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GKS 005 - Economics and Entrepreneurship

Faculty of Education · Turkish Language Teaching · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 General Knowledge Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÖZGENEL

Course Objective

To inform students about theoretical issues related to entrepreneurship and economics, to provide practical information based on case studies, to provide students with information about entrepreneurship and developments in the economy.

Course Content

Main entrepreneurship approaches, Types of entrepreneurship, Basic functions of entrepreneurship, Motivation to entrepreneurship / Motivation, Business idea development, Business plan and its elements, Entrepreneurship culture, Establishment and development of business, Local entrepreneurship, International entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship ethics

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand the importance of entrepreneurship in the economy
  2. Explain small businesses and their roles in the economy
  3. Define the basic concepts of entrepreneurship
  4. Define the basic concepts of economics

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%50 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionBrain StormingProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16348
Midterm11010
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final11010

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Basic concepts of economics and entrepreneurshipReading the subject from relevant sources.
2Basic concepts of economics and entrepreneurshipReading the subject from relevant sources.
3Social importance of entrepreneurshipReading the subject from relevant sources.
4Entrepreneurs that process, entrepreneurship and history in the World and TurkeyReading the subject from relevant sources.
5Types of Entrepreneurship and Culture of EntrepreneurshipReading the subject from relevant sources.
6Successful Entrepreneurship StoriesReading the subject from relevant sources.
7Successful Entrepreneurship StoriesReading the subject from relevant sources.
8Midterm ExamMidterm Exam
9Establishing an Initiative Idea and a Theoretical PracticeReading the subject from relevant sources.
10Establishing an Initiative Idea and a Theoretical PracticeReading the subject from relevant sources.
11The economic importance of entrepreneurshipReading the subject from relevant sources.
12The economic importance of entrepreneurshipReading the subject from relevant sources
13Entrepreneurship ProcessReading the subject from relevant sources.
14Entrepreneurship Intellectual Property and ResourcesReading the subject from relevant sources.
15Developing the idea of entrepreneurship and business planReading the subject from relevant sources.
16Final ExamFinal Exam