The Faculty of Economics & Administrative Sciences
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
Information on:
Undergraduate courses
Graduate courses (MBA & Doctorate)
YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Department of Business Administration
About the Department
The goal of the Business School at Yeditepe University is to educate students to be successful in their fields by acquiring information
and skills which will enable them to build careers that match the demands of the 21st century. We have designed a curriculum to
meet the demands of contemporary work places. Our vision is the global effectiveness of our students who can work in a variety
of public and private organizations.
Our faculty consists of members who have received their education and life experiences from international sources. Class
discussions as well as courses are in English. The majority of our classes require reports and presentations that take place also
in English. We emphasize the importance of interpersonal skills and communication. The department requires student internship
as a part of graduation. Often those students who start out as interns end up being hired by the companies where they interned.
We are very proud of these outcomes.
Yeditepe MBA began with the onset of Yeditepe University twelve years ago. The MBA program pioneered an evening degree for
those students who work during the day. Our faculty consisted of CEOs in the field as well as academicians internationally known.
It has been an overwhelming success. In the upcoming years other universities in Turkey used our model as a benchmark for
establishing their own programs. We are the first university to offer an evening MBA program in Turkey, and the MBA program
continues to be one of our most creative and popular endeavors.
In 2008, we proudly graduated the first ten doctorate business administration students. Our doctorate of philosophy program
is superior. We offer four concentration areas, Finance, Marketing, Management and Organizational Behavior. Our doctorate
students hold high level of positions in private sector companies and public organizations. Often times these graduates teach
classes at universities. In fact, some of them simultaneously pursue academic and business careers.
Business students have the option of participating in a study abroad program. Some of these programs have been established as
a direct exchange with foreign universities, and others take place through the Erasmus program. As much as our students benefit
from this scholarly exchange, so do students who come to our campus from Europe, Asia, Latin America, America and Canada,
and the Far East. In fact, several of our foreign students have been able to come to Yeditepe University through the scholarships
presented to them by our university or the international exchange student programs.
All of our students enjoy our beautiful and unique campus. We are situated in a pine forest; our structures are contemporary
replicas of the Selçuk period in Turkish history. The university sponsors endless national and international conferences, cultural
activities, and business fairs. Many of our business students are active participants of several business clubs. Yeditepe University
is well known for all the indoor and outdoor sport activity facilities.
Our organizational culture is student friendly, competent, and stands ready to serve the developmental and intellectual needs
of our student body. The testimonials presented below attest to the overwhelming respect our students feel about the business
administration department. Without a doubt, we have taken a place of recognition in the educational community. We look forward
to seeing you among us!
Chairman of the Department of Business Administration:
Mehmet Y. Yahyagil, Ph. D.
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Why business administration?
In the beginning of the 20th century, the response to the social, economic and political changes brought an increase in the demand
for goods and supplies. Previous to that time, there were many commerce schools that trained employees; however, soon these
schools became insufficient for the needs of rapidly growing markets. In particular, during the 1950s, it became apparent that
professionally educated members of business were needed in all types of business organizations, whether they are in industry,
or in the service sector. Furthermore, with the demise of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, the independence of European states,
and the rapid globalization through internet usage, required the broadening of education in the field of business, commerce and
economics. The foundation for an international perspective, thus, the internalization of organizations, has since been set into place.
The goal of the Business School at Yeditepe University is to educate students to be successful in their fields by acquiring information
and skills which will enable them to build careers that match the demands of the 21st century. We have designed a curriculum to
meet the demands of contemporary work places. In this regard our department keeps up with current technological developments,
structural changes, and management styles and communications systems. Our vision is the global effectiveness of our students
who can work in a variety of public and private organizations.
Our faculty consists of members who have received their education and life experiences from international sources. The
Department, which is the largest one on the campus with approximately its 2000 students both at undergraduate and graduate
level, has 30 full time, nearly 20 part time instructors and 6 research assistants. The faculty’s contributions to developing minds
allow students to embrace diversity in terms of subject matter as well as employment. We also host visiting professors coming
from different parts of the world at times.
The Business curriculum is designed to prepare the next generation of managers and leaders to function effectively in a rapidly
changing global environment that require continuous learning, analytical thinking and strategic management. The business
students gain a generalist orientation coupled with an individually chosen specialized focus in such areas as Management, Finance,
Accounting, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Entrepreneurship,
E-commerce and Information Technology Management. Furthermore, students are furnished with the knowledge, and ability
for both conducting and evaluating research projects in the field of management and organization at our computer laboratories.
Moreover, our students can join numerous exchange programs, and may join the academic programs of international universities
both in Europe and USA.
Please visit the University web-page (www.yeditepe.edu.tr / education) for more information about our academic staff,
undergraduate business administration programs and curriculum.
“Our motto is to study hand in hand with
our students
for the achievement of educational
excellence”
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
Faculty
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Y. Yahyagil (Department Chair)
Organizational Behavior, Organizational Culture and Climate, Intercultural Issues
Undergraduate: Hacettepe University, Sosyal Hizmetler Yüksek Okulu
Graduate: Grad. Diploma, Swansea University (UK) & M.S. Istanbul University
PH D: Marmara University
Email: yahyagil@yeditepe.edu.tr
URL: http://www.yahyamet.net/
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Serpil
Management and Organization
Undergraduate: Istanbul Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences, 1969
Graduate: Marmara University, 1976
PH D: Marmara University, 1976
Email: serpil@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. İ. Atilla Dicle (Ph.D. Program Coordinator)
Management and Organization, Corporate Governance, International Business, Business Policy and Strategic
Management
Full Time
Undergraduate: Ankara University, 1963
Graduate: University of Southern California, 1967
PH D: University of Southern California, 1969
Email: adicle@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Ali Erkan Eke
Management and Organization
Undergraduate: B.A. Ankara University, 1963
Graduate: University of Southern California, 1969
PH D: University of Southern California, 1972
Email: aeke@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Ülkü Dicle
Management and Organization, Gender Studies, Human Resource Management
Undergraduate: Ankara University, 1963
Graduate: University of Southern California, 1967
PH D: University of Southern California, 1969
Email: udicle@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. E. Abdulgaffar Ağaoğlu
Finance, Banking, Quantitative Modeling
Undergraduate: Middle East Technical University, 1978
Graduate: Ankara University, 1983
PH D: Ankara University, 1989
Email: agaoglu@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Mete Şirvancı
Quantitative Methods, TQM, Marketing Research
Undergraduate: Robert College, 1967
Graduate: The Johns Hopkins University
PH D: The Johns Hopkins University, 1972
Email: mete.sirvanci@yeditepe.edu.tr
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Prof. Dr. Şükran Atadeniz
Marketing, Operations Management
Undergraduate: Boğaziçi University, 1983
Graduate: Clemson University, 1986
PH D: Clemson University, 1993
Email:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Atilla Öner
Project Management, Foresight Studies, Innovation and Technology Management
Undergraduate: Boğaziçi University, 1978
Graduate: Yale University, 1980
PH D: Yale University, 1985
Email: maoner@yeditepe.edu.tr
Site: http://www.maoner.com/index_eng.htm
Assist. Prof. Dr. Çağatay Akarçay
Accounting
Undergraduate: B.A. Marmara University, 1996
Graduate: M.A. Marmara University, 1999
PH D: Ph.D. Marmara University, 2005
Email: cakarcay@yeditepe.edu.tr
Full Time
Assist. Prof. Dr. Can Tansel Kaya
Accounting
Undergraduate: University of North Carolina, 2001
Graduate: Yeditepe University, 2003
PH D: Yeditepe University
Email: ctkaya@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. A. Begüm Ötken
Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Trust, Organizational Culture and Mobbing
Undergraduate: Marmara University
Graduate: Marmara University
PH D: Marmara University
Email: begum.otken@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Berna Yenice
Production and Operations Management
Undergraduate: B.S. Industrial Engineering, Boğaziçi University, 1994
Graduate: Boğaziçi University 1996, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 1997
PH D: Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 2002
Email: bernayen@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Dilek Sağlık Özçam
Marketing, Consumer Behavior
Undergraduate: Middle East Technical University, 1989
Graduate: Bilkent University, 1992
PH D: Marmara University, 2005
Email: dsaglik@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Neva Yalman
Marketing, Retailing
Graduate: İstanbul University (1991)
M.S., University of New Hampshire
Ph.D: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi (2003)
E-mail: nyalman@yeditepe.edu.tr
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Elif Yolbulan Okan
Marketing, Brand Management, Advertising
Undergraduate: Middle East Technical University, 1995
Graduate: University of Salford, U.K. 1996
PH D: Yeditepe University, 2007
Email: eokan@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Füsun Akdağ Aycibin
Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior
Undergraduate: Hacettepe University, 1971
Graduate: Boğaziçi University, 1979
PH D: Ohio State University, 1986
Email: akdagf@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Gaye Gencer
Finance
Full Time
Undergraduate: Boğaziçi University
Graduate: Boğaziçi University
PH D: Boğaziçi University
Email: ggencer@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Gönül Demirel
Management, Organization Theory, Strategic Management, Stakeholder Theory, Stakeholder Relationships Management,
Integrated Management Approach, Open Communication in
Organizations, Mobbing in the Workplace.
