| Course Name | Applied Business Skills Development |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| BA 495 | Fall/Spring | 1 | 18 | 10 | 18 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Service Course | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
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| Course Objectives | The purpose of this course is to help students to integrate academic studies with field experience. It is an opportunity for students to apply their theoretic knowledge in practical business settings for an entire semester. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Applied Business Skills Development course covers field experience with program partnering organizations. This course aims to merge higher education with business life. The students who take this course will get work experience by participating in the work life actively while they continue their study. They have an easier transition to the business world with work experience. Moreover, when they experience how theoretical knowledge is applied in business life, they will be more motivated towards their courses. The students will have the advantage of being a part of the decision-making processes in the business world, taking initiative, and developing business mindsets. They will have the opportunity to find the proper sector and field/department for themselves while studying. The students should work at least 2,5 days in the organization. They are expected to be a part of an ongoing project and will be assigned active roles, which will align with the program outcomes of the department. The Business Administration Department determines “Applied Business Skills Development” course’s application requirements, quota, and application dates and available companies and positions each semester. Applicants will be evaluated by a commission consisting of faculty members based on the pre-determined criteria. Students Affairs Directorate is expected to assign the BA 495 Applied Business Skills Development course to the selected students before the start of the relevant academic semester. This course will cover 3 departmental elective courses. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the Course | |
| 2 | Organizational Orientation Week | |
| 3 | Organizational Introductory Paper (10%) They will write a report about the organization at the end of the orientation week organized by the company to recognize the organizational structure and workflow. Through this assignment, students will learn about the organization as a whole and understand their role within the organization better. Collecting organizational information about the company's history, subsidiaries, strategic alliances or joint ventures with other companies through the company’s web site, and other accessible documents. | Collecting organizational information about the company's history, subsidiaries, strategic alliances or joint ventures with other companies through the company’s web site, and other accessible documents. |
| 4 | Reflective Journal Entriy- 1 (5%) | |
| 5 | Crisis Management and Psychological Resilience 10% | |
| 6 | Globalization and Network Society 10% | |
| 7 | 21st Century Competencies (5%) | |
| 8 | Industry 4.0 10% | |
| 9 | Society 5.0 (5%) | |
| 10 | Quality of Life and Work-Life Balance (5%) | |
| 11 | Quality of Work Life and Psychological Contract İn Work Place (5%) | |
| 12 | Ethical Thinking in Decision Making (5%) | |
| 13 | Reflective and Critical Thinking (5%) | |
| 14 | Course assessment and presentation, 25% | |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Semester Review |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Weekly reading and viewing assignments by the course coordinator |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 10 | 75 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 25 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 11 | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 22 | 352 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 10 | 5 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 27 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
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| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 461 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the area. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to approach problems with an analytical and holistic viewpoint. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to gain knowledge about both national and international accounting and auditing standards. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to communicate the findings and solutions to the accounting and auditing problems in written and oral formats. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to critically evaluate the performance of accounting and other related management information systems, and organizations. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to develop innovative and creative approach to real-life business issues. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to integrate knowledge gained in the main areas of accounting and auditing through a strategic perspective. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to accounting and auditing. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to demonstrate both leadership and team-work skills through being an efficient and effective team member. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to have an ethical perspective and social responsiveness when evaluating and making business decisions. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the area of business administration and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
