MBA (ENGLISH, THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
EXM5500 Financial Issues in Entrepreneurship 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: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator :
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course is on entrepreneurship and enterprise development, with attention paid to the formation and management of new-business ventures.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Construct, read and draw practical insights from the financial statements of a venture, and
especially the cash flow statement.
 Understand how to determine the amount of money an entrepreneur requires to successfully
start and operate a venture.
 Become familiar with the characteristics of the various debt and equity sources of financing and the factors which lenders/investors weigh most heavily when making investment decisions.

Course Content

The role of entrepreneurship; identification of new venture opportunities; location and market analysis; legal and tax aspects; sources of financing; financial analysis and planning for personnel and organizational structure; the legal form of organization; intellectual property and copyrights; buy-sell agreements are topics covered in this course.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) The role of entrepreneurship, Writing and creating a business plan Reading
2) Legal form of organization, intellectual property and copyrights Reading
3) Legal and Tax Aspects, Transfer Pricing Reading
4) Business Cycles, Market Analysis, Costs Reading
5) Strategies effecticng cash conversion Reading
6) Exchange rate risk, forward, futures, swap, option, hedging Reading
7) Financial modeling, cash flows, financial models for capital decisions Reading
8) Mid term Reading
9) Working Capital Management Reading
10) Strategies for Short-Term and Long Term Financing Reading
11) Merger and Satın Alma Reading
12) Discounted Cash Flow Reading
13) Final Presentations Reading
14) Final Presentations Reading

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Powerpoint Slides prepared by the Lecturer
HBR case: The Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Answer by Amar Bhide
HBR case: How Entrepreneurs Craft Strategies That Work by Amar Bhide
HBR case: How to Write a Great Business Plan by Willian A Sahlman
HBPress : Creating a Business Plan ISBN-13: 978-1-4221-6687-1
HBR case : Legal Forms of Organization by Michael J. Roberts

HBR case : Intellectual Property and Strategy by David B. Yoffie, Debbie Freier

Transfer Pricing in Multinational Corporations : Prepared by the Lecturer
HBR Case: ECCO A/S - Global Value Chain Management by Bo Nielsen, Torban Pedersen, Jacob Pyndt

HBR Case : Leveraged Buyout (LBO) of BCE.: Hedging Security Risk by Colette Southam, Ahsen Amir-Ali, Samir Meghji
References: HBR Case : Tightly Manage Cash Flows and Liquidity: Strategies for Turbulent Times by Darrell Rigby, David Sweig

Powerpoint Slides
Ivey Case: A Note on Mergers and Acquisitions and Valuation, Richard Ivey School of Business, 95B023
HBR Case: Bet-the-Company Deals: Mergers, Alliances, and Outsourcing by Danny Ertel, Mark Gordon

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 10
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Application 13 48
Study Hours Out of Class 14 77
Presentations / Seminar 2 4
Homework Assignments 1 2
Final 1 2
Total Workload 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Being able to develop and deepen their knowledge at the level of expertise in the same or a different field, based on undergraduate level qualifications. 4
2) To be able to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction with which the field is related. 5
3) To be able to use the theoretical and applied knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field. 4
4) To be able to interpret and create new knowledge by integrating the knowledge gained in the field with the knowledge from different disciplines, 5
5) To be able to solve the problems encountered in the field by using research methods. 4
6) Being able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in the field. 5
7) To be able to develop new strategic approaches for the solution of complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field and to produce solutions by taking responsibility. 4
8) Being able to lead in environments that require the resolution of problems related to the field. 4
9) To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of expertise and to direct their learning. 3
10) To be able to systematically transfer current developments in the field and their own studies to groups in and outside the field, in written, verbal and visual forms, by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data. 3
11) To be able to critically examine social relations and the norms that guide these relations, to develop them and take action to change them when necessary. 4
12) To be able to supervise and teach these values by observing social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field. 4
13) To be able to develop strategy, policy and implementation plans in the fields related to the field and to evaluate the obtained results within the framework of quality processes. 4
14) To be able to use the knowledge, problem solving and/or application skills they have internalized in their field in interdisciplinary studies. 5