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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İŞL-574 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code: İŞL-574 Course Title: DIRECTED READINGS IN BUSNESS ADMINISTRATION Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ŞEVKİ ÖZGENER (sozgener@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) METİN KAPLAN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
the aim of this course is to develop every master student’s writing and research skills in their specialization area of management in light of academic control and orientation.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Students shall gain knowledge relevant to their specialization area and develop their research skills 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.
Examination
Presentation
Performance Project
Term Paper
LO-2 Students shall develop their research skills 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.
Examination
Presentation
Performance Project
Term Paper
LO-3 Students shall develop their scientific article skills 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-18 Use research methods and techniques for writing a thesis or doing scientific research.
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course includes the distribution of directed academic readings in management and organization theory.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction Lecturing and discussion
2 How to write abstract and introduction of a scientific article? Lecturing and discussion
3 How to write the literature of a scientific article? Lecturing and discussion
4 How to write the methology of a scientific article? Lecturing and discussion
5 How to intrepret the findins of a scientific article? Lecturing and discussion
6 How to write the conclusion of a scientific article? Lecturing and discussion
7 Analyze a scientific article Lecturing and discussion Article reviewing,
8 mid-term exam
9 Analyze a scientific article Lecturing and discussion Article reviewing,
10 Analyze a scientific article Lecturing and discussion Article reviewing,
11 Analyze a scientific article Lecturing and discussion Article reviewing,
12 Project presentation and discussions Lecturing and discussion
13 Project presentation and discussions Lecturing and discussion
14 Project presentation and discussions Lecturing and discussion
15 Project presentation and discussions Lecturing and discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Hair, J. F, Black, W. C , Babin, B., Anderson, R. E., Tatham, R. L. (2010). Multivariate data analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
2 Day, A. R. (2000), Bilimsel Bir Makale Nasıl Yazılır ve Yayımlanır? (Eds: Gülay Aşkar Altay), Ankara: Tübitak.
3 Çeşitli Bilimsel Makaleler
4 Ingrid Smithey Fulmer 2012 Editor's Comments: The Craft of Writing Theory Articles-Variety and Similarity in AMR Academy of Management Review 37(3): 327-331
Required Course instruments and materials
Several scientific article

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 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 3 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 14 3 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 7 5 35
       b) Search in internet/Library 8 4 32
       c) Performance Project 7 7 49
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 5 3 15
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 1 3
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 1 3
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 183