Course Syllabus

BUS 101: Introduction to Business & Decision

Making
Spring 2024-25

INSTRUCTOR
Name Pelin Atahan
E-mail [email protected]
Phone Number 216-564 9507
Office Number Sectoral Education Office 2B27A
Office Hours Fridays 13:30-14:30, or by appointment
Research/Teaching [email protected]
Assistants [email protected]
TA office hours will be announced via LMS.

COURSE ORGANIZATION
Interaction LMS
Methods Lectures & Lab Sessions
Office Hours
Technology Used Microsoft Excel
by the Instructor
Technology • A computer with at least i3 Processor with 4GB RAM,
Requirements for • A reliable internet access robust enough to watch online videos or
Students movies (i.e. at least 8mbps internet access),
• Microsoft Excel (available for free via Microsoft Office 365 and your
university email address)

OBJECTIVE AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Educational To expose students to the various functional areas of business while
objective guiding them to use Microsoft Excel to analyze and solve related
business problems.
Course Description In this course, students are introduced to basic management practices,
terminology, and methodologies. Cases are utilized from the major
business functional areas such as accounting, marketing, finance, and
operations. Lab sessions are used extensively to familiarize students
with advanced spreadsheet techniques and functionality. Topics
covered include financial statements, breakeven analysis, sales
forecasting, statistical analysis, pricing and elasticity, present value
analysis, optimization. The course is designed as an introductory
course for students from all academic backgrounds.
Learning outcomes
LO 1 Articulate the inter-relationship between the various functional areas of
business (such as accounting, marketing, finance and operations)
LO 2 Use Excel spreadsheets extensively for modeling and decision making
LO 3 Recognize the broad scope of opportunities in the business field
LO 4 Apply high-level computer skills
 COURSE MATERIALS
Required Books -
Recommended -
Books
Other Materials • PDF Lecture notes (required reading) will be regularly available for
download from the course website and will serve as a ‘textbook’ for this
course.
• Computer files used in the lectures and labs (pptx, xlsx, docx, pdf,
etc.) will be made available for download. Students are expected to
review these files regularly.
Accessing Course -
Materials

WEEKLY SUBJECTS (TENTATIVE)

Week Date Subject
1 03-07.02.2025 Introduction
Accounting I
2 10-14.02.2025
1st Homework Released Wednesday at 9:00 am
Accounting II
3 17-21.02.2025
1st Homework Due Wednesday at 9:00 am
Accounting III
4 24-28.02.2025
2nd Homework Wednesday at 9:00 am
Finance I
5 03-07.03.2025
2nd Homework Due Wednesday at 9:00 am
Finance II
6 10-14.03.2025
3rd Homework Released Wednesday at 9:00 am
Module I Review
7 17-21.03.2025
3rd Homework Due Wednesday at 9:00 am
22.03.2025 Midterm Exam I
Statistics I
8 24-28.03.2025
Attendance 2
No Class due to Ramadan Feast.
9 31.03-04.04.2025
No Labs This Week
07-11.04.2025 Statistics II
10
(Withdrawal Week) 4th Homework Released Wednesday at 9:00 am
Forecasting I
11 14-18.04.2025
4th Homework Due Wednesday at 9:00 am
Forecasting II
12 21-25.04.2025 No Lab on Wednesday April 23rd, due to National Sovereignty
and Children’s Day.
Data Visulaization and Production
13 28.04-02.05.2025 5th Homework Released on Wednesday at 9:00 am
No Labs on Thursday and Friday due to holidays.
Module 2 Review
14 05-09.05.2025
5th Homework Due on Wednesday at 9 am
10.05.2024 Midterm Exam II
15 12-16.05.2025 Final Review
 ASSESSMENT METHODS, WEIGHTS AND RULES
Type Weight Implementation Rule Makeup Rule
Final Exam 34% Final exam will be open book, open Composite exam will
notes, however watching videos, serve as the makeup for
using AI and communication tools the final exam.
are strictly prohibited.
Midterm Exam 48% (24% Midterm exams will be open book, Only valid excuses with
(2) each) open notes, however communication an official report are
with anyone is strictly prohibited. accepted to qualify for a
midterm makeup. At most
one makeup will be given
in the course due to
health reports.
Homework (5) 18% (first Specify the rules to be followed while Specify makeup rule. If
assignment doing the homework and submitting there is no makeup, then
2%, others them. (e.g.: Homework are due one state it (e.g.: There will
4% each) week after the assignment date. be no makeup for
Copying the work of others in a missing homework and
homework is not permitted and will late homework will not be
result in a zero grade for that accepted.)
homework at the least.)
Attendance/ Mandatory Students must attend 70% of the Specify make-up rule, if
Interaction classes (lectures & labs combined) in any.
(Participation)* order to qualify to pass the course.
Attendance below 70% will result in
an automatic F. Attendance will be
counted after the completion of the
Add/Drop period, i.e. February 11th 4
pm.) There are a total of 25 sessions
(lectures & labs), meaning you must
attend a minimum of 17 sessions
including the lecture on February 11.
Total 100%

