COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
BUS 103	B	1	3	0	0	3	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:	Besjon Zenelaj , Thursday: 11:00-12:30
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:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	Introduction to Business is a course that offers essential information related to the business landscape and business functions (Operations & Production, Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Human Resourced Management, IT). The course has been designed in such a way that it provides to the students the updated information on the business reality which changes very rapidly. At the same time, it provides the necessary information for more advanced courses related to the aforementioned business functions. Through real life examples and case studies, both national and international; the content of this course has been aligned with the contemporary developments in the field of business, and aims to provide the basics for the understanding of business organizations and people who operate them.
Course Objectives:	Upon completion of this course you will demonstrate the ability to describe and explain: Basic business concepts, terminology, and institutions Basic environments (legal, social, economic) in which a business operates; Basic concepts of management and recognize problems faced in operating a business enterprise; Basic concepts related to the marketing of goods and services; Basic elements of accounting, computers, data processing, and quantitative methods with emphasis on the role these play in business;

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	General Introduction
2	Introduction to Business
3	Business & Entrepreneurship: An introduction
4	The economic landscape of Albania
5	Business Environment
6	Production and Operations Management in Business
7	Management and its importance to the business
8	Midterm
9	Marketing, the real power
10	HRM: The crucial importance of employees
11	Finance and Accounting
12	Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Business Ethics
13	Project Presentation
14	Project Presentation

Prerequisite(s):	No
Textbook:	Understanding business / William G. Nickels, James M. McHugh, Susan M.McHugh. —Eleventh edition.-- ISBN 978-0-07-802316-3
Other References:
Laboratory Work:	No
Computer Usage:	Yes
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Review Syllabus. Business in a Global Environment: Blending People, Technology, and Ethical Behavior
2	Business ethics & Social Responsibility and Economic Challenges Faced by Businesses
3	Competing in Global Markets
4	Options for Organizing Small &Large Businesses
5	Electronic Commerce: Strategies for Business Success in the Relationship Era and the Entrepreneurship Alternative

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

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Computer Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.	1
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations	1
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	1
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	1
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	1
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	1
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	1
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	4
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.	1
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.	1
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.	1
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.	1

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	35
Presentation	1	10
Project	1	15
Final Exam	1	40
	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)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	4	64
Mid-terms	1	2	2
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	2	2
Other	1	9	9
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5