| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences | ||||
| Course Code | BUS 101 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Introduction to Business (Decision Making) | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | İşletmeye Giriş (Karar Verme) | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 147 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only undergraduate students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To learn various functional areas of business while using Microsoft Excel; to analyze and solve related business problems. | ||||
| Course Description | BUS 101 is a survey course designed to expose students in the Faculties of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences to the various functional areas of business while using Microsoft Excel to analyze and solve related business problems. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | BUS 101 İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi ve Mühendislik Fakültesi öğrencilerine çeşitli iş vaka çalışmalarına Microsoft Excel programı yardımıyla analiz etme ve çözüm geliştirme yöntemleriyle işletmenin çeşitli fonksiyonel alanlarını tanıtıyor. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) exhibit skills to analyze exploratory data analysis 2) understand the various functional areas of business such as accounting, marketing, finance and operations 3) utilize Excel spreadsheets for modeling and decision making. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | |||
| 2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | |||
| 3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | |||
| 4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | |||
| 5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | |||
| 6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | |||
| 7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | |||
| 8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | |||
| 9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | |||
| 10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | |||
| 11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | |||
| 12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | S | |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | N | |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | N | |
| 4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | S | |
| 5) | The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | N | |
| 6) | The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | N | |
| 7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | N | |
| 8) | The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | N | |
| 9) | The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | S | |
| 10) | Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | H | |
| 11) | The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | N | |
| 12) | The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | , September 2017 |
| Course Coordinator | CEYHAN MUTLU |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. MERVE ÖZ |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to Microsoft Office |
| 2) | Data Analysis |
| 3) | Data Analysis |
| 4) | Accounting Case |
| 5) | Accounting Case |
| 6) | Accounting Case |
| 7) | Accounting Case |
| 8) | Technological Forecasting Case |
| 9) | Technological Forecasting Case |
| 10) | Finance Case |
| 11) | Finance Case |
| 12) | Operation Case |
| 13) | Operation Case |
| 14) | Operation Case |
| 15) | Final Examination Period |
| 16) | Final Examination Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Lecture notes, and computer files (ppt, xls, doc, pdf, etc.) will be available for download from the learning management system, BlackBoard. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lectures for discussions, (computer) lab sessions for application | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Individual homework’s and group assignments for each case | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | Weekly computer lab | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | Extensive usage of Microsoft Excel | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | Presentations | |||||||||||||||
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| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 56 | ||
| Laboratory | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Project | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |||
| Total Workload | 147 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.9 | ||||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||||