ENI5013 Starting Up an Innovative BusinessBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITYGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ENI5013 Starting Up an Innovative Business Fall 3 0 3 8
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator : HANDE SAĞLAM
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ÖZAY ÖZAYDIN
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MUHTEREM ŞEBNEM ENSARİ
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course aims at explore the various ways you can organize your business and meet governmental requirements.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
To develop critical insights into the process of creating and launching successful new ventures.
To learn how to research, identify and assess potential business opportunities.

Course Content

Discover how to complete a market study and identify potential customers. Then develop an initial marketing plan.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) What Makes a Good Entrepreneur? Reading
2) Organizational Structure Reading
3) Picking Your Target Market and How You Will Reach Them Reading
4) Product and Price Strategy Reading
5) Funding Sources, Choosing a Location, and Hiring Staff Reading
6) Learn strategies to attract customers and keep them coming back. Reading
7) Midterm Exam Reading
8) Legal Considerations for Startups Reading
9) Strategic Planning Reading
10) Emerging distribution channels for the entrepreneur Reading
11) Assessing Business Performance Reading
12) Social Media and the Digital World in innovative business plan Reading
13) Presentation Skills Workshop Reading
14) Business Plan Presentations Reading

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Entrepreneur’s Toolkit (ET): Tools and Techniques to Launch and Grow Your Business, various authors, Harvard Business Press Books.
References: Marketer’s Toolkit: The 10 Strategies You Need to Succeed, various authors, Harvard Business Press Books

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Presentation 1 % 30
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 45
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 45
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Application 13 7 91
Study Hours Out of Class 11 3 33
Presentations / Seminar 1 3 3
Midterms 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media
2) To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics.
3) To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works.
4) To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
5) To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices.
6) To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings.
7) To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns.
8) To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices.
9) To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes.
10) To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool.
11) To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations.
12) To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
13) To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices.
14) To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations.