Information Package / Course Catalogue
General Business
Course Code: IYO103
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Explaining fundamental concepts in business management to students. Establishing businesses, business functions and explaining concepts of intended for business environment related to management are explaining in this course.

Course Content

The lesson consists of the definition of business concept, analyzing environmental condition which affecting business activity and explaining business functions.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Durmuş Ali KIZILYALÇIN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain the history of the businesses
2.Explains basic business functions and give examples from the application
3.Define concepts that form the basis of the business
4.To be able to comment the main concept of the businesses
5.To be able to explain the establishing researches and processes of the businesses
6.To be able to do classify for the business of the legal statues based
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Karalar Rıdvan, Genel İşletme, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2011
2.Koçel, Tamer, İşletme Yöneticiliği, 7. basım, Kültür Üniversitesi Yayınları, 1999
3.Mucuk, İsmet ( 2011), Modern İşletmecilik, Türkmen Kitabevi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Business and business management, business as an unit of economics
Week 1 - Preparation Work
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Week 2 - Theoretical
Business types, business types from a legal perspective
Week 2 - Preparation Work
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Week 3 - Theoretical
Establishment works of business , business size
Week 3 - Preparation Work
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Week 4 - Theoretical
Selection of establishment place of business
Week 4 - Preparation Work
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Week 5 - Theoretical
Defination, meaning and functions of management,management steps and manager skills
Week 5 - Preparation Work
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Week 6 - Theoretical
Management decision, total quality management, new concepts and tecniques about management
Week 6 - Preparation Work
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Week 7 - Theoretical
Production and production management, break-even analysis, recent developments in production technology
Week 7 - Preparation Work
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Week 8 - Theoretical
Production and production management, break-even analysis, recent developments in production technology
Week 8 - Preparation Work
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Week 9 - Theoretical
Planning and auditing of production (Midterm)
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Week 10 - Theoretical
Stock management, work study, quality control
Week 10 - Preparation Work
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Week 11 - Theoretical
Definition and functions of marketing, marketing researches, consumers and market characteristics.
Week 11 - Preparation Work
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Week 12 - Theoretical
Definition and functions of marketing, marketing researches, consumers and market characteristics.
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Week 13 - Theoretical
Finance and human resources
Week 13 - Preparation Work
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Week 14 - Theoretical
Public relations, Research and Development (R&D), decision making in business management and decision process
Week 14 - Preparation Work
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Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes