Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / MUD-506 - ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING (MASTER'S DEGREE WITHOUT THESIS)

Code: MUD-506

Course Title: DECISION MAKING

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 6

Year/Semester of Study

1 / Spring Semester

Level of Course

2nd Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Optional

Department

ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING (MASTER'S DEGREE WITHOUT THESIS)

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

SERKAN DERİCİ (serkanderici@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

Individuals constantly make decisions in their daily lives. In professional business areas, simple decision-making leads to erroneous results. For this reason, individuals need to carry out their decision processes professionally by having the science of decision making. In this direction, the aim of the course is to gain knowledge about how to make decisions and which methods to use in business processes professionally and to enable them to perform decision-making professionally in different sectors.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	Can use basic level analytical thinking skills in the face of problems.	PO-16 Students will be able to develop solutions for complex problems encountered and/or unforeseen in practice, report and present these proposals in accordance with academic publication rules.	Examination
LO-2	Can solve problems using classical decision-making techniques.	PO-12 To be able to access information by conducting scientific research in social sciences, to have the ability to evaluate, interpret and apply information.	Examination
LO-3	Can demonstrate a professional approach in decision-making processes related to business processes.	PO-8 Can develop himself/herself in interdisciplinary fields that add value to personal change and development within the framework of interest, talent, social sensitivity and volunteering.	Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course covers decision making, historical development of decision making, decision making process, decision types, decision trees and game theory.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Introductory information about the science of decision making)	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
2	Historical development of decision making	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
3	Decision making process and process design	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
4	Decision making methods under uncertainty	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
5	Decision making methods under uncertainty	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
6	Decision making methods under risk	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
7	Introduction to decision tree analysis	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
8	mid-term exam
9	Multidimensional decision tree analysis	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
10	Decision tree analysis based on market research	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
11	Comparative analysis of decision making methods	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
12	Utility theory	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
13	Game theory	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
14	Current decision-making examples from sectors	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
15	Current decision-making examples from sectors	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Yaralıoğlu, K. (2010). Karar verme yöntemleri. Detay Yayıncılık. (Ana kaynak)
2	Aladağ, Z. (2011). Karar teorisi. Umuttepe Yayınları. (Ana kaynak)
3	Lezki, Ş., Sönmez, H., Şıklar, E., Özdemir, A., & Alptekin, N. (2016). İşletmelerde karar verme teknikleri. Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları. (Yardımcı kaynak)
Required Course instruments and materials
Course Tools and Materials Textbooks, Notebook, Blackboard

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

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading	3	14	42
b) Search in internet/Library	3	14	42
c) Performance Project			0
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report			0
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	3	7	21
mid-term exam	2	2	4
Own study for final exam	4	7	28
final exam	2	1	2
			0
			0
Total work load;			181