BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS | |||||
| 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 |
| BA4311 | Strategic Management | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 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: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. AHMET ERKUŞ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. HAVVA PINAR İMER Prof. Dr. AHMET ERKUŞ |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | Over the years, the field of strategic management has had a major influence on corporate behavior. Terms such as cash cow, sustainable competitive advantage and core competence are frequently raised in day-to-day business conversations. In fact, the ability to apply strategic analysis to practical business problems has become a valuable skill in many occupations, including management consultancy, stock broking, merchant banking and corporate finance. The aim of this course is to give you the tools needed to analyze situations and think strategically. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Students who successfully complete this course; 1. Knows the importance and necessity of strategic management in terms of institutions. 2. Can understand the strategic decisions taken by institutions and have the ability to make strategic planning. 3. To be able to analyze internal and external environment in order to create strategies. 4. Will be able to explain the basic concepts, principles and practices related to strategy formulation and implementation. 5. Strategies can be created with different perspectives and can use information about their implementation. 6. Analyze and evaluate real-life companies and develop creative solutions from a strategic management perspective. |
Course Content
| 1st Week: Introduction. 2nd Week: Basic concepts of strategic management. 3rd Week: Developing a strategic vision, setting objectives and crafting a strategy. 4th Week: Environmental scanning: Analyzing the macro-environment. 5th Week: Environmental scanning: Analyzing the competitive environment. 6th Week: Internal scanning: Organizational analysis. 7th Week: Strategy formulation: Situational analysis (SWOT). 8th Week: Midterm 9th Week: Generating alternative strategies using a SWOT matrix. 10th Week: The generic competitive strategies and cooperative strategies. 11th Week: Corporate strategy and directional strategy. 12th Week: International entry, stability and retrenchment strategies. 13th Week: Portfolio analysis. 14th Week: General wrap-up. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | 1st Week: Introduction. | |
| 2) | 2nd Week: Basic concepts of strategic management. | |
| 3) | 3rd Week: Developing a strategic vision, setting objectives and crafting a strategy. | |
| 4) | 4th Week: Environmental scanning: Analyzing the macro-environment: | |
| 5) | 5th Week: Environmental scanning: Analyzing the competitive environment. | |
| 6) | 6th Week: Internal scanning: Organizational analysis. | |
| 7) | 7th Week: Strategy formulation: Situational analysis (SWOT). | |
| 8) | 8th Week: Review | |
| 9) | 9th Week: Generating alternative strategies using a SWOT matrix. | |
| 10) | 10th Week: The generic competitive strategies and cooperative strategies | |
| 11) | 11th Week: Corporate strategy and directional strategy | |
| 12) | 12th Week: International entry, stability and retrenchment strategies. | |
| 13) | 13th Week: Portfolio analysis. | |
| 14) | 14th Week: General wrap-up. |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Required Texts: Crafting & Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage (2011, 18th edition) Arthur A. Thompson, J.E. Gamble ve A.J. Strictland, McGraw-Hill. Strategic Management and Business Policy (2008, 11th edition) by Thomas L. Wheelen and J. David Hunger, Prentice Hall. |
| References: | İşletmelerde Stratejik Yönetim (2004) by Hayri Ülgen and S. Kadri Mirze, Literatür Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Stratejik Yönetim ve İşletme Politikası (2003, 6. Baskı) by Ömer Dinçer, Beta Yayıncılık. Financial Times, Fortune, Bloomberg Business Week, The Economist, Harvard Business Review, Business Strategy Review dergilerinin son sayıları ile Capital ve Infomag gibi Türkçe dergiler ile günlük gazetelerin ekonomi ve iş dünyası ile ilgili kısımları. |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Quizzes | 5 | % 15 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 45 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 40 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 108 |
| Quizzes | 5 | 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 162 | |
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) | Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. | 3 |
| 2) | Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format. | 4 |
| 3) | Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. | 5 |
| 4) | Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish. | 3 |
| 5) | Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills. | 4 |
| 6) | Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods. | 4 |
| 7) | Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills. | 3 |
| 8) | Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects. | 5 |
| 9) | Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them. | 4 |
| 10) | Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology. | 5 |
| 11) | Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions. | 4 |