BA4137 ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Course Code:3124137
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:Assoc.Prof.Dr. ADİL ORAN
Offered Semester:Fall Semesters.

Course Objectives

This course aims to provide the student with the tools needed to plan, launch, and grow a startup business from ideas to reality. There is a lot of failure in entrepreneurship, we believe that those completing this course will encounter it less often.


Course Content

This course is designed to provide students with broad perspective of the topics of entrepreneurship, and the structure, development and management of family firms and their specific characteristics. The complex relationship between family, business and ownership are examined. Leadership, corporate culture and ethics of family firms and the reasons behind their short survivals are also analyzed. Other topics to be covered include responding to change, institutionalization of family business and corporate strategy and policy in transition to professional management.


Course Learning Outcomes

Students completing this course will be able to:

  • Recognize the entrepreneurial potential within themselves and others in their environment.
  • Appreciate the role of entrepreneurship within society at the level of the organization and in their own personal life.
  • Understand the process nature of entrepreneurship and ways to manage the process.
  • Identify and screen potential business ideas.
  • Understand the early stage development of a business idea into an opportunity with the potential to generate profits.
  • Be able to use lean startup and customer development techniques to undertake business model generation and development.

Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
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1They 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.
2They are capable of identifying and analyzing legal, environmental and social factors, which influence the basic functional areas of the business administration.
3They understand and implement rational, systematic and scientific approaches effectively in problem solving and decision-making processes.
4They are capable of applying, analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating the knowledge they have in diverse fields efficiently
5They are capable of transferring information by using efficient verbal and written communication techniques.
6They are capable of performing professional communication effectively also in English.
7They know the methods of performing efficient teamwork.
8They 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.
9They are knowledgeable in the areas of professional ethics and responsibility.
10They are capable of utilizing their knowledge and skills efficiently in global and multicultural contexts.
11They are knowledgeable in the issues of environment, social responsibility, social justice, quality and cultural values
12They have a creative, innovative and critical perspective.

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