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Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Fall Semester | ||||
Level of Course | 2nd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
Department | BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | ||||
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
Name of Lecturer | MUSTAFA ÜNSALAN (mustafaunsalan@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
Name of Lecturer(s) | ŞEVKİ ÖZGENER, | ||||
Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
Objectives of the Course | |||||
Introducing knowledge, science, and scientific knowledge. Determining the difference between scientific knowledge and other kinds of knowledge. Examining positivist and post-positivist approaches. Determining the subject of a thesis, methods of quotation and footnote, knowledge on what the requirements of order are might be in a thesis |
Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
LO-1 | Can explain the types of knowledge. |
PO-1 Have advanced knowledge about the basic concepts of business administration, the basic functions of the business management science, the historical development of it, its relationships with other disciplines, businesses and the environment, business objectives, feasibility studies, business functions, cooperation between firms and entrepreneurship, and apply them and make administrative decisions on these issues. PO-2 Analyze and design at the organizational level, understand the functions of business management that are planning, organizing, execution, coordination and control, describe and apply them, and be acknowledged with modern management perspectives. PO-16 Have the ability to work with disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams; to be open to change and innovation, to be entrepreneur, to gain life-long learning; to have leadership qualities and to make analytical communication with managers and specialists in other fields. PO-18 Use research methods and techniques for writing a thesis or doing scientific research. |
Examination |
LO-2 | Can explain the different appoaches related to science. |
PO-1 Have advanced knowledge about the basic concepts of business administration, the basic functions of the business management science, the historical development of it, its relationships with other disciplines, businesses and the environment, business objectives, feasibility studies, business functions, cooperation between firms and entrepreneurship, and apply them and make administrative decisions on these issues. PO-13 It helps the students model their decision-making problem about life using the linear programming techniques, solve the simplex and transportation problems and interpret the outcomes in terms of technical and economical PO-15 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance PO-16 Have the ability to work with disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams; to be open to change and innovation, to be entrepreneur, to gain life-long learning; to have leadership qualities and to make analytical communication with managers and specialists in other fields. |
Examination |
LO-3 | Can design the research subject. |
PO-1 Have advanced knowledge about the basic concepts of business administration, the basic functions of the business management science, the historical development of it, its relationships with other disciplines, businesses and the environment, business objectives, feasibility studies, business functions, cooperation between firms and entrepreneurship, and apply them and make administrative decisions on these issues. PO-5 Have advanced level of knowledge on new concepts, techniques, and applications emerged in recent years in the field of organizational behavior along with topics such as human and human behavior in organizations, perception, attitude and personality. PO-13 It helps the students model their decision-making problem about life using the linear programming techniques, solve the simplex and transportation problems and interpret the outcomes in terms of technical and economical PO-16 Have the ability to work with disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams; to be open to change and innovation, to be entrepreneur, to gain life-long learning; to have leadership qualities and to make analytical communication with managers and specialists in other fields. |
Examination |
LO-4 | Can use the sources. |
PO-4 Have advanced level of knowledge on topics such as job analysis, provision and assigning of human resources, career, performance evaluation and performance-based pricing which are within the scope of human resources management applications that are encountered in both public and private sector. PO-5 Have advanced level of knowledge on new concepts, techniques, and applications emerged in recent years in the field of organizational behavior along with topics such as human and human behavior in organizations, perception, attitude and personality. PO-9 Have knowledge of basic information, usage, evaluation and making comment about business finance, of analyzing the economic, social and financial developments, of understanding of financial systems, of financial planning and of interpretation of financial statements belonging to firms. PO-15 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance PO-16 Have the ability to work with disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams; to be open to change and innovation, to be entrepreneur, to gain life-long learning; to have leadership qualities and to make analytical communication with managers and specialists in other fields. |
