Course Name | Introduction to Business |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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GEEC 201 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Service Course | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkLecture / Presentation | |||||
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Course Objectives | The course examines the roles businesses play in the community, and their aims by focusing on the free market system and competition. It provides knowledge about what should a company do to provide its services or manufacture its products for the customers. The course aims to inform the students about fundamental issues of business like, managerial functions, marketing, finance, accounting and international business. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course has been designed to teach the students the types of business, basic functions of business and all the issues related to running a business. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Welcome Session, Classroom Rules, Lecturer’s Expectations, Students’ Expectations, The Importance of Businesses | Readings provided by the instructor |
2 | Business | Readings provided by the instructor |
3 | Forming a Business | Readings provided by the instructor |
4 | Global and International Business & Trade | Readings provided by the instructor |
5 | Management | Readings provided by the instructor |
6 | Human Resources Management | Readings provided by the instructor |
7 | Human Resources Management | Readings provided by the instructor |
8 | Accounting and Finance | Readings provided by the instructor |
9 | Production and Operations Management | Readings provided by the instructor |
10 | Midterm | |
11 | Marketing | Readings provided by the instructor |
12 | Economics and Business | Readings provided by the instructor |
13 | Social Responsibility, Ethics and Business Law | Readings provided by the instructor |
14 | New Concerns in Business | Readings provided by the instructor |
15 | Review of Semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Readings provided by the instructor |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Readings provided by the instructor https://www.nytimes.com/section/business https://www.ft.com/ https://www.bloomberg.com/businessweek |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 40 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | 1 | 20 |
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 15 | |
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | 1 | 8 | |
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | 1 | 20 | |
Total | 119 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Successfully applies theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts | |||||
2 | Carries best practices in terms of work and food security, safety and hygiene in food production | |||||
3 | Appreciates, evaluates and makes decisions regarding to visual, textual and nutritional data with respect to food production and presentation | |||||
4 | Recognizes and evaluates the impact of gastronomy on culture and society | |||||
5 | Assumes responsibility for solving complex problems that may occur in the field of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, both individually and as a team member | |||||
6 | Evaluates the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts with a critical approach and effectively communicate their ideas and suggestions for solutions in written and oral form. | |||||
7 | Possesses necessary knowledge and skills in relevant fields such as gastronomy, design, law and management and effectively apply them to the practice of Culinary Arts | |||||
8 | Uses the technological tools related to Gastronomy and Culinary Arts effectively | |||||
9 | Updates and improve the knowledge, skills and competencies related to Gastronomy and Culinary Arts with lifelong learning awareness and sustainability with an ethical approach | |||||
10 | Collects data in the areas of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. (European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1) | |||||
11 | Speaks a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently | |||||
12 | Relates the knowledge gained through the history of humanity to the field of expertise |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest