ECTS - Seminar
Seminar (MAN442) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Seminar | MAN442 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 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, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to establish a link between theory and practice in management for preparing the students to real life situations along with providing them the knowlege and skills of business research |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | 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 |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Course Book, pp. V-XVI. |
| 2 | Doing business research. | Course Book, pp. 1-15. |
| 3 | The scientific approach and alternative approaches to investigation. | Course Book, pp. 18-31. |
| 4 | The broad problem area and defining the problem statement. | Course Book, pp. 33-47. |
| 5 | The critical literature review. | Course Book, pp. 48-66. |
| 6 | Theoretical framework and hypothesis development. | Course Book, pp. 67-93. |
| 7 | Elements of research design. | Course Book, pp. 94-111. |
| 8 | Presentation of the research design (equivalent to midterm exam). | Course Book, pp. 1-111. |
| 9 | Data collection methods: Introduction and interviews; Data collection methods: Observation; Data collection methods: Questionnaires. | Course Book, pp. 94-111. |
| 10 | Experimental designs; Measurement of variables: Operational definition. | Course Book, pp. 168-209. |
| 11 | Measurement: Scaling, reliability, validity. | Course Book, pp. 210-238. |
| 12 | sampling | Course Book, pp. 239-273. |
| 13 | Quantitative data analysis: Hypothesis testing. | Course Book, pp. 302-332. |
| 14 | Qualitative data analysis. | Course Book, pp. 336-353. |
| 15 | The research report. | Course book, pp.354-377 |
| 16 | Research report (equivalent to final exam). | Course Book, pp. 1-377. |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Uma Sekaran and Roger Bougie. 2013. Research Methods for Business: A Skill-Building Approach. 6th Edition |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | |||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis | |||||
| 3 | Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis | |||||
| 4 | Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level | |||||
| 5 | Learning different approaches on economic and related issues | |||||
| 6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | |||||
| 7 | Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices | |||||
| 8 | Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills | X | ||||
| 9 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning | |||||
| 10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | |||||
| 11 | Developing the skills of communication. | |||||
| 12 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. | X | ||||
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 | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 15 | 45 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 113 | ||