COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBA 5049 FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇAĞNUR BALSARI

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

This is an introductory course to business that aims to enable learners to gain a better understanding of the business environment, operations of the business and the functions of business.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Demonstrate understanding of the structure and dynamics of business environments; how businesses seek to track and analyze their environments.
2   Be aware of the primary issues in business ethics, social responsibility and sustainable development goals
3   Learn how the business plan is a foundational tool for developing and managing a successful business.
4   Demonstrate an understanding of the functions of business.
5   To be able to improve communication skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Çağnur Balsarı, Banu Demirel, Ferkan Kaplanseren, Bağış Öztürk
2 Economical Environment and Global Markets Çağnur Balsarı, Banu Demirel, Ferkan Kaplanseren, Bağış Öztürk
3 Business Ethics and Towards Sustainable Development Goals Çağnur Balsarı, Banu Demirel, Ferkan Kaplanseren, Bağış Öztürk
4 Legal Aspects and Corporate Governance Gönenç Demir, Çağnur Balsarı
5 Management and Leadership Bağış Öztürk
6 Mid-Term Exam
7 Human Resources Bağış Öztürk
8 Production Banu Demirel
9 Marketing Banu Demirel
10 Finance Çağnur Balsarı
11 Accounting Çağnur Balsarı
12 Information and Communication Technologies Ferkan Kaplanseren
13 Overall Corporate Strategy Çağnur Balsarı, Banu Demirel, Ferkan Kaplanseren, Bağış Öztürk
14 Wrap-up Session Çağnur Balsarı, Banu Demirel, Ferkan Kaplanseren, Bağış Öztürk

Recomended or Required Reading

Nickels, W. G., McHugh, J. M., & McHugh, S. M. (2019). Understanding Business 9th ed. McGraw-Hill Irwin: New York, NY.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, in-class case discussions, individual work, group work, simulations, guest speakers, company reviews

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Learners will describe key levels and components of environment in which businesses operate
2. Learners will explain general frameworks that guide decision makers in business ethics, corporate responsibility, and sustainability.
3. Learners will develop different types of business plans where business functions are elaborated and integrated
4. Learners will describe terms and concepts related to the basic functions of business

Mid-Term Exam: It will consist of questions to assess whether the basic concepts and terminology of the business have been learned or not.

Assignments: Learners will be asked to complete four assignments throughout the term.

Final Exam: Final exam will be composed of weekly reports analyzing the basic functions of business in detail.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.
Violations of Plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cagnur.balsari@deu.edu.tr
banu.atrek@deu.edu.tr
ferkan.kaplanseren@deu.edu.tr
engin.ozturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 45 45
Preparing assignments 4 7 28
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 201

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.13
LO.25
LO.3
LO.45
LO.55

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