Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İŞLD901 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)

Code: İŞLD901 Course Title: SPECIALIZATION FIELD COURSE I Theoretical+Practice: 4+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HAKAN VAHİT ERKUTLU (erkutlu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) NEŞE ACAR, DURDU MEHMET BİÇKES, METİN KAPLAN, MUSTAFA ÇALIŞKAN, FERDA ÜSTÜN, HAKAN VAHİT ERKUTLU,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide students with necessary knowledge to literature review of thesis study and to understand the results of empirical social research; to teach quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Needs knowledge and reach to seeking knowledge. PO-1 The candidate can understand, analyze and interpret the basic concepts and functions of Business Science in expertise level, and can apply this ability in one or more fields such as Management and Organization, Marketing, Production Management, Quantitative Methods, Accounting and Finance in expertise level.
PO-2 The candidate will learn the different perspectives about numerous theories, models and paradigms that have developed in business fields such as management and organization, organizational behavior, marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, production management, quantitative methods, and the candidate can gain knowledge and skills to evaluate, interpret and criticize scientific studies and researches,which are presented in various scientific meetings, in these fields.
Presentation
LO-2 Transfer to the current developments about subject of thesis and their studies with written, verbal and visual. PO-3 The candidate can do an original scientific/ academic researches independently or jointly with other researchers in business administration field and other social sciences` fields by using the most recent improvements in research methods, and gain knowledge, skills and responsibility to publish the results of research in books, articles and reports, to present in the scientific environment discussion such as conference and congress.
PO-4 The candidate brings new grounds in the field of business administration by providing original scientific studies, and develops a new scientific method or applies to known methods into different fields, and contributes to national and international literature.
PO-5 The candidate can understand the Department of Business Administration`s disciplines interaction with each other and the Department of Business Administration interaction with other departments. Also, the candidate can evaluate various topics with new perspectives and study interdisciplinary.
Presentation
LO-3 Thesis information acquired about the level of expertise to evaluate and use them. PO-6 The candidate can discuss the new information in the field of business in a systematic manner, and can gain high level skills about research methods in the field.
PO-7 The candidate can search theoretical and practical knowledge and skills which can gained in the field of Business Administration, can determine these knowledge and skills how it is used in practice and field analysis, can adapt and analyze these knowledge and skills, can make critical decisions, and can apply by reaching synthesis.
PO-8 The candidate keeps up to date his/her knowledge, follow closely national and international literature in the field of Business Administration, and can improve himself/herself not only in Business Administration, but also in other social issues.
Term Paper
LO-4 Thesis on the subject of data collection, evaluation, dissemination stages to scientific and ethical values​​. PO-12 The candidate can follow the scientific, technological, social and cultural developments in an academic and professional way and contribute to the relevant issues and processes.
PO-13 The candidate can identify social, scientific, managerial and ethical problems that are encountered in the field of academic and professional business life, and can analyze and solve them, and contribute to the development of values related to such issues.
Presentation
Term Paper
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The course is structured to help students to design and carry out a social research project.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Determination of the research topic. Teaching / Question&Answer
2 Acceptance of research proposals. Teaching / Question&Answer
3 Notes and sources representation. Teaching / Question&Answer
4 Ethic of social researchs. Teaching / Question&Answer
5 Scientific literature review and thesis planning. Teaching / Question&Answer
6 Qualitative and quantitative measurement methods. Teaching / Question&Answer
7 Data collection method and sampling. Teaching / Question&Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Literature screening Teaching / Question&Answer
10 Literature screening Teaching / Question&Answer
11 Literature screening Teaching / Question&Answer
12 Literature screening Teaching / Question&Answer
13 Literature screening Teaching / Question&Answer
14 Literature screening Teaching / Question&Answer
15 Literature screening Teaching / Question&Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 American Psychological Association-APA (2013). Publication manual (8th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Required Course instruments and materials
Related to books and papers.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report 8,9,10 1 40
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project 16 1 60
final exam

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 3 12
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 3 9
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 5 6 30
       e) Term paper/Project 6 12 72
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 0
0
0
Total work load; 179