ATU100 - Orientation (1 + 0) 1

President's Speech; Life at Atılım (Presentations by Administrative Units); Library Seminars; Book Borrowing-Returning Session; Department Promotion Meetings; Promotion of Sports Activities; Visits to Kiosks of Student Clubs and Communities; Informative Presentation on Education Technologies; participation in events organized within the scope of ATU 100.

CMPE105 - Introduction to Computers and Information Systems (1 + 2) 3

Fundamentals of information systems, system and application software; input, processing, storage, output and communication; exploring the windows environment; learning management systems; internet applications; use of applications software: word processing, spreadsheets and creating presentations, integrating and sharing information between applica

ECON101 - Introduction to Economics I (3 + 0) 5

Introduction to demand, supply and market price formation; household behaviour; elasticity; production process; profit maximizing firm behavior; different market types such as monopoly, perfect competition, oligopoly.

ECON102 - Introduction to Economics II (3 + 0) 5

Aggregate demand, aggregate supply, unemployment, inflation, aggregate expenditure, aggregate income models, fiscal policy, money demand, money supply, monetary policy, multiplier.

ECON125 - Economic History (3 + 0) 6.5

Main characteristics of a feudal economic system, prerequisites of the formation of industry; legal system, guilds, technological accumulation, ma.npower, entrepreneurs, capital market; the industrial revolution 1780-1840, the sociological results of the industrial revolution; second phase standards of living 1850-1914.

ECON126 - Research Methods (3 + 0) 6.5

Science and research; dimensions of research; theory and research; the meanings of methodology; literature review and ethical issues; qualitative and quantitative research designs; qualitative and quantitative measurement; qualitative and quantitative sampling; qualitative data analysis; quantitative data analysis.

ECON207 - Macroeconomic Theory I (3 + 0) 6

National income accounting; aggregate income and spending model; IS-LM model (closed and open economy versions); monetary and fiscal policy in the IS-LM model; AD-AS model; Phillips curve and Okun?s law; wages, prices, output and unemployment; SRAS alternative views.

ECON208 - Macroeconomic Theory II (3 + 0) 6

Traditional and modern schools of thought; practical issues in policymaking; economic growth and policy implications; theories of consumption, saving and investment.

ECON209 - Microeconomic Theory I (3 + 0) 6

Mathematics for microeconomics, utility theory, consumer optimization, individual demand functions and related topics, market demand curves, demand-related elasticities, uncertainty and information, strategy and game theory.

ECON210 - Microeconomic Theory II (3 + 0) 6

Production functions, cost functions, profit maximization, competitive markets, monopoly, imperfect competition, labor and capital markets, general equilibrium and welfare.

ECON213 - Mathematical Economics (3 + 0) 4

The mathematical framework of economic analysis; equilibrium (static) analysis; comparative static analysis; univariate functions and optimization; multivariate functions and optimization; exponential and logarithmic functions in economics; integral calculus; introduction to dynamic analysis.

ECON301 - Econometrics I (3 + 0) 6

Review of basic statistics; simple regression, tests of hypothesis; prediction; assessing goodness of fit; assumptions of the classical linear regression model; transformation of variables; estimation and inference in the multiple regression model.

ECON302 - Econometrics II (3 + 0) 6

Review of regression and hypothesis testing; dummy variable regression models; multicollinearity; heteroskedasticity; autocorrelation; model misspecification; model selection criteria; outlier analysis.

ECON312 - Economics of Development (3 + 0) 6

Economic growth, income inequality, health, education, gender and family, aid and development, corruption, microcredit, land, agriculture, incentives, environment and development.

ECON316 - History of Economic Thought (3 + 0) 4

Mercantalism, capitalist development, the development of the classical and the neoclassical theories, the analysis of socialism and the modern economic theories ; Malthusian theories; Ricardian economics; utilitarianism; Karl Marx and the critics of political economics; marginal revolution; Jevons, Menger, Walras, Marshall and Clark and Keynes.

ECON319 - International Economics I (3 + 0) 6

Labor productivity and comparative advantage: the Ricardian model, comparative advantage, the standard trade model, economies of scale, imperfect competition, and international trade, international factor movements, the instruments and the political economy of trade policy, trade policy in developing countries, controversies in trade policy.

ECON321 - Monetary Theory and Policy (3 + 0) 7

Money and credit, behaviour and structure of interest rates, financial systems, money demand and supply, analysis of competing monetary theories and the use of monetary policy tools in economic stabilization; current issues in monetary theory and policy, inflation targeting

ECON324 - Public Finance and Fiscal Policy (3 + 0) 6

Fiscal functions and institutions; types of budgetary activity; public provision for social goods; public choice and fiscal politics; public expenditures; case studies in expenditure policies; principles of taxation; tax structure; fiscal federalism; fiscal policy and stabilization; economics of the public debt.

ECON401 - Turkish Economy (3 + 0) 7

Oveview of the economic policy from 1923 to 1980; (January) 1980  stabilization and structural adjustment program; new financial cycle and economic-financial crisis (1994,1998, 2000, 2001), 17th, 18th, 19th stand-by arrangements and structural reforms; the impact of the 2008-2009 financial crisis and the further developments.

ECON428 - Seminar in Economics (3 + 0) 8

The Economics Seminar Course focuses on students conducting their own economic analysis by conducting individual research on a topic related to economics or economic science developed under the supervision of the course instructor. The research topic to be addressed within the framework of a "last semester thesis? is presented as a determined research report at the end of the semester.

ENG101 - English For Academic Purposes I (4 + 0) 3.5

English language skills, especially academic skills, such as reading comprehension, vocabulary building and critical analysis of texts; listening and note-taking, class discussions, presentations, writing, research assignments and use of technology.

ENG102 - English for Academic Purposes II (4 + 0) 3.5

Academic skills such as reading comprehension, class discussions, use of academic vocabulary and critical analysis of texts; research assignments and review of the English language structure; skills such as listening and note-taking, analysis of written products, writing, presentation and use of technology.

ENG201 - English for Academic Purposes III (3 + 0) 3

Advanced reading and writing skills, applying critical reading skills and strategies, identifying the organization of a reading text, main ideas of the texts, and the author?s main purpose, summarizing a given text, outlining and writing an argumentative essay.

ENG202 - English for Academic Purposes IV (3 + 0) 3

Preparing and writing research reports and delivering effective oral/written informative and persuasive presentations; gathering information, organizing data, outlining, using appropriate techniques in presentation and delivering for a maximum impact, using visual aids and citation effectively.

HIST101 - Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I (2 + 0) 2

French Revolution; structure and geopolitic positioning of Ottoman Empire, reasons of its decline; Westernization movements, First and Second Constitutional Monarchy declarations; Libya and Balkan wars; First World War; period before the War of Independence, congresses, National Pact, establishment of Turkish Grand National Assembly.

HIST102 - Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II (2 + 0) 2

War of Independence; Lausanne Treaty; declaration of the Republic; removal of sultanic rule and caliphate; Atatürk`s revolutions; establishment of national economy; Second World War, before and after; Turkish Republic after 1960.

HIST221 - History of Civilization (3 + 0) 3

A chronological order of the rise of civilizations from Sumer until the Scientific Revolution.

KRY111 - Career Planning (1 + 0) 1

Being a student at Atilim University, Student-centered programs at Atilim University, Faculty, Department presentations, Career Planning and Coop Program, Erasmus, CV writing types, Interview techniques, Effective Communication and presentation techniques, Intelligence and Personality

MAN102 - Introduction to Law (3 + 0) 5

Basic concepts of law and preliminary matters, general legal concepts and institutions of law, overview of the Turkish Legal System, interaction of law and economics, interrelated areas, basic concepts of competition law.

MAN203 - Principles of Accounting I (3 + 0) 6

Accounting concept, generally accepted accounting principles, accounting equation, accounting transaction, the accounts and recording process, balance sheet and income statement, all of the asset, equity, revenue and expense accounts transactions.

MAN204 - Principles of Accounting II (3 + 0) 6

Determination of quantity and value of all the assets and liabilities, month/year end transactions, trial balance, incorrect entries, detailed financial statements.

MAN321 - Project Management I (3 + 0) 3

Students will theoretically learn the fundamental components of project management.

MAN322 - Project Management II (3 + 0) 3

Students will learn the fundamental components of project management through practical application.

MATH101 - Introduction to Calculus (3 + 0) 5

Basic algebra, graphs, functions and their graphs, equations and inequalities, polynomials and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, system of equations, matrices, determinants.

MATH102 - Calculus for Management and Economics Students (3 + 0) 5

Limits and continuity, derivative, applications of derivative, integration, applications of integral, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, extrema of functions of several variables.

MATH291 - Probability and Statistics I (3 + 0) 5

Basic definitions, tables and graphs, central tendency measures, central dispersion measures, probability concept, conditional probability, Bayesian approach, random variables, expected value, binomial and normal distributions.

MATH292 - Probability and Statistics II (3 + 0) 5

Sampling and sampling distributions, Central Limit Theorem, point estimation, confidence interval, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, variance analysis.

PR119 - Fundamentals of Sociology (3 + 0) 5

Viewing, understanding and interpreting society; institutions and organizations that form the society; societal relations and processes.

TURK401 - Turkish Language I (2 + 0) 2

Languages and their classification; history of Turkish language, its spread over the world and its place among other languages; Turkish language in the republic era; orthography; expressions; foreign words, suffixes and prefixes; punctuation; language and verbalism.

TURK402 - Turkish Language II (2 + 0) 2

Written expression and its genres; bibliography; sentence structure and types; misexpression; verbal expressions.

IE320 - Business Process Reengineering (3 + 0) 5

Identifying, mapping, measuring, objectively analyzing and improving business processes and practices within enterprise and across enterprise boundaries with customers, suppliers and business partners; best practices, supporting techniques and practical knowledge gleaned from the experience of numerous real-world projects.

IE415 - Industrial Economics (3 + 0) 5

Competitive markets, real world institutions, and the internal organization of firms; price discrimination; vertical control; oligopoly theory; product differentiation under oligopoly; entry, entry deterrence and predation; new empirical industrial organization; non-cooperative game theory.

IE418 - Decision Analysis (3 + 0) 5

Decision making in uncertain environments, value of information, risk seeking and risk averse behavior, utility functions, multi-objective decision making, goal programming.

IE421 - E-Commerce and ERP (3 + 0) 5

Introduction to ERP, ERP Modules, ERP Selection, ERP Project Management, ERP integration with Supply chain Management and Customer Relationship Management

IE426 - Labor Law (3 + 0) 5

General concepts, scope of the labor law, contract of employment, creation of a healthy and safe working environment for workers, accidents and risks at the workplace, liability issues, social security, labor unions, employee-employer bargaining for salaries and benefits, strikes and lock-outs.

ECON309 - Markets and Economic Indicators (3 + 0) 6

Goods, labor and financial markets; economic and financial indicators; GDP, GNP, growth, inflation, CPI, PPI, GDP deflator, unemployment rates, labor force participation rate, balance of payments, current account balance interest rates, exchange rates, budget, budget deficit.

ECON314 - International Economics II (3 + 0) 6

National income accounting; aggregate income and spending model; IS-LM model (closed economy and open economy versions); monetary and fiscal policy in the IS-LM model; AD-AS model; monetary and fiscal policy in the short and long-run; Phillips curve and Okun?s law; wages, prices, output and unemployment; derivation of AS curve and alternative views

ECON405 - Agricultural Economics (3 + 0) 6

The basic concepts like production, productivity, crop season, inputs and production functions; the relation between these concepts and agricultural production and agricultural policies; analysis of these concepts via employment of basic econometric tools; the effects of World Trade Organization, IMF and World Bank on Turkish agriculture.

ECON409 - Economic Growth (3 + 0) 6

The sources of economic growth, its limits and obstacles to growth; modern and traditional theories of growth: Harrod Domar, neoclassical and endogeneous growth theories.

ECON414 - Labor Market Economics (3 + 0) 6

Overview of labor markets; theories of labor demand; theories of labor supply; human capital, migration, wage differentials, discrimination in the labor market, unions, unemployment, macro policies.

ECON417 - Economics of Crises (3 + 0) 6

World system and financial crises; different aspects of financial crises; theories of crises and models; impact of the globalisation on economic-financial structures, analysis of the 2008-2009 global financial crises and its impact on real economy; political significance and impact of the crises.

ECON419 - Globalization and Regionalization (3 + 0) 6

Globalization, financial globalization, foreign direct investment, multinational companies, globalization and economic development, developing countries, the theory of integration, types of integration, economic unions, the experiment of EU, regionalism and regional unions, the theories of regionalism.

ECON424 - Game Theory (3 + 0) 6

Elements of a game, sequential moves, simultaneous moves, combining simultaneous and sequential moves, mixed strategies.

ECON425 - Enviromental Economics (3 + 0) 6

The relation between environment and economics; the problems of environment and the micro and macro effects of the policies regarding these problems; the preventive policies regarding the enviromental policies at domestic and international levels and the effects of these policies on developing and developed countries.

ECON426 - Financial Economics (3 + 0) 6

Functions and structure of the financial system, financial instruments, the risk management and control, issues in corporate finance and capital budgeting, the real economy and the financial markets: macroeconomic activity and financial markets; monetary policy and financial markets; banking sector and the financial markets.

ECON429 - Practical Training in Economics I (3 + 0) 6

Holding recitation sessions to the first term freshman introduction to economics course (microeconomics), grading quizzes, preparing recitation material and helping the students learn the recitation material.

ECON430 - Practical Training in Economics II (3 + 0) 6

Holding recitation sessions to the second term freshman introduction to economics course (macroeconomics), grading quizzes, preparing recitation material and helping the students learn the recitation material.

ECON440 - Economics of Competition (3 + 0) 6

Firm behavior in imperfectly competitive markets; how governments regulate competition; market power; market structures, industry analysis, demand-supply; market concept in competition, entry, exit barriers, price discrimination, monopoly, market power, cartels, integration and integration regulation; privatization, vertical integration.

ECON442 - Economics of Innovation (3 + 0) 6

The role of science, technology and innovation in economics at the macro and at the micro level; the diffusion and absorption of innovation; issues concerning the measurement of innovation; the national, regional systems of innovation and clusters; the relationship between R&D support mechanisms and economic performance in Turkey.

ECON443 - Entrepreneurship (3 + 0) 6

The nature and importance of entrepreneurship, history of entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial mind, creativity, innovation and the business idea, marketing and financial planning, franchising, entrepreneurial strategy and strategic management in operations, and presentation to business angels.

ECON444 - Science and Technology Policies (3 + 0) 6

The relation between economic development and science, technology and innovation policies; demand and supply approaches; the science, technology and innovation organizations at national level; public support mechanisms, technology transfer options and direct investment channels; the cases of Turkey and Chili.

MAN303 - Financial Management I (3 + 0) 6

The cash flow, ratio analysis, the time value of money, stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting, project analysis, operating leverage.

MAN311 - Production Management (3 + 0) 6

Operation strategy, product and service design, production and inventory management, quality management and quality control.

MAN401 - Managerial Accounting (3 + 0) 7

Theory and technique of cost determination under the job casting and process costing methods of cost finding, budgeting, cost-volume-profit analysis, analysis of financial statements, cost allocations, basics of accounting concepts.

IR301 - International Law I (3 + 0) 5

An introduction to public international law; the nature, major principles, norms and institutions of the international legal system, the relations between municipal and international law.

IR303 - Turkish Foreign Policy I (3 + 0) 6

The Turkish foreign policy at the establishment of the Turkish Republic; the main foreign policy issues during Cold War years and the factors affecting Turkish foreign policy in this period; the characteristics of Turkish diplomacy and the structure and organization of the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

IR307 - Contemporary Politics of the Middle East (3 + 0) 6

The political history, cultural foundations and the socio-economic structures of the Middle East countries, including the Arab States, Iran and Israel; current developments in the region.

IR405 - American Foreign Policy (3 + 0) 6

The history, patterns and trends of American foreign policy; American foreign policy objectives in the light of its global engagement after the Second World War; the external and domestic influences on the formation of the American foreign policy during the Cold War.

IR421 - History and Politics of the Balkans (3 + 0) 6

The historical and political developments of 20th century in the Balkans; the new national-state entities in the Balkans caused by the political and economic crisis; the disintegration of Yugoslavia and afterwards.

LOG402 - International Financial and Commercial Institutions (3 + 0) 6

Financial system, interest rates, financial institutions, monetary policy, money markets, bond, stock, mortgage and foriegn exchange markets.

LOG409 - E-Business (3 + 0) 6

Types of e-commerce, business paradigms, fundamental concepts, tools of e-commerce, types of payment, types of infrastructure such as communication, technology and payment infrastructure, current positions of Turkish companies in e-commerce and data storage technologies for e-business.

LOG414 - Risk Management (3 + 0) 6

Risk concept, interest rates and foreign exchange rates, interest rate risk, credit risk, operational risk, commodity risk, hedging.

PR413 - Leadership Theory and Practice I (3 + 0) 5

Historical and current applications of leadership theories, personal and organizational dimension of leadership, priorities, impacts of leadership on strategic decision making processes.

PR414 - Leadership Theory and Practice II (3 + 0) 5

Fundamental values and principles of education and training process, professional ethical principles and application of these principles in working life.

TOUR423 - Financial Management in Tourism (3 + 0) 6

Financial management in tourism and examples from practice.

ECON418 - Economics Database in Turkey:Sources and Methods (3 + 0) 6

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PR335 - Popular Culture and Media (3 + 0) 5

In this course, the concepts of mass culture and popular culture will be examined and analyzed. In this context, the main characteristics of popular culture will be revealed and its differences from the concepts of mass culture and high culture will be revealed. The connections of popular culture with mass communication will also be discussed and readings on popular culture will be made in this course.

PR425 - Political Communication (3 + 0) 5

Evaluating the communication studies carried out by political parties, evaluating the communication studies carried out by political parties, revealing the importance of communication in politics by addressing political communication with mainstream and critical dimensions in the historical development process.

PR433 - Production Policies and Public Choices (3 + 0) 5

Exploring the relationship between media product production policies and public choices.

ECON427 - Institutional Economics (3 + 0) 6

The main representatives of the new institutional economics; its contribution to theory of firm and economic development; current transactions costs economics, governance structures, positive externalities, bounded rationality, property rights, the extent of institutional economics on the determination of macroeconomic policies.

ECON441 - Innovation and Ethics (3 + 0) 6

Ethics and moral reasoning; major traditional theories and concepts in ethics and human behavior; ethical codes; business life applications; responsibilities to society; internal and external factors affecting business life and moral reasoning; entrepreneurship related issues; concepts related to moral reasoning in business life.

LOG303 - European Union-Turkey Customs Union (3 + 0) 5

Operations of the European Union, economic integration types, European Union`s history and the process of integration, the formation of the Customs Union between EU-Turkey, underlying legal decisions of the partnership.