Examination |
LO-5 | Can compare the resources. |
PO-1 Have advanced knowledge about the basic concepts of business administration, the basic functions of the business management science, the historical development of it, its relationships with other disciplines, businesses and the environment, business objectives, feasibility studies, business functions, cooperation between firms and entrepreneurship, and apply them and make administrative decisions on these issues. PO-5 Have advanced level of knowledge on new concepts, techniques, and applications emerged in recent years in the field of organizational behavior along with topics such as human and human behavior in organizations, perception, attitude and personality. PO-11 Understand and comprehend market research, information systems, consumer behaviors, strategic marketing, global markets, product and service strategies, product life curve, pricing and supply chain in the points of providing continuity of businesses in the process of globalization. PO-12 Become skilful at maths, econometrics and statistics, making more effective decisions with econometric and statistical analysis. Furthermore, they are capable of predicting the outcomes of these decisions and interpreting the cause and effect relation. PO-16 Have the ability to work with disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams; to be open to change and innovation, to be entrepreneur, to gain life-long learning; to have leadership qualities and to make analytical communication with managers and specialists in other fields. PO-18 Use research methods and techniques for writing a thesis or doing scientific research. |
Examination |
LO-6 | Can use the knowledge on writing of homework, report and thesis. |
PO-14 Have knowledge of new approaches used in production, fundamentals of production management, production systems, distribution planning and break-even analysis, installation placement and production planning. PO-15 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance PO-18 Use research methods and techniques for writing a thesis or doing scientific research. |
Examination |
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
Course Contents | ||
Knowledge, kinds of knowledge, science, philosophy of science, positivist and post-positivist approaches, phases of a scientific research, chapters of research, orders of writing, quotations, methods of footnote, organizing the bibliography. | ||
Weekly Course Content | ||
Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
1 | Scientific Method and Philosophy of Science | Expression / Question - Answer |
2 | Scientific Research Process and Determination of Research Problem | Expression / Question - Answer |
3 | Conceptual Framework of the Research | Expression / Question - Answer |
4 | Research Design | Expression / Question - Answer |
5 | Research Universe and Sampling | Expression / Question - Answer |
6 | Measuring and Scaling | Expression / Question - Answer |
7 | Data Collection Techniques | Expression / Question - Answer |
8 | mid-term exam | |
9 | Preparation of Data for Analysis | Expression / Question - Answer |
10 | Quantitative Data Analysis-I | Expression / Question - Answer |
11 | Quantitative Data Analysis-II | Expression / Question - Answer |
12 | Quantitative Data Analysis-III | Expression / Question - Answer |
13 | Qualitative Data Analysis | Expression / Question - Answer |
14 | Preparation of Research Report | Expression / Question - Answer |
15 | Sample Application with SPSS | Expression / Question - Answer |
16 | final exam | |
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
1 | Ural, Ayhan ve Kılıç, İbrahim (2005). Bilimsel Araştırma Süreci ve SPSS ile veri Analizi, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara. | |
2 | Kalaycı, Şeref (2009). SPSS Uygulamalı Çok Değişkenli İstatistik Teknikleri, Asil Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara | |
Required Course instruments and materials | ||
Sami Güven, Toplumbiliminde Ara?t?rma Yöntemleri, Ezgi Yay?nevi. A.Hamdi ?slamoglu, Blimsel Ara?t?rma Yöntemleri, Beta Yay?nlar?. Tekeli, Sevim, E. Kahya, M. Dosay, R. Demir, H. Topdemir, Y. Unat (1997), Bilim Tarihi, Doruk yay?nlar?, Ankara. Çüçen, A. Kadir (2003), Felsefeye Giri?, 3. Bask?, Asa, Bursa. Türkdo?an, Orhan (2003), Bilimsel Ara?t?rma Metodolojisi, Tima? Yay?nlar?. |
Assessment Methods | |||
Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
Other assessment methods | |||
1.Oral Examination | |||
2.Quiz | |||
3.Laboratory exam | |||
4.Presentation | |||
5.Report | |||
6.Workshop | |||
7.Performance Project | |||
8.Term Paper | |||
9.Project | |||
final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
Student Work Load | |||
Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
Outside Class | |||
a) Reading | 3 | 14 | 42 |
b) Search in internet/Library | 4 | 14 | 56 |
c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
Oral Examination | 0 | ||
Quiz | 0 | ||
Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
Own study for mid-term exam | 3 | 8 | 24 |
mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Own study for final exam | 3 | 6 | 18 |
final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
0 | |||
0 | |||
Total work load; | 184 |