Enterprenaurship

Mode of Delivery

e-course

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

This lecture covers Entrepreneur concept, entrepreneurship concept, ımportance of entrepreneur, historical development of entrepreneurship, types of entrepreneurship, reasons of being an entrepreneur, characteristics of entrepreneur, classification of business enterprises, effective factors in determination of foundation places of firms, business plan, advantages of business enterprises, management, production, marketing and financing activities of small business enterprises, problems of small business enterprises and solution alternetives to these problems.

Weekly Schedule

1) Introduction and basic concepts of entrepreneurship
2) Social importance of entrepreneurship
3) The process of becoming entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship and history in the World and Turkey
4) New business ideas, Venture capital and other methods of capital discovery
5) Types of Entrepreneurship and Culture of Entrepreneurship
6) Successful Entrepreneurship Stories
7) Small Business Management Function and New Management Approaches
8) Midterm exam
9) Production Function and Production Techniques of SME’s
10) Marketing Structure, Problems and Marketing Techniques of SME’s
11) Human Resources and Public Relations Functions of SME’s
12) Financial Structure, Problems and Financing Techniques of SME
13) Forming an Initiative Idea and a Theoretical Practice
14) Formation of an Initiative Idea and a Theoretical Practice
15) Economic importance of entrepreneurship
16) General evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Aracıoğlu, B., Demirhan, D., Tantarlar, D. C., Zalluhoğlu, A.E., Tüm Boyutlarıyla Girişimcilik, 21016, İstanbul.
2- Arıkan, S. Girşimcilik; Temel Kavramlar ve Bazı Güncel Konular, Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi, 2002,
3- Başar, M., Ürper, Y. Tosunoğlu, T. Girişimcilik, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 3002, Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayını No: 1955

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Group Study
6) Case Study
7) Self Study
8) Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade	30%
Number Percentage Semester Studies Midterm Examination 1 50% Quiz 1 50%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	70%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required