LOG401 - Marine Trade and Logistics Law (3 + 0) 7

The ship-register and related transactions, the pledge and mortgage on ships, types and parts of the ports, free-trade zones, docks and storage methods in ports, international port rulings.

MAN217 - Business Law (3 + 0) 5

The concept of enterprise law, dealer concept, mercantile affair, tradename, unfair trade.

MAN241 - Principles of Marketing (3 + 0) 5

Main principles of marketing, strategies, marketing environment, marketing mix, market segmentation and product life cycle.

MAN315 - Personality and Organizational Psychology (3 + 0) 5

Concepts of personality and organizational psychology; personality related issues such as attitude, motivation, perception; individuals within the work environment.

MAN323 - Quantitative Decision Making Techniques (3 + 0) 5

Analytical modelling which will help decision making process, statistical analyzing techniques and decision models.

MAN352 - Financial Literacy (3 + 0) 5

Important financial statements such as balance sheet and income statement as well as conducting basic analysis.

MAN364 - Financial Statement Analysis (3 + 0) 5

The interpretation of the balance sheet and income statement, cash flow statement, statement of changes in stockholders? equity and conducting vertical analysis, trend analysis and ratio analysis.

MAN365 - Year End Accounting Procedures (3 + 0) 5

Preparation of the trial balances, year-end accounting transactions, closing entries and preparation of the main financial statements.

MAN403 - Organizational Power and Politics (3 + 0) 5

The political strategies within the organizational settings; relationship between power and politics.

MAN416 - International Marketing (3 + 0) 5

Topics related to international marketing, definition of international markets, international marketing strategy and market entry methods, planning, implementing and controlling of product, price, place and promotion strategies for global marketplace

MAN427 - Risk Management (3 + 0) 5

Financial risk and the sources of risk, calculation and management of portfolio risk, exchange rate, interest rate and credit risk, traditional risk management methods, risk management instruments.

MAN438 - Securities Law (3 + 0) 5

Definition and properties of securities, securities law, legal attributes of securities, payment and demonstration, limitation.

MAN446 - Investment Analysis (3 + 0) 5

Risk and return relationship, portfolio theories and portfolio management, asset pricing models, derivative instruments.

MAN449 - Consumer Behaviour (3 + 0) 5

Consumer actions, experiences, feelings, and judgement processes; consumer buying behavior and the theories concerning the factors affecting the consumer behavior process such as perception, motivation, demographics, culture, etc.

MAN111 - Introduction to Business (3 + 0) 6.5

Fundamentals of business, global business, small business, forms of business, functions of business namely, management and organization, and information technology.

MAN317 - Human Resources Management (3 + 0) 5

Strategic human resource management, certain ethical, legal and social considerations, staffing, human resource development, compensation and benefits, safety and health, employee and labor relations.

MAN413 - Auditing (3 + 0) 5

The nature and objectives of audit in general as well as audit procedures and techniques practiced today; the audit risks involved in various situations; how to audit the risk area of financial statements.

MAN425 - International Finance (3 + 0) 5

International monetary system, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), international liquidity, foreign exchange market, currency and interest rate derivative products, trade finance and international banking concepts.

MAN440 - Dijital Pazarlama (3 + 0) 5

The aspects of Internet, social media and mobile marketing that are most relevant to the marketing mix for 'Business to Business' (B2B), 'Business to Consumer' (B2C) and 'Not-for-Profit' marketing, communications and PR.

LOG305 - Logistics and Transportation Law (3 + 0) 6

Logistics services work in processes among international logistics organizations (F.F., 3PL. 4PL. agency) and army unite, control systems positions on in- and out-material and product flow, material management, temporary storage, physical distribution and supply chain between international company and firms, law related to international logistics a

MAN242 - Marketing Management (3 + 0) 5

Definition and explanation of basic concepts, consumer products, product mix, new product development, product lifecycle, distribution channels, promotion, advertising, sales management, pricing, elasticity.

MAN292 - Turkish Tax System (3 + 0) 5

Definition of the tax law, general rules of tax law, tax criminal law, tax execution law, tax judgment law and tax administration.

MAN453 - Investment Projects Analysis (3 + 0) 7

Conceptual basics of investment projects, main analysis in project development, project evaluation, risk analysis in project evaluation, other profitability and economic anaysis.

MAN308 - Cost Accounting (3 + 0) 6

Fundamentals of cost accounting within an industrial organization, the cost accounting functions relative to materials, labor, and factory overhead, job order and process cost systems, cost allocation, standard costing systems, activity-based costing systems.

IR211 - International Political Economy (3 + 0) 6

The foreign trade and the distribution of income, economic integration and its political implications and the impacts of technology on foreign trade; international economic institutions and their impact on South-North relations.

PR437 - Media and Social Representation (3 + 0) 8

How is identity formed, maintained, and represented; how can identity be understood through an historical perspective; how do individuals use traditional and new media to reflect their identities; how does popular culture inform personal displays of identity.

LOG309 - International Marketing (3 + 0) 5

The dynamics of international markets, international marketing strategies, international market entry strategies.

LOG311 - Supply Chain Management (3 + 0) 6

The basic SCM concepts; purchasing, manufacturing flow management, production, marketing, sales, distribution, customer relationship and service management, demand management, order fulfilment, supplier relationship management, IT, product development and commercialization, returns management.

LOG312 - Foreign Exchange Regulations and Applications (3 + 0) 5

Money markets, money theory, FX markets, derivative transactions, functions of IMF, World Bank and BIS, capital movements.

LOG315 - International Logistics (3 + 0) 5

Principles of international transportation especially by sea and railway, the obligations and duties of the carriers; the principles of international multimodal transportation.

LOG316 - Financing Techniques in Foreign Trade (3 + 0) 5

Foreign exchange, cambio and effective currency concepts, asset and liability accounts denominated in foreign currency, accounting of export and import transactions, credits of Turk Eximbank, factoring, forfeiting, leasing.

LOG317 - Export and Logistics Simulations (3 + 0) 5

Logistics industries and logistics practices in world and Turkey, "Beer Game" logistics and SCM workshop, logistics vision data repository, strategy logistics components chain, planing, designing of logistics and SCM.

MAN101 - Introduction to Behavioral Science (3 + 0) 5

Thinking critically with behavioral science, exploring the biology of mind, discription of human diversity, sensation and perception, learning process and conditioning, the phenomenon of memory and memory construction, thinking and language, motivation and work, emotions, personality.