Undergraduate: Boğaziçi University, 1991
Graduate: Yeditepe University, 1999
PH D: Yeditepe University
Email: gonuld@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Baransel Atçı
Strategic Management, Business and Process Modeling, Business-Management Simulation
Undergraduate: Turkish Military Academy Business Administration, 1978
Graduate: Boğaziçi University, 1981
PH D: Gazi University, 1993
Ottowa University
Email: batci@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Hera Şigaher İnciyan
Management and Organization
Undergraduate: Marmara University, 1992
Graduate: Marmara University, 1995
PH D: Marmara University, 2001
Email: hinciyan@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Saşo Vrboski
Finance, Managerial Economics
Undergraduate: University of Skopje, 1982
Graduate: University of Skopje, 1984
PH D: Keio University, 1989
Email: vrboski@yeditepe.edu.tr
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Senem Göl Beşer
Management and Organization, International Business, Gender Studies, Foresight Studies
Undergraduate: Marmara University, 1997
Graduate: University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA, 1998
PH D: Yeditepe University, 2008
Email: senemgol@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Yusuf Can Erdem
Marketing, Consumer Behavior
Full Time
Undergraduate: Middle East Technical University, 1978
Graduate: East Carolina University, 1981
PH D: Yeditepe University, 2007
Email: canerdem@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Özlem Kunday
Management and Organization, HRM, Entrepreneurship/Social Entrepreneurship, Gender Studies, International Business
Undergraduate: Gazi University, 1994
Graduate: Southern Illinois University, 1996
PH D: Yeditepe University , 2008
Email: okunday@yeditepe.edu.tr
Instructor M. Nuri Önortaç
Finance
Undergraduate: ODTÜ 1970
Graduate: Birmingham University, 1974
PH D: Ankara University
Email: nonortac@yeditepe.edu.tr
Instructor Orçun Türegün
Management and Organization
Research Assistants
Part Time
Undergraduate: Marmara University, 2001
Graduate: Yeditepe University, 2004
PH D: Yeditepe University
Email: orcunt@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Ömer Faruk Batırel
Prof. Dr. Gülruh Gürbüz
Prof. Dr. Osman Gürbüz
Prof. Dr. Nurgül Chambers
Prof. Dr. Jale Oran
Prof. Dr. Tuncay Kocamaz
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Çinko
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Beril Durmuş
Assist. Prof. Dr. Metehan İncegül
Inst: Dr. A. Engin Ergüden
Inst. Cem Niyazi Durmuş
Inst. Mehmet Kemal Öz
Res. Assist. Tuna Cenkci
Undergraduate: Yıldız Teknik University, 2003
Graduate: San Francisco State University, 2007
PH D: Yeditepe University
Email: tcenkci@yeditepe.edu.tr
Res. Assist. Çiğdem Kaya
Undergraduate: Anadolu University, 2003
Graduate: Kadir Has University, 2005
PH D: Marmara University
Email: cigdem.kaya@yeditepe.edu.tr
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Research Assistants
Res. Assist. Aslı Kuşçu
Undergraduate: Boğaziçi University, 2000
Graduate: Yeditepe University, 2009
PH D: Boğaziçi University
Email: asli.kuscu@yeditepe.edu.tr
Research Assist. Ahmet Özcan
Undergraduate: Marmara University, 2008
Graduate: Marmara University, 2010
PH D: Marmara University
Email: aozcan@yeditepe.edu.tr
Res. Assist. Merve Koçoğlu
Undergraduate: Yeditepe University, 2005
Graduate: Yıldız Teknik University, 2007
PH D: İstanbul University
Email: merve.kocoglu@yeditepe.edu.tr
Res. Assist. Hande Begüm Bumin
Undergraduate: Bilkent Üniversitesi, 2004
Graduate: HEC Paris, 2009
PH D: Yeditepe University
Email: hande.bumin@yeditepe.edu.tr
The course of study leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration covers a period of four years. The curriculum for the
first two years in the Department of Business Administration is designed to give students a general foundation in the entry-level
business administration courses in addition to courses in the fields of natural sciences, humanities and social sciences.
During the last two years, students take required advanced courses in each of the basic concentration areas of business
administration such as accounting, finance, management, marketing, e-business, production and operations management, etc. In
addition, students choose more specialized courses in their area of interest (concentration), to reach the total amount of courses
required for the degree.
Below, the list of concentration areas offered at the Department of Business Administration is presented:
Accounting & Finance Concentration Overview
“The Accounting & Finance” concentration is dedicated to provide a quality education in accounting and finance at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels. Undergraduate courses offer a solid foundation in accounting and finance theory and practice
along with a broad knowledge of the fundamentals in business and economics. The program meets the highest available standard
of achievement and commitment to continuous improvement. Highly motivated students, supportive alumni, and dedicated
faculty are all integral to this recognition of quality of our program. This concentration leads to careers in; Business and Industry,
Government, Non-profit Organizations and Education and our graduates can work as auditors, business advisors, personal
financial planners, tax advisors, and the similar.
Marketing & E-Business Concentration Overview
“The Marketing” area focuses its research and teaching on two broad areas of study: Customer and product management. Customer
management includes study of customer behavior, customer equity and Internet strategy. Product management involves new
product marketing and branding strategies. Faculty members build their teaching around these topics, continually introducing
students to new knowledge that both they and other leading scholars from around the world have developed. This concentration
leads to careers in sales, sales management, advertising, and retailing as well as marketing management.
Management Concentration Overview
“The Management” area focuses its teaching and research on three broad areas designed to increase knowledge in areas considered
fundamental for successful leaders and organizations. These areas are: strategic management, organizational behavior, human
resources, and management. With emphasis on these subjects, students in this concentration develop outstanding leadership,
managerial skills, and interpersonal skills. This concentration leads to careers in almost every sector of corporate world ranging
from sales to marketing to human resources in business organizations as well as non-business organizations.
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Production Management Concentration Overview
“The Production Management” area focuses on teaching and research in the areas of manufacturing and service operations.
Strong analytic expertise in the areas of modeling, applied statistics, computer applications and data analysis are extensively
reviewed as they relate to process management. This concentration leads to careers in systems & process design, in addition to
providing management expertise in organizations including high technology companies.
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CURRICULUM
Introduction to Management
3
Financial Accounting I
3
Computer Applications for Managers 3
Applied Descriptive Statistics
3
Turkish Lang. & Lit. I
2
Art Elective
3
Science Elective
3
Social Responsibility
NC
6
6
6
6
1
3
3
1
BUS 302
BUS 303
BUS 305
ECON 330
BUS 307
BUS 309
HTR 301
Bus. Res. Meth. & Data Anal.
Cost Accounting Business Finance
Managerial Economics
Marketing Management
Production & Oper. Mangt.
His. of Turkish Rev. I
6
6
6
6
5
6
1
1. Year
BUS 201
BUS 205
BUS 213
BUS 227 TKL 201
BUS 011
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
5
6
6
6
3
2. Year
3
3
3
3
3
3
SPRING
3. Year
Advanced English I
Introduction to Business
Introduction to Economics I
Calculus I
Introduction to Law
Humanities I
1. Year
AFE 123
BUS 103
ECON 111
MATH 171
LAW 127
HUM 101
2. Year
CreditECTS
3. Year
FALL
CreditECTS
AFE 123
PSY 241
ECON 122
MATH 172
LAW 191
HUM 102
Advanced English II
Social Psychology
Introduction to Economics II
Calculus II
Business Law
Humanities II
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
6
6
3
BUS 202
BUS 204
BUS 206
BUS 210 BUS 214
BUS 228
TKL 202 BUS 212
Organization Theory & Design
Introduction to Marketing
Financial Accounting II
E-Business
Business Communications
Applied Inferential Statistics
Turkish Lang. & Literature II
Social Responsibility
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
NC
5
4
6
4
4
6
1
1
BUS 301
BUS 304
BUS 306
HTR 302
Human Resource Mangt
Managerial Accounting
Corporate Finance
Free Elective **
Conc. Area Elective *
History of Turkish Rev II
3
3
3
3
3
2
5
5
5
3
5
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
5
6
5
5
3
BUS 490X
BUS 401
BUS 403
Internship in Business
International Business
Mangt. Infor. Systems
Conc. Area Elective *
Conc. Area Elective *
Free Elective **
NC
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
5
5
5
3
4. Year
4. Year
Summer: Intership Mandatory
BUS 404
BUS 406
ECON 430
Bus. Policy & Strat. Mangt
Organizational Behavior
Money & Capital Markets Conc. Area Elective *
Conc. Area Elective *
Non-dept. Elective ***
Total: 147 Credit
* Concentration Areas:
Finance / Accounting
Management
Marketing
E-Business and Info Technology
Operations Management
** Free Electives: courses to be taken outside the school of Econ. and Administrative sciences.
*** Non-Departmental electives: coursis to be taken from the Dept. of Economics and/or International Relations.
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Course Descriptions
AFE 123 Advanced English I Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 Reading sessions of this course focus on business idioms and key concepts of business and economics in English. Writing sessions
focus on appropriate style for academic English. Topics include description, definitions and exemplification, comparison and
contrast, reports and research papers...etc.
BUS 103 Introduction to Business Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 This course is designed to acquaint students with today’s business world by introducing foundations and challenges of starting,
growing and managing business in a global environment; focusing on fundamentals and functions of management such as key
leadership and management skills, vision, ethical standards and strategic management, and essentials of planning, organizing,
directing and controlling; exploring the strategic importance of major business functions such as marketing, human resources,
accounting and finance. The course aims to provide students with a contemporary view of business strategies for competitive
advantage, and to allow them to explore skills and capabilities required for success in their business careers.
ECON 111 Introduction to Economics I Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 The aim of this course is to introduce the students with the basic concepts of microeconomics and its analytical tools. Major topics
covered include supply and demand analysis, various market structures, the theory of firm and the theory of distribution.
HUM 101 Humanities I Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 This is a course for students in their first semester. Its aim is to give a survey of the history of civilizations, art and technology. It
will be supported by slide shows and tapes.
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LAW 101 Introduction to Law Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 The purpose of this course is to inform the students about the general principles of law such as justice equity and sources of law.
The sources of current legal rules may be found in Roman Law or practices or moral laws applied in bygone ages. The topics will
also include the collection of contemporary legal rules, the positive business law on which a Commercial Court bases a decision.
MATH 171 Calculus I Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 These courses provide the mathematical basis for students of management and economics by introducing them to the most
important mathematical tools and methods that are needed in business, and economics context. The topics covered are mainly
matrices and vectors, linear equations sequences and series, integration and functions.
AFE 124 Advanced English II Prerequisite: AFE 123 Advanced English I
Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 Reading sessions of this course focus on business idioms and key concepts of business and economics in English. Writing sessions
focus on appropriate style for academic English. Topics include description, definitions and exemplification, comparison and
contrast, reports and research papers...etc.
BUS 104 Social Psychology Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 The purpose of this course is to orient the students to the role society plays on influencing the individual in his / her perception of
the “self” as well as society to develop awareness regarding personal choices. Major topics that are covered include gender roles,
social perception, attitudes, conformity and conflict, stress and group behavior.
ECON 122 Introduction to Economics II Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 This course focuses on the introductory level macroeconomics, which deals with the economy as a whole, or its basic subdivisions
like households, private firms and government to enable the students to understand the economic policies. Major topics include
national income, growth, unemployment and monetary system.
HUM 102 Humanities II Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 This course is intended for students in their second semester. It is the continuation of Humanities I.
LAW 102 Business Law Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 This course intends to provide the students with the required legal information to be used in business life. The main issues to
be discussed are various types of business associations, types of legal instruments, general types of securities and bills and the
related rules of Turkish Commercial Code.
MATH 172 Calculus II Prerequisite: MATH 171 Calculus I
Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 These courses provide the mathematical basis for students of management and economics by introducing them to the most
important mathematical tools and methods that are needed in business, and economics context. The topics covered are mainly
matrices and vectors, linear equations sequences and series, integration and functions.
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BUS 201 Introduction to Management Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 As an introductory course, the “Introduction to Management” is designed to familiarize the students with basic concepts,
principles, models, theories, and practices of management. The course is organized around three major topical areas: (a) basic
managerial functions such as planning, organizing, leading, and controlling; (b) critical managerial skills such as decision making,
leadership, and communication; and (c) special issues concerning ethics, social responsibility, international management,
and external social, economic and technological forces which shape the theory and practice of managing organizations.
BUS 205 Financial Accounting I Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 This course focuses on the basic structure of the accounting system. Major topics covered are recording the business transactions
in the journal and ledger, recording the adjusting entries and measuring business income, preparing the closing entries and
completing the accounting cycle.
BUS 211 Social Responsibility I
Prerequisite: None Credit (0 + 2 + 0) 0 P/F Social responsibility course requires hands-on learning program for understanding participatory democracy, where students
take active roles in civil society, dealing with various problems and working in cooperation with national and international NGOs
and state institutions. In this context, projects for this course are within a wide range; about child development, human rights,
environment, consumer responsibility, handicapped people.
