Business Administration (BA) Course Descriptions

Course Descriptions

Course Code : ING101

Course Title : English I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course : 3-0

Brief Course Description: The course is aimed to give students the ability to better understand what they read and interpret, what they understand orally or in writing, by providing them with the opportunity to enrich their vocabulary.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. New Headway, Liz and John Soars, Oxford University Press

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : MTMK171

Course Title : Mathematics for Business and Economics I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: The aim of this course is to make students better understand “General Mathematics” and calculus. It creates a convenient environment for “quantitative” analysis of computers

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Finance for Executives, Gabrieal Hawawini, Chengage Books.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : BTKL 151

Course Title : Introduction to Information Technologies I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 1-2

Brief Course Description: What is a Computer? What is components of a Computer? What is a Computer Study? It consists of Counting Systems, Hex Counting Systems, Dos Operating System, Dos Operating System Commands, Dos Operating System Editor.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Century 21 Basic Computer Skills and Application, Hoggatt & Smith

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Atendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 101

Course Title : Introduction to Business

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Concepts related to business and its economic environment, forms of ownership in business, management organization, marketing, human relations and human resources management.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Business in Action, Coutland L. Bowie, Pearson Education Books.

2- Business Intelligence and Analytics, Efraim Turban, Pearson Education Books

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : EKON 101

Course Title : Introduction to Economics I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: General principles of economics and mainly microeconomics are examined. In this context: Audience, cost and preferences, supply and demand, flexibility, producer and consumer behaviour, marginal analysis, price formation in the free (competitive) market and other issues are examined.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Managerial Economics and Business Strategy Global Edition, Michael Baye, McGraw Hill

  1. Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Frederic S. Mishkin, Pearson

Education Books.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course code : ATA 101

Course Title : Ataturk’s Principles I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 2-0

Brief Course Description: In this course, which will be given in two semesters, Atatürk’s Principles will be analyzed analytically and historically.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- History of Turkish Revolution and Kemalist Thought (Prof. Dr. Giritli, Asst.

2- Atatürkism (Prof. Dr. İsmet Giritli)., Nutuk (M. Kemal Atatürk).

3- Ataturk Culture, Language and History Higher Institution Publications on Turkish War of Independence and Revolution History, Turkish Revolution History and Kemalist Thought (Prof. Dr. Giritli, Assist.

4- Today Atatürkism (Prof. Dr. İsmet Giritli), Ataturk Culture, Language and History Higher Institution Publications on Turkish War of Independence and Revolution History.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 70% mandatory.

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Course Code : TUR 101

Course Title : Turkish Language I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 2-0

Brief Course Description:

1- Language – Culture relationship,

2- The development of the Turkish language,

3- Punctuation Marks,

4- Names

5- Adjectives

6- Envelopes

7- Pronouns,

8- Spelling rules

9- Petition Writing

Textbook and Supplementary Books:

1- Turkish Language Textbook for Universities, Abdurrahman Güzel, Başkent Publishing.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course code : ING 102

Course Title : English II

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: The main purpose of this course is to improve the comprehension and summarization of the English parts of students.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- New Headway, Liz and John Soars, Oxford University Press

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : MTMK 172

Course Title : Mathematics for Business and Economics II

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Limit and continuity; Slope and applications derivative, instantaneous rate of change; high grade derivatives; optimization; Maximum and Minimum, income, cost and profit calculations; The türevirters; Integral rules; differential equations; financial accounts; simple and compound interest; real value; valid interest; payment method.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Finance for Executives, Gabrieal Hawawini, Chengage Books.

  2. Applications of Model Theory to Functional Analysis, Jose Iovino, Dover Education Books.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95% mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 102

Course Title : Business Management

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Business principles are explained with the principles of business administration, theory and practice. The essence of planning, Decision Mechanisms, Organization objectives and principles, Authority and Management layers, Human Resources Management and Selection, Motivation, Leadership, Control system and its functioning are given.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Fundamentals of Management, Stephen P. Robbins, Pearson education books, 9’th edition

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : EKON 102

Course Title : Introduction to Economics II

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Definition of national income, calculation methods; consumption, saving and investment functions; inflation and inflation accounts; monetary and fiscal policies; employment and growth problems; aggregate supply and demand model; development policies and trends

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Introduction to Economics, Prof. Dr. İlker Parasız, Ezgi Bookstore.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Continuity is at least 70% mandatory.