MAN442 - Seminar (3 + 0) 5

Main aspects of business research; the scientific approach and alternative approaches to research; the broad problem area and defining the problem statement; the critical literature review; theoretical framework and hypothesis development; elements of research design; data collection methods: introduction and interviews, observation,questionnaires

LOG422 - IT in Trade and Logistics (3 + 0) 5

IT techology applications in trade, SAP programme and other programmes.

TOUR421 - Purchasing and Cost Analysis (3 + 0) 6

Cost structure in accommodation and F&B administrations, stages of control, methods of control, analysis, pricing, package tour costs in traveling administrations, analytic approaches helping cost control.

MAN371 - Law of Obligations (3 + 0) 5

Concept of obligation, contracts as a source of debts, illicit act, unjust enrichment, fullfillments, responsibilities, types of contracts

MAN328 - Financial Literacy and Legislation for Entrepreneurs (3 + 0) 5

Tax legislation, business law information and obligations related to legal legislation in start ups, different company and business types and selection principles, interpretation of financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement).

MAN414 - Entrepreneurship and Business Plan (3 + 0) 5

Fundamental concepts of entrepreneurship, personal characteristics of entrepreneurs, innovative thinking techniques and types, strategic management and planing, alternative ways of launching a business, business plan and fundamental elements of busines plan, techniques of preparing a business plan, from planning to practice, marketing, production

MAN412 - Product Development and Brand Management (3 + 0) 5

Concepts of product and brand, classification of products, product strategies, new product development, strategic brand management, brand equity, branding strategies.

MAN437 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Seminars (3 + 0) 5

Fundamental concepts of entrepreneurship, personal characteristics of entrepreneurs, innovative thinking techniques, barriers of innovation, internal and external factors of entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, strategic management and planing, alternative ways of launching a business, business plan and fundamental elements of busines plan

IR423 - Energy Politics (3 + 0) 5

Global and regional energy topics; energy sources; energy geopolitics and energy security; Turkish energy policy and politics.

ECON472 - History, Philosophy and Economics (3 + 0) 7

The evolution of natural philosophy and formation of the successive theories of political economy; the making of so-called schools/traditions within the discipline of economics and the new economic practices and policies.

ECON495 - CO_OP Practice III (0 + 3) 5

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TOUR311 - Hotel Management (3 + 0) 7

The hotel business, hotels and room division operation, food and beverage department, the culinary arts, managed services, recreation and leisure, marketing and human resources, leadership, planning and organizing, hospitality information systems.

MAN477 - Business Simulations (3 + 0) 5

Designing a product, positioning, target market selection, capacity plans, process design, production planning, financing methods, financial table analysis, balanced scorecard

MAN313 - Managerial Skills for the 21 st Century (3 + 0) 5

Self- Management, Personal Financial Management, Time and Stress Management and Organization Skills, Workplace Etiquette/Dress, Ethics, Politics and Diversity, Accountability and Workplace Relationships, Communication and Electronic Communication, Motivation, Leadership and Teams, Conflict and Negotiation, Networking, Job Search Skills, Resume Preparation, Interview Techniques, Career Management

MAN451 - Enterprise Resource Planning (3 + 0) 5

Introduction to ERP, ERP Modules, ERP Selection, ERP Project Management, ERP integration with Supply chain Management and Customer Relationship Management.

MAN374 - Digital Age and Industry 4.0. (3 + 0) 5

Industry 4.0 components: big data, internet of things, augmented reality, robotic technologies, artificial intelligent, integrated systems, 3D Printer, cloud computing systems.

LOG405 - Customs Regulations and Applications (3 + 0) 6

Students will be informed about basic principles related to customs, basic concepts related to customs legislation, tariff, value, rules of origin, customs regimes, non-regime transactions, principles of subject to customs, customs and financial obligations related to customs, customs offenses, customs disputes, customs consultancy, customs

ECON325 - Economic Indicators and Financial Markets Analysis (3 + 0) 5

Financial literacy, basic concepts of economic indicators, the impact of economic indicators on the financial markets, stock market structure and trading strategies.

ECON423 - Applied Economic Data Analysis (3 + 0) 6

Introduction to economic data analysis; displaying economic information graphically, introduction to Stata and Stata commands; creating and summarizing data in Stata; two-way graphs; bar graphs; box plots; dot plots; pie charts; spatial maps; contingency tables; tests of association; interpreting and displaying results from regression analysis.

ECON406 - Economic Forecasting (3 + 0) 6

An introduction to applications of various forecasting techniques; predicting macroeconomic variables such as inflation, growth or consumption; creating statistical models in economics and using them to predict responses to economic policy.

ECON458 - Qualitative Methods in Economic Research (3 + 0) 6

Qualitative vs. quantitative research design in economics; qualitative data collection; interviews; participant and non-participant observation; interviews; diaries and document analysis; qualitative study examples in economics; qualitative data analysis; introduction to content analysis; qualitative data analysis with QDA Miner; ethical issues in qualitative research.

IR441 - EU Non-discrimination Promotion within and beyond the EU (EUNONDI) (3 + 0) 5

The course unpacks EU's non-discrimination regime and the role of the EU in promoting it in EU member states, EU candidate states and EU neighbours.

ECON318 - Digital Economy (3 + 0) 6

Dynamics of the digital economy which has become inevitable in everyday transactions; the contemporary use of the predatory innovation and its essential component; algorithms; concrete examples of regulatory challenges in response to escalating tension from relevant markets from various countries.

ECON381 - Analysis and Design of Algorithms (3 + 0) 5

Review of algorithm analysis; divide and conquer algorithms; graphs; dynamic programming; greedy algorithms; randomized algorithms; P and NP; approximate algorithms for NP-hard problems or polynomial algorithms for subproblems of NP-hard problems; partial recursive functions; computations and undecidable problems.

ECON481 - Advance Data Modeling (3 + 0) 5

Statistical inference, regression, generalized least squares, instrumental variables, simultaneous equations models, and evaluation of policies and programs.

ECON484 - Machine Learning (3 + 0) 5

Supervised learning, unsupervised learning; learning theory; reinforcement learning and adaptive control; recent applications of machine learning, such as to robotic control, data mining, autonomous navigation, bioinformatics, speech recognition, and text and web data processing and evaluation of policies and programs.

MAN408 - Introduction to Sustainability (3 + 0) 5

What is sustainability; sustainability and related polices; climate and global change; environmental and resource economics; sustainable business practices; sustainability: ethics, culture, and history; sustainable development; sustainability indicators.

