ISD 819 Scientific Research Methods and Ethics

Students are introduced to the theoretical and practical methods for gathering primary data in Scientific Research Methods and Ethics course, as well as the knowledge and skills that are essential for completing an academic project or thesis. This course will help you write your academic papers or theses by reviewing and critically analyzing fundamental ideas and problems related to scientific methodology and research ethics. The relevance of research procedures, data collecting, analysis, and interpretation, as well as research ethics, will be the key topics of this course.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Mandatory

ISD 801 Financial Accounting

Financial Accounting course will teach you the fundamentals of financial accounting from the ground up. You will gain knowledge on how to prepare a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, analyze financial statements, and calculate and interpret critical ratios. The topics covered are the basic accounting concepts and conventions, the recording process (double entry bookkeeping system, preparation of journal, ledger and trial balance; preparation of final accounts); accounting for merchandising operations, internal control, receivables, long lived assets, debt and equity financing, statement of cash flows. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the fundamental principles of financial accounting, initiate the students in the use and preparation of financial statements, and enable the students analyze, interpret, and use information provided by the accounting information system. 

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 802 Financial Management

In the financial management course, how both company owners and professional finance managers can manage a company or business in the most financially efficient way, the need to make project / investment decisions immediately, the issues to be considered in foreign trade transactions, how the company will manage the exchange risk. The studies will be carried out on how to review financial statements, describe how different financial markets function, make capital budgeting decisions under both certainty and uncertainty, discuss the capital structure theory and dividend policy of a firm and describe and assess how companies manage working capital and short-term financing . The aim of this course is to provide students with the essential information about financial management.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 803 Marketing Management

This course covers the marketing system and its relation with environmental factors; evolution of marketing concept; marketing institutions and process; marketing strategy and planning; marketing research and marketing information systems; consumer behavior; and product, distribution, promotion, and pricing strategies.

The major objectives of this course are to familiarize the student with the foundations of marketing management, to examine and discuss the problems that a marketing manager confronts, to develop managerial perspectives and an analytical approach to solve different marketing problems, and to improve the abilities and the skills for reporting conclusions and recommendations.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 804 Strategic Management

In this course; within the scope of strategic management and strategic leadership; strategic management: conceptual framework and process, the role of the environment in strategic management and environmental analysis, strategies: corporate strategies and competitive strategies, techniques used in the implementation of management strategies, business structures and strategic management, culture, human resources and business skills, leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and Strategic leadership, current approaches in leadership, ethical leadership, social responsibility and management of differences, development of leadership skills will be examined and within this framework, research in the field of strategic leadership and home management will be discussed. The aim of this course is to provide students with information about effective strategy, to observe and analyze existing organizations, and to evaluate successful and unsuccessful organizations.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 805 Management and Organization

This course is an introduction to the management and organization functions. It will focus on the theory and fundamental concepts of management including planning, organization, leadership, and control. This course will review the evolution of management thought, function and practice and will stress current approaches and emerging concepts. 

The primary objective of this course is to provide students a process understanding of an introduction to management theory and practice through the study of (1.)  The basic functions of management - planning, organizing, leading, and controlling - and (2.)  Individual and group behavior.  Focused on preparing the student to respond effectively to a dynamic, global business environment. 

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 806 Human Resources Management

This course provides an overview of human resource management in today’s organizations. It examines strategic planning for an organization and the role of the Human Resources (HR) department in its strategic plans. The course defines human resource management and human capital and describes how human resource management and employees can be core competencies for organizations. The aim of this course is to provide students with information on effective HRM, to observe and analyze existing organizations, and to evaluate successful and unsuccessful organizations.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 810 Accounting Audit

The course is designed to provide in-depth study of auditing principles, concepts, and practices as it applies mainly to business and investors. Further, it will provide the student with a working knowledge of auditing procedures and techniques, standards, ethics and legal environment, statistical audit tools as well as audit reports. The aim of this course is to inform students about the correctness of the financial statements and current balance records and determine whether any fraud and deficiencies are present and how to fix them.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 811 Managerial Accounting

managerial accounting course is concerned with providing information to managers for use within the organization. Managerial accounting is a company's internal language, and is used for decision- making, production management, product design and pricing, marketing, and for motivating and evaluating employees. topics include accounting analysis and management's decision-making function, information for planning purposes, cost-volume profit analysis, break-even analysis, using budgets as a planning tool, and production budget.