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Course Code : ATU 102

Course Title : Ataturk’s Principles II

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 2-0

Brief Course Description: In this course, which will be given in two semesters, Atatürk’s Principles will be analysed analytically and historically.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Atatürk’s Principles and Revolution History, Mehmet Alpargu and others, Exchange Publications.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : TUR 102

Course Title : Turkish Language II

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 2-0

Brief Course Description: This is the continuation of the Turkish Language I course.

1- Language – Culture relationship,

2- The development of the Turkish language,

3- Punctuation Marks,

4- Names

5- Adjectives

6- Envelopes

7- Pronouns,

8- Spelling rules

9- Petition Writing

Textbook and Supplementary Books:

1- Turkish Language Textbook for Universities, Abdurrahman Güzel, Başkent Publishing.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

Course Code : YNTM 201

Course Title : Communication in Business I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Speaking communication and communication in the field of profession. Preparing a CV . Improving word usage.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Business in Action, Coutland L. Bowie, Pearson Education books

2- Business Ethics, Manuel G. Velasques, Pearson Education Books.

Wiley Education.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : MTMK 281

Course Title : Statistics I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: The aim of this course is to teach the students the methods to collect, analyse and interpret the results obtained from this analysis. In Statistics I the following topics are addressed: Arrangement of statistical data, Central tendency measures (Means), Variability and asymmetry measures, Probability theory, Random variables, Continuous and continuous probability, Sampling theory.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Business Statistics: A Decision-Making Approach, David F. Groebner, Pearson Education Book.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : MHSB 201

Course Title : General Accounting

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Definition and Importance of Accounting, Parties Related to Accounting, Reasons Requiring Accounting, Accounting Types, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Commercial Transaction, Account Concept, Basic Accounting Equity, Analysis and Registration of Commercial Transactions, Definition of Financial Statement, Types, Properties and Preparation of Financial Statements, Transactions Related to Receivables, Inventory Transactions and Cost of Goods Sold.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Accounting Principles, Jerry J. Weygandt | Paul D. Kimmel | Donald E. Kieso, John Wiley High Education
  2. Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Frederic S. Mishkin, Pearson Education Books
  3. Financial Accounting, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby and Daniel Brief, McGraw Hill.
  4. Managerial Accounting, Tools for Business Decision Making, Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Wiley Education.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 206

Course Title : Introduction to Law

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: The course makes a general introduction to the field of law. The nature of law and its systems, the development of law, the structure and work of the courts are among the topics of the course. At the same time, legal personality and “capacity” concepts, European Union Law and Institutions, company law etc. topics include the scope of the course

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Introduction to Law, Jaap Hage and Bram Akkermans, Springer.

  2. Introduction to Law, İlyas Doğan, Astana Publications

  3. Which Law Introduction? Tekin Smartoğlu, Image Publisher

  4. Introduction to Law and Basic Concepts of Law, Dr. Ömer Anayurt, Seçkin Publishing

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 70% mandatory.

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Course Code : EKON 201

Course Title : Microeconomics I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Consumer behavior and demand; company, industry and industry definitions; markets and firm behavior, production factors and costs; externalities, monopolistic markets; human resources and planning, markets and competitive strategies; the role of the state.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Micro Economics, Mahmut Kalenderoğlu, Agon Information Academy.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 202

Course Title : Communication in Business II

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Practicing listening, speaking and reading and summarizing. Discussing and discussing professional issues. Making project studies. Introducing and making presentations.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Communication Skills and Job Satisfaction in Businesses, Bayram Kellecioğlu, Dr. Öznur Yavan Temizkan, Ekin Bookstore Publishing.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : MTMK 282 Course Title : Statistics II Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3.0

Brief Course Description: Random variables, continuous, discontinuous variables, descriptive statistic, sampling theory, point and interval estimation, estimation seeking confidence, interval estimation of difference between main mass means, hypothesis testing, simple Linear Regression.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Statistics for Business and Economics, Anderson Sweeney, William Camm, Cochran Fry Ohlmann.