BUS 213 Computer Applications for Managers Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 This course focuses on business management processes and the software products that are available to assist managers and
other business professionals in the successful accomplishment of their demanding jobs in a dynamic, global and technology-driven
business environment. The course is designed to review the latest software available which assists managers in accomplishing
the full spectrum of management functions to help them shift from traditional methods of managing, to new methods using tools
provided by computer technology.
BUS 227 Applied Descriptive Statistics Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 This course aims to provide students with the quantitative methods to enable them to analyze, interpret and describe numerical
data about various issues. Main topics include descriptive statistics, graphs and measures such as mean, median, probability,
variance analysis, statistical inference and sampling procedures.
Elective Art Elective Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 Elective Science Elective Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 TKL 201 Turkish Language & Literature I Prerequisite: None Credit (2 + 0 + 0) 2 This course gives general information about Turkish language; comparison of traditional & modern linguistic approaches, survey
of Turkish literature with consideration of eras, movements & individual authors in a cultural & historical setting.
BUS 202 Organizational Theory & Design Prerequisite: BUS 201 Introduction to Management Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 13
This course is designed to help the students understand the fundamental body of knowledge of organizations, organization structure,
and organizational processes. The central issues to be discussed in this course include the components of organization structure,
the determinants of effective organizing, the structural design options available to managers, and the conditions under which each
of these options should be used. In this course, organizations will be studied as open systems within their environmental context.
Thus, the course is designed around the structural and contextual dimensions of organizations. Special attention will be given to
organizational design and structural characteristics of organizations required by such contingency factors as size, information
technology, environment, goals, strategy, and culture.
BUS 204 Introduction to Marketing Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 The purpose of this course is to explain the societal, managerial and strategic underpinnings of marketing theory and practice.
It presents concepts and tools for analyzing marketing environment to discern opportunities. The course examines the topics
like customer relationship management, E-commerce, marketing research, marketing management philosophies, elements of
marketing environment, creating competitive advantage, global marketplace, marketing ethics, and sustainable marketing.
BUS 206 Financial Accounting II Prerequisite: BUS 205 Financial Accounting I
Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 The aim of this course is to provide students with information about accounting for assets and liabilities, accounting for partnerships
and corporate transactions and analysis of accounting information. Accounting for accounts and notes receivable, merchandise
inventory, plant assets, current and long-term liabilities, partnerships and corporations are the major topics covered in this course.
BUS 210 E-Business Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 The course objective is to give an introduction and overview of eBusiness that leads to a basic and practical understanding of
electronic business, including electronic commerce, and it’s supporting ICT (Information and Communication Technology) from a
management perspective. This course provides the students with an understanding of e-business from a business perspective, in
an Internet-enabled economy.
BUS 212 Social Responsibility II
Prerequisite: BUS 211 Social Responsibility I
Credit (0 + 2 + 0) 0 P/F Students take active role in civil society projects, working in cooperation with both national and international third sector
foundations.
BUS 214 Business Communication Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 The purpose of this course is to emphasize the need for an efficient ad effective business communication process in organizations.
The course is about understanding knowledge, underpinning communication, practicing and acquiring communication skills and
applying them in the workplace.
BUS 228 Applied Inferential Statistics Prerequisite: BUS 227 Applied Descriptive Statistics
Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 BUS 227-228 is intended to be a two-semester undergraduate “Statistics” course with the assumption that students have a good
understanding of basic algebra and simple calculus. The course will include the most important parts of statistics which students
will need in their business-wise endeavors.
TKL 202 Turkish Language & Literature II Prerequisite: None Credit (2 + 0 + 0) 2 This course gives advanced information about Turkish literature; comparison of traditional & modern linguistic approaches;
classification of Turkish languages, and finally the survey of Turkish literature with consideration of era’s movements & individual
authors in a cultural & historical setting.
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BUS 302 Business Research Methods and Data Analysis
Prerequisite: BUS 227 Applied Descriptive Statistics and BUS 228 Applied Inferential Statistics
Credit (4 + 0 + 0) 4 The course is designed to illustrate the application of research techniques to business decision-making, and the course objective
is to explain the importance of scientific investigation by emphasizing the empirical approach, measurement, evaluation, and to
certain extent, the use of statistical techniques for data analysis purposes.
BUS 303 Cost Accounting Prerequisite: BUS 205 Financial Accounting I, BUS 206 Financial Accounting II
Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 This course aims to show and explain how cost information is produced within a company. It deals with the basic types of costs,
the ways to capture and sort them at the origin and the flow of costs into activities and products, until they become, finally, part of
the income statement. Cost accumulation systems; cost-volume-profit and break-even analysis; absorption and variable costing;
activity based costing are among the major topics covered.
BUS 305 Business Finance Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 0 + 0) 3 The objective of this course is to analyze and understand the structure of the financial system of a company. Financial planning and
forecast, budget, value of money, capital valuation, feasibility studies, the cost of capital and cost benefit analysis are the major
topics covered throughout this course.
BUS 307 Marketing Management Prerequisite: BUS 204 Introduction to Marketing
Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 The aim of this course is to introduce students with marketing strategies. Students will learn how to create value for customers
in order to capture value from customers in return. Also building and managing profitable customer relationships, building and
managing strong brands to create brand equity will be investigated. Strategies related with products, prices, distribution and
communication will be discussed in detail.
BUS 309 Production and Operations Management Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 This course introduces students to planning, organizing, and controlling production and service systems. This course will prepare
students for production and/or operations management positions found in both manufacturing and service organizations. This
course provides students with a broad conceptual framework for evaluating production and operations management practices,
and for developing useful intuition into the strategies and tactics that companies are employing to become world-class firms.
ECON 330 Managerial Economics Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 This course teaches students the practical utility of basic economic tools such as present value analysis, supply and demand,
regression, indifference corves, isoquants, production, costs, and the basic models of perfect competition, monopoly, and
monopolistic competition.
HTR 301 History of Turkish Revolution I Prerequisite: None Credit (2 + 0 + 0) 2 Introduction to the 19th and 20th century Turkish history, Kemalist Revolution & the interconnected emergence, evolution and
current aspects of the modern republic.
BUS 301 Human Resources Management Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 15
The objective of this course is to acquaint students with the basic concepts, techniques and practices of human resource management
in organizations. Principal human resource management functions such as human resource planning, recruitment, selection,
training and development, performance evaluation, compensation and labor relations are the main topics to be discussed.
BUS 304 Managerial Accounting Prerequisite: BUS 205 Financial Accounting I, BUS 206 Financial Accounting II, BUS 303 Cost Accounting Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 This course focuses on planning and control, decision making and reporting. Budgeting, standard costing and variance
analysis, decision making, pricing decisions, capital budgeting are examined in the light of contemporary issues related to new
manufacturing and service environment.
BUS 306 Corporate Finance Prerequisite: BUS 305 Business Finance
Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 The main objective of this course is to enable students who have completed their business finance topics to build up the fundamental
theories of the subject.
Elective Concentration Area Elective Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 Free Elective
Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 HTR 302 History of Turkish Revolution II Prerequisite: None Credit (2 + 0 + 0) 2 Further analysis of the modernization in Turkey. Advanced study of the Republican Era.
BUS 401 International Business Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 This course is designed to provide students with a sound understanding of the mechanics of doing business abroad and familiarize
them with the unique problems, characteristics and operations of multinational enterprises engaging in international business.
Major themes addressed include the emerging new economies, globalization, differences in the socio-economic, political and
cultural environments of international business, foreign direct investment, global and regional economic integrations and/or
blocs, global strategy, methods of entering foreign markets, global marketing, global human resource management, and the
multinational companies in terms of their organizational designs, managerial practices, etc.
BUS 403 Management Information Systems Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 The aim of this course is to introduce the students with the modern information technologies and systems that play a vital role in
today’s business world. Main topics covered in this course are the implementation and the stages of such systems, application
areas, decision-making methods and the effects of these systems on the functions of management.
BUS 490 Internship Prerequisite: None Credit (0 + 0 + 0) 0 P/F The course is designed to acquaint the student with the practical aspects of the theoretical education.
Area Elective Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 16
Area Elective Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 Free Elective Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 BUS 404 Business Policy & Strategic Management Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 “Business Policy & Strategic Management” is a capstone course; it takes a holistic approach and intends to integrate the
knowledge that has already been acquired in all of the previous courses in a business management program. The course tries to
furnish students with the necessary skills and ability in applying their accumulated knowledge to solve the strategic problems of
organizations. The course has been designed to provide the student with the opportunity to develop an understanding of strategic
management and managerial policy concepts, techniques and methodologies, to develop the necessary conceptual and analytical
skills to collect and analyze data, to make rational and strategic decisions, and to integrate and apply the previously learned and
accumulated knowledge to deal with the complex business problems through case analyses and a simulation exercise.
BUS 406 Organizational Behavior Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 This course focuses on the study of the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations in order to identify and develop the
skills needed to make an effective contribution to an organization. Major topics include individual differences in ability, personality
and attitudes, theories relating to motivation, conflict and negotiation, group dynamics, leadership, organizational culture,
organizational structure and design, communication, stress and job satisfaction.
ECON 430 Money and Capital Markets Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 This course deals with the entire financial system and its component parts with an expanded discussion of the trend toward
globalization of financial markets and institutions. The course also covers all major types of financial instruments. Topics discussed
are Perspectives of the Financial System and Their Place in the Economy; the Management and Regulation of the Financial
Institutions; Interest Rates and Security Prices; The Money Market; The Central Banking and Monetary Policy; Government,
Consumers and Businesses in the Financial System; International Financial System.
Area Elective Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 Area Elective requisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 Non-Departmental Elective Prerequisite: None Credit (3 + 3 + 0) 3 International Activities
Erasmus and Exchange Programs
The university is proud to be a participating institution to the greater goal of international cooperation in all fields. International
projects, student and faculty exchanges are ongoing operations with new developments and dimensions constantly evolving.
Marketing Research Project in Europe (MARPE)
Our department is participating to a theoretical and applied summer school project organized by Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative
State University (Germany), Liverpool Hope University (UK), and (IUT) Robert Schuman University (France).
Academic and Cultural Activities
The department actively encourages and supports academic, cultural activities and events and regularly hosts seminars and
conferences on both national and international level.
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Student Clubs
Yeditepe University maintains the belief that university education should be designed to produce a well-rounded individual;
therefore, the university supports cultural, artistic and sport programs and encourages all students to be actively involved.
Yeditepe University aims to provide a comprehensive cultural, social and recreational program along with a thorough education.
The students who share similar interests are encouraged to form societies where they pursue their shared field of activity.
The student clubs at Yeditepe University include: Anthropology, Science, Arts, Ideas, Environment, Economics, Philosophy,
Entrepreneurship, Management, MBA Club, Hippocrates, Law Society, Culture and Thought, Engineering and Architecture, Public
events and Scientific Activities, International Relations, Fine Arts, Cinema and Theatre, Rock Music, Dancing, Sports...
