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Head of Department: Ayse Gul Toker

Professors: Nesrin Okay Akman, Vedat Akgiray*, Guven Alpay, Gulden Asugman, Muzaffer Bodur, Eser Borak, Mustafa Dilber*, Deniz Erden, Ozer Ertuna*, Turhan Esener*, Ersin
Guredin, Hayat Kabasakal, Ceyhan Kocak*, Ayse Gul Toker, Mine Ugurlu, Cengiz Yilmaz

Associate Professors: Metin Ercan, Arzu Iseri Say, Attila Odabasi, Ozlem Oz, Fatih Yilmaz*

Assistant Professors: Yavuz Acar, Mehmet Nafi Artemel, Ulas Akkucuk, Sevket Gunter, Cuneyt Yuksel

Instructors: Erhan Altunel, Asli Ascioglu*, Mufit R. Bodur*, Ugur Diril*, Can Malta*, Arman Manukyan*, Dr. N.Irem Nuhoglu, Engin Olcer*, Dr. Atilla Oner*, Oktay Ozinci*, Haluk Selendi*, Ercument Sorusbay*, Bulent Senver*, Sibel Tanberk*, Dr. Ugur Tandogan*, Omur Yarsuvat*

*Part-time

The Department of Management offers curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Management. In its aim of seeking excellence, the Department of Management prepares its students to meet the challenges of both the Turkish and the international market place. It promotes an interdisciplinary education, particularly among the administrative sciences, economics, and the social sciences.

With the growing global competition, Turkish managers must be professionally knowledgeable, graciously competitive, and innovatively mobile. Courses are offered in several fields emphasizing Turkey's place in the international market. Among them are international business management, international finance and international marketing.

The undergraduate program is gauged to motivate students to continue to develop as leaders in creating a better society in Turkey. The Department encourages a participative approach in which students and professors define the points at issue and through discussion resolve them together. It also urges students to broaden their skills and activities through extracurricular interests. The graduates have effective comunication and interpersonal skills, a socially responsible attitute, an openness to change, and a flexible mind.

As Turkey looks forward to the challenges of the 21st century, graduates of the Department are being prepared to take their place in leading management positions. The programs of the Department are also designed to prepare students for further study at the graduate level.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

TOTAL: 148 credits

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

AD 102 Introduction to Business (Is Idaresine Giris) (3+0+0) 3
An introductory survey of the business world, government and society; basic business functions and their interrelationships; production, finance, marketing, research and development; introduction to management functions; organization.

AD 104 Business Communications (Is Iletisimi) (3+0+0) 3
Development of oral and written communication skills; memoranda and report writing; communicating in international contexts; public speech; and presentations.

AD 131 Introduction to Law I (Hukukun Temel Kavramlari I) (3+0+0) 3
Social relations and law; different legal systems (common law-equity and European Law); branches of law (public law-private law); source of law; application of law and interpretation; rights (acquisition of right and bona fides; exercise of rights and good faith); capacity; mentally disordered persons and minors. Personal status; domicile.

AD 132 Introduction to Law II (Hukukun Temel Kavramlari II) (3+0+0) 3 *Private Law Legal Entities: Associations, foundations and a brief explanation on partnerships and stock companies.
*Public Law Legal Entities: State-concept of the rule of law and dignity of man; sovereignty of the state, legislative power and duties, executive power and duties, judicial power, equality before law, fundamental rights and liberties, social-economic rights and duties; liability of the state, jurisdiction of the state, treaties, disputes between states. State economic enterprises.
Prerequisite: AD 131.

AD 150 Introduction to Data Processing (Bilgi Isleme Giris) (3+0+0) 3
Aims to acquaint students with computers as tools of information processing. General headings include: concepts of information processing; components of computers: hardware and software; overview of software types: spreadsheets, word processors, databases; exercises with application programs.

AD 202 Business Research Methods (3+0+0) 3
(Isletmelerde Arastirma Yontemleri)
The role of research in managerial planning and decision making; research problem formulation and definition; secondary database search and retrieval; data collection methods for exploratory and qualitative research designs; survey instrument design; hypotheses development; sampling plan procedures.
Prerequisite: AD 251.

AD 211 Financial Accounting I (Genel Muhasebe I) (3+0+0) 3
Introduction to basic concepts and principles of accounting, accounting and book-keeping; the balance sheet equation, effects of transactions on the accounting equation, double-entry bookkeping, concept of debit and credit, the general journal and posting of transactions, preparing a trial balance, adjusting the accounts and preparing the income statement and balance sheet, merchandising concern, detailed analysis of basic accounts: cash, accounts receivable and notes receivable, inventories and inventory valuation methods.
Prerequisite: For EC students.

