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Course Goal / Objective
This course is designed to help students to start and manage their own business. In addition, this course aims to surface their existing entrepreneurship abilities and make them have the knowledge to develop these abilities.
Course Content
Enterpreneur, Enterpreneurship, Business idea, Business plan, Business opportunities
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Define a venture and entrepreneurship. |
| LO02 | Prepare a business idea for a new company. |
| LO03 | Develops the cognitive thinking abilities whether the business plan is suitable. |
| LO04 | Recognizes environmental oppurtunities about businesses. |
| LO05 | Understands a good entrepreneurial profile and the role of the entrepreneur in businesses. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | List and define the concepts of business management, and explain their relations to each other | 4 |
| PLO02 | - | List and define the fundamental conceptual models, numerical and statistical techniques of business administartion and identify their advantages and disadvantages. | 4 |
| PLO03 | - | List and define the relationship between the basic concepts of economy and business management ; indicate the strong and weak sides of each method. | 4 |
| PLO04 | - | Explain how to create the fundamental conceptual models and how to apply numerical and statistical techniques that are used in business administration. | 2 |
| PLO05 | - | Explain how to interpret the results gathered through the application and/or implementation of conceptual models and/or numerical and statistical methods of business management. | 1 |
| PLO06 | - | Determine appropriate methods to solve business problems | 3 |
| PLO07 | - | Evaluate the results that are obtained from applications of business management methods | 4 |
| PLO08 | - | Use the basic numerical and statistical softwares | 0 |
| PLO09 | - | Use the basic enterprise resource planning (ERP) softwares | 5 |
| PLO10 | - | Take initiative individually or/and as a member of a team, lead and work effectively | 4 |
| PLO11 | - | As well as professional development, improve him-/herself continuously in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning. | 3 |
| PLO12 | - | Follow latest developments in the field, and sustain personal and professional development with the awareness of the necessity of life long learning | 4 |
| PLO13 | - | Use different resources in accordance with academic principles, synthesize the data gathered, and present them effectively in an unfamiliar field. | 3 |
| PLO14 | - | Use Turkish and at least one foreign language in accordance with the requirements in academic and business context | 4 |
| PLO15 | - | Perceive and interpret the feelings, ideas and behaviours of people appropriately, and express himself/herself accurately in written or oral format | 3 |
| PLO16 | - | Question traditional approaches, methods and implementations; develop and implement alternative methods when required | 4 |
| PLO17 | - | Recognize and apply social, scientific and professional ethical values. | 5 |
| PLO18 | - | Determine the most appropriate approaches, implementations and methods of business management considering sectors, their sizes, resources, cultures, goals and objectives | 5 |
| PLO19 | - | Monitor external factors such as industrial structures, competition, technologies, economics, politics, cultures that affects the activities of businesses and interpret their impact on businesses | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition of entrepreneur and entrepreneurship | Reading related chapters | |
| 2 | Identifying and testing business opportunities | Reading related chapters | |
| 3 | Scanning the sectors of the economy | Reading related chapters | |
| 4 | Identifying customer preferences | Reading related chapters | |
| 5 | Designing products and services for the marketplace | Reading related chapters | |
| 6 | Protection of product and services | Reading related chapters | |
| 7 | Distributing products and services | Reading related chapters | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Studying for exam | |
| 9 | Building the start-up team | Reading related chapters | |
| 10 | Assessing the finacial needs of the new venture | Reading related chapters | |
| 11 | Preparing a business plan | Reading related chapters | |
| 12 | Sources of money to start and grow the business | Reading related chapters | |
| 13 | Planning and organizing business growth | Reading related chapters | |
| 14 | Reaching the customer and financial planning | Reading related chapters | |
| 15 | Student presentations | Preparings of projects | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Studying for exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Studying for exam |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
Current term shares have not yet been determined. Shares of the previous term are shown.
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||