Introduction to Business (MAN111) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Introduction to Business	MAN111	1. Semester	3	0	0	3	6.5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Team/Group, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Instructor Dr. Esra Çınar
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The objective of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of business administration. Issues that have been on the agenda of the business world lately such as globalization, small business management, business ethics will be introduced. Following a brief introduction to functions and skills of management, organization, teamwork and communication concepts will be introduced. Technology and information management will also be covered.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Explains fundamental concepts of business and economics, including the role of entrepreneurship, ethics, and social responsibility in the global Analyzes how businesses are structured and managed by examining organizational design, operations management, quality assurance, and decision-making processes. Evaluates human resource practices, leadership approaches, and labor relations, with emphasis on employee motivation and behavior. Applies principles of marketing to analyze consumer behavior, and to design strategies for product development, pricing, distribution, and promotion. Utilizes information technologies and accounting tools to interpret financial data and assess financial management decisions in business contexts.
Course Content	Fundamentals of business, global business, small business, forms of business, functions of business namely, management and organization, and information technology.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction to Business (Basic Concepts)	Course Book
2	General Concepts in Business and Economics
3	Understanding Business Ethics and Social Responsiblity
4	Understanding the Global Context of Business
5	Managing and Organizing the Business
6	Operations Management and Quality
7	Employee Behavior, Motivation, Leadership and Decision Making
8	Midterm exam
9	Human Resource Management and Labor Relations
10	Marketing Processes and Consumer Behavior
11	Developing Products and Pricing
12	Distributing and Promoting Products
13	General Evaluation
14	Information Technologies and Accounting
15	Final Exam
16	Financial management	Course Book

Sources

Course Book	2. Ronald J. Ebert & Ricky W. Griffin (2020), Business Essentials 12th Edition, Pearson

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	3	30
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	5	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Have a basic knowledge of theories, facts and principles related to tourism and tourism management.		X
2	To have information about the economic, cultural, social and environmental dimensions of tourism.
3	Have knowledge of general business and economics and understand the strategies of human resources management, food and beverage applications, accounting and finance, management and marketing and service marketing in tourism enterprises.					X
4	Knows the national and international legal regulations, social, environmental and professional ethical values related to the field of tourism and develops appropriate behaviors to ethics.
5	Demonstrates reading, comprehension, speaking and writing skills in English at least at the B2 level of European Language Portfolio					X
6	Demonstrates reading, comprehension, speaking and writing skills at a general level of European Language Portfolio A2 in Russian, French, German or Spanish.
7	Uses the information about Tourism and Hotel Management in the business settings and profession; use information and communication technologies and software related to the field.
8	Carries out the service processes related to Tourism and Hotel Management in line with the needs and demands of the consumers and proposes solutions to the problems that will affect the service processes.		X
9	Generates professional knowledge from the data and synthesizes, analyzes, interprets and evaluates the produced knowledge; gain the ability of doing research project preparation and using the information in solving the problems; makes personal and professional development permanent			X
10	He / she takes care of personal care, hygiene, clothing and appearance as required by the tourism sector.
11	Communicates effectively with written, oral, non-verbal and visual ways and demonstrates presentation skills, works effectively as a team and independently.
12	Recognize and understand different cultures and interact with guests from different cultures.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	1	45	45
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	30	30
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	35	35
Total Workload			158