ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
ENT402	ENTREPRENEURSHIP	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	Distance Learning
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Prof.Dr. SELMA KARATEPE
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course offers a framework for understanding the entrepreneurial process and exposes students to challenges, problems, and issues faced by entrepreneurs who start new businesses. Additionally, students understand the role and importance of entrepreneurship for economic development, develop personal creativity and entrepreneurial initiative and understand the stages of the entrepreneurial process and the resources needed for the successful development of entrepreneurial ventures. Finally, students identify the risks, returns, and other aspects of entrepreneurship as a potential career.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Contents of the course include entrepreneurship and its historical perspective, the mind-set of entrepreneurs and their creative thinking while generating new entries, and identifying/analyzing domestic and international opportunities while protecting their ideas and other legal issues. This course also embraces the subjects for the entrepreneur candidates as in how to prepare entrepreneurship process, business model and strategies and how to prepare and present a business plan, marketing plan, organizational plan and financial plan.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Student will be able to explain basic terms related to entrepreneurship, analyze the business environment in order to identify business opportunities, make ethic decisions to do right things, read the trends in the market, create and generate new ideas and interpret their own business plan

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Reading	Entrepreneurship Concept, Its Historical Development, Entrepreneurship Process, Features of Entrepreneurship	Lecture & Question and Answer
2	Reading	Creativity and Inventiveness in Entrepreneurship	Lecture & Question and Answer
3	Reading	Business Establishment Process: Business Types, Establishment Types, Taking on an Existing Business	Lecture & Question and Answer
4	Reading	Business Model Concept, Its Types and Formation	Lecture & Question and Answer
5	Reading	Forming Business Strategies	Lecture & Question and Answer
6	Reading	Job Plan Concept and Preparing Job Plans	Lecture & Question and Answer
7	Reading	Parts of Job Plan: Product /service and strategies	Lecture & Question and Answer
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading	Parts of Job Plan: Marketing Plan and Strategies	Lecture & Question and Answer
10	Reading	Parts of Job Plan: Financial Plan and Production Plan	Lecture & Question and Answer
11	Reading	Parts of Job Plan: Production Plan	Lecture & Question and Answer
12	Reading	Parts of Job Plan: Management Plan	Lecture & Question and Answer
13	Reading	Organizations Supporting Entrepreneurship in our Country and Supporting Conditions 1	Lecture & Question and Answer
14	Reading	Organizations Supporting Entrepreneurship in our Country and Supporting Conditions 2	Lecture & Question and Answer
15	Reading	General Revision	Lecture & Question and Answer
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Zucchella, A., Hagen, B. International Entrepreneurship, Elgar.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2018), Britannica Educational Publishing
Baron, R.A., Hmieleski, K.M. Essentials of Entrepreneurship Second Edition, Elgar.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description
Mid-Term Exam	1	50
Final Exam	1	50
TOTAL	2	100

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the historical development process of Aviation Management.
2	Use computer programs related to Aviation Transportation.
3	Define basic concepts related with aviation management.

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Relate the information and facts in the field with other social sciences such as law, sociology, philosophy and history.
2	Classify the relationship between the basic functions of the business and the interactions between these functions.
3	Apply knowledge and skills related to his / her field by considering the legal aspect of occupational health and safety.
4	Explain the concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation with the field.

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Manage operational activities related to the airline.
2	Gain lifelong learning skills and use knowledge of the field in the business life with the awareness of social responsibility.

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Prepare written agreements with relevant institutions in accordance with the legislation.
2	Perform the theoretical and practical knowledge related to the field with appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques in business life.
3	Manage all phases from planning to implementation of aviation operations as a member of a team.
4	Cooperate with stakeholders related to air transport.
5	Develop the modern techniques and tools necessary for applications related to the field.

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Execute a study in his/her field independently.
2	Decide as an individual or a team member to solve the problems encountered in applications related to the field.

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Evaluate advanced knowledge and skills in his/her field with a critical approach.
2	Apply activities to improve his/her performance and his / her responsibility in line with the learning objectives by determining the learning needs.

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Communicate with people and institutions related to the field in writing and verbally.
2	Explain his/her thoughts on the issues related to the field and suggestions for solutions to the problems by the related departments by using supporting quantitative and qualitative data.
3	Organize projects and activities for the social environment with social responsibility consciousness and to be able to apply those.

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Manage airports and terminal operations efficiently using aviation and business information.

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	13	3	39
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	7	4	28
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	5	3	15
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	41	0	126