The managerial accounting course contains the necessary information to compile and report the financial information required by the business and aims to enable the students to acquire the ability to produce the information needed by various management levels to make decisions.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 812  Sales Management

In this course; within the scope of sales management; sales management: conceptual framework, sales management functions, sales and sales management, sales system organization, sales force creation and training, sales force motivation and pricing, sales forecasting and budgeting, sales regions, sales quotas, sales policies and strategies, sales performance, sales ethical and legal aspects of management in Turkey and the world will be dealt with within the scope of research literature and made. The aim of this course is to provide students with effective sales management knowledge, to observe and analyze existing organizations, and to evaluate successful and unsuccessful organizations. 

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 813 International Marketing

Some of the subjects taught are international trade, international marketing environment, market segmentation and target market selection for embracing the concepts belonging international marketing strategies, export and insurance transactions in international marketing, banking transactions, marketing mix (product decisions and strategies, brand selection, brands and strategies, packaging and labeling), pricing strategies, distribution strategies. The main objective of the course is to teach students about the main concepts and principles regarding international marketing.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 814 Strategic Marketing

Strategic marketing management is a capstone course that brings together what has been learned in earlier marketing courses and introduces marketing decision making and planning frameworks in the global environment: exploring strategy options; opportunity analysis; strategy setting and implementation. Topics such as business analysis, sector and competition analysis, customer analysis, competition and positioning strategies, entry strategies for new markets, marketing strategies according to market position are examined. In strategic marketing course, necessary basis is provided for students enabling them to apply marketing methods from a strategic point of view.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 815 Tourism Marketing

This course centres on planning and implementing creative marketing strategies for the tourism industry. Some of the topics include marketing information system, tourism field-market, pricing of touristic product, tourism marketing policy. The aim of this course is to provide students the necessary knowledge and skills that enable them to execute general marketing applications in tourism businesses.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 816 Brand Management

Brands are among the most valuable assets of businesses, which are formed as a result of investments and development efforts of businesses over time. While manufacturing processes can often be copied, strong beliefs and attitudes that arise in consumers' minds cannot be duplicated. Therefore, building a brand and maintaining brand value effectively is one of the top priorities of high performance businesses. Thanks to effective brand management, consumer loyalty, competitive advantage and superior financial results are achieved. The course will be conducted by blending interactive classroom discussions, exercises and case studies. In addition, many examples / cases will be discussed in class. An important part of the learning experience in this type of lesson is constructive and rational classroom discussions. In this context, all students are encouraged to participate actively and logically in classroom discussions. Develop a comprehensive understanding of brand management from students (branding-specific terminology & concepts) and a memory of how brands affect business performance and future.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 817 Computer Applications in Business

Information requirements of business departments and communication with other departments, definition and usage of operating systems, writing files in MS Office programs, creating graphics, formulas and numerical calculations, writing macros, creating databases and so forth take part in the scope of  course. This course is aimed to give basic and practical information about common computer programs used in business administration and their usage purposes. 

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 818 Numerical Methods

In this course, topics will be teached frequency and cross-tabulation analyses, ANOVA, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, common method bias and remedies, correlation and regression analyses, structural equation modeling, mediation analyses (Baron and Kenny approach, and Bootstrapping method), moderation analyses, mediation-moderation analyses, moderation-mediation analyses. In this course students will learn how to analyze survey data.  

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 820 Supply Chain Management

In the supply chain management course, the information that will enable the structuring and coordination of the relationships of the companies with the suppliers and customers or the retailers with whom the products are sold is communicated in the global business world. Topics include basic principles of supply chain management, strategic importance, order management, packaging. The main aim of the course is to provide students the main concepts and principals of supply chain management.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 821 Business Economics

Students are presented with the technical and conceptual concepts that will provide analytical thinking and strategic decision making skills in topics such as consumer theories, firm theories, competition. The aim of this course is to convey to the students the information that will enable the information of microeconomic concepts in business management.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 822 Economic Analysis

In the course of Economic analysis, information on macroeconomic issues such as capital accumulation, dual growth models, effects of institutional and organizational structures on economic growth and development are given and recent developments in world trade order are examined. The aim of this course is to teach students main concepts and principles regarding economic analysis. 

