GENC 254

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

GENC 254

Course Title

Economy and Entrepreneurship

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 3 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Semester:

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

Basic concepts of economics and economic systems; basic concepts of business and business management; establishment, objectives and legal structure of the enterprise; management processes and functions in enterprises; human and other resources management; entrepreneur and entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship concepts; success factors in entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship culture, entrepreneurship process and types of entrepreneurship; career planning, original ideas, extraordinary examples; Turkish Patent and Trademark Agency, Industrial Property Law; small and medium-sized enterprises; business idea development, innovation and business plan making, elements of business plan, writing and presentation; preparing a project about entrepreneurship in a specific field and subject.

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to teach the students the basic concepts of economics and to provide them with an economic perspective that will enable them to evaluate the economic events they face most in their daily lives.  

Software Usage

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to;

1. define the concepts and analysis tools of economics,

2. comprehend the economy in the context of social relations,

3. interpret the current events using the concepts and analysis tools of discipline of economics,

4. analyze the elements of entrepreneurship,

5. realize the process of establishing a business.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining Discussion/Debate Reading Collaborating Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam Quiz

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Design Content

Recommended Reading

Required Reading

Grading

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:

Course Coordinator:

Zerrin Toker

Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Course Readings	14
Exams/Quizzes	23

Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching: