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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
HUK 1044	BUSINESS ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ELA ÇOLPAN NART

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

The aim of the course is identifying the place, importance, role of businesses in economic and social system, explaining the fundamental principles of business and business management, presenting fundamental business functions, and facilitating the understanding and analysis of effects of economic events on businesses.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to possess fundamental information about businesses and business economics.
2	To be able to define techniques, models, and approaches of business science; understand the historical development.
3	To be able to understand the place and importance of businesses in economic and social system.
4	To be able to possess the knowledge about analysis and problem solving related to internal and external environmental conditions of businesses and determination to apply that.
5	To be able to make rational decisions in businesses considering economic facts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Fundamental concepts of business science, place and importance of businesses in economy
2	Relationship of business science with other science branches and business environment
3	Intentions of businesses, rationality principles and business functions
4	Classification of businesses regarding functioning, consumers, products-services, and ownership
5	Classification of businesses regarding size and legal status
6	Establishing a business and stages, feasibillity studies
7	Market studies and demand forecasting, demand forecasting techniques
8	Facilities location selection, techniques for selecting optimal location
9	Capacity conceps and planning, techniques for determining optimal capacity
10	Business establishment (investment) decision
11	Management philosophies and development
12	Business Functions: Management, Marketing, Production, Finance
13	Business Functions: Accounting, Human Resources, Public Relations, R&D and Innovation
14	Midterm

Recomended or Required Reading

- DOĞAN, Muammer (2010). Işletme Ekonomisi ve Yönetimi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
- ALPUGAN, Oktay, vd. (1997). Işletme Ekonomisi ve Yönetimi, Beta Yayınevi, Istanbul.
- MÜFTÜOĞLU, Tamer (2013). Işletme Iktisadı, Turhan Kitapevi, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is designed on a lecture and case/issue discussion basis. The students are expected to continue all sessions and prepare for the discussions by pre-reading the suggested references.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	roundKPU + FN,0
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	roundKPU + BUT,0

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

http://web.deu.edu.tr/hukuk/egitimogretim/lisans/basarideger.htmDeğerlendirme Kriteri

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

- Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
- Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ela.nart@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	2	24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	2	24
Preparation for midterm exam	1	20	20
Preparation for final exam	1	29	29
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.3	PO.7	PO.10	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.2	1	1	1	1	1
LO.3	1	1	1	1	1
LO.4	1	1	1	1	1
LO.5	1	1	1	1	1

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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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