MARC (Management Application and Research Center)
The centre aims to conduct multidisciplinary research and consultancy in public, private and third sectors. The center seeks to
contribute to the scientific literature through generation of new management models, assists public, private and third sectors by
developing solutions for their managerial problems and enhancing relationships among these three sectors and the university.
In doing so, the center aims to create additional funding for the university. The centre also organizes international conferences:
Yeditepe International Research Conference on Business Strategies, Yeditepe International Research Conference on Foresight
and Futures, Yeditepe International Research Conference on Bayesian Learning.
My Coach Project
The purpose of this project is to create personal development opportunities for the Yeditepe University Undergraduate senior
business students, who are about to graduate. This project aims to help the students in planning their careers in a more visionary
manner.
The participating students receive tests, join workshops, and meet extinguished guest speakers during the project. The most
important and differentiating characteristic of the project is that some of the high performing students are guided by highly
reputable coaches from business life. The coaches meet the students three times during the semester in order to follow their
developments and guide them as role models.
At the end of the project the students are expected to get to know themselves and what they are capable of better and ease their
decision making process about what they want to do about their carriers in the long term.
Scholarship
University Entrance Scholarship:
This particular type of grant is available to those students who have been successful in obtaining a place in the quotas set aside
for students who have achieved the required standard in the University Entrance Exams. The scholarship covers the full annual
fee and lasts throughout the whole education.
In Attendance Scholarship:
A student who has regularly attended courses for two semesters at Yeditepe and is among the top three students of his/her
department qualifies for this grant.
Grants for Athletic Achievements:
Granted to those selected for the university’s certain sports teams, or to registered athletes who have actively participated in
individual sports with the related Turkish national team.
Continuing Studies Grants:
Granted to İSTEK Foundation graduates who have completed at least three years of education at a İSTEK high school and
succeeded in the university entrance exam.
For foreigners at the University, scholarships in the last categories can be awarded.
For more info:
Contact Person: Miss Elif Kösedağı, Department Secretary
Phone: +90 (216) 578 07 87 / Fax: +90 (216) 578 07 97
E-mail: isletmeduyuruinfo@yeditepe.edu.tr
URL: http://www.yeditepe.edu.tr/undergraduate/business-administration
Address:
Yeditepe University, 26 Ağustos Yerleşimi, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences,
(Hukuk Binasi) Department of Business Administration
34755 Ataşehir – İstanbul, Turkey.
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Testimonials from Our Graduates or Current Students:
Choosing the Business School of Yeditepe University has been one of the smartest moves in my life. Selection of the right university
is a turning point for a student, which affects one’s life a great deal. Since I chose Yeditepe University, now I am in the ‘employed’
minority rather than the ‘unemployed’ majority of Turkey. The one and only reason that I have achieved this opportunity is Yeditepe
University’s ever increasing quality faculty and particularly of the Business School, which stimulates and motivates the students
to be experienced future managers.
Cengaver Yıldızgöz
Yeditepe University offers a contemporary management approach to get its qualified students ready for the challenging positions
at well-known companies in the global arena. I believe that the Business School of Yeditepe University with its highly qualified
teaching staff has proven itself to be the leader among Business Schools.
Gökhan Turgut
Without any hesitation, I should acknowledge that Yeditepe University is the best choice for those who aim to be in great demand in
the challenging job market. Based on the past two years I have spent at Yeditepe University, and genuine help that our chairperson
and the other members of the Business School provided to me, I came to a conclusion that I made the right decision in my life about
my education. I am proud to be a member of Yeditepe community where education is not limited to classrooms, but culture and
spirit wise a total maturing experience. I wish that everyone could experience the glory of being a Yeditepe student.
Aybüke Şahin Başural
As soon as I started my education at Yeditepe University, I have found myself in a challenging and competitive academic environment
in which students are stimulated to attain high level of goals. I was really encouraged to accomplish the career objectives of my
life with the aid of the dynamic and experienced faculty. I think the best advantage of studying at YU is that carrying out the
‘Renaissance of Atatürk’.
Anıl Şen
After having graduated from one of the İSTEK high schools, without hesitation I chose YU. Because YU has the same constructive
and inspiring, organizational culture, which induce us to search for the better. I am very optimistic and hopeful about the future
because of the confidence YU has given me.
Ebru Özberk
I would never hesitate to state that YU Business School is the center to learn business administration although I have been studying
there for only a year. The incredible help I received from the chairperson of Business School has increased my confidence for my
future career plans. I am sure that when I graduate, I will have all the skills that I will need in business life. I should underline that
YU has the contemporary quality standards in the field of business education.
Nazlı Çağlar
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT
MBA PROGRAM
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YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
MBA PROGRAM
The goal of the Business School at Yeditepe University is to educate students to be successful in their fields by acquiring information
and skills which will enable them to build careers that match the demands of the 21st century. We have designed a curriculum to
meet the demands of contemporary work places. In this regard our department keeps up with current technological developments,
structural changes, and management styles and communications systems. Our vision is the global effectiveness of our students
who can work in a variety of public and private organizations.
Our faculty consists of members who have received their education and life experiences from international sources. Their
contributions to developing minds allow students to embrace diversity in terms of subject matter as well as employment. Class
discussions as well as courses are in English. The majority of our classes require reports and presentations that take place also
in English. In fact, one of the strong suits of our program is teaching research and presentations. We emphasize the importance of
interpersonal skills and communication. The department requires student internship as a part of graduation. Often those students
who start out as interns end up being hired by the companies where they interned. We are very proud of these outcomes.
Yeditepe MBA began with the onset of Yeditepe University twelve years ago. The MBA program pioneered an evening degree for
those students who worked during the day. Our faculty consisted of CEOs in the field as well as academicians internationally
known. It has been an overwhelming success. In the upcoming years other universities in Turkey used our model as a benchmark
for establishing their own programs. We are the first university to offer an evening MBA program in Turkey, and the MBA program
continues to be one of our most creative and popular endeavors.
In 2008, we proudly graduated the first ten doctorate business administration students. Our doctorate of philosophy program
is superior. We offer four concentration areas, Finance, Marketing, Management and Organizational Behavior. Our doctorate
students hold high level of positions in private sector companies and public organizations. Often times these graduates teach
classes at universities. In fact, some of them simultaneously pursue academic and business careers.
Business students have the option of participating in a study abroad program. Some of these programs (ERASMUS and similar
agreements) have been established as a direct exchange with foreign universities, and others take place through the Erasmus
program. As much as our students benefit from this scholarly exchange, so do students who come to our campus from Europe,
Asia, Latin America, America and Canada, and the Far East. In fact, a good number of foreign students have been able to come to
Yeditepe University through the scholarships presented to them by our university or the international exchange student programs.
All of our students enjoy our beautiful and unique campus. We are situated in a pine forest; our structures are contemporary
replicas of the Selcuk period in Turkish history. The university sponsors endless national and international conferences, cultural
activities, and business fairs. Yeditepe University is well known for all the indoor and outdoor sport activity facilities.
Our organizational culture is student friendly, competent, and stands ready to serve the developmental and intellectual needs of
our student body. Without a doubt, we have taken a place of recognition in the educational community.
We look forward to seeing you among us!
1. General Information:
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is designed as an effective and contemporary graduate degree for the
professionals at all levels of business. The program is for people who wish to further explore their skills and capabilities required
for success in their own careers and to update and refresh the knowledge and expertise they earned previously.
The program features
• Broad spectrum of and diversified lectures with fact based applications content,
• High caliber, competent faculty members and instructors who are experts in their fields,
• Delivery of lectures on weekdays between 19:30-22:00 and weekends between 09:30-12:00 and 13:00-16:00 - appropriate for
the working student,
• Flexibility of “ weekdays”, “weekends” or a hybrid lectures scheduling,
• Availability of lectures within the university credit system, both in Fall and Spring terms, and some even in Summer term,
• Supports a participative, interactive and case-based structure.
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2. Entrance Requirements
The candidates should have:
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Four year degree from Turkish University or an equivalent degree received outside of Turkey endorsed by the Higher Education
Council (YÖK),
A minimum score of 55 (equal weight) from the Turkish Academic and Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES),
Taken the English proficiency exam given by the Institute. Those who receive a passing grade on this exam can directly
begin the MBA. Others will be assigned to one of the following levels according to the performance of the candidate on the
proficiency exam. These levels are
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Beginner (three semesters)
Intermediate (two semesters)
Advanced (one semester)
TOEFL IBT (min. 84) or IELTS (min. Academic 5) can be used as replacement for the Yeditepe University proficiency examination.
3. Program Contents
The courses in the program are designed to acquaint students with today’s business administration world by focusing on the
foundations and challenges of starting, growing and managing businesses in a global environment.
The philosophy and the structure of the MBA program, with accumulated experience of its highly qualified academic personnel,
current and application based content, fully equipped computer labs, library and cooperation with online academic publications
content providers, sets the scene, delivers the tools and presents a suitable environment for the advancement of the students.
Students can major in one or two of the following tracks with the electives properly selected:
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Accounting and Finance
General Management
Marketing Management
Human Resource Management
Investment Specialist and Stock Exchange Dealer
Students may select either “with dissertation” or “without dissertation” program within the regulations of the Social Sciences
Institute. Students who have selected the “with dissertation” track should first complete the “Research Methodology” course.
These students should present and defend their thesis that they have written in English under the supervision of a thesis consultant
appointed by the Board of the Institute, to a jury. Students who selected “without thesis” program should, instead of a thesis, take
the “Graduation Project” course and complete it with success.
4. Program Duration:
The prerequisite courses must be completed within two terms. All the courses must be completed within 6 terms for “with thesis”,
and within 4 terms for “without thesis”, program. The thesis is to be completed within 4 terms for “with thesis” program. In both
programs, students may defer their admissions up to four terms upon the approval of the Board due to acceptable causes. The
requests for deferrals are evaluated for each term.
The program duration is 4 terms for “with thesis” program for the ones who are exempt from the prerequisite courses.
5. Program:
For each term (Fall and Spring), in line with the university procedures, students are required to take at least two courses. With
the approval of the Board of the Institution, in certain cases, the number of courses for each term may be either increased or
decreased.
Students, who have graduated from Economy and received a “BB” grade, can be exempted from “ECON” coded preparatory courses
regardless of which year they have taken the courses. Students, who have graduated from Business Administration and received
a “BB” grade, can be exempted from “BUS” coded preparatory courses regardless of which year they have taken the courses.
Students, who have graduated from Business Administration and taken the listed preparatory courses within 3 years and received
a BB or higher grade, can be exempted from both “BUS” and “ECON” coded courses: BUS 501 Contemporary Management,
ECON 501 Foundations of Microeconomics, ECON 502 Foundations of Macroeconomics, BUS 502 Financial Accounting, and BUS
503 Marketing Management. The preparatory courses must be completed within two terms. Students may either select “with
dissertation” or “without dissertation” MBA program after the completion of these courses. BUS 504 (Business Policy) course
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has FIN 504 (Corporate Finance) and ACC 508 (Managerial Accounting) courses as prerequisites. BUS 597 (Graduation Project)
course should be taken at the final semester of study.