AD 212 Financial Accounting II (Genel Muhasebe II) (3+0+0) 3
Accounting for tangible and intangible assets, accounting for natural resources, depreciation theory, depreciation methods depreciation applications in Turkey, current and long-term liabilities, pay-roll accounting and its applications in Turkey, partnerships and corporations, cash flow and analyzing financial statements.
Prerequisite: AD 211, EC students only.

AD 213 Principles of Accounting I (Muhasebe Ilkeleri I) (3+0+0) 3
Introduction to basic concepts and principles of accounting; recording business transactions and year end adjustments, preparation of trial balance, balance sheet and income statement; opening and closing the accounts; detail analysis of major accounts: cash, receivables, inventory (including inventory valuation methods).

AD 214 Principles of Accounting II (Muhasebe Ilkeleri II) (3+0+0) 3
Fixed assets (with particular emphasis upon types of depreciation methods and revaluation system used in Turkey), current liabilities (with emphasis upon types of bank loans avaliable in Turkey), and capital accounts; going public, raising capital; retained earnings and reserve accounts.
Natures of cost accounting; cost concepts; costing and control of materials; costing and control of labor; costing and control of factory overhead; cost accumulation systems; job order cost system; nature and characteristics of process costing system, break-even and cost-volume-profit analysis.
Prerequisite: AD 213.

AD 216 IE Financial and Cost Accounting (3+0+0) 3
(Finansal ve Maliyet Muhasebesi - End. Muh.)
Recording accounting information: study of accounting cycles; preparation of balance sheets, income statements, flow of funds statements, cost analysis, costing systems and control.
Prerequisite: For IE students.

AD 220 Introduction to Management (Isletme Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
An introductory course in management theory and practice; Management is presented as a discipline and as a process. Major topic areas include the evolution and scope of management, decision making, planning, organizing, leading and controlling.

AD 231 Business Law I (Isletme Hukuku I) (3+0+0) 3
Legal transactions, classification of contracts, formation of contracts, offer and acceptance, contractual capacity, reality of consent: fictitious transactions; voidable contracts: mistake, fraud, duress, unconscionable bargain; subject matter of the contracts (illegal bargains). Representation, performance of contracts, remedies for breach of contracts, modalities of obligations: conditional contracts, joint liability and rights; third party beneficiary contracts.
Prerequisite: AD 131.

AD 232 Business Law II (Isletme Hukuku II) (3+0+0) 3
Scope of commercial law, commercial enterprises, commercial transactions, assignment, commercial papers (drafts, checks, notes), partnerships (ordinary and general), stock corporations, different kinds of contracts (sale, agency, leasing, factoring etc.), law of torts, quasicontracts (unjust enrichment), introduction to law of property and succession; conflict of laws.
Prerequisite: AD 231.

AD 251 Statistics I ( Istatistik I ) (3+2+0) 3 ECTS 5
Presentation and interpretation of data; basic probability theory; theoretical distributions; problems of estimation and tests of hypotheses.

AD 252 Statistics II ( Istatistik II ) ( 3+2+0) 3 ECTS 6
Simple regression and correlation; multiple regression and correlation; selected topics in regression analysis; index numbers; time-series analysis.
Prerequisite: AD 251

AD 311 Business Finance (Isletme Finansi) (3+0+0) 3
Introduces the basic notions of financial management. Most parts of the course are analytical and decision making oriented. Computer based applications are required.
Prerequisite: AD 214 for AD students; AD 212 for EC students; AD 216 for IE students.

AD 312 Money and Banking (Para ve Banka-Isletme) (3+0+0) 3
The course is designed to provide the student with basic concepts such as financial liberalization, demand and supply of money and other financial assets, creation of money by the central bank, the banking system and by other financial intermediaries, the money base, money multiplier, velocity of money and the monetary policy. Furthermore the Turkish legal and institutional structure is highlighted and compared to the financial structure of the EC economies. Money and capital markets, the foreign exchange market, interbank markets and government security auctions as well as open market operations are discussed, and forward, future and options markets are introduced.

AD 314 Intermediate Financial Accounting (Muhasebe Ilkeleri III) (3+0+0) 3
Focus on asset, liability and owners' equity measurement and timing of recognition issues, together with the associated income determination problems; review of basic accounting concepts, principles and standards; systematic treatment of major items in the financial statements.
Prerequisite: AD 214 for AD students; AD 212 for EC students; AD 216 for IE students.