Course Evaluation: Participation / Attendance : 10%, Mid-Term Exam : 30%, Homework : 10%, Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : MHSB 202

Course Title : General Accounting II

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Asset Accounts, Resource Accounts (Liabilities), Equity, Income Statement and Cost of Sales Accounts, Accounts of Income, Expense Accounts, Cost Accounts, Transactions Related to Securities, Cash Flow Statement, Financial Analysis.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Accounting: Theory and Practice, 8th Edition, by Michel Glautier, Brian Underdown, Deigan Morris, Financial Times Press

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 207

Course Title : Business Law

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: The course starts with the subjects of introduction to business law and various contracts, and the subsequent Business Law, European Union Law, Insurance Law and Banking Law.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- An essential A-Z of Business Law, C. M. Mason, Toles Legal.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : EKON 202

Course Title : Microeconomics II

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: National income calculations, the basics of long-term economic growth; classical, neoclassical and keynesian models, material and monetary policies; unemployment, inflation problems; macroeconomic policies, economic fluctuations (Brief term), micro fundamentals of macroeconomics, world economy

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Microeconomics, Theory and Applications, Edgar K. Browning, Mark Zupan, Nobel Publishing.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95% mandatory.

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Course code : PAZL303

Course Title : Marketing Principles

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Although the importance of marketing is adopted by businesses, marketing principles and functions need to be understood better in order to understand the main concepts and overcome the difficulties in practice. The aim of the Principles of Marketing courses is to present the concepts and practices that students will find valuable in real life.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Integrated Advertising, Promotion, and Marketing Communications, Kenneth E Clow Donald Baack, Pearson education Boooks

  2. Marketing Mistakes And Sucesses, Robert F. Harley, John Wiley High Education

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : MHSB 301

Course Title : Managerial Accounting

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Course content; The financial information system consists of functions of management accounting, expense analysis, variable expense, fixed expense, mixed expense meaning, analysis, interpretation, cost-volume-profit analysis, alternative selection decisions, operating budgets and control, standard cost implementation and registration order.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, Jerry J. Weygandt | Paul D. Kimmel | Donald E. Kieso, John Wiley Higher Education

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : FNSY 301

Course Title : Financial Management I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the meaning and scope of the concept of financing in businesses, as well as to learn topics such as time value of money, valuation, valuation of bonds, valuation of stocks, financial analysis, financial planning, budgeting and project analysis.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Financial Accounting: Robert Libby | Patricia Libby | Daniel Brief, McGraw Hill

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 310

Course Title : Organizational Behavior

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Examining subjects such as motivation, communication, decision making, leadership, organizational structure, morality, talent in terms of personal and organizational performance; The effects of organizational factors on individual behavior.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Organizational Behavior, Stephen P Robbins, Pearson Education Books

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : EKON 306 Course Title : Money and Banking Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Monetary policies are indispensable policies for every country’s economy. Success in the implementation of these policies will undoubtedly be of great importance in the development of the national economies. The main goal of the course is to help students understand the effectiveness of monetary policy and to understand the relationship between this activity and financial sectors.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Frederic S. Mishkin, Pearson Education.

Course Evaluation: Participation / Attendance : 10%, Mid-Term Exam : 30%, Homework : 10%, Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 308 Course Title : Operations Research and Management Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Techniques, applications, and linear programming and modeling related to operations research are examined. In addition, scientific approaches are taught in decision making with the techniques and methods of effective and efficient use of dirt resources in various processes and activities.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Operations Management 12th Edition, by William J. Stevenson McGraw-Hill Education

2- The Handbook for Quality Management, Paul Keller, Thomas Pyzdek, Mc Graw Hill Education Books

Course Evaluation: Participation / Attendance : 10%, Mid-Term Exam : 30%, Homework : 10%, Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : PAZL 306

Course Title: Marketing Management

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: In many organizations ranging from world leaders to small businesses, it is observed that there is an unguidedness between the operation and methods of marketing and the marketing plan that is the main result of this process. Students attending Marketing Management courses will find the opportunity to learn the necessary management skills as well as the marketing plan and implementation.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Marketing Management: Millennium Edition: International Edition by Philip T. Kotler  

