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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
INE4102	Strategic Management	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 :	Assoc. Prof. AHMET BEŞKESE
Course Lecturer(s):	Assoc. Prof. AHMET BEŞKESE
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	As a capstone course, the objectives of the course are to: CO1: Provide the students with a wholistic view of both a single business and a more complicated enterprise. CO2: Define the framework how companies formulate, implement, and evaluate strategies. CO3: Develop strategic decision making skills to analyze and deal with complex business problems. CO4: Develop an understanding for integrating the concepts and techniques learned in earlier courses in management, production, information systems, economy, accounting, marketing, etc.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Define general concepts related to strategic management
II. Identify the stakeholders of a company
III. Evaluate the mission and vision statements of a company
IV. Define the key environmental factors having an impact on a company
V. Analyze the opportunities and threats posed by the environment for a given company
VI. Identify the value chain of any company
VII. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of a company
VIII. Define the competitive (business-level) strategies
IX. Define the corporate-level strategies
X. Criticize the portfolio of an enterprise using BCG, McKinsey or Industry Evolution Matrices
XI. Relate the concepts and techniques learned in earlier courses in management, production, information systems, economy, accounting, marketing, etc.
XII. Analyze a strategic management case

Course Content

Strategy development process, evaluation of external and internal factors, SWOT analysis, strategy types, competitive positioning, business development, value management, actions planning, business planning.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	Main concepts in strategic management
3)	Corporate Mission, Goals, and Stakeholders
4)	Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm
5)	Analyzing the Internal Environment of the Firm
6)	Business-Level Strategy
7)	Corporate-level Strategy
8)	Tutorial, Midterm Exam
9)	Analyzing and Changing the Corporate Portfolio
10)	International Strategy
11)	Strategic Control and Corporate Governance
12)	Designing Organizational Structure
13)	Case Study Presentations
14)	Case Study Presentations and a General Overview

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Johnson, G., Whittington, R. and Scholes, K.(2012). Fundamentals of Strategy, 2nd Edtn., Prentice Hall.
References:	David, F.R. (2011). Strategic Management: Concepts, 13th Edtn., Pearson. Dess, G. G., Lumpkin, G. T., and Taylor, M. L. (2005). Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantage, 2nd Edtn., McGraw-Hill. Wheelen, T. L., Hunger, J. D. (2006). Strategic Management and Business Policy, 10th edtn., Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Presentation	1	% 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	40
Study Hours Out of Class	14	60
Presentations / Seminar	1	2
Project	4	16
Midterms	1	2
Final	1	2
Total Workload		122

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)	Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.
2)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.
3)	Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.
4)	Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.
5)	Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.
6)	Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.
7)	Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture
8)	Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.
9)	Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.
10)	Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.
11)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.
12)	Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.
13)	Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects.
14)	Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology.