BANKING AND INSURANCE MANAGEMENT (TURKISH)
Associate	TR-NQF-HE: Level 5	QF-EHEA: Short Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
SEN4503	Introduction to IT Services Management	Fall	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Associate (Short Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	E-Learning
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TAMER UÇAR
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. ADEM KARAHOCA
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	Foundations in IT services course provides an overview of IT Services. Topics include enterprise systems management (ESM), which is the complete and total management of a company's IT elements and/or environment. IT services, or ESM, involves two categorizations: infrastructure management -the discipline regarding services responsible for maintaining and managing the IT elements in an environment, and relationship management -the discipline containing the services that are customer facing in relation to their IT infrastructure.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Define computing infrastructure fundamentals
2. Analyze IT services
3. Define event and fault management
4. Describe problem, change and configuration management
5. Analyze asset management
6. Define security and network management
7. Define storage, workload, backup and recovery management
8. Analyze business process management fundamentals
9. Describe business process management supporting infrastructure

Course Content

The course content is composed of the basics of computing infrastructure, introduction to it services, event and fault management, problem, change and configuration management, asset management, security and network management, storage, workload, backup and recovery management, business process management fundamentals, business process management supporting infrastructure.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Computing Infrastructure Overview
2)	Introduction to IT Services
3)	Event & Fault Management
4)	Problem, Change and Configuration Management
5)	Asset Management
6)	Security and Network Management
7)	Storage, Workload, Backup and Recovery Management
8)	Storage, Workload, Backup and Recovery Management / Midterm I
9)	Business Process Management Fundamentals
10)	Business Process Management Supporting Infrastructure
11)	Case Study Presentations
12)	Case Study Presentations / Midterm II
13)	Case Study Presentations
14)	Project Presentation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Rob Addy, Effective IT Service Management: To ITIL and Beyond, Springer OGC- ITIL v3 references library– Service Design, Transition, Operation, Strategy, Continual Service Improvement.
References:	Yok

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	2	% 10
Homework Assignments	2	% 10
Midterms	2	% 40
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
Study Hours Out of Class	3	6	18
Quizzes	2	3	6
Midterms	2	15	30
Final	1	17	17
Total Workload			113

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 have the ability to understand the basic concepts of Banking and Insurance and to be able to use them effectively in business.
2)	To have the ability to work individually or in a team when needed on matters related to his/her profession and to follow and apply the developments in his/her sector.
3)	To be equipped with the necessary knowledge to carry out the legal responsibilities and to follow the related regulations in their sector.
4)	To understand the importance of banking and insurance from the point of the state’s economy and enterprises and to express this importance properly.
5)	To be able to use the computer as well as the profession requires and to be able to do work, accumulate knowledge and to use this knowledge relevantly and effectively.
6)	To make them gain the ability to find practical solutions for the problems of daily commercial activities and to take correct decisions.
7)	To be able to take responsibilities in banking and insurance sector and more generally in the finance sector and to be qualified to start his/her own business after the legal requirements have been met.
8)	To have the competency to carry out the accountancy related to banking and insurance.
9)	To have the competency to build effective customer relations and to have effective communication and persuasion skills.
10)	To be able to determine the accumulated knowledge druring the education in line with the cause and effect relations and to be able to have the necessary professional qualifications to know where, when and how to use his/her knowledge.