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
BUS5196 New Venture Creation 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 :
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor ORKUN ÖZKAN
Recommended Optional Program Components: Non
Course Objectives: This course will focus on tasks and skills needed to exercise general manager responsibilities as an enrepreneur. During the course, entrepreneurship from many perspectives and in many settings-ranging from high-tech start-ups to social entreprises will study and students will have a chance to evaluate the potential role that entrepreneurship may play in their future career.
Course aims to educate students on applying all the major areas of expertise students learn throughout your curriculum in an integrative fashion as an entrepreneur. During the course students will deal with balancing competing demands placed on an entrepreneur.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students will be able to
I. Understand the special characteristics of an entrepreneurial manager.
II. Analyse key entrepreneurial management approaches.

III. Judge whether and how students want entrepreneurship to play a role in their career.

IV. Analyse the Intellectual property and its role on trade.
V. Analyse How Venture Capitalists Evaluate Potential Ventures

Course Content

This course is structured in 3 modules: Firstly entrepreneurial management will explain and organization's structures will be analysed. At the second part, business models and elements of business plans will be studied. Final part of course based on assembling strategic resources and venture capitals will be studied.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Overview Prereading
1) Introduction to the Entrepreneurship Prereading
2) Introduction to Entrepreneurial Management A Prespective on Entrepreneurship CASE DISCUSSION: R&R Prereading
3) Legal forms of organization in the Western World Prereading
4) Legal Forms of Organizations in Turkey Prereading
5) Recognizing Opportunities and Developing Business Models Prereading
6) Tips on Writing Business Plans PREREADİNG: Some Thoughts on Business Plans by William Sahlman;
7) Content of a Business Plan Prereading
8) Mid-term Exam
9) Business Model Analysis for the Entrepreneur Prereading
10) Creativity and Innovations Five Ways to make your Company More İnnovative Prereading
11) Assembling Strategic Resources İnvestors and Venture Capitalists Financing New Ventures How Venture Capitalists Evaluate Potential Ventures Prereading
12) Legal Protection of Intellectual Property Prereading
14) Splitting the Equity Benefits of Having an Independent Board; Choosing & Protecting a Name for a Business Splitting the Pie Benefits of having an Independent Board Choosing & Protecting a Name for a Business Prereading
15) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Entrepreneurship, 2nd Edition, William Bygrave & Andrew Zacharakis, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Project 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 13 69
Project 13 30
Homework Assignments 13 30
Midterms 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. 3
3) To be able to use the theoretical and applied knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field. 5
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. 3
6) Being able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in the field. 4
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. 5
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. 5
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. 4
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. 3
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. 4