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 823 International Trade and Policies

Topics include international trade theories, global trade regulations, trade policies and economic effects of them, unfair methods of protection against unfair competition in imports, international factor movements in trade and income distribution, World Trade Organization and agreements, regional trade agreements, non-tariff barriers, trade effects of the global economic crisis, trade disputes and solutions. The aim of this course is to provide our students with basic information related to international trade and trade policies of countries.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 824 International Finance

This course provides an introduction to the environment and tools of international financial management. The International Finance course covers international perspectives of finance concepts, including foreign exchange markets, option markets, swap markets, multinational capital structure, cross-border investment decisions, international portfolio management. The main aim of this course is to provide students the main concepts and principles regarding international finance.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 827 Leadership and Management

This Leadership and Management course focuses on tactful leadership practices that are effective in any business. It also offers a comprehensive overview of good management practice for those new to supervision. Some of topics of this course include leadership concept, leader manager relationship, effective leader characteristics, behavioral approaches, contingency approach, modern leadership approaches. The main aim of this course is to investigate leader behavior on the basis of some important theories and approaches. 

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 828 Quality Management

This course will provide students with an understanding of the principles, concepts, processes, tools, and activities associated with total quality management. This course provides students with an understanding of how to organize, coordinate and manage quality systems. Topics covered include planning for quality, assuring quality, quality control, tools for process quality, improving quality, tools for product quality, quality audits, quality problem solving, quality management systems, the six sigma approach, documenting quality management systems, and benchmarking. Students will come to view quality as the result of systematic processes. “Quality is planned; not inspected.” The quality paradigm will be examined through the thinking of quality gurus like Deming, Juran, Feigenbaum, Crosby, Ishikawa, and Imai. The course deals with the most important statistical methodology for quality management: statistical process control (SPC). SPC is the application of statistical tools to the control of processes that results in products and services.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 829 Competition and Market Structure

This course uses the theories of microeconomic theory and the behavioral economics approach; and discuss how different market structures affect competition and how competition can be strategically managed. The case studies, which will be examined in terms of pricing, product positioning, sustaining competitive advantage, long and short-term price competition, help to shape managerial decisions more accurately. The main aim of this course is to teach students competition and competition process, which is one the main factors in the market, on the basis of market structure.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 830 Tax Law

Some of the fundamental problems faced by enterprises, employers and employees in business are in the scope of tax law directly. When examined in general, it is observed that the problems / disputes that arise between tax administration and taxpayers originate from the determination of tax base, the amount of the tax, the exemptions and exceptions, mistakes made in the taxpayer's personality, application of provisional seizure, payment order issuance, foreclosure and conversion of property to money, tax crimes and misdemeanors. The objective of the course is to be knowledgeable about the legislation on which the businesses and employees are involved in the tax law issues and about the ways in which administrative and judicial remedies can be taken against the problems / disputes that are experienced. The main aim of this course is to teach students competition and competition process, which is one the main factors in the market, on the basis of market structure.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 831 Management Information Systems

Students will explore fundamental concepts and issues of management information systems and examine how institutional and social contexts shape and are shaped by the implementation of management information systems. Students will learn and gain skills to solve business problems in technology-based environments. The course includes extensive coverage of business telecommunications, the Internet, wireless technology, e-Commerce and digital goods, ethics and social issues in information systems etc. The aim of the course is to provide students with an integrated set of concepts and tools for understanding management and information systems.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 832 Business Capital Management

This course is designed to provide you a hands-on experience about the practical aspects of capital management after a quick review of theoretical aspects. In the first part of the course; the main structure of basic principles along with theories will be introduced. After this theoretical introduction; practical capital management concepts; will be summarized in the second part of the course along with case studies. By the end of the course, the students will have built a capital management notion by thinking on real world problems. 