  2. Retailing Management, Michael Levy, Mc Graw Hill.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 70% mandatory.

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Course Code : FNSY 302

Course Title : Financial Management II

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Financial Management I, this course, which is the continuation of the course, includes the following topics: risk and efficiency, capital cost, capital structure, profit distribution policy, long and Brief term financial planning.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Financial Management-Concepts, Institutions and Principles, Halil Sarıaslan and Cengiz Erol, Political Publications.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : SOSY 301

Course Title : Sociology

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: In this course, basic theoretical approaches in the field of Sociology are discussed. After examining the approach of sociology theories to individuals, groups, social institutions, social strata, values and norms, the issues of structure and system analysis are discussed.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Sociology, David M. Newman, Nobel Publishing.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 307

Course Title : Research Methods

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Problems, large or small, are common experiences of businesses. Managers have to solve these problems and decide between options. Choices based on experience or instincts can be risky. Research Methods for Businesses lessons aim to provide students with the knowledge and skills to identify business problems in the light of scientific methods and determine their solution options, and prepare for the Graduation Thesis.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. The Craft of Research: 2nd ed. Booth W.C, Colomb G.G., and Williams J.M. (2003) University of Chicago Press: Chicago,

  2. Practical Research: Planning and Design—8 th ed Il. Leedy P.D. and Ormrod J.E. (2005). Merrill Prentice Hall:

  3. Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research—6 th ed New Jersey Schutt, R.K. (2009). Pine Forge Press: Thousand Oaks, Ca.

  4. Marketing Research, David A. Asker, John Wiley High Education publications

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance 10%,

Mid-Term Exam 30%,

Homework 10%,

Final Exam 50%,

Continuity is at least 70% mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 404

Course Title : Human Resources Management

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Planning of human resources in businesses; job analysis, element selection and Placing; education and development; performance evaluation; career management; reward; worker-management relations.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Human Resource Management (9th Edition) by Gary Dessler, Hardcover: 592 pages, Publisher: Prentice Hall

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance 10%,

Mid-Term Exam 30%,

Homework 10%,

Final Exam 50%,

Continuity is at least 70% mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 453

Course Title : Production Management

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Effective use of management resources to increase efficiency, productivity and competitiveness in real organizations. Understanding the scope content of management functions in production and application techniques. It also includes learning about general issues, approaches and methods in the production of goods and services.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management,Vollmann, Berry, Whybark, Jacobs, McGraw-Hill, 2011.

  2. Manufacturing Operations Management: A complete course, Min-Jung Yoo and Rémy Glardon, World Scientific – UK, 2018.

  3. Operations Management, 12th Edition, 2016 William Stevenson,.

  4. Operations and Supply Management, F. Robert Jacobs, Mc Graw Hill education Books

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 401

Course Title : International Business

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: Economic, cultural, political and economic analysis of multinational companies in the context of international financial and trade; Difficulties encountered in international trade, strategies and policies implemented.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace13th Edition By Charles Hill McGraw-Hill

  2. International Business 2nd Edition By Michael Geringer and Jeanne McNett and Donald Ball, McGraw-Hill

  3. International Business Environment, Leslie Hamilton.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : YNTM 407

Course Title : Strategic Management

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: The aim of this course is to help students understand and analyze business policies. Strategic management information management information improves the management capacity of managers. Different strategies are analyzed and how to determine the most suitable methods is studied. During the course, various concepts related to the subject and their practical examples are discussed.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Strategic Management in Businesses, Hayri Ülgen and S. Kadri Mirze, Beta Publishing.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : MTMK 482

Course Title : SPSS

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 0-2

Brief Course Description: The aim of this course is mathematics, statistics, business theory etc. that students have taken in previous semesters. To improve their skills in empirical testing and interpretation of a problem that will be created by bringing together their knowledge on their subject. Excel and SPSS package programs will be used with applied examples.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Excel and SPSS Applied Business Statistics, Ejder Ayçin et al., Nobel Publishing.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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FREE ELECTIVE COURSES:

Course Code : ABSA 428

Course Title : Crisis Management

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: This course aims to teach the detailed and practical aspects of managing business crises. It allows students to understand signs of crisis and develop preventive strategies to manage unexpected risks.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Risk Issues and Crisis Management, A casebook of Best Practice, Michael Register and Judy Larkin, The Institute of Public Relations.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : ABSA 423

