POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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
COP4430	NOKIA Large Scale E2E Projects Implementation	Spring Fall	3	0	3	6

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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 :
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ADNAN ÇORUM Prof. Dr. NAFİZ ARICA
Course Objectives:	Large scale projects are different in structure. This course main objective is the delivery of the know-how on design, implimantation, finans, follow up and legal issues of a large scale project. Any necessary application will be done telecom projects taken as an example. Lecturers will deliver the material blended with real world application experiences. Hence, the students will be exposed to the problems, solutions and processes of large scale project management in a E2E frame. This would be specially crucial in the sense that the legal, risk management and exit strategies of these projects show great difference than other smaller scale projects

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) will gain knowledge on E2E project concept
2) learn the differences between large and smaller scale projects
3) gain the insight to ask the appropriate question at the prelaunch stage
4) gain knowledge on the bid stage negotiations
5) get practical information on how to prepare a project contract from financial, legal, and procedural perspectives
6) learn the fundamentals of risk management and operational risk management
7) how the telecommunications sector large scale projects differ
8) get familiar with the procedures of roll-out, delivery, and support

Course Content

The course will start with presenting the strucutre, nature and history of telecommunicaitons sector. Following how large scale projects are structured based on the customers needs, how these needs could be understood would be covered. Later the proposal stage will be studied. Here, the legal, financial, risk management issues would be highlighted. At teh implimentation stage a telecommunication project will be taken as example. Sustainability of the whole process. The course will conclude with roll-out and delivery of the final project and folow up processes

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to telecom networks; The brief history & evolution of telecom industry from the early days till now
2)	Basics of mobile networks & systems; General knowledge about mobile networks & generic products
3)	Principles of Sales; What to sell, how to sell, solution creation
4)	Principles of Sales; Customer engagement, network design
5)	Bid Management; Sales support organization, tendering, pricing, deal assurance
6)	Contract Management; Risk order, early ramp-up, LoA (Limits of Authority)
7)	Contract Management; Finance and Controlling (Annual Planning)
8)	Mid Term
9)	Lab Visit; Test-bed, Product Portfolio
10)	Network Implementation Model of Delivery; Project ramp-up, start-up, resourcing, procurement
11)	Network Implementation; Project ramp-up, start-up, resourcing, procurement
12)	Delivery; Roll-out
13)	Delivery; Acceptance, quality, closure, handover to care
14)	Review & Closure

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Dersi verecek tarafından notlar hazırlanarak ders öncesi dağıtılacaktır Will be prepared and distributed by the lecturer
References:	The principles of project management / Williams, Meri / Site Point 2008 / ISBN-13: 978-0980285864

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	4	% 10
Project	1	% 25
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 35
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 65
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	13	2	26
Presentations / Seminar	1	5	5
Project	1	30	30
Quizzes	4	2	8
Midterms	1	12	12
Final	1	18	18
Total Workload			141

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)	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.