ASSESSMENT(S) BEFORE THE WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE

Type of Assessment(s) Weight(s) Date by When the Score of the
Assessment is to be Announced
(Withdrawal Week: 07-11 April
2025)
Homework #1 2% 7 March
Homework #2 4% 17 March
Homework #3 4% 31 March
Midterm I 24% 7 April

DETERMINING LETTER GRADE

Letter grades are assigned based on a bell curve with students needing to be approximately
above (average -1 standard deviation) to pass the course.

Students must attend 70% of the classes (lectures & labs combined) in order to qualify to pass
the course. Attendance below 70% will result in an automatic F. Attendance will be counted
after the completion of the Add/Drop period, i.e. February 11th 4 pm.) There are a total of 25
sessions (lectures & labs), meaning you must attend a minimum of 17 sessions including the
lecture on February 11.
 EXPECTED STUDENT SEMESTER WORKLOAD
Activities Carried Out in The Presence of An Instructor Total Hours in Semester
Lecture (Including Discussion Sessions) 28 hours
Recitation/Practice
Laboratory/Studio/Kitchen/Flight 24 hours
Field Work
Activities Carried Out by The Learner Him/Herself Total Hours in Semester
Working on Assignments 18 hours
Pre-class Learning of Course Material 5 hours
Review of Course Material for Exam Preparation 15 hours
Other 6 hours
Overall Total Hours in Semester 96 hours

OTHER RULES AND INFORMATION

Health The mode of instruction is subject to change in case of pandemic or
other similar unavoidable reasons in line with the directives of the
authorized public bodies. In such a case, the necessary revisions will be
binding for all members of the OzU community, and will be announced
by the relevant units, in particular Student Services.
Safety Announced safety procedures must be strictly followed during any
laboratory and similar work. Please refer to the safety guidelines posted
in the laboratories. In case of emergencies, call 9911 (216 564 9911).
Accessibility Reasonable accommodations will be provided for students with verifiable
disabilities. Please inform your instructor if you need any assistance.
Academic and Students can get help from the Writing Center, Solution Center and IT in
Technical Support case they need academic and/or technical support with their classes.
Objections to Students who object to their exam results and cannot resolve their
Examination objections with the instructor of the course, may file a written petition for
Results a review of their exam papers at their Dean’s/Director’s Office within five
business days from the announcement their exam results.
Academic Integrity Students are assumed to abide by scholastic honesty and uphold the
and Honor Code Honor Code. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to
cheating, attempting to cheat, plagiarizing, fabricating information or
citations, facilitating acts of dishonesty by others, having unauthorized
possession of examinations, submitting the work of another person, or
tampering with the academic work of other students. Any form of
scholastic dishonesty is a serious academic violation and will result in a
disciplinary action and also may result in student getting a 0 grade in the
related assessment.
Unauthorized Recording/sharing of synchronous/asynchronous lectures or copying of
Recording/Sharing lecture recordings are prohibited without the permission of the instructor.
of Lectures Actions such as unauthorized recording, giving the recording to someone
else, taking it, using it or sharing it in physical or virtual media are
prohibited and/or are offenses according to the relevant legislation. In
such cases, legal procedures will be initiated in addition to starting
disciplinary actions against those involved.
Flexibility Circumstances may arise during the course that prevents the instructor
from fulfilling each and every component of this syllabus; therefore, the
syllabus is subject to change. Students will be notified prior to any
changes.