Course Title : Economic Integration and the EU

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: The course European Union and Turkey along with the impact on the TRNC regional trade areas, free trade areas, common market, customs union, the EU’s origins and structure, considers the European currency proved to be false and exchange rate mechanisms.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- The Economics of European Integration, Richard Baldwin and Charles Wyplosz, Mc Graw Hill.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Atendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : ABSA 413

Course Title : TAXATION I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description:

1. Interpret the results of tax computations for individuals and companies.

2. Identify the tax system in Cyprus and compare it to the UK.

3. Construct tax computations for individuals and companies.

4. Examine computational and theoretical aspects of VAT.

5. Evaluate case study scenarios on business tax and propose tax saving

schemes.

6. Solve computations for capital gains tax for both individuals and companies

concerning gains/losses for the disposal of immoveable property.

7. Compare the structure of the tax system in Cyprus and compare it to the

UK.

8. Examine the procedures concerning the payment of temporary tax and

actual tax for companies and individuals.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Cyprus Taxation: A Comprehensive Guide (Textbook), 2015 by Polina Jacovides Michael.

  2. AIA Professional Level 2 – Paper 16: Taxation and Tax Planning, 2nd Edition, BPP Learning Materials. BPP (2008) or latest edition,

  3. ACCA Paper F6 Taxation, Latest Edition, Kaplan Publishing.

  4. North Cyprus Recent Tax Facts , Dervish Deniz Chartered Accountant & Deloitte N. Cyprus.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : ABSA 414

Course Title : TAXATION I I

Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description: All areas covered in ABSA 413 are transferred to ABSA 414.

The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures. Lecture

notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in

combination with the textbooks.

Lectures are supplemented with class exercises carried out in class and via

homework. The students will be asked to complete an assignment during the

course.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Cyprus Taxation: A Comprehensive Guide (Textbook), 2015 by Polina Jacovides Michael.

  2. AIA Professional Level 2 – Paper 16: Taxation and Tax Planning, 2nd Edition, BPP Learning Materials. BPP (2008) or latest edition,

  3. ACCA Paper F6 Taxation, Latest Edition, Kaplan Publishing.

  4. North Cyprus Recent Tax Facts, Dervish Deniz Chartered Accountant & Deloitte N. Cyprus.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : ABS 1300

Course Title : INTERNSHIP Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description:

1. Registrations for internships are handled at the departmental level with the cooperation of the Careers office and the Industry liaison office at Mesarya Technical University. A departmental internship coordinator assists the student in designing the internship experience

in various business disciplines such as; Marketing, Human Resources, Accounting & Finance, Operations etc..

2. Close liaison should be attained between the university and the firm, institution, or agency in order to ensure that the aims and objectives of the program are fulfilled and a high-quality of internship is attained. For this purpose on-site visits may be carried out by the Internship coordinator to ensure that all conditions are fulfilled.

3. A number of interim reports will be submitted to enable assess and evaluate the progress of the student. The reports which should also be signed by the work / department supervisor must show the basic skills the student is expected to develop (communication, working in

groups and under time constraints) as well as the duties performed and their relevance to the theory gained in class.

4. Students will be required to submit a final report for assessment before a grade is given to them. The final report which should also be signed by the work / department supervisor should include an overview of the company, the structure of the company, a detailed reference to the duties performed and their relevance to the theory gained in class, main problems faced as well as benefits gained at work.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Recent textbooks relevant to their academic discipline.

  2. Published articles relevant to their academic discipline.

  3. Students are required to visit and work in the chosen work place for a minimum of 100 hours per semester. During their placement period, students will be guided by their work / department supervisor and their relevant lecturers and / or Internship coordinator to observe, and evaluate the students’ performance in the relevant discipline. The students’ performance on applying the knowledge gained in the various aspects of business administration in real business situations will be observed and assessed by the department / work supervisor and in cooperation with the relevant lecturer and the internship coordinator. Student projects prepared during the practical exercises and deemed appropriate by the work /department supervisor will be submitted to the lecturer in charge for evaluation. The supervision and evaluation of students is the responsibility of the lecturer in charge through communication with the work / department supervisor, who will also submit an evaluation report.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : ABS 408

Course Title : INNOVATION STUDIES Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description:

Innovation in the making:

Types of innovation

Sources of innovation

Theories of innovation

Networks of innovators

Organizational innovation

Measuring innovation

Innovation and intellectual property rights

The Systemic nature of innovation:

Systems of innovation

Innovation clusters

National systems of innovation

Regional systems of innovation

How innovation differs:

Sectorial systems of innovation: why innovations differ across sectors?

Innovation in “Low Tech” industries

Innovation in services

Innovation diffusion

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Exploring Innovation by David Smith, Mc Graw Hill, 3rd edition, 2013

  2. The Oxford Handbook of Innovation by Jan Fagerberg, David Mowery and Richard

Nelson (Eds.), Oxford University Press, latest edition

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95% mandatory.

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Course Code : ABSO 450

Course Title : BUSINESS ETHICS Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description:

The Corporation in Society, The Corporation and Its Stakeholders, Stakeholder theory and analysis

Business and the Social Environment, Corporate Social Responsibility, The history of corporate social responsibility, The debate on balancing economic, legal and social responsibilities, The evolving notion of corporate responsibilities

Business and the Ethical Environment, Ethics & Ethical Reasoning, The meaning of ethics

The core elements of ethical character, Analysing ethical problems in business

Business and Government in a Global Society, The Challenges of Globalisation, The process of globalization, benefits and costs, Doing business in a diverse world, Global codes of corporate conduct and collaborative partnership for global problems

The Corporation and the Natural Environment, Ecology and Sustainable, Ecological challenges, Global environmental issues, Responses of the international business community

Business and Technological Change, Technology: A Global Economic & Social Force, The explosive force of technology, The emergence of high technology business , The Internet, Socially beneficial uses of technology, Managing Technological Challenges, Business protecting privacy

The management of information security, Protecting intellectual property, Managing scientific breakthrough

Building Relationships with Stakeholders, The Community and the Corporation, The business-Community relationship, Community relationships, Corporate giving

Business and the Media, Public relations, Ethical and social responsibilities of public relations managers

Textbooks and supplementary books:

1- Business and Society Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy, (latest edition) , Lawrence, A. &

Weber, J., , McGraw-Hill

  1. Business Ethics, mistakes and successes, Hartley, R. (latest edition), Wiley
  2. Understanding Business Ethics (latest edition), Stanwick, P. & Stanwick, S., Pearson
  3. Business Ethics and Values, Individual, Corporate and International Perspectives, (latest edition) Fisher, C. & Lovell, A. Prentice Hall

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : ABSP 1400

Course Title : PROJECT Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description:

1. Describe and explain in their own words the theories relevant to their research interest.

2. Apply their knowledge of Business Administration to a business situation

3. Structure their knowledge and critical thinking in a meaningful and cohesive way.

4. Obtain from published sources, case studies or surveys, qualitative and/or quantitative information

relevant to, and in support of, an argument or hypothesis.

5. Produce their own 6000 words project and develop their communication skills

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Private consultations with the projects’ supervisor

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Presentation of the project in front of a panel of Professors: 90%

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : AFIN 411

Course Title : INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description:

Introduction to International finance

The risks of a multinational firm including exchange rate risk, political risk and interest rate risk

The goals of international financial management for shareholder value maximization and risk management

National income accounting and the balance of payments

The effect of national debt and its effect on import/export industries

The link between balance of payments imbalances and exchange rates under fixed and floating exchange rate regimes

The main historical developments of the international monetary environment, the current monetary environment and the reasons for major international financial crises

Valuation of forwards, futures and options

No arbitrage conditions and rational prices for forward and future contracts

Currency forwards contract pricing

Using forward pricing theory to connect spot currency prices, expected currency prices and home and foreign interest rates

No-arbitrage theory and the valuation of simple currency options and Quantos

Exchange rate determination and the link with interest rates, prices

and economic policy

The Law of One price and absolute and relative purchasing parity

International version of Fisher Effect connecting inflation, real and nominal interest rates of different countries

Empirical evidence regarding purchasing power parity and potential reasons for these deviations

Interest rate parity by building on the theory of no-arbitrage for forward contracts

The link between expected inflation differences between countries and expected changes in the exchange rates

Covered interest arbitrage for deviations of interest rate parity

Understand the short run equilibrium in the product and asset markets and the effects of temporary and permanent shifts in monetary and fiscal policy

Managing foreign exchange rate and interest rate exposure

Risks involved in international operations in different industries and their measurement

Using forward, futures and option contracts to hedge currency risk with examples in different industries

Using swaps to hedge interest rate risk

Foreign investment decisions and the cost of capital of international

operations

List the types of entity for foreign operations and possible barriers to entry.