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 839 Financial Statement Analysis

This course will help students to  prepare, interpret and analyze financial statements for tasks such as credit and security analyses, lending and investment decisions, and other decisions that rely on financial data. At the end of the course, you will be able to understand the preparation of financial statements, the ratio analysis of assets, the ratio analysis of capital, the ratio analysis of financial structure, the analysis of rantability, and the preparation and interpretation of dynamic statements. The major objectives of this course are to familiarize the student with the foundations of financial statement analysis, to examine and discuss the problems that a manager confronts, to develop managerial perspectives and an analytical approach to solve different financial statement analysis problems, and to improve the abilities and the skills for reporting conclusions and recommendations.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 840 Crisis Management and Leadership

The issue of crisis management and leadership, the competitive environment brought about by globalization, innovations arising from technology, natural disasters, wars and how crises frequently encountered due to economic problems should be handled by leaders within the scope of opportunities and threats they contain. In this context; The most important defense of businesses against the crisis that may arise for many reasons should be to make the business ready and durable against crises in pre-crisis periods. In order to achieve this, the biggest task falls on the managers, that is, the leaders in the enterprises. It should not be forgotten that every leader cannot have the ability and features to foresee the crises that the business may encounter, to prepare the business in this direction and to make it resistant to crises.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 841 Business Leadership

This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business. You will analyse the role of a leader in business with a focus on decision-making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 842 Multicultural Management in Business

This course examines the ways in which cultural differences impact on the process of doing business and managing internationally. A range of conceptual frameworks are developed, including mental models and schemata as the source of cultural differences and difficulties in managing intercultural interactions. Using evidence and business practice, the course explores the nature of culture and how cultural differences impact on interpersonal interactions, intergroup interactions and the management of multi-cultural workforce.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 843 Game Theory for Managers

This is a course in game theory and its application to management, including business strategy. It offers an introduction to a selection of the methods and results of modern game theory. Emphasis is placed on the practical applications of these tools.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 845 Negotiation Techniques and Conflict Management

This course will provide the theory, processes, and practices of negotiation, conflict resolution, and relationship management to help you be a more effective negotiator in a variety of situations. We examine effective and ineffective strategies, determine why they work well, and discuss successful alternatives if they do not. We also identify patterns of negotiation and conflict resolution in different national and cultural contexts, to gain an understanding of how interpersonal style, personality, culture, and other variables influence our negotiation and decision-making skills.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 852 Consumer Behavior

This course focuses on identifying the relevant behavioral variables in a given product purchase situation and determining how marketing strategy can be adapted to meet the ways in which consumers perceive, select, and buy. It uses advanced cases and a field study project.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 853 Management Concept in History and Leadership

This course will give you an overview of the evolution and history of management thought and theory. It will  provide an understanding of management and leadership in the context of the modern-day world in which we reside.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 854 Global Crises and Risk Management

Global Crises and Risk Management course provides participants with unique insights and fundamental skills required for mastering the field of global risk analysis, early warning and the management of major man-made and natural disasters.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 855 Contemporary Approaches in Management and Ideas

This course provides students in-depth exposure to the skills necessary to manage an organization in today’s rapidly changing marketplace.  The course will explore the general history and theory of the field of management. After reviewing the theories and foundations of the management field, students will investigate and discuss the changes and challenges in today’s global marketplace.  A variety of crucial management skills will be addressed.

Credit: 3 -  ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 856 International Business

This course will introduce the principles of competition and comparative advantage and the forms of economic activity they sustain at the international level.  Firstly, the relationship between government and business, the growth of regional trading blocs, and the importance of global economic institutions will be examined. Then European integration, the roles of east Asian economies, transition economies and developing economies will be discussed.  Following this, in the third part of the course, the role of trade policy, international capital flows, multinationals and technology transfer, and international management will also be introduced and explained. 

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 857 Multinational Business Management

The modern business environment becomes increasingly multinational. This course equips students with the tools, techniques, and concepts necessary to analyse and understand how international business is conducted and how companies and countries can thrive in today’s global enterprises. With this course, it is aimed to explain the importance of multinational enterprises in the world, how they can affect the world economy and politics, and the necessary factors while showing in the international field of study. 

