COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IŞL 6120 HISTORY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EBRU TOLAY

Offered to

Business Administration

Course Objective

Business History examines the evolution of industries, enterprises, entrepreneurs and business systems and their interactions with the political, economic and social environment. Within the scope of the course, World Business History, the emergence and evolution of institutions and business groups in the early periods of management in Türkiye, business-management issues in the industrialization process of the Ottoman and Republic periods are discussed. Discusses the history of management and organizations and business education as an academic discipline.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about the World History of Business and Management
2   Understanding and comparing the developments in business and management of different countries
3   Comprehending the development and characteristics of the institutions and business systems of the late-Ottoman and Republic periods
4   Having knowledge about Turkish Business and Management History
5   To be able to discuss the history of management and organizations and business education as an academic discipline.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Business History around the World: Identity and the Boundaries of Business History
3 Business History around the World: Flexibility, Governance, and Strategic Choice in Industrial History
4 Business History in the United States at the End of the Twentieth Century
5 Business History in European Countries (Britain, Germany, French)
6 Business History in European Countries (Italy, Spain, Greece)
7 Business History in China and Japan
8 Business History in Latin America
9 Late-Ottoman Business History
10 Ottoman Management Culture and History
11 Turkish Business History
12 Turkish Management Culture and History
13 Early Periods of Management Thought in Türkiye: Sümerbank (1930-1945) (Book Review)
14 The Opportunities for Business History at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Business History around the World. Edited by: Franco Amatori & Geoffrey Jones. Cambridge University Press.
2. Early Periods of Management Thought in Türkiye: Sümerbank (1930-1945). Janset Özen Aytemur
3. Istanbul Business Research. (2016). Volume: 45, Special Issue. Business History.
4. Business History Review, Business History, Essays in Economic & Business History, Journal of Management History

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Issues will be examined and discussed at theoretical level. Teaching methods such as lecture, visual tools, discussion, question-answer will be used.

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 * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated according to their participation in class discussions and the presentation of final papers, as well as their midterm and final exam grades.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is important for the student to read about the field and participate in class discussions. The questions posed for the midterm and final exam are not general but specific. For this reason, analyzes should be made with the correct and appropriate use of terminology.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ebru.tolay@deu.edu.tr
ebru.tolay@gmail.com

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.411
LO.51