. (2010). Entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Hjorth, D., & Steyaert, C. (Eds.). (2010). The politics and aesthetics of entrepreneurship: A fourth movements in entrepreneurship book. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Faulk, M. R. (2008). Entrepreneurship education. New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, 11(1), 7.
Dana, L. P. (Ed.). (2010). Entrepreneurship and religion. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Project	1	30
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	5	5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam	1	7	7
Course hours	14	10	140
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	7	7
Homework
Total Work Load			159
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.3
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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