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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
ENM2003	Accounting for Engineers	Spring	3	2	4	7

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assist. Prof. MEHMET EMİN YILDIZ
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. YAMAN ÖMER ERZURUMLU
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	1) Introducing the fundamentals of accounting, 2) Providing information about the relation between the fundamentals of accounting, 3) Explaining how the accounting principles are related to analyzing a company’s financial structure, 4) Explaining the impact of different approaches of accounting methods on the company statements, 5) Providing knowledge of how a company would be analyzed based on the information obtained from financial statements, 6) Introduce students the difference between financial and accounting analysis, 7) Introduce the students to newly developed IFRS principles and their impacts on book keeping.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Describe the fundamentals of accounting principles,
II. Construct fundamental accounting statements,
III. Forecast based on the accounting statements
IV. Define and analyze alternative approaches in preparation of the accounting statements,
V. Record business activities with respect to the rules of accounting,
VI. Analyze the accounting statements in order to examine the financial structure of the company,
VII. Compare how IFRS and US GAAP record for certain financial activities of a company,
VIII. Compare and contrast different companies accounting statements with respect to the method used

Course Content

Basic Financial Statements, Accounting Cycle, Merchandising Activities, Financial Assets, Inventories and COGS, Plant and Intangible Assets, Liabilities, Stockholder’s Equity, Income and Changes in Retained Earnings, Major Issues in IFRS and US GAAP

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Basic Financial Statement	Read Chapter 1
1)	Accrual Accounting and Financial Statements	Read Chapter 4
2)	Accounting the language of business	Read Chapter 1
3)	Measuring Income to Access Performance	Read Chapter 2
4)	Recording Transactions	Read Chapter 3
5)	Accrual Accounting and Financial Statements	Read Chapter 4
6)	Statement of Cash Flow	Read Chapter 5
7)	Midterm	Study the first 5 chapters
8)	Accounting for Sales	Read Chapter 6
9)	Inventories and COGS	Read Chapter 7
10)	Inventories and COGS	Read Chapter 7
11)	Long-lived Assets	Read Chapter 8
12)	Long-lived Assets	Read Chapter 8
13)	Liabilities and Interest	Read Chapter 9
14)	Stockholder’s Equity	Read Chapter 10

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Horngren etal, Principles of Accounting 2014, Pearson
References:	Williams Haka Betner Principles of Accounting

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 19
Quizzes	8	% 8
Homework Assignments	8	% 19
Midterms	1	% 14
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Application	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	13	4	52
Homework Assignments	8	4	32
Quizzes	8	1	8
Midterms	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			168

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)	To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how advertising and brand communication works in a free-market economy.	2
2)	To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of advertising.	2
3)	To be able to research, create, design, write, and present an advertising campaign and brand strategies of their own creation and compete for an account as they would at an advertising agency.	2
4)	To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data for a variety of products and services.	2
5)	To be able to develop an understanding of the history of advertising as it relates to the emergence of mass media outlets and the importance of advertising in the marketplace.	2
6)	To be able to follow developments, techniques, methods, as well as research in advertising field; and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1)	2
7)	To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to unexpected problems that arise during implementation process in the Advertising field.	3
8)	To be able to understand how advertising works in a global economy, taking into account cultural, societal, political, and economic differences that exist across countries and cultures.	2
9)	To be able to approach the dynamics of the field with an integrated perspective, with creative and critical thinking, develop original and creative strategies.	2
10)	To be able to to create strategic advertisements for print, broadcast, online and other media, as well as how to integrate a campaign idea across several media categories in a culturally diverse marketplace.	2
11)	To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advanced-level computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level)	2
12)	To be able to identify and meet the demands of learning requirements.	2
13)	To be able to develop an understanding and appreciation of the core ethical principles of the advertising profession.	2