ECTS - - Master of Business Administration (Thesis) (English)
Compulsory Departmental Courses
MAN557 - Research Methods and Ethics (3 + 0) 10
The course begins with an introduction to science and research as the foundations of scholarly inquiry and covers academic writing conventions and the classification of research studies. Topics include identifying research problems, formulating research questions, conducting literature reviews, developing conceptual and theoretical frameworks, recognizing different research designs, conducting research in accordance with ethical principles and standards, sampling procedures, measurement processes, validity and reliability, data analysis methods, and the presentation of research findings. In addition, students use the SPSS statistical software package to test hypotheses using a prepared dataset. Overall, the course aims to familiarize students with the fundamental norms and principles of scientific research while providing hands-on experience in developing a research proposal and applying these principles throughout the research process.
MBA514 - Marketing Management (3 + 0) 10
Strategic planning and marketing process, marketing strategy; target audience identification and development in the marketing mix, macro and micro environment of marketing, marketing segmentation, consumer and industrial markets and different aspects of these markets, consumer behavior, product, price, promotion, distribution.
MBA533 - Contemporary Management (3 + 0) 10
Within the scope of this course, the basic concepts of business, managers and management, business environment and planning, organizing, leadership and control functions are discussed. In the second part of the course, students examine contemporary management theories, approaches and models based on current academic literature, and evaluate the basic assumptions, application areas, strengths and weaknesses of these theories through class presentations and discussions. During the course, current developments in the field of management are critically analyzed and the applicability of theoretical knowledge in different organizational contexts is discussed.
Elective Courses
MAN479 - Management Information Systems (3 + 0) 5
Information systems in today's global businesses, information systems organizations and strategy, corporate practices, e-commerce: digital markets, digital products, decision making, information systems building, managing projects, managing global systems.
MAN480 - Third Sector-Cooperative Enterprises (3 + 0) 5
Definition of 3rd sector cooperative enterprises, their relationship with other branches of science, the classification of cooperatives, their difference from other enterprises, the reasons for establishing cooperatives and establishment studies, contemporary cooperative enterprises, the place and importance of cooperatives in the economic system, management, planning, financing, audit.
MBA520 - Leadership and Managerial Skills (3 + 0) 5
The content of the course consists of the definition and characteristics of the concept of leadership, leader-manager comparison, historical and contemporary applications of leadership models and theories, and the role of leadership in the decision-making process. In addition, leadership power and influencing, team leadership, strategic leadership, transformational and change leadership, leadership and corporate culture, and the relationship between mobbing and leadership in the workplace are
MBA521 - Responsible Leadership and Sustainability (3 + 0) 5
What is sustainability; sustainability and related polices; climate and global change; environmental and resource economics; sustainable business practices; sustainability: ethics, culture, and history; sustainable development; sustainability indicators. definition and characteristics of management style, leader-manager comparison, traditional and contemporary applications of leadership models and theories, the role of managers in the decisionmaking process
MBA524 - Strategic Human Resources Management (3 + 0) 5
Within the scope of this course; Theoretical developments in the field of Human Resource Management will be handled with a strategic perspective and appropriate people will be employed in line with the identification, analysis and business strategies of Human Resource Management functions. The processes related to the development of resources strategies will be examined.
MBA532 - Data Sources and Analysis for Managers (3 + 0) 5
Within this course, topics such as data sources, data collection and storage, and data analysis tools and techniques will be covered. The course will also address the development of skills necessary for managers to understand, interpret, and make decisions based on data.
MBAE504 - Operations Management (3 + 0) 5
Demand forecasting, project management, quality management, supply chain management, planning and scheduling, and inventory management, materials resource planning (MRP), enterprise resource planning (ERP) as well as modern production techniques such as lean production, just-in-time production
MBAE515 - Financial Markets and Institutions (3 + 0) 5
Interest Rates , Financial Markets Efficiency, Financial Institutions, Central Banks and Conduct of Monetary Policy: Tools, Goals, Strategy, and Tactics, The Money Markets, the Bond Market, the Stock Market and The Foreign Exchange Market; and The International Financial System, Financial Regulation and Banking Industry
MBAE517 - Financial Markets and Institutions (1 + 0) 5
An Overview of the Financial System, What Do Interest Rates Mean? ? Why Does the Interest Rate Change? ? How Does Risk and Maturity Structure Affect the Interest Rate?, Are Financial Markets Efficient? -Structure of Central Banks, Monetary Policy Instruments, Objectives, Strategies and Tactics, Money Market ? Bond Market, Stock Market ? Mortgage Market, Foreign Exchange Market ? International Financial Markets.
Technical Elective Courses
MBA505 - Quantitative Methods (3 + 0) 5
Operational research, structure and solution of decision problems, linear programming, mathematical structure of linear programming, solution techniques of linear programming, graphical method, Simplex method, transportation problems, mathematical structure of transportation problems, solution of transportation problems, MODI test.
MBA509 - Operations Management (3 + 0) 5
Demand forecasting, project management, quality management, supply chain management, planning and scheduling, and inventory management, materials resource planning (MRP), enterprise resource planning (ERP) as well as modern production techniques such as lean production, just-in-time production.