LOGISTICS (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
BA1011	Introduction to Business	Spring	3	0	3	8

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Associate (Short 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.”

Learning Outcomes

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

Course Content

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.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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.

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

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 knowledge about logistics operations and the basic legislation
2)	To have knowledge about the politics, corporations and the developments in logistics.
3)	To have knowledge about the economical life and the basic features of the enterprises that take place in logistics sector.
4)	To have knowledge about the documents that are used in logistics and how to prepare them.
5)	To have knowledge about the new marketing and sales techniques and the principles of opening to new markets.
6)	To have knowledge and consciousness about the job security, worker health and environment protection in logistics sector.
7)	To have knowledge and consciousness about the basic legal attainments, social responsibility, ethics and social security rights in logistics.
8)	To be involved in communication network in logistics sector and follow the developments.	2
9)	To have the ability to comment and evaluate the classical and current theories by taking into account the developments in logistics and supply chain areas.
10)	To have the basic knowledge about foreign trade and customs legislation.
11)	To have knowledge about relationship between foreign trade and logistics management.
12)	To have basic knowledge in at least one foreign language.
13)	He/she can use information and communication tecnologies that necessary for their area, follows technological change and applies new technologies to business system.