ECTS - Technology Entrepreneurship

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)
  • Prof. Dr. Turan Erman Erkan
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 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Gains adequate knowledge in mathematics, science, and relevant engineering disciplines and acquires the ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields to solve complex engineering problems.
2 Gains the ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems and the ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3 Gains the ability to design a complex system, process, device, or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements and to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4 Gains the ability to select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex engineering problems encountered in industrial engineering applications and the ability to use information technologies effectively.
5 Gains the ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze results, and interpret findings for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions.
6 Gains the ability to work effectively in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams and the ability to work individually.
7 Gains the ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form, acquires proficiency in at least one foreign language, the ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions.
8 Gains awareness of the need for lifelong learning and the ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
9 Gains knowledge about behaviour in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility and standards used in industrial engineering applications
10 Gains knowledge about business practices such as project management, risk management, and change management and develops awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11 Gains knowledge about the global and social effects of industrial engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
12 Gains skills in the design, development, implementation, and improvement of integrated systems involving human, material, information, equipment, and energy.
13 Gains knowledge about appropriate analytical and experimental methods, as well as computational methods, for ensuring system integration.

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