COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BUSINESS ECONOMICS

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 Midterm
14 Business Functions: Accounting, Human Resources, Public Relations, R&D and Innovation
15 Overall Evaluation

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

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