Basic concepts of information technology, building information systems for problem solving; implications of information management for competitiveness; future directions in information systems.

Programming practices and processes; construction and analysis of software systems; Internet programming; design and implementation of a major programming project.

Database concepts for management; planning and conceptual design; design and administration; classical systems; relational and distributed systems; Internet database environment; implementations of database management systems

Technological challenges of conducting business on the World Wide Web; innovative business models in electronic commerce; digital platforms of Business to Customer and Business to Business trade; guidelines for website usability; Internet marketing and advertising; search engine optimization and search engine marketing for profitability; web statistics and analytics; security issues on the Internet.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Psychology in the workplace includes issues related to psychological testing and measurement in the following processes: employee selection and placement, talent management, performance management, program evaluation in organizational interventions, return on investment in training and development activities; psychological processes in employee health and well-being (stress, burnout, work-family conflict); employee attitudes, including job satisfaction, commitment, organizational citizenship behavior; and psychological processes in interpersonal phenomena including leadership, motivation, teamwork, and communication.

This course takes İstanbul as an ?urban laboratory? to teach sustainability, social innovation, stakeholder collaboration for collective impact creation, collaborative project management, social value creation, social impact measurement, and inherent interconnections between business and other societal institutions to students both in the class and in the field. The course will create an experiential learning laboratory fostering collaboration between KU students, faculty and non-profit organizations in İstanbul for the aim of creating social value. This course gives students the tools to enhance their social innovation through education in the class and interactions in real life; and as well support students to understand, identify needs, match these needs with available resources to develop & implement social impact projects.

Best practices in social entrepreneurship, social innovation, corporate social responsibility and other social impact creating activities. Funding and structuring of these activities. The social economy through the emerging spectrum of organizational forms that generate social impact. Trends and drivers reshaping the dynamics of social impact. Best impact practices in different sectors.

History of social entrepreneurship. New developments and approaches in the social entrepreneurship field. Theories of Social Entrepreneurship. Examples of various social enterprises around the world. Challenges and opportunities facing social entrepreneurs. Social entrepreneurship in Türkiye.

Strategy formulation; industry analysis; competitive strategy; analysis and development of resources and capabilities; cost-advantage & differentiation strategies; corporate strategy including vertical integration, diversification, and geographic expansion; strategy implementation; strategic planning processes; corporate governance, CEO leadership style and organizational structures; strategic renewal.

What determines the success and failure of firms around the globe? This is the question we will aim at answering throughout the course. In our journey of the discovery of global business, we will first learn two fundamental perspectives on firm success; then proceed to the tools that firms can use for international operations, to strategies for managing competitive dynamics and finally to the achievement of excellence in various functional areas such as governance, marketing and supply chain activities. At the end of this course, the students will acquire the skill to critically analyze an international firm's global strategy; whether the firm is using the right tools and entry modes for foreign markets, and how the firm is organizing its functional areas around its strategy.

In this course, the students learn how new business are created and developed. The course consists of three modules. In the first module, the students learn how to create new business ideas, evaluate the extent to which their business ideas are true opportunities, form effective entrepreneurial teams and craft partnership agreements. In the second module, the students learn how to formulate business strategies, marketing strategies, and business models of new ventures. Finally, the third module will help students develop their financial plan and learn basics of entrepreneurial finance including valuation and term sheet negotiation. This course offers learning benefits to students who are willing to form a no-tech, low-tech, or high-tech firm, work for young entrepreneurial firms, or pursue a career as a risk capitalist such as a venture capitalist or an angel investor.