PR321 - Professional Ethics (3 + 0) 7

Social responsibility, public interest, thuth and objectivity.

PR320 - Public Relations and Media Relations (3 + 0) 7

Essential knowledge about media relations.

LOG410 - Uluslararası Ticaret/Lojistik Projesi (3 + 0) 8

Research on the project topic, quantitative/qualitative research techniques, writing first drafts, conducting company interviews, presenting prepared reports.

ECON497 - CO_OP Practice IV (0 + 3) 5

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MAN329 - Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Business and Management (1 + 2) 5

Knowledge and skills about applications, opportunities and risks on the Artificial Intelligence technologies and subfields of neural networks, genetic algorithms and machine learning.

MAN330 - Digital Transformation and Sectoral Applications (3 + 0) 5

Developing technologies and the terminology of these technologies, their relationship with digital transformation and innovation, the effects of organizational culture on digital transformation, new business and income models, the importance of data and competitive advantage, digitalization in decision support processes, discussion of digital transformation project examples from different sectors.

MAN332 - Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (2 + 1) 5

This course introduces fundamental concepts and techniques in the field of data mining and knowledge discovery within a business-oriented framework. Students will explore topics such as data collection, preprocessing, exploratory data analysis, classification, clustering, and association rule mining. They will also learn how to apply these techniques to solve business problems.

MAN411 - Computer Applications in Finance (2 + 1) 5

This course provides a foundational understanding for the practical application of financial theories using computer technology. Emphasizing the development of computer spreadsheet-based models, the course delves into interest calculations, financial instrument valuation, evaluation of financial projects, and the analysis of risk and return.

MAN314 - Behavioral Finance (3 + 0) 5

The course begins with an examination of standard finance theories, with a particular focus on the efficient market hypothesis. Subsequently, it addresses a range of financial market phenomena that are challenging to explain through traditional theories alone covering cognitive biases and heuristics. The course then transitions to more realistic market dynamics, exploring alternative theoretical frameworks to enhance our understanding of the observed behaviors in financial markets and among thei

MATH231 - Linear Algebra I (4 + 0) 7

Matrices and linear equations, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations. 

MATH262 - Ordinary Differential Equations (4 + 0) 6

First-order, higher-order linear ordinary differential equations, applications of first-order differential equations, series solutions of differential equations, Laplace transforms, linear systems of ordinary differential equations.

MATH313 - Introduction to Mathematical Finance (3 + 0) 6

Introduction to theory of interest: simple and compound interest, time value of money, rate of interest, rate of discount, nominal rates, effective rates, compound interest functions, generalized cash flow modelling, loans, present value analysis, accumulated profit, and internal rate of return for investment projects, annuities, perpetuities, meas

MATH316 - Mathematics of Financial Derivatives (3 + 0) 6

Introduction to options and markets, European call and put options, arbitrage, put call parity, asset price random walks, Brownian motion, Ito?s Lemma, derivation of Black-Scholes formula for European options, Greeks, options for dividend paying assets, multi-step binomial models, American call and put options, early exercise on calls and puts on a

MATH333 - Matrix Analysis (3 + 0) 6

Preliminaries, eigenvalues, eigenvectors and similarity, unitary equivalence and normal matrices, Canonical forms, Hermitian and symmetric matrices, norms for vectors and matrices, location and perturbation of eigenvalues, positive definite matrices, nonnegative matrices.

MATH378 - Partial Differential Equations (3 + 0) 6

Basic concepts; first-order partial differential equations; types and normal forms of second-order linear partial differential equations; separation of variables; Fourier series; hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic equations; solution of the Wave Equation.

MATH417 - Computational Methods of Mathematical Finance (2 + 0) 6

Introduction to MATLAB, finite difference formulae, the explicit and implicit finite difference methods, The Crank-Nicolson method, European option pricing by the heat equation, pricing by the Black-Scholes equation, pricing by an explicit, an implicit and Crank-Nicolson method, pricing American options, projected SOR and tree methods, pseudo-rando

MATH437 - Statistical Methods and Financial Applications (3 + 0) 6

Central tendency/dispersion measures, moments, maximum likelihood estimation, correlation and simple linear regression, multi-regression model, autocorrelation and multi-collinearity on regression models, portfolio theory, CAPM and ARMA approaches.

MATH463 - Applied Mathematics (4 + 0) 8

Calculus of variations and applications, integral equations and applications.

MATH483 - Special Functions of Applied Mathematics (3 + 0) 6

Gamma and Beta functions; Pochhammer`s symbol; hypergeometric series; hypergeometric differential equation; generalized hypergeometric functions; Bessel function; the functional relationships, Bessel`s differential equation; orthogonality of Bessel functions. 

MATH486 - Mathematical Modeling (3 + 0) 6

Differetial equations and solutions, models of vertical motion, single-species population models, multiple-species population models, mechanical oscillators, modeling electric circuits, diffusion models.

MATH495 - Stochastic Processes (3 + 0) 6

Basic notions of probability theory; reliability theory; notion of a stochastic process; Poisson processes, Markov chains; Markov decision processes.

LOG429 - Entrepreneurship and SMEs in Logistics (3 + 0) 6

Definition of entrepreneurship and logistics in international scope, types of firm and entrepreneurial characteristics of SME`s and current statistics about entreprising SME`s.

LOG430 - Decision Process and Optimization in Logistics (3 + 0) 6

Linear programming, formulating problems, modeling, selection of solution algorithm for models and computer assisted model solving and test, simplex algorithm, sensitivity analysis, duality analysis.

TOUR213 - Tourism Economics (3 + 0) 6

Interaction of tourism with sectors of the economy; equilibrium in tourism market; price determination for package tourism; impacts of tourism on regional development.

LOG425 - Current Issues in Logistics (3 + 0) 6

Knowledge management, innovation in logistics, Trends:adverse logistics, green logistics, leading logistics projects,e-commerce, sustainability, quality management, city logistics,humanitarian logistics, strategic management of technology

MATH232 - Linear Algebra II (4 + 0) 7

Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, elementary canonical forms, the rational and Jordan forms, inner product spaces, operators on Inner product spaces, bilinear forms. 

LOG322 - Integrated Quality Systems Management of Logistics and Transportation (3 + 0) 6

This course focuses on the definition of TQM, tools and techniques for quality improvement, basic statistics, control charts, six sigma and international quality standarts (ISO).

