ECTS - Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship (ECON443) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Entrepreneurship | ECON443 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Experiment, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming, Role Play, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The course explores the idea of entrepreneurial activity, the characteristics of an entrepreneur, the business idea/strategy development; the context (environment) surrounding the business idea; and the activities undertaken to weave the entrepreneur/ business idea. Techniques are presented to students for developing their entrepreneurial skills and abilities. Students are required to join a team comprised of 3 to 4 members to complete the semester-long course project. Students have a chance to experience a multi-disciplinary team environment since the formation of the teams will be based on individuals from different faculties. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | 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. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Foundations of Entrepreneurship | Scarborough chapter 1 |
| 2 | Inside the Entrepreneurial Mind: From Ideas to Reality | Scarborough, chapter 2 |
| 3 | Building the Business Plan | Scarborough chapter 3 |
| 4 | Conducting a Feasilibility Analysis and a Business Plan | Scarborough chapter 4 |
| 5 | Forms of Business Ownerhsip | Haliloğlu, Müftüoğlu chapter 6 |
| 6 | Building a Powerful Marketing Plan | Scarborough chapter 5 |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | The target customer, persona description, product/service description | Scarborough chapter 6 |
| 9 | Pricing Strategies | Scarborough chapter 7 |
| 10 | Production and Operations planning | Scarborough chapter 8 |
| 11 | Machinery and equipment requirements, capacity planning | Scarborough chapter 9 |
| 12 | Workshop | Filling out the relevant sections of the KOSGEB business plan |
| 13 | Workshops | Filling out the relevant sections of the KOSGEB business plan |
| 14 | Workshop | Filling out the relevant sections of the KOSGEB business plan |
| 15 | Workshıp | Filling out the relevant sections of the KOSGEB business plan |
| 16 | final exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, Norman M. Scarborough, 6th edition, Pearson, 2011, New Jersey. |
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| Other Sources | 2. NasılGirişimciOlunur?”, Prof. Dr. Tamer Müftüoğlu, NeclaHaliloğlu, TurhanKitabevi, 2. baskı 2011, Ankara |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 1 | 40 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 10 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 70 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 30 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to define a creative problem in the focus of design, to develop ideas for solution, to think critically and to synthesize the acquired knowledge to create design solutions | |||||
| 2 | To have the competence to present the comprehensive and in-depth knowledge gained in the design discipline effectively and confidently in academic platforms | |||||
| 3 | To have the ability to manage design projects effectively from the initial idea stage to the implementation | |||||
| 4 | To identify the required research in the field of design, to use the appropriate research methods and techniques, and to interpret and incorporate research results into the design process. | |||||
| 5 | To have the ability to put theoretical design knowledge into practice and to produce innovative solutions | |||||
| 6 | To be able to communicate verbally and in writing in international environments and to follow the design-oriented agenda | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to take an active role in both individual and team-based projects and to be able to lead and manage these projects | |||||
| 8 | To be aware of the socio-cultural, socio-economic and environmental contexts and differences, and to consider the interests of people, society and the environment | |||||
| 9 | To have knowledge and understanding of sustainability principles and standards in the field of design | |||||
| 10 | To evaluate the knowledge and skills in the field of design with an approach that can produce critical, counter thesis and synthesis | |||||
| 11 | To have knowledge and understanding of the necessary intellectual, discursive, scientific, technological, technological, aesthetic, artistic, historical and cultural infrastructure for the field | |||||
| 12 | To be aware of the changing contexts and requirements in the field of design and to have the motivation and competence for lifelong learning | |||||
| 13 | To have knowledge and understanding of the legal framework and standards, corporate and ethical values related to the field | |||||
| 14 | To have the ability to express design ideas in two and three dimensions using written and visual presentation techniques and tools including information technologies and artificial intelligence applications | |||||
| 15 | To learn the materials, production technologies and software within the scope of Industrial Design and to use them in the design process | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 56 | 56 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 140 | ||