AD 316 Cost Accounting (Maliyet Muhasebesi) (3+0+0) 3
Cost accumulation systems; joint product and by product costing; break-even and cost-volume-profit analysis; standard costing; establishment of standards, computation and analysis of variances, journal entries and disposition of variances; direct and absorption costing, relevant costs and revenue in decision making.
Prerequisite: AD 212 for EC students; AD 214 for AD students.

AD 320 Human Resources Management (Insan Kaynaklari Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
Principles and problems of labor relations, employee relations and personnel management, including employment and training of personnel, employee-employer relations, incentives, wage and salary administration, job evaluation and merit rating.
Prerequisite: AD 220.

AD 341 Introduction to Marketing (Pazarlamaya Giris) (3+0+0) 3
Marketing and its interfaces with other business functions as well as the environmental constraints; marketing tools and strategies, such as marketing research, sales forecasting, market targeting, services and international marketing; overview of marketing mix: product, price, distribution channels and promotion.

AD 351 Operations Management (Yoneylem Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
Operations involved in creating products or services, operations strategy and competitiveness, project management, product design and process selection, facility location and layout, supply chain management, just-in time and lean manufacturing systems, enterprise resource planning systems, capacity planning, sales and operations planning, material requirements planning, inventory management, operations scheduling, waiting line management and quality management.

AD 353 Operations Research (Yoneylem Arastirmasi) (3+0+0) 3
Linear Programming and related topics are covered in detail in the following order: graphical method, model formulation, simplex method, economic interpretation and duality, dual simplex method, sensitivity analysis, formulation of some LP problems as a transportation problem, procedures for finding an initial basic solution and the transportation algorithm, and the transshipment problem. From network theory, the shortest-route algorithm for cyclic networks, minimal spanning tree problem and the maximal flow problem are covered. The final topic that is included is queuing models and their application.

AD 401 Managing the Global System (Kuresel Sistemin Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
This course analyzes the nature of the international system utilizing the concepts of interdependence, reciprocity, cooperation and conflict management. The main agents and problems surrounding their interrelations are identified. Institutions that aim to manage global/regional processes of trade, development financing and investment are studied.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.

AD 402 Multinational Companies (Cokuluslu Sirketler) (3+0+0) 3
Study of the internalization, transaction cost, eclectic, network theories; equity investments and contractual relationships of MNCs; field research.
Prerequisite: Senior standing.

AD 403 Managerial Economics (Yonetim Ekonomisi) (3+0+0) 3
Fundamentals of economic reasoning in decision making contexts. Demand, production, cost theory assumed. Benchmark models of monopoly and oligopoly; quantity and price setting competition, leadership, collusion, product differentiation. Monopoly price discrimination, quantitiy discounts, freight absorption, metering. Transfer pricing. Two-period competitive strategies. Decision theory. Expected utility. Role of risk aversion in insurance, forward transactions, mutual funds. Value of information. Principal-agent problem. Moral hazard and adverse selection.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.

AD 407 Decision Processes (Karar Surecleri) (3+0+0) 3
The history and nature of decision-making, decision and uncertain events; decision-making under certainty; cost-volume-profit analysis; prediction (forecasting); a numerical measure for uncertainty; probability concepts, revision and applications, Bayesian approach; values criteria for decision-making under uncertainty; expected value of perfect information; utility as a decision criteria; preference theory. Utility of money; expected value of imperfect information; decision trees; EVSI and economics of sampling; linear programming and constraints as a decision-making tool, special purpose algorithms; assignment scheduling, transportation models, sensitivity analysis; game theory; Markov chains; network analysis; quantitative divisions; past, present and future.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.

AD 408 Business Policy (Isletme Politikalari) (3+0+0) 3
Students are exposed to conditions which emulate those under which management of departmentalized business is accomplished. Games and cases will be used whenever appropriate. When the case method is employed, only three or four series of cases, each relating to a single firm and each drawn from a different segment of industry are studied in order to afford reasonable coverage of the several types of problems requiring major policy decisions.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.

AD 409 Business Ethics (Is Ahlaki) (3+0+0) 3
An interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of ethical problems and issues arising from management and administrative practices in the private and public sector. Among the topics/issues covered will be relationship of ethics and philosophy, sociology, economics, law and management; code of ethics for students of management, economics and political sciences; honesty and social responsibility in management, health and safety in the workplace, discrimination and employment, ethical leadership, impact of marketing operations, misleading and deceiving advertising, product information and promotion, consumer protection, disadvantaged consumers ecological conscientiousness.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.

