Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / SOS 541 - SOCIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: SOS 541 Course Title: SOCIOLGY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department SOCIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MEHMET CANSIZ (mehmetcansiz@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
In this course; The concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation will be discussed with their economic, social, cultural and psychological dimensions. Policies and practices in our country and in the world, as well as examples of success and failure in entrepreneurship and innovation will be examined. In this way, students; It is aimed to develop skill sets in accordance with the changing expectations in the employment market due to the information society and digital transformation and to contribute to the future visions.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 PO-1 1-Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Sociology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods.
PO-3 3-Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own.
Presentation
Term Paper
LO-2 Seminar, presentation, report. Term Paper-Project PO-
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
In the course, the concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation, entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem, regional innovation system, university-industry cooperation, national and international policies and practices, the spatial dimension of entrepreneurship and innovation will be examined.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 mid-term exam
2 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials
Published articles, books and reports on entrepreneurship and innovation. Statistical information of national and international institutions. National and international indices on entrepreneurship, innovation and competition.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 1 20
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper 1 22
9.Project
final exam

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 4 14 56
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 14 42
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 4 6 24
       e) Term paper/Project 4 6 24
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 1 3 3
0
0
Total work load; 191