ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Course
- BUSN538 - ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Department
- Master of Business Administration - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgiana KARADAŞ
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
The course aims to familiarize students with the definition, characteristics of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking: the process by which entrepreneurs identify business ideas, evaluate and analyze their feasibility and change them into successful business. An entrepreneurial approach is appropriate for both large and small businesses belonging to private and public sectors. The students will develop a critical understanding of the nature of enterprise, entrepreneurship within the service industry together with actual entrepreneurial competence/skills.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Final exam | Final | 40 |
| Article sum and Pres | Project | 30 |
| Case study pres and sum | Assignment | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 By the completion of the course the students should be able to do the following:1- assess the attitudes, values, characteristics, behavior, and processes associated with successful entrepreneurial behavior,
- 02 2- discuss what is meant by entrepreneurship from a theoretical and practical perspective
- 03 3- provide suggestions/implications for entrepreneurial business practice in their case studie
- 04 discuss the relevant concepts and usage of practical cases/activities
- 05 -demonstrating the use of learning resources
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Chapter 1 Introduction to Entrepreneurship |
| Week 3 | Chapter 2 Recognizing Opportunities and Generating Ideas |
| Week 4 | Chapter 3 Feasibility Analysis |
| Week 5 | Chapter 3 Feasibility Analysis |
| Week 6 | Chapter 4 Developing an Effective Business Model |
| Week 7 | Mid-term week |
| Week 8 | Mid-term week |
| Week 9 | Videos and Project Criteria/Article presentation |
| Week 10 | Chapter 5 Industry and Competitor Analysis /Article presentation |
| Week 11 | Chapter 5 Industry and Competitor Analysis /Article presentation |
| Week 12 | Chapter 6 Writing a Business Plan/ Project presentation |
| Week 13 | Chapter 6 Writing a Business Plan/ Project presentation |
| Week 14 | Chapter 12 The Importance of Intellectual Property |
| Week 15 | Final exam |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Bruce R. Barringer 7th Edition (2024). Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New ventures
Learning Outcomes
- The students demonstrate the use of learning resources SOLO 3
- L01 The students will have assessed the attitudes, values, characteristics, behavior, and processes associated with successful entrepreneurial behavior, SOLO 5
- L02 The students discuss what is meant by entrepreneurship from a theoretical and practical perspective SOLO 5
- L03 The students provide suggestions/implications for entrepreneurial business practice in their case studies SOLO 5
- L04 The students discuss the relevant concepts and usage of practical cases/activities SOLO 5
Program Outcomes
- To be able to interpret and evaluate the discussions on the theoretical aspects of International Banking and Finance.
- To be able to identify regional and global problems that directly or indirectly affect financial issues, to develop solutions and strategies based on evidence and research.
- To be able to define, evaluate and interpret the classical and current theories of international banking and finance policies and strategies, differences and relationships between them.
- To have social, scientific and ethical values in the collection, interpretation, announcement and application of data in the field of international banking and finance and to assimilate these values.
- To be able to follow, understand, interpret and analyze the changing trends in banking and financial activities in the world at an advanced level, and apply innovation and innovative working principles.
- To be able to set goals and take initiatives to achieve them, to be creative and open to criticism and to have professional competencies at an advanced level.
- To have an advanced level of foreign language to follow and use the information in the field and to communicate with colleagues.
- To have advanced computer software and hardware knowledge required by the field of International Banking and Finance, and to be able to use information and communication technologies at an advanced level.
- To be able to use theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of International Banking and Finance at an advanced level.
- To be able to benefit from other fields that form the basis of financial policies and to understand the interaction between these disciplines.
- To be able to examine the basic problems in the field of International Banking and Finance with scientific methods, to interpret and evaluate the data.
- To be able to take responsibility individually and as a team member to solve complex problems encountered in practice related to International Banking and Finance, and to produce solutions.
- To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the fields of International Banking and Finance, to determine learning needs and to carry the learning process to an advanced level.
- To inform experts or non-experts on financial issues, to share their ideas and problems and solution methods by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data.
Po-Lo Matrix
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| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |