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 |
| IB4632 | International Business | 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 : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYLA ESEN |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYLA ESEN |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | The main objective of this course is to provide relevant theoretical and practical insights to management students so that the real world of global business is better understood. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Explores these challenges with a discussion of the strategic motivations that drive firms to invest abroad. II. Discusses the environmental forces shaping the firms’ decisions of going abroad. III. Focuses on international business strategies to create value from international operations, including opportunities created from recent technological breakthroughs in areas such as bandwidth and digitization. IV. Examines the organizational challenges involved in implementing such strategies internationally. V. Discusses the strategies of multinational enterprises that are willing to access triad markets as well as emerging economies of Asia, Latin America and Africa. |
Course Content
| 1st Week: Introduction. 2nd Week: Globalization 3rd Week: National Differences in Political Economy 4th Week: Differences in Culture 5th Week: Political Economy of International Trade 6th Week: Foreign Direct Investment 7th Week: Regional Economic Integration 8th Week: Midterm 9th Week: The Strategy of International Business 10th Week: Entering Foreign Markets 11th Week: Global Production, Outsourcing and Logistics 12th Week: Global Marketing and R&D 13th Week: Global Human Resource Management 14th Week: General review and wrap-up. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | 1st Week: Introduction | |
| 2) | 2nd Week: Globalization | |
| 3) | 3rd Week: National Differences in Political Economy | |
| 4) | 4th Week: Differences in Culture | |
| 5) | 5th Week: Political Economy of International Trade | |
| 6) | 6th Week: Foreign Direct Investment | |
| 7) | 7th Week: Regional Economic Integration | |
| 8) | 8th Week: Review | |
| 9) | 9th Week: The Strategy of International Business | |
| 10) | 10th Week: Entering Foreign Markets | |
| 11) | 11th Week: Global Production, Outsourcing and Logistics | |
| 12) | 12th Week: Global Marketing and R&D | |
| 13) | 13th Week: Global Human Resource Management | |
| 14) | 14th Week: General review and wrap-up. |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Global Business Today (2011) Charles W. L. Hill, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill. |
| References: | Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy (2008) John H. Dunning and Sarianna M. Lundan, 2nd. Edition, Edward Elgar, Cheltanham. International Business (2004) Griffin and Pustay, Prentice Hall, International Edition. International Management (2000) Paul W. Beamish, Allen J. Morrison, Philiph M. Rosenzweig and Andrew C. Inkpen, Mc-Graw Hill. Transnational Management (1995) Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal, 2nd edition, Mc-Graw Hill. Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution (1998) Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal, 2nd edition, Harvard Business School Press. |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Quizzes | 3 | % 15 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
| 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 | 120 |
| Quizzes | 3 | 3 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 167 | |
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 |