COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: NEW CONCEPTS AND TRENDS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
BUS 507	B	3	3	0	0	3	7.5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Teoman Duman
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	Interdisciplinary approach covering topics from marketing, operations management, technology management and human resources management; discussion of how change is managed and integrated into corporate strategy; key drivers of corporate activity; the impact of integrated technology processes on organizational aspects, marketing and operations management activities; case development based on presentations by executives from technology driven companies.
Course Objectives:	New concepts and trends in management offers business executives the main current issues and trends of business management. It contains business topics of change management, risk management, knowledge management, 6-sigma management and relationship management.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to the current issues of business management
2	Management of change - Chapter 1
3	Six Sigma Theory and Practice - Chapter 8
4	Reengineering - Chapter 4
5	Downsizing- Chapter 5
6	Outsourcing - Chapter 6
7	Flexible Organizations - Chapter 9
8	Mid-term Exam
9	Management Information Systems - Chapter 10
10	Chaos Management - Chapter 11
11	Learning Organizations - Chapter 13
12	Empowerment - Chapter 14
13	Strategic Alliances - Chapter 15
14	Knowledge Management

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Demirel, E & Senturan, S. (2010) Current Issues in Management, International Balkan University, Skopje
Other References:	Papers and other sources given every week.
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To to help students develop skills and judgment for their business career
2	To understand and learn the current trends in the fields of change management, organization development, and knowledge management

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Professional Master in Business Administration Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Presentation	2	10
Project	1	20
Final Exam	1	40
Attendance		10
Other	1	10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	2	30
Mid-terms			0
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	3	3
Other	2	61	122
Total Work Load:			200
Total Work Load/25(h):			8
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5