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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TUR 1019	BUSINESS MATHEMATICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ERDEM AKTAŞ

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

It is purposed students to gain analytical thinking with lecturing fundamental concepts of mathematics, to learn how to use mathematics for the business problems with examples, and to increase developing solution abilities for future business problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Define fundamental concepts of mathematics
2	Construct and calculate business problems by the way of mathematics
3	Explain the constructed problem
4	Develop a solution for possible future cases with mathematical thinking.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Numbers: Real numbers (Natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers), Exponents and Roots
2	Equations and Inequalities (I): Linear Equations and Graphs
3	Equations and Inequalities (II): Break-even Analysis
4	Equations and Inequalities (III): Quadratic Equations and Graphs
5	Equations and Inequalities (IV): Linear and Quadratic Inequalities, Absolute Value
6	Functions (I): Definitions, Dependent and Independent Variables, Opened and Closed Mapping
7	Mid-Term Exam
8	Mid-Term Exam
9	Functions (II): Odd and Even Functions, Periodic Functions, Inverse Functions
10	Functions (III): Polynomial Functions, Rational Functions, Antilogarithms, Logarithmic Functions
11	Functions (IV): Logarithmic Functions
12	Functions (V): Simple and Compound Interest
13	Capital Sigma and Pi Notation (I): Capital-sigma Notation (Formulations, properties)
14	Capital Sigma and Pi Notation (II): Capital Pi Notation (Properties)
15	Final Exam
16	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Kobu, B. (2008). Işletme Matematiği (7. Baskı). Istanbul: Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım AŞ.

Supplementary Book(s):
Söndürmez, G. ve Moralı, N. (1996). Temel Matematik: Iktisat ve Işletme Uygulamalarıyla (5. Baskı). Izmir: Karınca Matbaacılık.
Aytaç, M., Sevüktekin, M. ve Işığıçok, E. (2010). Sosyal Bilimlerde Matematik (5. Baskı). Bursa: Ezgi Kitabevi.
Hacısalihoğlu, H. (ed.) (1990). Iş, Ekonomi ve Sosyal Bilimler Için Matematik. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Uysal, D. (2009). Işletmeciler ve Iktisatçılar Için Matematik (5. Baskı). Konya: Çizgi Kitabevi.

Materials: Lecture notes.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

It s important for students to attend class and review lessons after the course. During or after the lessons, the examples are solved and homework is given to the students after school if it s necessary.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE0.40+FIN 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE0.40+RST 0.60

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam and final exam grades, and class attendance are effective.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% of the courses are required to attend.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-Mail: erdem.aktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 09:00-11:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	3	36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	2	24
Preparation for midterm exam	4	5	20
Preparation for final exam	4	5	20
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.3	PO.5	PO.7	PO.8
LO.1	5
LO.2	5		5
LO.3	5		5
LO.4	5	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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