Critically analyse the complexities of foreign direct investment. Discuss the implications of political risk on the overseas investment decision

The international cost of capita using international version of the CAPM. Discuss how the adjusted present value can be used in international investment decisions. Evaluate the international capital structure decision

The effect of taxation on international investment

Developments in the international markets

Recent developments in international financial markets and the relationships between countries and trade

Financial innovation developments such as Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and their impact on economy

The impact of CDS on firms’ capital structure and its choice of debt financing for high risk investments

Other financial (derivatives) and innovations in financial markets (e.g., cryptocurrency) and impact on financial markets

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Multinational Business Finance , 11th Edition, 2006, D. Eiterman, A. Stonehill and M.

Moffet, “ Addison-Wesley

  1. International Economics: Theory and Policy, 8th edition, 2008 P. Krugman, M. Obstfeld, “ Pearson Education Limited,
  2. Futures and Other Derivatives, 6th edition, 2006, J. Hull Options, Pearson-Prentice Hall.
  3. Risk Management, 2001, M. Crouhy, D. Galai, and R. Mark, McGraw-Hill.
  4. Principles of Corporate Finance, 9th Edition, 2017, R. Brealey, S. Myers and F. Allen McGraw-Hill.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : ABSO 409

Course Title : ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EFFECTIVE BUSINESS PLAN WRITING Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description:

1. Opportunity recognition for a new business venture

2. Reasons for writing a business plan

3. Feasibility analysis for a new business idea

4. Industry analysis

5. Market analysis

6. Developing the right marketing mix and marketing plan

7. Management team and structure

8. Operations plan and product (service) development plan

9. Managing start-up, fixed and variable cost, pro-forma financial statements,break-even analysis,

cash flow analysis.

10. Presenting the business plan with confidence

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Preparing effective business plans. An entrepreneurial approach, Barringer B. (2009) Pearson
  2. Entrepreneurship. Starting and operating a small business. 2013 Mariotti S., Glackin C. Pearson.

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.

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Course Code : ABSO 418

Course Title : PRINCIPLES & METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Weekly Course and application hours of the course: 3-0

Brief Course Description:

Managers’ responsibilities and the natural environment: Models and principles in environmental management theory.

Techniques and methodologies of environmental impact assessment

Uncertainty and the assessment of risks and hazards to the environment

Integrated resource management

Environmental Strategic Management, Environmental Operations Management,

Environmental Planning, Green Politics and Economics.

Environmental management in the private sector

Socio-economic, political and managerial responsibilities

Case study of environmental pollution: private and public responses

The principles applied to successful environmental management

Part 1: Theory and Approaches of Environmental Management

Part 2: Resource Management and Environmental Management Issues

1. Water, Coastal and Island Resources

2. Agriculture, Land Degradation and Food Security

3. Biodiversity Resources

4. Atmospheric Issues

5. Urban Environments and Industrial Pollution Issues

6. Environmental Threats

Part 3: Environmental Management Tools and Policies

Environmental Management Methods, Tools and Techniques

Environmental Accounting, Greening Economics and Business

Environmental Management and Development.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Environmental Management and Development, 2nd edition, Barrow, C (2006) Routledge
  2. Business Management and Environmental Stewardship: Environmental Thinking as a Prelude to Management Action, Staib, R (2009) , Palgrave Macmillan
  3. Practical Guide to Environmental Management, 10th edition, Friedman, F (2006) Environmental Law Institute
  4. Environmental Management: Readings and Cases, 2nd edition, Russo, M (2008) Sage

Course Evaluation:

Participation / Attendance : 10%,

Mid-Term Exam : 30%,

Homework : 10%,

Final Exam : 50%,

Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.