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 858 Organizational Behavior

Organizational behavior is a field study that aims to explain and improve the understanding of the behavior and attitudes of individuals and groups within the organization, and is a discipline whose area of ​​interest is people and organizations. In the organizational behavior course, it is aimed that the people in the working environment acquire the necessary information about themselves, their colleagues and their organizations, such as perception, communication, learning, motivation, job satisfaction, attitudes, groups, leadership, communication, conflict, stress and time management. In this context; Contemporary and contemporary concepts, approaches and practices in the field of behavior such as attitudes, job satisfaction, emotions, personality, perception, motivation, group, work teams, communication, leadership, power and politics, organizational culture will be explained in detail.

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 859 Strategic Leadership and Management Skills

This course introduces the key concepts, tools, and principles of strategy formulation and competitive analysis. It is concerned with managerial decisions and actions that affect the performance and survival of business enterprises. The course is focused on the information, analyses, organizational processes, and skills and business judgment managers must use to devise strategies, position their businesses, define firm boundaries and maximize long-term profits in the face of uncertainty and competition.

The course takes a general management perspective, viewing the firm as a whole, and examining how policies in each functional area are integrated into an overall competitive strategy. The key strategic business decisions of concern in this course involve selecting competitive strategies, creating and defending competitive advantages, defining firm boundaries and allocating critical resources over long periods. Decisions such as these can only be made effectively by viewing a firm holistically, and over the long term. 

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 860 Organizational Theory

Organization theory and design is a macro examination of organizations because it analyzes the whole organization as a unit. The course focuses on the key processes of organizational design: charter the design process; assess the current state of the business; and design the new organization.  At the end of this course, participants will be able to understand, analyze and appreciate: 1. Classical, neoclassical and modern theories of organization. 2. The research organization as a social system. 3. The importance of and process for goal setting and defining strategy in an organization. 4. The structure and design of an organization. 5. Communication in the organization. 

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 861 Industrial and Organizational Psychology

This course is designed to provide an overview of I/O Psychology including individual, group, and organizational issues resulting in enhanced understanding of the world of business and related career concerns. Students will be exposed to the some of the main topics of Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology such as its definition, the effect of historical events on the development of the field, research methods used in the field, and the main points of Industrial Psychology.

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 862 International Trade Theories

The content of the course consists of the classic trade theory, the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, imperfect competition, trade profits, corporations in international trade, the EU-Turkey Customs Union agreement, foreign trade in the payment forms, documents used in international trade, customs regulations and practices, external balance of payments, foreign trade It covers policy practice, international trade and economic growth, and trade theory and development.

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 863 Sociology of Work

The course will focus primarily on working conditions and jobs but will take account of how different types of work and workers are connected worldwide. The course examines how sociology and sociologists have looked at the issue of work in the past as well as in contemporary societies. It charts the theoretical background to the assumptions sociologists make about work as well as the methods they use to investigate work and employment. This course aims to provide to students learning the basic concepts of sociology and sociology of work that are intended to help the working life of the application. 

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 864 Sociology of Institutions

How the motivation processes and resources of Western civilization to build institutions affect non-western societies will be discussed. In the context of sociology of crisis, various developments will be discussed within the framework of modernization, globalization and postmodern paradigms in the context of institutional developments, problems, predictions and suggestions.

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 865 Simulation Modeling in Management

This course gives more sophisticated business analysis, marketing and strategy concepts with the goal of completing a market-oriented strategic business plan in a PC-based team simulation over 10 weeks of the course. By the end of the course, students will be able to put together a strategic business plan and present it to the class.

This course aims to: 1. To increase awareness of the complexity of operating an international company from a strategic and general management perspective 2. To develop capabilities in identifying & analyzing key environmental & organizational variables that may influence an organization performance within & across national markets, and how these variables may influence the organization 3. Enhance fact-based analytical decision-making and understand the financial implications of business decisions by linking the decisions to cash flows and bottom line performance.  

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 866 Advertising Management

A course that introduces the student to the principles and techniques of advertising and related marketing communications activities like sales promotion, public relations, publicity, personal selling, and merchandising. This course aims to students understand that what advertising are and identify trends in the advertising sector, explain new concepts and main decision points of advertising sector and integrated marketing communication. 

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective

ISD 868 Digital Marketing

Students in this course will explore the development, production and implementation of digital-marketing delivery methods including, but not limited to, email marketing, web-based marketing, search-engine optimization (SEO), online advertising, and social media.

Credit: 3 / ECTS: 6

M/E: Elective