SOCIOLOGY
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
IST2020	Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management II	Fall	2	0	2	3

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Instructor AYBİKE ELİF BOLCAN
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor ELİF FINDIK Instructor AYBİKE ELİF BOLCAN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	This course does not have any recommended optional components.
Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to show students the issues to be considered in business development, preparation, writing and presentation of business plans with workshops.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Gain motivation towards entrepreneurship.
2. Recognize and compare the different aspects and problems of the management of large enterprises and SME management .
3. Have knowledge about the process of institutionalization of the newly established enterprises.
4. Define new concepts and practices related to entrepreneurship.
5. Have information about investment incentives.

Course Content

In this course, problems of SMEs related to management, production, finance and public administration and their solutions; concept and importance of business plan, writing a winning business plan and common mistakes made in this regard are taught with workshops.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	SMEs' Management Problems and Solutions	None
2)	SMEs' Production Problems and Solutions	None
3)	SMEs' Marketing Problems and Solutions	None
4)	SMEs' Financing Problems and Solutions	None
5)	SMEs' Public Administration Problems and Solutions	None
6)	The Concept of Business Plan and Its Importance	None
7)	Workshops Towards Enhancing Business Plan	None
8)	Workshop Towards Enhancing Business Plan	None
9)	The Concept of Winning Business Plan and Its Importance	None
10)	Writing A Winning Business Plan	None
11)	Issues To Be Considered In Presentation of Business Plan	None
12)	Common Mistakes Made In Presentation of Business Plan	None
13)	Concept of Social Entrepreneurship	None
14)	Women Entrepreneurship	None

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	B. Zafer Erdoğan, Girişimcilik ve Kobiler: Kavramlar, Sorunlar ve Çözüm Önerileri, Bursa, Ekin Kitabevi, 2012. Mehmet Marangoz, Girişimcilik, 2.B., Beta Yayınları, İstanbul, 2012.
References:	Bu derste başka kaynak kullanılmamaktadır.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Project	1	% 25
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 25
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 75
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			74

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 learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.