POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

BA4311

Ders İsmi:

Strategic Management

Ders Yarıyılı:

Spring
Fall

Ders Kredileri:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	7

Language of instruction:

English

Ders Koşulu:

Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?:

Type of course:

Non-Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Prof. Dr. AHMET ERKUŞ

Course Lecturer(s):

Assoc. Prof. HAVVA PINAR İMER
Prof. Dr. AHMET ERKUŞ

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:

Over the years, the field of strategic management has had a major influence on corporate behavior. Terms such as cash cow, sustainable competitive advantage and core competence are frequently raised in day-to-day business conversations. In fact, the ability to apply strategic analysis to practical business problems has become a valuable skill in many occupations, including management consultancy, stock broking, merchant banking and corporate finance. The aim of this course is to give you the tools needed to analyze situations and think strategically.

Course Content:

1st Week: Introduction.
2nd Week: Basic concepts of strategic management.
3rd Week: Developing a strategic vision, setting objectives and crafting a strategy.
4th Week: Environmental scanning: Analyzing the macro-environment.
5th Week: Environmental scanning: Analyzing the competitive environment.
6th Week: Internal scanning: Organizational analysis.
7th Week: Strategy formulation: Situational analysis (SWOT).
8th Week: Midterm
9th Week: Generating alternative strategies using a SWOT matrix.
10th Week: The generic competitive strategies and cooperative strategies.
11th Week: Corporate strategy and directional strategy.
12th Week: International entry, stability and retrenchment strategies.
13th Week: Portfolio analysis.
14th Week: General wrap-up.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	1st Week: Introduction.
2)	2nd Week: Basic concepts of strategic management.
3)	3rd Week: Developing a strategic vision, setting objectives and crafting a strategy.
4)	4th Week: Environmental scanning: Analyzing the macro-environment:
5)	5th Week: Environmental scanning: Analyzing the competitive environment.
6)	6th Week: Internal scanning: Organizational analysis.
7)	7th Week: Strategy formulation: Situational analysis (SWOT).
8)	8th Week: Review
9)	9th Week: Generating alternative strategies using a SWOT matrix.
10)	10th Week: The generic competitive strategies and cooperative strategies
11)	11th Week: Corporate strategy and directional strategy
12)	12th Week: International entry, stability and retrenchment strategies.
13)	13th Week: Portfolio analysis.
14)	14th Week: General wrap-up.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Required Texts:

Crafting & Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage (2011, 18th edition) Arthur A. Thompson, J.E. Gamble ve A.J. Strictland, McGraw-Hill.

Strategic Management and Business Policy (2008, 11th edition) by Thomas L. Wheelen and J. David Hunger, Prentice Hall.

References:

İşletmelerde Stratejik Yönetim (2004) by Hayri Ülgen and S. Kadri Mirze, Literatür Yayıncılık, İstanbul.

Stratejik Yönetim ve İşletme Politikası (2003, 6. Baskı) by Ömer Dinçer, Beta Yayıncılık.

Financial Times, Fortune, Bloomberg Business Week, The Economist, Harvard Business Review, Business Strategy Review dergilerinin son sayıları ile Capital ve Infomag gibi Türkçe dergiler ile günlük gazetelerin ekonomi ve iş dünyası ile ilgili kısımları.

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları
Program Outcomes
1) Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2) Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3) Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4) Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5) Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6) Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7) Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8) Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9) Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10) Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11) Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12) Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2)	Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3)	Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4)	Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5)	Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6)	Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7)	Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8)	Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9)	Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10)	Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11)	Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12)	Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Quizzes	5	% 15
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 45
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 45
Total		% 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	40
Study Hours Out of Class	15	108
Quizzes	5	10
Midterms	1	2
Final	1	2
Total Workload		162