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	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assoc.Prof. BÜLENT İLHAN
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

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

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Define the basic concepts of economics, administrative and human sciences. (Bloom 1)
2	Evaluate the economic environment and overall sustainability of firms. (Bloom 4)

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Relate principles and concepts of economics and finance with other disciplines. (Bloom 4)
2	Define principles, concepts, methods and theories related with economics and finance. (Bloom 1)

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Interpret the charts and tables related to the field. (Bloom 2)

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Evaluate the theoretical models of economic policies which have direct or indirect effects by using the facts and dynamics of the economic system.(Bloom 4)
2	Analyze economic and financial reports. ((bloom 4)
3	Use basic mathematics, statistics and econometric methods and tools to solve economic and financial problems. (Bloom 3)
4	Interpret the operation of current economic, political and social events by using institutional information related with Economics and Finance.(Bloom 2)

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Organize economic and financial activities in humanitarian and social terms with adherence to ethics. (Bloom 4).

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Develop a critical perspective on national and international economic, political, social, financial and development problems. (bloom 6)

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the agenda on economics, politics and social issues and improve himself/ herself. (bloom 6)

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Analyze current issues and problems by using the structure and properties of Macro and Microeconomics and variables. (Bloom 4)
2	Evaluate the effectiveness of the general economic system and public policies and their effects on markets and basic economic variables.(Bloom 4)
3	Analyze the cause and effect relationships between the relevant economic variables. (Bloom 4)
4	Evaluate the expected trends and portfolio analyzes in interest and exchange rates within the framework of the general financial system. (Bloom 4)

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