Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introdcution to Management Science
Course Code: UTİ113
Course Type: Required
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 the course is to give theoretically background about the main topics of business science, subfields of business science, motivations and functions of business, appraisal of economic conditions for business, entrepreneurship and business plan, foundation of business , classification of business , business revenues , costs and productivity of business and examine and explain business functions with the point of growth and survival of business.

Course Content

Business science, function of business, business environment, foundation of business, location choice and capacity planning, business productivity, functions and management...

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Funda ODUNCUOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Has information about basic concepts of business.
2.Has information about relationships between business and economic, social and politics environment and roles of business.
3.Has information about business functions and can analyze ethic and social topics related business activities.
4.Has information about foundation, kinds and economic activities of business.
5.Gains skills of evaluation about business topics.
6.Has information about functions of business and analyses role of these functions in success of business.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Muammer DOĞAN, İşletme Ekonomisi ve Yönetimi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, İstanbul, 2012.
2.M. Şerif ŞİMŞEK - Adnan ÇELİK, İşletme Bilimine Giriş, Eğitim Yayınevi, Konya, 2016.
3.Kadri MİRZE, İşletme, Literatür Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2010.
4.Mümin ERTÜRK, İşletme Biliminin Temel İlkeleri, BETA Basım Yayım Dağıtım, İstanbul, 2009.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Business, Business Science and Basic Concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Business Motivations and Function of Business
Week 3 - Theoretical
Business Environment and Assessing Economic Conditions
Week 4 - Theoretical
Foundation of Business: Steps of Foundation , Projecting Demand and Market Research
Week 5 - Theoretical
Foundation of Business: Location Choice and Capacity Planning
Week 6 - Theoretical
Business Growth and Classification of Business, Costs, Revenues
Week 7 - Theoretical
Business Productivity
Week 8 - Theoretical
Business Functions and Management (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Business Functions and Management
Week 10 - Theoretical
Production, Quality Management and Quality Control
Week 11 - Theoretical
Supply Management and Marketing
Week 12 - Theoretical
Public Relations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Financial Management and Accounting
Week 14 - Theoretical
Human Resource Management
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130339
Individual Work130226
Midterm Examination127128
Final Examination131132
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
OÇ-4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
OÇ-6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026