All students writing a thesis must take MNGT 598- Seminar in Business course. Students select their courses and enroll, under
the supervision of their advisor, within the first week of each term via internet. “Add/drop” and “withdrawal” cases are exercised
within the periods stated in the academic calendar according to the university regulations. Attendance to courses is compulsory
and absenteeism cannot exceed 20 %.
The passing grade at the MBA program is CC. In the case of getting an “F” grade, the course must be repeated in the subsequent
term. In the case of an elective course failure, a different elective course may be taken.
The minimum requirements for graduation is GPA=2, 50/4, 00. If a student’s GPA is lower than that at the time of graduation, the
student needs repeat some of the courses within the period specified by the Higher Education Council (YÖK).
PREPARATORY COURSES:
Credits
BUS 501
Contemporary Management & Organization
3
ECON 501
Microeconomics3
ECON 502
Macroeconomics3
BUS 502
Financial Accounting 3
BUS 503
Marketing Management3
WITHOUT THESIS
ACC 508
Managerial Accounting3
BUS 502
Research Methodology and Data Analysis
3
FIN 504
Corporate Finance
3
BUS 504
Business Policy and Strategic Management
3
Elective3
Elective3
Elective3
Elective3
Elective3
Elective3
BUS 597
Graduation Project0
TOTAL30
WITH THESIS
ACC 508
Managerial Accounting3
BUS 502
Research Methodology and Data Analysis
3
FIN 504
Corporate Finance
3
BUS 504
Business Policy and Strategic Management
3
Elective3
Elective3
Elective3
Elective3
MNGT598
Seminar in Business*0
BUS 598
Thesis0
Total
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* All students writing a thesis must take MNGT 598 course.
Students select their courses and enroll, under the supervision of their advisor, within the first week of each term via internet.
“Add/drop” and “withdrawal” cases are exercised within the periods stated in the academic calendar according to the university
regulations.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
PREREQUISITE COURSES:
BUS 501 Contemporary Management
The course aims to give students the basic concepts of the Management Science through which the students will discover the
shortest road to be an effective manager. The course covers mainly the following topics: structure of the organization psychological
perspectives of the organizational analysis and management. The design of the human behavior and organizational performance.
At the end of this course, students will learn how to set up an effective communication and motivational system to mobilize the
personnel toward the target of the organization. This course is supported by various case studies.
ECON 501 Foundations of Microeconomics
The course presents an overview of microeconomic concepts like scarcity, opportunity cost, marginal analysis, demand, supply
and market structures. The primary focus of this course is on how individuals and societies deal with the fundamental economic
problem of scarcity. The course begins with a discussion of the methodology of economics and the basic functioning of markets
and than individual markets are investigated.
ECON 502 Foundations of Macroeconomics
The course presents an overview of macroeconomic concepts like national income accounting, interest rates, real values versus
nominal values, monetary and fiscal policy, balance of payments and economic growth. The course has two main objectives. First,
the course is designed to acquaint students with the basic knowledge of macroeconomics. Second, to teach students how to apply
these basic rules to the real world issues.
BUS 502 Financial Accounting
The course focuses on the nature and purpose of accounting, current assets and long-term investments, property, plant and
equipment, intangible assets, liability accounts and owner's equity, principal accounting instruments, valuation problems of
depreciable assets and liabilities: preparation, analysis and interpretation of financial statements.
BUS 503 Marketing Management
This course will be concerned with the basic principles of the marketing management: Universal concepts and functions, marketing
environment, determining the target market and utilizing the product mix, market segmentation, positioning the product, new
product development and reducing its failure rate, the product life cycle, strategies for the four Ps, functions of the marketing
communications, advertising, and sales management.
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CORE COURSES:
ACC 508 Managerial Accounting
This course deals with the use of accounting information for the managerial decision-making. It focuses on preparation of the
master budget, flexible budget, standard costing and variance analysis and taking corrective actions. Subjects such as evaluating
the overall performance of the company; performance reports, cost-volume-profit relations, breakeven analysis, price bidding
analysis, make-or-buy decision, operating leverage, allocation of service department costs, transfer pricing will covered.
Specific topics include the need for planning and control, strategic planning, the resource allocation process, organization of
the management control function, measurement of inputs and outputs, pricing government services programming, budgeting,
reporting and performance evaluation. Design, implementation and evaluation of management planning and control systems.
Public and private sector comparisons.
BUS 502 Research Methodology and Data Analysis
The art of management which relies on the use of basic scientific approaches, and aims at reaching the true knowledge. In
this respect, research methodology serves as an instrument for gathering, organizing, analyzing and interpreting the data both
for theoretical and practical reasons. This course is designed to illustrate the application of research methods and techniques
to business decision-making. The course objective is to explain the importance of scientific investigation by emphasizing the
empirical approach, measurement, evaluation, and to certain extent, the use of software programs to apply essential statistical
techniques for data analysis purposes.
FIN 504 Corporate Finance
Introduces and exposes students to corporate financial management; basic investment decision-making techniques and financing
decisions both short term (current) and long term. Students will answer what short and long-term investments a firm should take
on, how they should be financed. Moreover, students will learn about short and long-term financial planning, valuation of future
cash flows, capital budgeting, risk and return, cost of capital, options and corporate structures, mergers and acquisitions. Further
topics include risk analysis; capital asset pricing; capital structure and valuation; bankruptcy risk; and cost of capital.
BUS 504 Business Policy and Strategic Management
This course covers the definition of strategic management, its basic concepts, strategic management process, establishment of
purposes and mission, external and internal analysis, selection of appropriate strategies, development of application plans of
functions and administrations, establishment of organizational structure based on these plans, selection of integration and control
systems, consistency of strategy with structure and control mechanisms, SWOT analysis and crisis management and evaluation
of results with feedback.
ELECTIVE COURSES ACCOUNTING *
ACC 502 Intermediate Accounting
ACC 505 Turkish Accounting System by Computers
ACC 506 Financial Reporting and Statement Analysis
ACC 509 Tax Accounting
ACC 510 Cost Accounting
ACC 511 Internal Control & Auditing
ACC 512 Inflation Accounting
ACC 513 Advanced Accounting
ACC 514 Budgeting
ACC 519 Special Topics in Accounting
ACC 521 Accounting for Stock Exchange Reporting
ACC 523 Advanced Issues in Financial Reporting
* Prerequisite ECON 501, BUS 502, ACC 508
FINANCE & BANKING*
FIN 502
FIN 503
FIN 505
FIN 506
FIN 507
FIN 508
FIN 509
FIN 514
FIN 552
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Financial Institutions and Markets
Financial Risk Management
Behavioral Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Capital Budgeting
Advanced Topics in Financial Management
Special Topics in Finance
Financial Modeling And Forecasting
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FIN 571 Public Finance
FIN 573 Monetary Economics
FIN 577 Enterprise Risk Management
FIN 579 Corporate Finance : Theory, Applications, and Advanced Topics
FIN 580 Asset and Liability Management in Banking
FIN 581 Risk Management in Banking
FIN 582 Investment Banking
FIN 583 Bank Treasury Management
FIN 584 Lending Functions of Banking & Credit Analysis
FIN 585 e-Banking
FIN 586 Special Topics in Banking
FIN 587 International Finance Management
* Prerequisite ECON 501, BUS 502, ACC 508, FIN 504
MANAGEMENT*
MGT 502 Organizational Behavior
MGT 503 Corporate Governance
MGT 504 Leadership
MGT 505 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
MGT 506 Management of Change
MGT 508 Benchmarking
MGT 509 Management Information Systems
MGT 511 Knowledge Management
MGT 513 International Business
MGT 515 EU Organization and Policies
MGT 519 Communication and Conflict Management
MGT 526 Total Quality Management
MGT 527 Decision Support Systems in IT Management
MGT 528 Negotiations Techniques
MGT 529 Creativity and Innovation
MGT 530 Special Topics in Management
* Prerequisite BUS 501, ECON 502
MARKETING MANAGEMENT*
MKT 502 Consumer Behavior
MKT 503 Marketing Research
MKT 504 Strategic Marketing
MKT 505 Brand Management
MKT 506 New Product Design and Introduction
MKT 507 International Trade
MKT 508 Retailing Management
MKT 509 Advertising Management
MKT 510 Customer Relationship Management
MKT 511 Sales Management
MKT 512 International Marketing Management
MKT 514 Internet Marketing
MRKT 575 Current Issues in Marketing Management
* Prerequisite BUS 503
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT*
HRM 501 Human Resource Management
HRM 502 Corporate Culture and Ethics
HRM 503 Motivation and Performance
HRM 504 Management-Labor Relations
HRM 505 Compensation Management
HRM 506 Cross-Cultural Management
HRM 507 Special Topics in HRM
* Prerequisite BUS 501
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PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT*
OPR 501 Production/Operations Management
OPR 502 Production Planning and Control
OPR 503 Inventory Management
OPR 504 Plant Design, Economics and Implementation
OPR 505 Project Management
OPR 506 Logistics Management
OPR 507 Technology Management
OPR 508 Research and Development Management
OPR 509 Research Methodology and Data Analysis
OPR 511 Manufacturing Planning and Control
OPR 519 Business Statistics
OPR 520 Special Topics in Productions and Operations Management
* Prerequisite BUS 501, ECON 501
MKT 502 Consumer Behavior: The purpose of the course is to understand the customer with the help of market/consumer research
and sciences like psychology, sociology, anthropology. Identifying the customer, theoretical aspects of communication, personality and
attitude improvement are also covered in the course. The aim is to attract customers.
MKT 503 Marketing Research: The course covers both sides of marketing research: The researchers doing the research and the marketing
executives using the information. The course aims to increase the knowledge of the students with a group project.
MKT 504 Strategic Marketing: The main topics covered are changing markets, consumers, creating different marketing strategies and
action plans. Procurement, transportation and storage concepts are also covered in the course.
MKT 505 Brand Management: Main functions of brand management, market analysis, market share analysis, sales team management,
communication channel management and marketing mix decisions are the main topics covered in the course.
MKT 507 International Trade: International trade according to the rules of ICC is covered in the course.
MKT 508 Retailing Management: The management, development and the operation of retail sector is examined. Strategic decisions like
price strategies, actions against factors effecting retail businesses, retail management, and retail communication management are the
topics.
MKT 509 Advertising Management: Determining, analyzing and managing advertising strategies, the role of advertising in marketing,
media planning, active and effective advertising, promotion, public relations and sponsorship are covered.
MKT 510 Customer Relationship Management: The course is designed to provide students with the concepts of identifying and segmenting
customers, creating customer specific plans with the help information technologies.
MKT 511 Sales Management: Sales is art and science. The purpose of this course is to make the students realize their personal sales
skills and sales management profile. The sales process is explained in detail with role plays, individual presentations and team works.
MKT 512 International Marketing Management: This course is designed for MBA students wanting to deepen their international marketing
knowledge. Social and cultural differences among cultures, ways to enter new international markets, political, technological and resource
based challenges and opportunities are covered.
