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	Assist.Prof. ÇAĞLA TUĞBERK ARIKER
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 theories, concepts and principles of the basic and sub-fields of business.
2	Explain business functions and processes based on current scientific sources.

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Relate internationally valid business cases with the theories and concepts of other social sciences.

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the current events and facts in his / her field analytically and systematically based on advanced knowledge and skills he / she has.

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Use the theoretical and factual knowledge in business for occupational practices.
2	Solve individual and organizational problems in business life.
3	Use computer programs (SPSS, R, Excel, Stata) efficiently against the complex business problems.

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Plan research and work using knowledge and skills gained in the field of business.
2	Organize the activities for organizational goals and purposes independently.

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Criticize advanced knowledge and skills in the field with a critical approach.
2	Develop the existing knowledge and skills with a critical point of view under the impact of scientific, technological and current developments.

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Express his/her knowledge, thoughts and solutions on business to related stakeholders in written and verbal ways.
2	Use the information and communication technology software and equipment required for business.

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Apply the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values at the stages of collection of data, their implementation, interpretation and announcement of results in the field of business.
2	Relate the concepts of social rights, occupational safety, employee health, quality management and sustainability with the cases in business life.

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