| INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DESIGN | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| IF4420 | Mergers and Acquisitions | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| 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 : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BAHAR KÖSEOĞLU |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi UMUT UĞURLU Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims at providing students an analytical and theoretical framework to understand the M&A process and will also use cases and real-world applications to develop skills necessary to evaluate and implement a transaction. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The student who successfully completes this course; I. will have a thorough knowledge of the value drivers of a company II.Will be able to assess a company within the context of its competitive advantage and the industry it operates in III.Will learn the process of M&A of a company IV.Will know the difference of the M&A process from the buyer or seller perspectives V.Be able to do basic company valuation VI Have an insight to the participants of the M&A process, negotiation process and the legal documents involved in M&A process. |
| Valuation, valuation techniques, M&A process, Negotiations |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Why companies are bought or sold? | |
| 2) | Why the industry in which the company operates is important? Hence industry analysis | |
| 3) | What make the medium and small companies differ from the big ones | |
| 5) | Valuation II | |
| 5) | What are the value drivers of a company? | |
| 6) | Valuation II | |
| 7) | Most used valuation techniques | |
| 8) | Other valuation techniques | |
| 9) | M&A process | |
| 10) | M&A milestones | |
| 11) | Negotiation I | |
| 12) | Negotiation II | |
| 13) | Due diligence | |
| 14) | Wrap up |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Mergers & Acquisitions ,A. Sherman and Milledge Hart (2006), Investment Valuation, Aswath Damodaran (2002) |
| References: | Yok / None |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
| Final | 1 | % 45 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Midterms | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Final | 1 | 45 | 45 |
| Total Workload | 218 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Having the theoretical and practical knowledge proficiency in the discipline of industrial product design | |
| 2) | Applying professional knowledge to the fields of product, service and experience design development | |
| 3) | Understanding, using, interpreting and evaluating the design concepts, knowledge and language | |
| 4) | Knowing the research methods in the discipline of industrial product design, collecting information with these methods, interpreting and applying the collected knowledge | |
| 5) | Identifying the problems of industrial product design, evaluating the conditions and requirements of problems, producing proposals of solutions to them | |
| 6) | Developing the solutions with the consideration of social, cultural, environmental, economic and humanistic values; being sensitive to personal differences and ability levels | |
| 7) | Having the ability of communicating the knowledge about design concepts and solutions through written, oral and visual methods | |
| 8) | To identify and apply the relation among material, form giving, detailing, maintenance and manufacturing methods of design solutions | |
| 9) | Using the computer aided information and communication technologies for the expression of industrial product design solutions and applications | |
| 10) | Having the knowledge and methods in disciplines like management, engineering, psychology, ergonomics, visual communication which support the solutions of industrial product design; having the ability of searching, acquiring and using the knowledge that belong these disciplines when necessary. | |
| 11) | Using a foreign language to command the jargon of industrial product design and communicate with the colleagues from different cultures | |
| 12) | Following and evaluating the new topics and trends that industrial product design needs to integrate according to technological and scientific developments |