ECON491 - CO_OP Practice I (0 + 3) 6

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ECON493 - CO_OP Practice II (0 + 3) 6

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LOG444 - Practical Training in International Trade and Logistics (3 + 0) 6

Introduction to international trade and export and import management, international marketing, Turkish foreign trade and customs regime and international trade.

ECON482 - Multi Dimensional Data Modeling (3 + 0) 6

Multivariate statistics, factor analysis, principal component analysis, bootstrapping, state space analysis and Kalman Filter, Markov chain models, smooth transition, frequency domain, functional regression analysis.

ECON483 - Stochastic Processes for Data Science (3 + 0) 6

Essentials of stochastic integrals and stochastic differential equations; probability distributions and heavy tails, ordering of risks, aggregate claim amount distributions, risk processes, renewal processes and random walks, Markov chains, continuous Markov models, Martingale techniques and Brownian motion, point processes, diffusion models, and applications in various subject related data science.

ECON485 - Introduction to Database Systems (3 + 0) 6

Introduction to database systems using SQL and such languages. Therefore, theese achievements during the course helps students to handle big data and complex data structures.

ATU400 - Participation in a Research Project (2 + 0) 6

Preparation of project proposals, Fulfillment of duties and responsibilities within the project work packages.

PSY327 - Culture and Social Behavior (3 + 0) 5

Definitions of culture; cross-cultural research methods; how culture shapes social perception, social cognition, interpersonal relationships, motivational and self-related processes, social behavior in a variety of social settings.

PSY331 - Attitudes and Attitude Change (3 + 0) 5

Definition, characteristics and functions of attitudes; attitude measurement; attitude formation; attitude change; openness and resistance to persuasion; attitude-behavior relations.

PSY332 - Attitude Measurement (3 + 2) 8

Direct and indirect assessment techniques, different types of attitude scales, development of item pools, development of attitude scales, assessing the reliability and the validity of attitude scales, conducting item analyses and using exploratory factor analyses in the development and validation of attitude scales.

PSY416 - Qualitative Research Methods (3 + 2) 8

Designing qualitative research, ethical issues, development of and data-analytical procedures in interviews, ethnographic research, unobtrusive measurement, case studies, and content analysis as an analytical technique.

FRE401 - French V (3 + 0) 4

Develop and practice more vocabulary, structure and communicative skills; reporting and passive structures; read newspapers, books, stories and talk about them.

HUM211 - Gender Studies and Women Rights (3 + 0) 4

Introduction; gender perceptions; woman and health; woman and politics; woman and law; modernism, gender and women rights; types of violence against women and their prevention; woman and literature; woman labor in the global economy; worklife and woman; woman and entrepreneurship; woman and environment.

HUM201 - Social Responsibility Project (3 + 0) 4

Social and environmental problems; non-governmental organizations; cooperation with non-governmental organizations; team work.

ART201 - Introduction to Photography (3 + 0) 4

Definition of photography and the photographer, the uses of photography in life, camera and its parts (aperture, iso, shutter, lens), light and its use in photography, composition rules in photography, the works of photographers from the world and Turkey.

ART221 - Annotated History of Music (3 + 0) 4

The evolution of music in history of humanity; music in the process of becoming an art, the authencities of music; the historical analysis of music, information exchange as well as the main distinctions between art and other cultural domains.

ART222 - History of Jazz (3 + 0) 4

The history of music before 1900`s; Blues and Ragtime music genres; the impacts of musical, social and cultural structures of jazz music in New Orleans before its emergence in the region; main jazz movements starting from the very first Dixieland music to Fusion jazz movement today.

ART223 - Performing Jazz (3 + 0) 4

Human voice in terms of its anatomy, physiology and its techniques.

ART251 - Watercolour Painting (3 + 0) 4

Basic knowledge of watercolour painting art and its history; watercolour techniques, tools and materials; demonstration of some real watercolour painting samples; basic principles and practice of painting techniques.

ART224 - History of Argentine Tango (3 + 0) 4

Where does the tango come from; tango-culture relationship; the origin and the evolution of Argentine tango; spreading of the dance to Europe and the world; the effects of tango on economic crisis and political changes in the world.

ART291 - Body Language and the Art of Persuasion (3 + 0) 4

Posture, mimic, gesture, a correct and accurate way of using the intonation of speech; leadership skills and abilities to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking in the business and social environment; convincing others to adopt new ideas using body language.

ART252 - Free Ceramic Forming (3 + 0) 4

The ceramic clay; using clay for freehand forming; creating unique ceramic forms without restricting the individual creativity; creating two- or three-dimensional free-form designs using the ceramic clay.

ART292 - Sign Language (3 + 0) 4

Developing the ability to communicate daily with hearing disabilities.

GER201 - German I (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various topics such as countries, nationalities, jobs, family, feelings, food and drink, colors and clothes and daily routines.

RUS201 - Russian I (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various topics such as countries, nationalities, jobs, family, feelings, food and drink, colors and clothes and daily routines.

SPAN201 - Spanish I (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various topics such as countries, nationalities, jobs, family, feelings, food and drink, colors and clothes and daily routines.

FRE201 - French I (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various topics such as countries, nationalities, jobs, family, feelings, food and drink, colors and clothes and daily routines.

JAP201 - Japanese I (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various topics such as countries, nationalities, jobs, family, feelings, food and drink, colors and clothes and daily routines.

CHIN201 - Chinese I (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various topics such as countries, nationalities, jobs, family, feelings, food and drink, colors and clothes and daily routines

CHIN202 - Chinese II (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various themes such as transport, travel, dates, holidays, money, and shopping.

GER202 - German II (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various themes such as transport, travel, dates, holidays, money, and shopping.

RUS202 - Russian II (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various themes such as transport, travel, dates, holidays, money, and shopping.

SPAN202 - Spanish II (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various themes such as transport, travel, dates, holidays, money, shopping, plans, and life changes.

FRE202 - French II (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various themes such as transport, travel, dates, holidays, money, shopping, plans, and life changes.

JAP202 - Japanese II (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various themes such as transport, travel, dates, holidays, money, shopping, plans, and life changes.

GER301 - German III (3 + 0) 4

More vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at elementary level; various themes such as occupations, hobbies, countries, and functions such as asking for and giving information, offering and responding.

RUS301 - Russian III (3 + 0) 4

More vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at elementary level; various themes such as occupations, hobbies, countries, and functions such as asking for and giving information, offering and responding.

