Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İŞL-804 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code: İŞL-804 Course Title: DISSERTATION STUDIES Theoretical+Practice: 0+1 ECTS: 24
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring 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 HAKAN VAHİT ERKUTLU (erkutlu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) EMİR ERDEN, NURİ ÖZGÜR DOĞAN, AYLİN ALKAYA, DURDU MEHMET BİÇKES, MUSTAFA ÇALIŞKAN, FERDA ÜSTÜN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide students with necessary knowledge to literature review of thesis study and to understand the results of empirical social research; to teach quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can identify appropriate research design and methodologies. 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-18 Use research methods and techniques for writing a thesis or doing scientific research.
Presentation
Performance Project
LO-2 Can explain the process of conducting a research project. 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-18 Use research methods and techniques for writing a thesis or doing scientific research.
Presentation
Performance Project
LO-3 Be able to compare the analyses of the qualitative and quantitative data in social researches. 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-3 Have information about the basic concepts of strategic management, strategic management process and strategic analysis and strategy selection, implementation and control strategies
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.
PO-18 Use research methods and techniques for writing a thesis or doing scientific research.
Presentation
Performance Project
Practice Exam
LO-4 Can prepare a thesis in the field of business adminitration. 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.
Presentation
Performance Project
Practice Exam
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The course is structured to help students to design and carry out a thesis or social research project.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Creating and writing theoretical framework of thesis Scan sources
2 Creating and writing theoretical framework of thesis Performance Project and Presentation to Scan sources
3 Creating and writing theoretical framework of thesis Scan sources
4 Conducting field survey and questionnairre to the thesis study. Performance Project and Presentation to Design Questionnairre
5 Conducting field survey and questionnairre to the thesis study. Design questionnairre
6 Conducting field survey and questionnairre to the thesis study. Apply questionnairre
7 Conducting field survey and questionnairre to the thesis study. Apply questionnairre
8 mid-term exam
9 Analyzing data Performance Project and Presentation to Analyzing Data
10 Analyzing data Analyze data
11 Writing the study of thesis Thesis preparation and writing
12 Writing the study of thesis Thesis preparation and writing
13 Reading the study of thesis with supervisor Thesis preparation and reading
14 Reading the study of thesis with supervisor Thesis preparation and reading
15 Accepting and presentation of dissertation Thesis defense and presentation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 American Psychological Association-APA (2013). Publication manual (8th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
2 Hair, J. F, Black, W. C , Babin, B., Anderson, R. E., Tatham, R. L. (2010). Multivariate data analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Required Course instruments and materials
American Psychological Association-APA (2013). Publication manual (8th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam
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 3 100

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 1 14 14
Outside Class
       a) Reading 21 14 255
       b) Search in internet/Library 25 14 255
       c) Performance Project 10 2 20
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 10 2 20
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 8 3 24
final exam 3 1 3
0
0
Total work load; 725