BA401 FUNDAMENTALS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
| Course Code: | 3120401 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Business Administration |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. SYEDA NAZLI WASTİ PAMUKSUZ |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
We have designed Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship as a course that aims to establish or improve students' thinking, understanding and application regarding entrepreneurship, and to put their ideas to work through case studies, and later, into projects expressed in the form of business plans. The final stage will be opening up the project (business plan) to an audience of "potential investors" (their peers).
Course Content
For Non-Business Administration students only.
This course aims to provide the graduating students, i.e. potential entrepreneurs, with the basics they need in order to set up their own businesses, or become intrapreneurs, alias organizational entrepreneurs, within their own organizational framework. The course content includes introductory information into the concept of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial perspectives, developing the entrepreneurial plan, marketing research, financial preparation, developing an effective business plan, assessment and evaluation of entrepreneurial opportunities, Turkish legal requirements, sources of capital, managing entrepreneurial growth, valuation of business ventures, and intrapreneurship.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who succeed in this course will be able to:
1. Understand and talk about the history, major philosophies, concepts and applications of
entrepreneurship,
2. Analyze entrepreneurial problems, and support personal views in both spoken and written form,
3. Develop critical thinking related to a variety of entrepreneurial concepts and issues,
4. Enhance entrepreneurial understanding through in-depth case studies,
5. Come up with a number of potential entrepreneurial ideas,
6. Apply learned and self-developed principles (with an eye towards applicability) by assessing
cases/projects,
7. Project entrepreneurial thinking towards applicability through a team business plan,
8. Develop a variety of skills in communication, finance, production management, human resource
management, marketing and other necessary fields in business administration,
9. Develop team-work through a project,
10. Sharpen up presentation skills by presenting the entrepreneurial business plan to an audience of
"potential investors" (actually, their peers).
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They attain advanced level of knowledge in the functional areas of business administration such as strategic management, marketing, accounting, finance, organization management, human resources, and operations management. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They are capable of identifying and analyzing legal, environmental and social factors, which influence the basic functional areas of the business administration. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They understand and implement rational, systematic and scientific approaches effectively in problem solving and decision-making processes. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They are capable of applying, analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating the knowledge they have in diverse fields efficiently | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They are capable of transferring information by using efficient verbal and written communication techniques. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | They are capable of performing professional communication effectively also in English. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | They know the methods of performing efficient teamwork. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | They are capable of following the contemporary techniques, scientific and technological developments in their fields and are able to conduct research and studies in order to develop their business administration related knowledge, skills, and competences. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | They are knowledgeable in the areas of professional ethics and responsibility. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | They are capable of utilizing their knowledge and skills efficiently in global and multicultural contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | They are knowledgeable in the issues of environment, social responsibility, social justice, quality and cultural values | ✔ | |||
| 12 | They have a creative, innovative and critical perspective. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution