Information Package / Course Catalogue
Management of Cooperatives
Course Code: ISL312
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach the students cooperative principles and its distinction from other organizations, examining the historical evolution process of collaboration and cooperation.

Course Content

Cooperative enterprises, classification of cooperative enterprises, differences of cooperative enterprises between other business, reasons to establish cooperative business and foundation steps, modern cooperative enterprises, place and importance of cooperative in the economic system, management and organization of cooperative, financing and marketing activities in cooperative enterprises.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the structure and principles of cooperatives.
2.Classifies types of cooperatives.
3.Applies cooperative accounting practices.
4.Evaluates governance and audit processes.
5.Analyzes financial resources of cooperatives.
6.Describes cooperative activities through practical examples.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.ÜRPER, Y., Kooperatif İşletmeciliği, Eskişehir: Birlik Ofset, 1992.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course subject, purpose and method of co-operative enterprises in the state of the legal structure of businesses
Week 2 - Theoretical
Development of cooperative movement in the world and in Turkey
Week 3 - Theoretical
The concept of cooperative management
Week 4 - Theoretical
Foundation studies in cooperatives
Week 5 - Theoretical
Types of Cooperatives
Week 6 - Theoretical
Cooperative organs
Week 7 - Theoretical
Parent organization of the cooperatives
Week 8 - Theoretical
Cooperative management and organization of enterprises
Week 9 - Theoretical
Cooperative enterprises financing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Cooperative enterprises human resources
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cooperative marketing businesses
Week 12 - Theoretical
Cooperative enterprises quality control
Week 13 - Theoretical
Cooperative applications
Week 14 - Theoretical
Discussion, problem solving for the final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Midterm Examination125126
Final Examination128129
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
OÇ-2
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
OÇ-3
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
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4
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
OÇ-5
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
OÇ-6
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026