PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
BA1011 | Introduction to Business | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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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. HAVVA PINAR İMER |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYLA ESEN Assoc. Prof. HAVVA PINAR İMER Prof. Dr. AHMET ERKUŞ Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜLBERK GÜLTEKİN SALMAN |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and skills required of individuals (managers and non-managers) in today’s changing organizations by analyzing the characteristics of successful managers and organizations. This process will also develop an awareness of the environmental conditions and pressures facing today’s managers and organizations. Specifically, students will become acquainted with the language of business management and the application of key concepts and theories to the “real world.” |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Upon the completion of the course, students will learn: 1. the basic business terminology 2. the dynamics in the environment within which a business operates 3. social and ethical responsibility of businesses 4. the ownership of businesses and business structures 5. the role of management in a business setting and its functions 6. the major business functions including operations, marketing and finance |
The course will be carried out by examining the relationships between the businesses (including their management and structures) and their owners, employees, customers, as well as the global economic environment, the governments and the community. In this sense, in addition to reviewing the general business concepts, and economic environment; we will be focusing on the main functional areas of businesses and make the students understand how business dynamics interact. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to the course | |
2) | The Business Environment | Ebert & Griffin, Ch.1 |
3) | Business Ethics and Social Responsibility | Ebert & Griffin, Ch.2 |
4) | Entrepreneurship, New Ventures and Business Ownership | Ebert & Griffin Ch.3 |
5) | The Global Context of Business | Ebert & Griffin, Ch.4 |
6) | Business Management | Ebert & Griffin, Ch.5 |
7) | Organizing the Business | Ebert & Griffin, Ch.6 |
8) | Midterm Exam | |
9) | Operations Management and Quality | Ebert & Griffin, Ch.7 |
10) | Employee Behavior and Motivation | Ebert & Griffin, Ch.8 |
11) | Leadership and Decision Making | Ebert & Griffin, Ch.9 |
12) | Marketing Processes and Consumer Behavior | Ebert & Griffin, Ch.11 |
13) | Marketing, Distributing and Promoting Products | Ebert & Griffin, Chs.12 & 13 |
14) | Finance and Businesses | Ebert & Griffin, Chs. 16 & 17 |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Business Essentials (2017, 11th Global Edition) by Ebert, R. & Griffin, R., Pearson Education. |
References: | Contemporary Management (2019, 11th Edition) by Gareth R. Jones & Jennifer M. George, McGraw-Hill Education. İşletme Yöneticiliği (2018), Tamer Koçel, 17. Baskı, Beta Yayıncılık. The Financial Times, New York Times, Fortune, Business Week, The Economist, Harvard Business Review, Business Strategy Review and other business periodicals. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 40 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 48 |
Homework Assignments | 14 | 29 |
Final | 14 | 63 |
Total Workload | 180 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To develop an interest in the human mind and behavior, to be able to evaluate theories using empirical findings, to understand that psychology is an evidence-based science by acquiring critical thinking skills. | |
2) | To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior. | |
3) | To learn the basic concepts in psychology and the theoretical and practical approaches used to study them (e.g. basic observation and interview techniques). | |
4) | To acquire the methods and skills to access and write information using English as the dominant language in the psychological literature, to recognize and apply scientific research and data evaluation techniques (e.g. correlational, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case studies). | |
5) | To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas. | |
6) | To recognize the main subfields of psychology (experimental, developmental, clinical, cognitive, social and industrial/organizational psychology) and their related fields of study and specialization. | |
7) | To acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, interpreting and presenting the findings as well as problem posing, hypothesizing and data collection, which are the basic elements of scientific studies. | |
8) | To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation. | |
9) | To acquire basic knowledge of other disciplines (medicine, genetics, biology, economics, sociology, political science, communication, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc.) that will contribute to psychology and to use this knowledge in the understanding and interpretation of psychological processes. | |
10) | To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society. | |
11) | To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this. | |
12) | To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts. |