SPAN301 - Spanish III (3 + 0) 4

More vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at elementary level; various themes such as occupations, hobbies, countries, and functions such as asking for and giving information, offering and responding.

ART288 - Rhetoric: Beautiful and Effective Speaking Art (3 + 0) 4

Expressing thoughts and opinions in the best, most effective and most accurate manner, speaking effectively, and persuading communities.

KOR201 - Korean I (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at A1 level; countries, nationalities, jobs, family, feelings, food and drink, colors and clothes and daily routines.

KOR202 - Korean II (3 + 0) 4

Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at A1 level; countries, nationalities, jobs, family, feelings, food and drink, colors and clothes and daily routines.

ART295 - Classical Turkish Music (3 + 0) 4

Classical Turkish Music; theory and application techniques in traditional, classical and modern periods.

HUM291 - Body Language and Communication Methods (3 + 0) 4

Posture, mimic, gesture, a correct and accurate way of using the intonation of speech; leadership skills and abilities to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking in the business and social environment; convincing others to adopt new ideas using body language.

ART283 - Garden and Landscape Art (3 + 0) 4

The concepts of garden and landscape art in a historical perspective from the beginning to the present.

ART289 - Art of Mosaic (3 + 0) 4

Information about mosaic art and mosaic construction techniques used as an ornamentation element for centuries.

ART296 - Methods of Exhibition (3 + 0) 4

The general principles and assumptions about different exhibition methods such as museums, galleries, fairs and expositions.

ART280 - New Methods in the Preservation of Artifacts (3 + 0) 4

Description of general principles and assumptions about the preservation of the art work, protection of artifacts and materials and techniques used in this process

ART297 - Creative Presentation in Digital Arts (3 + 0) 4

3D modeling techniques suitable for 3D product presentation, workflows of multiple software design, scene lighting render and animation settings, editing presentation animation, using render passes layers in compositing and color correction process.

ART281 - The Healings of Art (1 + 2) 4

Contribution to the self's personal inner journey through art, artist's inner essential through art and healing techniques (breath, meditation etc.), discovery of the appropriate artistic space, the self through movement, body percussion, music, storytelling, visual arts (photography, collage, inspirational drawing, meditative painting, clay, etc).

PSY314 - Judgement and Decision Making (3 + 0) 5

Judgments, decisions and rationality, judgmental distortions, heuristics, decision making under risk and uncertainty.

PSY403 - Applied Statistics for Psychology (3 + 2) 8

Getting to know SPSS main menus, creating data and working with data, conducting various analyses such as t-test, variation analysis, correlation, regression, scaling procedures and non-parametric procedures.

PSY413 - Human Motivation (3 + 0) 5

Definition, aspects, and theories of motivation, cognition, and emotion.

PSY326 - Psychology of Gender (4 + 0) 8

Understanding gender, gender research, explanations of gender and gender construction, gender roles, gender?s representations and language, violent outcomes of gender and feminism.

ART298 - Stage Makeup (3 + 0) 4

In line with the course objective and expected learning outcomes, the course will expose students to various aspects of theatrical makeup application for stage, such as historical context, products, tools and techniques.

KOR301 - Korean III (3 + 0) 4

This course includes more vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at elementary level. The class activities are grouped around various themes such as occupations, hobbies, countries, and functions such as asking for and giving information, offering and responding.

ART268 - Theatrical Entrepreneurial Skills (3 + 0) 4

Developing entrepreneurial skills through the art of theater.

HUM310 - Introduction to Sociolinguistics (3 + 0) 4

Factors contributing to the emergence of social approach to language; language variation and the factors that are responsible for the formation of regional and social variation of languages; various patterns of societal multilingualism and power relationships between/among languages; global trends affecting multilingualism; various political and socio-cultural factors that contribute to language maintenance; various methods used in linguistics research; a fieldwork using research methods.

ART260 - Short Film (3 + 0) 4

Information about writing script for a short film, shooting plan, budget, scenery, costumes, and directing.

ART269 - Entrepreneurial World of Contemporary Art (3 + 0) 4

The function and global organisation of contemporary art, which are considered as one of the most important investment tools in the world by international institutions, the socio-economic dimension of the events and the relationship between the world of art: collector, sponsor, and entrepreunership.

ART226 - World Music Cultures (3 + 0) 4

The characteristics of music in the major regions of the world and its handling in the context of geographical, cultural, religious, social, economic and political factors.

HUM202 - Scientific Toy Design (3 + 0) 4

Developing students' using tools and skills in workshops; visiting science museums and science centers, observing large-scale scientific toys, and displaying all designed and produced scientific toys.

ART227 - Opera History (3 + 0) 5

The major operas with similar and different features in the music writing language of their composers; the messages of the operas in the context of geographical, cultural, religious, social, economic and political factors.

MAN408 - Introduction to Sustainability (3 + 0) 5

What is sustainability; sustainability and related polices; climate and global change; environmental and resource economics; sustainable business practices; sustainability: ethics, culture, and history; sustainable development; sustainability indicators.

HUM204 - Volunteering Studies (1 + 0) 4

Participating voluntarily in the work of aid organizations established within public institutions, local governments and non-governmental organizations in order to support those who face difficulties, especially children, the elderly, the disabled and disadvantaged groups, and sharing what they acquired through the university education.

HUM322 - Introduction to Ethics (3 + 0) 4

Analysing and discussing the central topics of ethics, such as egoism, eudaimonism, utilitarianism, the moral law and the ethics of self-determinism; also, examining the ethical thinking of Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Mill, Bentham and Sartre.

HUM323 - Introduction to Critical Thinking (3 + 0) 4

Examining and discussing the themes of critical thinking, such as writing and thinking clearly, learning and analysing the types of reasonings and arguments, making rational decisions, learning the types of fallacies; also, exercises to make these topics more understandable.

ART228 - Music in Business Life (3 + 0) 5

Making business life skills more effective through music

ENG395 - Advanced English Speaking Skills (3 + 0) 4

This course provides students with a various range of activities aimed at refining their existing skills to engage effectively in various communicative contexts. During the course students will be supported via emphasizing the acquisition of appropriate register and expressions, and thus join in academic or professional environments orally.

ART290 - Creative Approaches in Museology and Museums (3 + 0) 4

The concept of museum and its historical devel-opment, museum re-search, creative thinking and current approaches, contemporary museology and innovative practices in the world and in Turkey.