MKT 513 Import and Export Management: International trading techniques, risks and challenges in international trade are covered.
MKT 514 Internet Marketing: Internet marketing is the cheapest and the most successful way of reaching customers. This course covers
topics like strengths and weaknesses of internet marketing, strategies, do’s and don’t in internet marketing. The course tries to have both
domestic and global perspective.
MRKT 529 Product Management: Analysis of planning, production control, service systems, processes and technologies on new product
development is aimed in the course.
MRKT 575 Current Issues in Marketing Management: Important marketing projects are told.
FIN 502 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management: Government policies on capital markets and portfolio investments, features and
sorts of financial equities, options and futures are the topics discussed.
FIN 503 Financial Institutions and Markets: The course aims to cover financial institutions, economy in general, dynamics effecting
financial markets, corporations and markets constituting financial systems, mathematical skills for financial decision making
FIN 505 Financial Risk Management: The course focuses on the applications of hedging through financial derivatives.
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FINA 519 Case Studies in Finance: Important financial case studies are examined with respect to companies and general economy.
FINA 526 Auditing: The purpose of the course is to teach methodology, technology and outcomes of auditing.
FIN 553 International Trade Financing and Banking: The financial tools used in international trade are covered.
MGT 502 Organizational Behavior: This course focuses on the study of the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations in order
to identify and develop the skills needed to make an effective contribution to organization. Major topics include motivation, conflict and
negotiation, group dynamics, leadership, organizational and job design and job satisfaction.
MGT 503 Corporate Governance: The course aims to explore economic estimations and moral philosophy, ethics in business, corporate
citizenship in companies, corporate identity and its importance, corporate management in Turkish law, capital markets board of turkey’
and OECD’s corporate principles.
MGT 504 Leadership: Main leadership attitudes, theories and personal leadership skills are taught. The course also covers topics like
improving interpersonal communication and management skills.
MGT 505 Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Topics like globalization, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs, differences and similarities of
managers and entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship in Turkey and in the world, advises to entrepreneur candidates, success stories, risks in
entrepreneurship, innovations and new ideas are covered.
MGT 508 Benchmarking: The purpose of this course is to teach students what benchmarking is and its application in Turkey.
MGT 519 Communication and Conflict Management: The course has three parts. In the first part, the reasons for conflicts are described.
In the second part, different solutions to conflicts and behavioral aspects are examined. The final part focuses on making the students
create models based on existing concepts.
MGT 511 Knowledge Management: Methodology, definition and techniques of knowledge management are taught.
MGT 513 International Business: This course is designed to provide students with a sound understanding of the mechanics of doing
business abroad and familiarize them with the unique problems, characteristics and operations of multinational enterprises engaging in
international business.
MNGT 515 Information System Concept for Management: The importance of information systems, collecting, storing and using
information correctly, latest improvements in information systems are covered.
MGT 518 E-Business: This course tries to inform students in the area of business via Internet. Designing web sites, promoting web
site, current issues and developments in e-business and Internet marketing will also be included.
MGT 521 Hospital Management: The course covers marketing and financial management of hospitals.
MGT 526 Total Quality Management: Basic concepts and techniques of TQM, quality culture, quality systems, statistical quality
control are covered.
MGT 528 Negotiation Techniques: The main topics of the course are strategies on debates, debate and negotiation processes and
styles, persuasion techniques and negotiation techniques in specific areas.
MGT 530 Special Topics in Management: The course intends to give the students information about the solutions and applications
of current issues in management.
HRM 501 Human Resource Management: The objective of this course is to acquaint students with the basic concepts, techniques
and practices of human resource management in organizations. Principal human resource management functions such as human
resource planning, recruitment, selection, training and development, performance evaluation, compensation and labor relations
are the main topics to be discussed
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
Faculty
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Y. Yahyagil (Department Chair)
Organizational Behavior, Organizational Culture and Climate, Intercultural Issues, Creativity
Undergraduate: Hacettepe University, Sosyal Hizmetler Yüksek Okulu
Graduate: Grad. Diploma, Swansea University (UK) & M.S. Istanbul University
PH D: Marmara University
Email: yahyagil@yeditepe.edu.tr
URL: http://www.yahyamet.net/
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Serpil
Management and Organization
Undergraduate: Istanbul Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences, 1969
Graduate: Marmara University, 1976
PH D: Marmara University, 1976
Email: serpil@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. İ. Atilla Dicle (Ph.D. Program Coordinator)
Management and Organization, Corporate Governance, International Business, Business Policy and Strategic
Management
Full Time
Undergraduate: Ankara University, 1963
Graduate: University of Southern California, 1967
PH D: University of Southern California, 1969
Email: adicle@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Ali Erkan Eke
Management and Organization
Undergraduate: B.A. Ankara University, 1963
Graduate: University of Southern California, 1969
PH D: University of Southern California, 1972
Email: aeke@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Ülkü Dicle
Management and Organization, Gender Studies, Human Resource Management
Undergraduate: Ankara University, 1963
Graduate: University of Southern California, 1967
PH D: University of Southern California, 1969
Email: udicle@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. E. Abdulgaffar Ağaoğlu
Finance, Banking, Quantitative Modeling
Undergraduate: Middle East Technical University, 1978
Graduate: Ankara University, 1983
PH D: Ankara University, 1989
Email: agaoglu@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Mete Şirvancı
Quantitative Methods, TQM, Marketing Research
Undergraduate: Robert College, 1967
Graduate: The Johns Hopkins University
PH D: The Johns Hopkins University, 1972
Email: mete.sirvanci@yeditepe.edu.tr
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Prof. Dr. Şükran Atadeniz
Marketing, Operations Management
Email: sukran.atadeniz@yeditepe.edu.tr
Undergraduate: Boğaziçi University, 1983
Graduate: Clemson University, 1986
PH D: Clemson University, 1993
Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Atilla Öner
Project Management, Foresight Studies, Innovation and Technology Management
Undergraduate: Boğaziçi University, 1978
Graduate: Yale University, 1980
PH D: Yale University, 1985
Email: maoner@yeditepe.edu.tr
Site: http://www.maoner.com/index_eng.htm
Assist. Prof. Dr. Can Tansel Kaya
Accounting
Undergraduate: University of North Carolina, 2001
Graduate: Yeditepe University, 2003
PH D: Yeditepe University
Email: ctkaya@yeditepe.edu.tr
Full Time
Assist. Prof. Dr. Çağatay Akarçay
Accounting
Undergraduate: B.A. Marmara University, 1996
Graduate: M.A. Marmara University, 1999
PH D: Ph.D. Marmara University, 2005
Email: cakarcay@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. A. Begüm Ötken
Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Trust, Organizational Culture and Mobbing
Undergraduate: Marmara University
Graduate: Marmara University
PH D: Marmara University
Email: begum.otken@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Berna Yenice
Production and Operations Management
Undergraduate: B.S. Industrial Engineering, Boğaziçi University, 1994
Graduate: Boğaziçi University 1996, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 1997
PH D: Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 2002
Email: bernayen@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Dilek Sağlık Özçam
Marketing, Consumer Behavior
Undergraduate: Middle East Technical University, 1989
Graduate: Bilkent University, 1992
PH D: Marmara University, 2005
Email: dsaglik@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Neva Yalman
Marketing, Retailing
Graduate: İstanbul University (1991)
M.S., University of New Hampshire
Ph.D. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi (2003)
E-mail: nyalman@yeditepe.edu.tr
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Elif Yolbulan Okan
Marketing, Brand Management, Advertising
Undergraduate: Middle East Technical University, 1995
Graduate: University of Salford, U.K. 1996
PH D: Yeditepe University, 2007
Email: eokan@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Füsun Akdağ Aycibin
Organizational Behavior, Social-psychology
Undergraduate: Hacettepe University, 1971
Graduate: Boğaziçi University, 1979
PH D: Ohio State University, 1986
Email: akdagf@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Gaye Gencer
Finance
Full Time
Undergraduate: Boğaziçi University
Graduate: Boğaziçi University
PH D: Boğaziçi University
Email: ggencer@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Gönül Demirel
Management, Organization Theory, Strategic Management, Stakeholder Theory, Stakeholder Relationships Management,
Integrated Management Approach, Open Communication in Organizations, Mobbing in the Workplace.
Undergraduate: Boğaziçi University, 1991
Graduate: Yeditepe University, 1999
PH D: Yeditepe University
Email: gonuld@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Baransel Atçı
Strategic Management, Business and Process Modeling, Business-Management Simulation
Undergraduate: Turkish Military Academy Business Administration, 1978
Graduate: Boğaziçi University, 1981
PH D: Gazi University, 1993
Ottowa University
Email: batci@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Hera Şigaher İnciyan
Management and Organization
Undergraduate: Marmara University, 1992
Graduate: Marmara University, 1995
PH D: Marmara University, 2001
Email: hinciyan@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Saşo Vrboski
Finance, Managerial Economics
Undergraduate: University of Skopje, 1982
Graduate: University of Skopje, 1984
PH D: Keio University, 1989
Email: vrboski@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Senem Göl Beşer
Management and Organization, International Business, Gender Studies, Foresight Studies
Undergraduate: Marmara University, 1997
Graduate: University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA, 1998
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PH D: Yeditepe University, 2008
Email: senemgol@yeditepe.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Yusuf Can Erdem
Marketing, Consumer Behavior
Undergraduate: Middle East Technical University, 1978
Graduate: East Carolina University, 1981
PH D: Yeditepe University, 2007
Email: canerdem@yeditepe.edu.tr
Full Time
Assist. Prof. Dr. Özlem Kunday
Management and Organization, HRM, Entrepreneurship/Social Entrepreneurship,
Gender Studies, International Business
Undergraduate: Gazi University, 1994
Graduate: Southern Illinois University, 1996
PH D: Yeditepe University , 2008
Email: okunday@yeditepe.edu.tr
Instructor M. Nuri Önortaç
Finance
Undergraduate: ODTÜ 1970
Graduate: Birmingham University, 1974
PH D: Ankara University
Email: nonortac@yeditepe.edu.tr
Instructor Orçun Türegün
Management and Organization
Part Time
Undergraduate: Marmara University, 2001
Graduate: Yeditepe University, 2004
PH D: Yeditepe University
Email: orcunt@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Ömer Faruk Batırel
Prof. Dr. Gülruh Gürbüz
Prof. Dr. Osman Gürbüz
Prof. Dr. Nurgül Chambers
Prof. Dr. Jale Oran
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kıymet Çalıyurt
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Çinko
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Beril Durmuş
Assist. Prof. Dr. Metehan İncegül
Inst: Dr. A. Engin Ergüden
Inst. Dr. Özgür Genç
Inst. Candan Schabio
Inst. Ebru Mısırlı Mansfield
Contact persons:
Res. Assist. Çiğdem Kaya
Email: cigdem.kaya@yeditepe.edu.tr
Res. Assist. Hande Begüm Bumin
Email: hande.bumin@yeditepe.edu.tr
Address: 26 Ağustos Yerleşimi, Yeditepe University Institute of Social Sciences,
Hukuk Binasi 4. Kat, Kayışdağı Cad. 34755 Ataşehir – İstanbul, Turkey.
