ECTS - Seminar in Management
Seminar in Management (MGMT442) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Seminar in Management | MGMT442 | Elective Courses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to establish a link between theory and practice in management for preparing the students to real life situations along with providing them the knowlege and skills of business research. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Main aspects of business research; The scientific approach and alternative approaches to investigation; The broad problem area and defining the problem statement; The critical literature review;Theoretical framework and hypothesis development; Elements of research design; Data collection methods: Introduction and interviews; Data collection methods: Observation; Data collection methods: Questionnaires; Experimental designs; Measurement of variables: Operational definition; Measurement: Scaling, reliability, validity; Sampling; Quantitative data analysis: Hypothesis testing;Qualitative data analysis; The research report. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | Course Book, pp. V-XVI |
| 2 | Doing business research | Course Book, pp. 1-15 |
| 3 | The scientific approach and alternative approaches to investigation | Course Book, pp. 18-31 |
| 4 | The broad problem area and defining the problem statement | Course Book, pp. 33-47 |
| 5 | The critical literature review | Course Book, pp. 48-66 |
| 6 | Theoretical framework and hypothesis development | Course Book, pp. 67-93 |
| 7 | Elements of research design | Course Book, pp. 94-111 |
| 8 | Presentation of the research design (equivalent to midterm exam) | Course Book, pp. 1-111 |
| 9 | Data collection methods: Introduction and interviews; Data collection methods: Observation; Data collection methods: Questionnaires | Course Book, pp. 94-111 |
| 10 | Experimental designs; Measurement of variables: Operational definition | Course Book, pp. 168-209 |
| 11 | Measurement: Scaling, reliability, validity | Course Book, pp. 210-238 |
| 12 | Sampling | Course Book, pp. 239-273 |
| 13 | Quantitative data analysis: Hypothesis testing | Course Book, pp. 302-332 |
| 14 | Qualitative data analysis | Course Book, pp. 336-353 |
| 15 | The research report | Course Book, pp. 354-377 |
| 16 | Research report (equivalent to final exam) | Course Book, pp. 1-377 |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Uma Sekaran and Roger Bougie. 2013. Research Methods for Business: A Skill-Building Approach. 6th Edition. |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 30 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 8 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Understanding and explaining the concepts regarding to the main fields of Management (Management, Production, Marketing, Accounting- Finance) and gaining the ability to apply these skills in management. | X | ||||
| 2 | Gaining the ability to use technology required for buseiness administration | X | ||||
| 3 | An ability to analyze the information and reports of the markets and businesses and setting goals with respect to results of the analysis. | |||||
| 4 | An ability to trace and evaluate the global, local and/or regional developments related to businesses and making strategic decisions. | |||||
| 5 | An ability to set a innovative business or an ability to use the knowledge in the operations of management(taking risk, finding resources, making market research, and preparing business plans etc.) | X | ||||
| 6 | An ability to apply knowledge regarding functions of management. | |||||
| 7 | An ability to have oral and written communication skills particular to management and use these skills effectively in professional relations | |||||
| 8 | Compliance with rules of Socials and business ethics and to the principles of social responsibility | |||||
| 9 | An ability to use life-long learning approach in order to adapt constantly changing environmental factors (technological, political ,economical, and socio cultural etc.) | |||||
| 10 | An ability to conduct research on management and reporting the outcomes with the related parties. | |||||
| 11 | Taking responsibility within the teamwork, thinking critically and taking initiative in problem solving. | |||||
| 12 | Using professional English in written and verbal communication. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | |||||
| 13 | Having knowledge about law required by management. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 0 | ||