COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FINANCING METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KDN 7010 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FINANCING METHODS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Women's Studies Non-thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ASUMAN ALTAY

Offered to

Women's Studies Non-thesis

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to analyze women's entrepreneurship within the scope of its specific characteristics, and to comprehensively evaluate the development of women's entrepreneurship at national and global level, its socioeconomic importance and financing methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to interpret conceptual and theoretical knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship and women's entrepreneurship,
2   To be able to comprehend the socio-economic importance of women's entrepreneurship,
3   To be able to explain the institutional mechanisms to support women's entrepreneurship,
4   To be able to evaluate national and international resources in the financing of women's entrepreneurship,
5   To be able to offer academic solution recommendations for the problems that arise in practice,

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Entrepreneur and Entrepreneurship: Basic Concepts
2 Definition, Characteristics and Typologies of Women Entrepreneurs
3 Factors Driving Women to Entrepreneurship, Opportunities and Challenges
4 Women s Entrepreneurship in Turkey from Historical Perspective
5 Development of Women s Entrepreneurship in the World
6 Women s Entrepreneurship and Socioeconomic Empowerment of Women
7 Policies to Promote Women's Entrepreneurship and the Role of the State
8 National and International Institutions and Organizations Supporting Women's Entrepreneurship
9 Financing Problem in Women's Entrepreneurship
10 Supports Provided by Public Institutions in the Financing of Women's Entrepreneurship
11 Public and Private Bank Loans for the Financing of Women's Entrepreneurship
12 Financing of Women's Entrepreneurship and Microfinancing Method
13 Financing of Women s Entrepreneurship and the Role of NGOs
14 International Organizations Providing Funds for the Financing of Women s Entrepreneurship

Recomended or Required Reading

Fielden, S. L., & Davidson, M. J. (2006). International handbook of women and small business entrepreneurship. Women in Management Review.

Galindo, M. A., & Ribeiro, D. (Eds.). (2011). Women s entrepreneurship and economics: New perspectives, practices, and policies (Vol. 1000). Springer Science & Business Media.

Neogi, C., Bhandari, A. K., & Ghosh, S. (Eds.). (2018). Women's Entrepreneurship and Microfinance. Springer.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, presentations, comparison of research results and examination of case studies

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Email: asuman.altay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 11.00-12.00 am
Friday 11.00-12.00 am

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.15345
LO.25533
LO.3344
LO.4344
LO.5355554

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