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Master of Business Admininstration
MBA Courses / hours per week / credits
PREPARATORY COURSES:
T
ECON 501
ECON 502
BUS 501
BUS 502
BUS 503
BUS 504
MKT 502
MKT 503
MKT 504
MKT 505
MKT 507
MKT 508
MKT 509
MKT 510
MKT 511
MKT 512
MKT 513
MKT 514
MRKT 529
MRKT 575
FIN 502
FIN 503
FIN 504
FIN 505
FINA 519
FINA 526
FIN 553
ACC 508
MGT 502
MGT 503
MGT 504
MGT 505
MGT 508
MGT 519
MGT 511
MGT 513
MNGT 515
MGT 518
MGT 521
MGT 526
MGT 528
MGT 530
HRM 501
OPR 509
MNGT 598
BUS 597
BUS 598
3 3 5
3 3 5
Makro İktisat (Foundations of Macro Economics)
Makro İktisat (Foundations of Macro Economics)
Çağdaş Yönetim ve Organizasyon
(Contemporary Management & Organization)
Finansal Muhasebe (Financial Accounting)
Pazarlama Yönetimi (Marketing Management)
İşletme Politikası ve Stratejik Yönetim
(Business Policy and Strategic Management)
Tüketici Davranışları (Consumer Behavior)
Pazarlama Araştırmaları (Marketing Research)
Stratejik Pazarlama ve Lojistik (Strategic Marketing)
Ürün Yönetimi (Brand Management)
Uluslararası Ticaret (International Trade)
Perakende Yönetimi (Retailing Management)
Reklamcılık Yönetimi (Advertising Management)
Müşteri İlişkileri Yönetimi (Customer Relationship Management)
Satış Yönetimi (Sales Management)
Uluslararası Pazarlama Yönetimi
(International Marketing Management)
İthalat ve İhracat Yönetimi (Import and Export Management)
İnternette Pazarlama (Internet Marketing)
Üretim Yönetimi (Product Management)
Pazarlama Yönetiminde Güncel Konular
(Current Issues in Marketing Management)
Yatırım Analizi ve Portföy Yönetimi
(Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management)
Finansal Kurumlar ve Pazarlar
(Financial Institutions and Markets)
Şirket Finansmanı (Corporate Finance)
Finansal Risk Yönetimi (Financial Risk Management)
Finansta Vaka Çalışmaları (Case Studies in Finance)
Denetim (Auditing)
Uluslararası Ticaret Finans ve Bankacılık
(International Trade Financing and Banking)
Yönetim Muhasebesi (Managerial Accounting)
Örgütsel Davranış (Organizational Behavior)
Kurumsal Yönetişim (Corporate Governence)
Liderlik (Leadership)
Girişimcilik ve Yenilik (Entrepreunership and Innovation)
Kıyaslama (Benchmarking)
İletişim ve İletişim Çatışmaları Yönetimi
(Communication and Conflict Management)
Bilgi Yönetimi (Knowledge Management)
Uluslararası İşletme (International Business)
Yönetim Bilişim Sistemleri
(Information System Concept for Management)
E-İşletme (E-Business)
Hastane Yönetimi (Hospital Management)
Toplam Kalite Yönetimi (Total Quality Management)
Müzakere Teknikleri (Negotiation Techniques)
Yönetimde Güncel Konular (Special Topics in Management)
İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi (Human Resource Management)
Araştırma Metodolojisi ve Veri Analizi
(Research Methodology and Veri Analizi)
Seminer (Seminar in Business)
Bitirme Projesi (Graduation Project)
Tez (Graduation Thesis)
Toplam Kredi:
U
C
3 3 5
3 3 5
3 3 5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 8
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3
3
3
3
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 3 5
3 3 5
3
3
3
3
3
3 5
3 8
3 5
3 5
3 5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 5
3 8
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 3 5
3 3 5
3 3 5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3 5
3
3
3
3
3 8
3 3
3 8
3
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Abbreviations / Kısaltmalar:
T: Theoretical courses (hours per week) /Haftalık teorik ders saati
U: Applied courses (hours per week) / Haftalık uygulama ders saati
C: Course credit / Dersin kredisi
ECTS : ECTS credit
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ECTS
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YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
PH.D. IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
Prof. Dr. I. Atilla Dicle,
(Ph. D. Program Coordinator)
A Few Words about the Program
Business Administration Department also offers a highly preferable doctorate program. The Institute of Social Sciences Ph.D. in
Business Administration Program accepts student applications once a year, for Fall Semester. Applications are not accepted for
Spring semester. The education language of the program is English.
PhD in Business Administration program accepts applications in the following concentration areas:
Accounting and Finance
Management and Organization
Marketing Management
Organizational Behavior
Application documents listed below should be submitted to the Yeditepe University Institute of Social Sciences in a sealed envelope.
Applicants who can prove their English proficiency with the valid test scores listed below can apply to the Ph.D. program. Only
those candidates who have proof of English proficiency will be admitted to the written exam. The written exam will be given by the
Department of Business Administration.
Interviews: Applicants who have passed the written exam will be invited for an interview on the dates that will be announced in the
web site. The interviews will start at 10:00 am. and continue during these days.
Students who are accepted to the program will be determined according to the exam results listed above and the submitted
application documents.
An orientation event will be organized for students who are accepted to the program (the orientation date will be announced later).
The proof of English proficiency is also required for candidates who had received their undergraduate/graduate degrees
from Turkish or foreign universities giving education in English. Yeditepe university graduates are also required to submit their
English language test results and the necessary application documents. Candidates who do not have valid TOEFL, IELTS, KPDS or
ÜDS test scores can take Yeditepe University English Proficiency Exam.
Applicants will state the track they apply (Accounting & Finance, Management & Organization, Marketing Management or
Organizational Behavior) during the written exam given by the Department of Business Administration.
Preparatory Courses: Students who have taken and successfully completed the preparatory courses within the last 5 years with
a BB or higher grade may be exempted from taking these preparatory courses. After students are accepted to the program, the
preparatory courses that students are exempted will be determined by the related faculty committee. The preparatory course
exemptions will be determined by examining the transcripts that candidates submitted in their application packages.
According to Yeditepe University regulations, the maximum time limit to complete the PhD program (including thesis writing
period) is 8 semesters. The time period a student takes preparatory courses is not included in this 8 semester time limit. The
maximum time limit to finish the preparatory courses is an extra 2 semesters.
Ph.D. classes in Business Administration department are usually offered on weekdays between 19:00-22:00 while some PhD
classes are offered during the weekend between 9:30-12:30 or 13:00-16:00.
Documents Required for Application:
(Please look at “Documents Required for Registration” section -given below- for minimum application test scores and necessary
documents).
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Filled out application form (it is possible to fill it in online from Institute of Social Sciences website or e-mail the Business
Administration Department to receive the form in English),
Photocopies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts (photocopies of official documents),
Photocopies of undergraduate and graduate diplomas,
Photocopy of evidence of proficiency in English,
Photocopy of GMAT or ALES score card,
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Two academic recommendation letters,
Curriculum vitae (in English),
Copy of document showing the applicant’s military service status (for Turkish citizens only).
Documents Required for Registration (for accepted PhD students):
Minimum GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) score of 550 or minimum ALES score of 70 equal weight (Original score
card should be submitted),
GMAT score more than two years are not acceptable. ALES score should be received within the last three years,
Proof of English proficiency: Scores equal or above on TOEFL IBT 79/ IELTS 7.0 KPDS/ÜDS 80, received in the last two years or a
minimum score of 80/100 from the Yeditepe University English Proficiency Exam. The proof of English proficiency is also required
for candidates who had received their undergraduate/graduate degrees from Turkish or foreign universities giving education in
English,
Notary approved copies of undergraduate and graduate diplomas,
For Turkish citizens who received their diplomas from abroad: A diploma equivalence document to be received from the Higher
Education Council of Turkey (Y.Ö.K.),
Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts (Minimum graduate CGPA of 3.00/4.00 or 80/100),
Four pictures,
Document showing the place of residency,
Copy of notary approved identification document (for Turkish citizens only),
Original document showing the applicant’s military service status (for Turkish citizens only).
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Additional Documents Required for International Applicants:
Full Time
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Y. Yahyagil (Department Chair)
Prof. Dr. İ. Atilla Dicle (Ph. D. Program Coordinator)
Prof. Dr. Ülkü Dicle
Prof. Dr. Ali Erkan Eke
Prof. Dr. Kadir Aykut Top
Prof. Dr. B. Mete Şirvancı
Prof. Dr. Abdulgaffar Ağaoğlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Atilla Öner
Assist. Prof. Dr. Alper Altınanahtar
Assist. Prof. Dr. Yusuf Can Erdem
Assist. Prof. Dr. Neva Yalman
Assist. Prof. Dr. Çağatay Akarçay
Assist. Prof. Dr. Gaye Gencer
Part Time
Photocopy of passport pages.
As stated above, undergraduate and graduate transcripts must be official.
Official residence permit.
Prof. Dr. Rauf N. Nişel
Prof. Dr. Selime D. Sezgin
Prof. Dr. Zeynep Bilgin
Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Ercan Gegez
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Beril Durmuş
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veysel Ulusoy
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
PREC 601
ECON 600
PREC 602
PREC 603
PREC 604
PREC 605
PREC 606
PREC 607
PREC 608
Applied Mathematics & Statistics For Research
Advanced Microeconomic Analysis
Contemporary Management & Organization
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Financial Accounting & Management
Marketing Management
Managerial Accounting
Corporate Finance
Upon the completion of the preparatory courses, students start taking core courses (Students who have taken and successfully
completed the preparatory courses within the last 5 years with a BB or higher grade may be exempt from taking these courses.
These students directly start taking the core courses):
CORE COURSES (a total of 4 courses)
Quantitative Methods for Business
Management Philosophy
Research Methodology I(prerequisite for Research Methodology II)
Research Methodology II
Ph.D. Program Specialization:
Program offers four areas of specialization: Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance, Ph. D. in Management and Organization, Ph. D. in
Marketing Management, and Ph. D. in Organizational Behavior. Upon the completion of the core courses, students start taking the
track courses for the concentration area selected.
Upon the successful completion of the core and area courses, the students will be qualified to take the qualifying examination. The
exam has two parts; written and oral. Students are expected to have a success of 3 out of 4 point scale.
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Ph.D. Dissertation: Upon successful completion of written and oral qualifying exams, the students are required to write and orally
defense an original and significant dissertation under the supervision of a professor in their related concentration.
Articles of 18-23 of the by-laws of Higher Education are applied.
