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	Service Courses Taken From Other Departments
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	The ability to have and use theoretical and practical information in international trade and logistics	X
2	The ability to define problems, as well as to collect, evaluate, analyze, and interpret data, and to devise solutions, making use of the information, skills, and competencies in the field					X
3	The ability to perform numerical analyses and research through accessing different resources of information in the field				X
4	The ability to take part in intra- and interdisciplinary, or multi-cultural working groups, as well as work individually				X
5	The ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English, and to make use of at least 1 foreign language					X
6	The ability to act responsibly, and with the awareness in the issues of environmental sensitivity, sustainability, transparency, social responsibility, and ethical values					X
7	The ability to read, understand, and interpret the relevant legislation in the field of international trade and logistics, and to see the global, and social effects of practices		X
8	The ability to question and interpret the acquired interdisciplinary pieces of information within the framework of the current economic, social, and environmental conjuncture		X
9	The ability to stay up to date regarding the local, regional, and global changes in the international trade and logistics, and the supply chain sector; and relevant through improvements on professional competencies and backgrounds, and to devise quick and effective solutions to possible problems through an innovative approach				X
10	The ability to track national and international regulations in international trade and logistics, to learn logistic procedures and risk management, to use current instruments of technology and informatics, to analyze and improve processes, to devise new ideas and suggestions, to manage activities for change, and to report and document these processes
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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