Political Science and International Relations
Bachelor	Length of the Programme: 4	Number of Credits: 240	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute

Faculty of Econ., Admin. 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

Type of Course

Lecture

Level of Course

Introductory

Semester

Fall

Contact Hours per Week

Lecture: 2

Recitation:

Lab: 2

Other:

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 Competences

Upon 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) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues.
2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts
3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice
4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions.
5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software
6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies
7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems
8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies
9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life
10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None	S Supportive	H Highly Related

	Program Outcomes and Competences	Level	Assessed by
1)	Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues.	S	Participation
2)	Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts	S	Participation
3)	Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice	N
4)	Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions.	S	Participation
5)	Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software	H	Exam
6)	Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies	S	Participation
7)	Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems	N
8)	Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies	S	Participation
9)	Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life	N
10)	Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad	H	Exam

Prepared by and Date	MURAT ÖZTÜRK , September 2017
Course Coordinator	CEYHAN MUTLU
Semester	Fall
Name of Instructor	STAFF STAFF

Course Contents

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

Assessment Methods

Assessment Tools	Count	Weight
Attendance	1	% 10
Application	1	% 30
Quiz(zes)	1	% 60
TOTAL		% 100

Course Administration

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

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