TRACK COURSES: (5 track courses for each concentration area)
ACCOUNTING & FINANCE:
Quantitative Methods in Finance and Accounting
Corporate Finance Theory
Accounting Theory and Applications
Theory of Investments and Portfolio Management
Theory of Capital Markets and Financial Institutions
MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION
Advanced Management and Organization Theory
Advanced Seminar in Organizational Behavior
Special Topics in Human Resource Management
Seminar in Innovation &Technology
Advanced Seminar in Strategic Management and Corporate Governance
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Advanced Marketing Theory
Advanced Consumer Behavior Theory
Seminar in Integrated Marketing Communications
Seminar in Retailing
Strategy and Management in Marketing Science
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Advanced Seminar in Organizational Behavior
Seminar in Organizational Psychology
Conflict Management and Negotiations
Organizational Culture, Climate and Leadership
Special Topics in Organizational Behavior
CORE COURSES
BUS 601 - Management Philosophy
This course reviews various schools of philosophy impacting the conceptual and theoretical framework of management.
Considering the fact that management as a concept combines on one hand normative action and on the other hand socially
constructed practice, the dialogue with the classical philosophical body of knowledge such as that of Aristotle becomes vital for
understanding and appreciating the dynamics of contemporary management will be discussed.
BUS 602 - Research Methodology I
The course presents advanced methods and the use of software programs for conducting different research projects in the social
sciences. Topics to be covered include main scientific approaches, concepts, measurement principles, hypothesis formulation,
research strategies, and explanatory type of research design (correlational vs. causal studies), data collection methods with a
special emphasis on designing questionnaires and interview schedules, and the preparation of research proposals.
BUS 603 - Research Methodology II
This second part of the course focuses on the use of advanced statistical methods and techniques for data analysis purposes. This
course refreshes the statistical knowledge of the students in order to use software programs (SPSS) for data analysis in the social
sciences. The course covers basic inferential statistics(parametric and nonparametric procedures) together with the use of more
advanced ones such as multiple regressions, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, discriminant analysis, MANOVA, and
others depending on the need of students. The students are also required to prepare a research paper using all data analysis and
literature.
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TRACK COURSES/ACCOUNTING&FINANCE
FIN 701 - Quantitative Methods in Finance and Accounting
Fundamental quantitative techniques for economic and financial analysis; difference and differential equations; static and dynamic
optimization; basic tools of linear algebra; elements of statistical analysis; statistical inference.
FIN 704 - Corporate Finance Theory
Principles of corporate finance; analysis of investment decisions; capital budgeting and risk; instruments of capital financing;
dividend policy, debt policy, and capital structure; agency theory; analysis of financial performance; financial planning; mergers
and acquisitions; international financial management.
FIN 702 - Accounting Theory and Applications
In depth analysis of traditional and new approaches to the formulation of an accounting theory; the nature of the objectives of
financial accounting; the structure of accounting theory; current value accounting; general price-level accounting; alternative
asset valuation and income determination models; the future & scope of accounting.
FIN 703 - Theory of Investments and Portfolio Management
Models for portfolio decisions by investors and the pricing of securities in capital markets. Theory of choice under uncertainty,
stochastic properties of security prices, portfolio theory, asset pricing models, term structure models and pricing of derivative
securities.
FIN 709 - Theory of Capital Markets and Financial Institutions
Domestic and international financial markets; the structure, the organization, and the regulation of the banking sector, money
markets, stock markets, bond markets, futures and options markets, insurance markets, foreign exchange markets, and
international asset markets.
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TRACK COURSES/MANAGEMENT&ORGANIZATION
MGT 701 - Advanced Management and Organization Theory
The course intends to provide an understanding of how organizational structure affects organizational performance at macro level
and how current economic & social forces are reshaping our thinking on how a company should be managed and structured both
today and in the future. A historical perspective on Organization Theory will enable the students to develop a better appreciation
of the process of change, restructuring and recent organizational modeling concepts. Topics to be covered are organization theory
and the manager; structure and design; organizational goals and effectiveness; patterns of strategic organizational design; the
role of culture, power and politics in organizations, organizational governance and control.
OB 701 - Advanced Seminar in Organizational Behavior
Theory and models of organizational behavior and contemporary research and behavior in organizations are reviewed. Among the
topics to be included are motivation, attitudes, leadership, group dynamics, organizational & interpersonal conflict. Students are
expected to analyze and research theoretical articles on current issues in organizational behavior. Focus is on building knowledge
and improving research skills.
MGT 703 - Special Topics in Human Resource Management
This course aims at attracting the attention of Ph.D. Students to current and future human resource management research
issues and topics. It is designed for doctoral students who intend to conduct empirical research publishable in scholarly journals.
The objective of the course is to help students gain competence in initiating and conducting pure and applied research. Because
of the way the course is conducted the topics to be covered will be determined based upon current issues, and trends, such as
employment and job security, executive pay, performance management.
MGT 705 - Seminar in Innovation & Technology
The course is designed to give students an in-depth exposure to the concepts, theories and framework they will need to effectively
manage innovation and develop technology strategies for products, processes and services. Identifying and selecting strategic
technological opportunities, turning them into profitable opportunities for innovation and required navigational managerial skills
for this transition are among the topics to be covered.
MGT 707 - Advanced Seminar in Strategic Management and Corporate Governance
This is a doctoral level case-oriented course focusing on corporate governance and strategic management. This course is
intended to consolidate the information accumulated in earlier work to show the interaction of all sub-functions and, problems
in an organization. The course tries to furnish the student with the necessary skills and ability in applying their accumulated
knowledge to corporate governance and solving the strategic problems of organizations. The course will cover such topical areas
as the study of strategic management and business policy, a descriptive model of strategic management, corporate governance
and social responsibility, ethical considerations, strategic audit, external environmental scanning and industry analysis, internal
environmental scanning and organizational analysis, SWOT analysis, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, evaluation
and control, and strategic issues in managing technology and innovation, entrepreneurial ventures and small business, and notfor-profit organizations.
TRACK COURSES/MARKETING MANAGEMENT
MKT 701 - Advanced Marketing Theory
The course aims at helping Ph.D. candidates develop an appreciation for the intellectual growth of marketing as a discipline.
Students will have an opportunity to view the historical growth of the field from an economic to a behaviorally based discipline. By
studying multiple articles on each topic, students will gain an understanding of the way academic knowledge is developed as well
as being exposed to contemporary social science methods.
MKT 703 - Advanced Consumer Behavior Theory
This course examines important concepts, principles, and theories from the various social sciences in order to describe and
explain consumer behavior. Students are encouraged to ask questions and to relate the course material to their own buying
experiences and discuss these in class. The purpose of the course is to study the process of consumer choice, its determinants
and its implications for marketing programs and public policy. When the students complete this course, they should be acquainted
with personal, social and situational factors affecting consumer purchase decisions and understand how these influences can be
measured.
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MKT 706 - Seminar in Integrated Marketing Communications
The aim of this course is to aid Marketing Ph.D. candidates to study and understand recent articles published in the area of
integrated marketing communications both in regard to their theoretical background as well as to their research methodology.
The topics covered start with a general ethical point of view in all consumer communications. Then, the measurement of the
effectiveness of integrated marketing communication as a broad topic area is studied. Furthermore sponsorships, use of databases
in consumer communications, direct marketing, as well as the more recent phenomena of opt-in communication (permission
marketing communications) and the increasing importance of word-of-mouth communication with today’s consumers will all be
studied as part of integrated marketing communication tools.
MKT 707 - Seminar in Retailing
The aim of this course is to facilitate Marketing Ph.D. candidates to study and comprehend the topic of Retailing via recent and
important articles published in academic journals, as well as to provide an insight enabling candidates for further academic
studies on this contemporary subject. The topics to be covered in Retailing are; retailing concept, perspectives and trends in
retailing, retail theories and formats, retail power, retail customers and customer buying behavior, retailing strategy, store image,
store environmental cues, merchandise management, retail pricing and promotion, and finally internationalization of retailing.
MKT 709 - Strategy and Management in Marketing Science
This course will focus on the understanding and evaluation of the philosophy and objectives behind strategy and management in
marketing. Strategic and managerial insights in the areas of macromarketing, marketing mix management and strategy, data
based marketing, services marketing, consumer behavior, business markets, international marketing, and competitive strategies
will be provided in this course with a holistic view. The purpose of this course is to enable students to evaluate, discuss and provide
new conceptualizations and further theory construction in these areas linking it to the Management discipline as a whole.
TRACK COURSES/ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
OB 701 - Advanced Seminar in Organizational Behavior
The course reviews the theories and empirical applications of organizational behavior and contemporary research. The purpose
of the course is to orient specially the doctorate candidates of management track to the dynamics of OB that are presented by
the students. Topics include motivation, attitudes, leadership, group dynamics, cultural issues, organizational and interpersonal
conflict. Students are expected to analyze and research theoretical articles on current issues in organizational behavior
OB 702 - Seminar in Organizational Psychology
This course reviews psychology in a way how people relate towards each other and the types of relationships that are established
as a result of working in an organization. Grasping the principles of motivation is essential in designing work places, which are
productive and happy environments. Positive work environments create motivation, empowering relationships, loyalty to the
company, identification with the organization and finally, high performance.
OB 704 - Conflict Management and Negotiations
Communication skills and conflict management has to be a part of all organizational training and development programs. The
more there are educated employees in these subjects, the smoother will running the operations of the organization become.
There is a system in how to detect, prevent, negotiate and resolve conflict. These techniques will be taught and cases will be
presented. Special attention will be given to multicultural conflict situations, and those situations resulting from the process of
transformation.
OB 706 - Organizational Culture, Climate and Leadership
In this course we review the concepts of organizational culture, climate and leadership and the interaction between them. The
concept of culture will be analyzed from different theoretical perspectives (i.e. behavioral and functionalist approaches). Research
shows that those organizations which have established a proper fit between organizational culture and climate prove themselves
to be more efficient. Leadership becomes central to the establishment and maintenance of this fit. Today’s leaders have to be
contemporary (transactional and transformational) in order to cope with a rapidly globalizing economy. The topics to be covered
in this course are: conceptual development of culture and climate, typology of organizational culture, the interdependence
between culture and climate, leadership theories, newly emerging leadership perspectives and future directions of organizational
development.
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OB 709 - Special Topics in Organizational Behavior
This course covers a wide range of topics in the field of OB that are presented by the students. Some of the topics included in
this course are: Cross-cultural issues, Decision Making, Learning Organizations, Knowledge Management, Teamwork, Human
Resource Development, Power, Negotiations and Conflict, Organizational Development and Change, and current issues.
Contact Person:
Res. Asst. Ahmet Özcan
E-mail: ahmet.ozcan@yeditepe.edu.tr
Phone: 0216-578-0000 Ext: 3770
Address:
Yeditepe University, 26 Ağustos Campus,
Institute of Social Sciences,(Hukuk Binasi 4. Kat)
34755 Ataşehir – İstanbul, Turkey.
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Yeditepe Üniversitesi, 26 Ağustos Yerleşimi, İnönü Mahallesi,
Kayışdağı Caddesi 34755 Ataşehir / İstanbul
Phone: +90 216 578 00 00 • Fax: +90 216 578 02 44
www.yeditepe.edu.tr
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