Technology Entrepreneurship (IE447) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Technology Entrepreneurship	IE447	Area Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Team/Group.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	This course gives students a comprehensive overview on developing an innovative business idea, creating a simple compelling business model, and financing entrepreneurial ventures.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; To understand the concepts, terms, and applications of entrepreneurship To learn, analyze, and apply idea and business model generation techniques To learn and apply a variety of skills of venture formation including communication, finance, team formation, production management, organization, marketing, and other necessary fields in entrepreneurial management through course project and lectures To understand the legal, financial, and ethical processes in entrepreneurship To analyze real life entrepreneurship examples and learn from sector professionals.
Course Content	Technology Entrepreneurship course aims to enable students to learn variety of basic areas and concepts of entrepreneurship including idea generation, business plan creation, venture financing sources, marketing and go to market strategies and to apply the concepts learned through real life cases and a term project.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	[1] pg. 2-56
2	Idea Generation	[1] pg. 84-116
3	Market Research and Analysis	[1] pg. 56-83, 116-154
4	Market Research and Analysis, Business Model Development	[1] pg. 56-83, 116-154; [1] pg. 180-210
5	Business Model Development	[1] pg. 180-210
6	Marketing and Sales Strategies	[1] pg. 210-240
7	Marketing and Sales Strategies	[1] pg. 210-240
8	Midterm Exam
9	Launching the Start-up (Team, operation, growth)	[1] pg. 240-266, 355-382
10	Financial Planning and Management, Fund-Raising	[1] pg. 266-312
11	Financial Planning and Management, Fund-Raising	[1] pg. 266-312
12	Legal and Ethical Issues in Entrepreneurship	[1] pg. 154-179
13	Legal and Ethical Issues in Entrepreneurship	[1] pg. 154-179
14	Term Project Presentations
15	Term Project Presentations
16	Final Exam

Sources

Course Book	1. [1] Hisrich, R. and Peters, M. and Shepherd, D., 2016, Entrepreneurship. 11th edition. McGraw Hill Education.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	10
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	1	35
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	25
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	30
Toplam	4	100

Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work	100
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	Applies knowledge in mathematics, science, and computing to solve engineering problems related to manufacturing technologies.
2	Analyzes and identifies problems specific to manufacturing technologies.
3	Develops an approach to solve encountered engineering problems, and designs and conducts models and experiments.
4	Designs a comprehensive manufacturing system (including method, product, or device development) based on the creative application of fundamental engineering principles, within constraints of economic viability, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability.
5	Selects and uses modern techniques and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications.
6	Effectively uses information technologies to collect and analyze data, think critically, interpret, and make sound decisions.
7	Works effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and intra-disciplinary teams or individually; demonstrates the confidence and necessary organizational skills.
8	Communicates effectively in both spoken and written Turkish and English.
9	Engages in lifelong learning, accesses information, keeps up with the latest developments in science and technology, and continuously renews oneself.
10	Demonstrates awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, and social issues in the field of Manufacturing Engineering.
11	Effectively utilizes resources (personnel, equipment, and costs) to enhance national competitiveness and improve manufacturing industry productivity; conducts solution-oriented project and risk management; and demonstrates awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
12	Considers the health, environmental, social, and legal consequences of engineering practices at both global and local scales when making decisions.

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	16	2	32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	2	2
Project	1	20	20
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	10	10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	15	15
Total Workload			127