COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WOMEN IN BUSINESS LIFE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBA 3001 WOMEN IN BUSINESS LIFE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Business

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR EMINE SEDEF AKGÜNGÖR

Offered to

International Business and Trade
Economics
International Relations
Tourism Management
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to introduce the learners the life in business environment from the perspective of a woman executive manager. The course acknowledges that although men and women may enter career life with similar qualifications, they may go through different paths during their professional lives. The course aims to aid students to gain an overview of the business life by providing them a chance to interact with experienced business women.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Acquire knowledge on business environment from the perspective of an executive woman
2   Have a basic understanding of conditions for success as a women manager
3   Understand challenges facing the business executives in a real-life business setting with special emphasis on challenges and problems faced by women executives
4   Understand practical issues in solving real life business problems
5   Get acquainted with executive managers in the class environment
6   Get acquainted with executive managers within the business setting

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course and presenting the course rules
2 Seminar
3 Seminar
4 Seminar
5 Full day experience in the firm
6 Seminar
7 Seminar
8 Seminar
9 Full day experience in the firm
10 Student presentations
11 Student presentations
12 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Materials on background information of the invited speakers and the firms they represent

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Weekly seminars by invited speakers.
2. Each student will be assigned an executive manager and will have a chance to live through two full days in the business environment under the guidance of the firm s executive manager.
3. Student presentations on their experiences of the firm visits.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS Presentation
2 PRT Participation
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.80 + PRT * 0.20


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will be able to identify basic practical problems facing business executives, particularly women executives.
2. The learner will have a basic understanding for being a successful manager.
3. The learner will be able to make presentations to their peers and professors.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

- A minimum GPA of 2.50 is required to enroll to the class
- It is mandatory to attend tp 70% of the weekly lectures
- It is mandatory to attend to the two full day firm visits.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Sedef Akgüngör

Office Hours

Monday 11:30-12:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 7 3 21
Case study 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 7 3 21
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Field study 3 8 24
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.134521
LO.22431
LO.34521
LO.44521
LO.512
LO.61234

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