AD 410 Managerial Accounting (Yonetim Muhasebesi) (3+0+0) 3
Decision making implications of information provided by accounting theory; contemporary problems in reporting of financial statements; presentation format of financial statements as required by the ministry of Finance in Turkey, analysis and interpretation of items appearing on the financial statements; methods of financial statement analysis; assigning a project for the analysis of the financial statements of a real Turkish company.
Prerequisites: AD 311, AD 314, and AD 316.

AD 412 Taxation and Accounting (Vergi Sistemi ve Muhasebe) (3+0+0) 3
Tax concepts; taxation of business, entities, tax planning, tax rules and regulations; a review of Turkish Income; Corporate and Tax Procedure Laws; Social Security, withholding taxes, value added taxes. Bilingual (English and Turkish).
Prerequisite: AD 212 for EC students, AD 214 for AD students, AD 216 for IE students.

AD 413 Auditing (Denetim) (3+0+0) 3
Introduction to conceptual and applied material in the field of auditing; emphasis on the audit process, reporting, and professional responsibilites; auditing standards; financial control techniques.
Prerequisite: AD 212 for EC students, AD 214 for AD students, AD 216 for IE students.

AD 414 Financial Management (Finansal Yonetim) (3+0+0) 3
The course will cover valuation of stocks and bonds, capital structure theory, common stock financing, options, warrants and other hybrid securities along with leasing and corporate restructuring namely mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
Prerequisite: AD 311.

AD 415 Corporate Finance (Sirketler Finansmani) (3+0+0) 3
The emphasis is on value creation. Pricing of options, futures, and financial markets, leasing and financial planning, and capital structure decisions will be included.
Prerequisites: AD 311, AD 316.

AD 416 Profit Planning and Control (Isletme Butceleri) (3+0+0) 3
Principles of planning and control; preparation of budgets and performance reports through use of computer applications.
Prerequisite: AD 311.

AD 417 Strategic Financial Management (Stratejik Finansal Yonetim) (3+0+0) 3
Provides a Provides a framework for integrating and relating financial decisions to broader corporate policy by elaborating on the effects of different policies on company performance. Determinants of capital structure, agency costs, strategy and effects on capital structure will be some issues that will be covered.
Prerequisite: AD 311.

AD 418 International Finance (Uluslararasi Finans) (3+0+0) 3
The international monetary system, exchange rate determination, foreign exchange markets, international banking, currency futures and options will be the main focus of the course.
Prerequisite: AD 311.

AD 419 International Financial Management (3+0+0) 3
(Uluslararasi Finansal Yonetim)
This course is a continuation of AD 418 and emphasizes financial management in an international environment with special reference to topics such as foreign exchange risk, transfer pricing, country risk analysis and exchange rate forecasting.
Prerequisite: AD 418.

AD 420: Entrepreneurial Finance : Financial policies for new ventures (3+0+0) 3
(Girisimcilik Finansi : Yeni isletmeler için finansal politikalar)
Application of tools and techniques of corporate finance to the entrepreneurial venture. Exposition of differences between entrepreneurial finance and corporate finance.Introduction to theories and financial tools needed by an entrepreneur in starting, building and harvesting a successful business venture. Options in venture financing, valuation, role of risk diversification on investment value. The importance of options as determinants of value. Emphasis on the maximization of value for the entrepreneur in contrast to maximization of value for investors. Focus on indicators of financial distress: ways to rescue a struggling venture. Finance theory and applications in the practice of new ventures.
Prerequisite:AD 311

AD 421 Public Management (Kamu Isletmeciligi) (3+0+0) 3
Concepts of discipline; essentials of management of public business; introduction to organizational theory, personnel finance, administration. Functions of the executive; the nature of authority and leadership; communication; problems of public organization and procedures in Turkey.
Prerequisite: AD 220.

AD 422 Psychology in Management (Yonetim Psikolojisi) (3+0+0) 3
This course aims to focus on the "individual" working in all types of organizations. It applies the theories that are developed in the field of psychology to organizations. In addition to providing theoretical knowledge, secondly, the course focuses on the development skills in leadership and working as a group. Third, the course attempts to facilitate the acquisition of attitudes that will promote positive relationships with others in organizations. In order to achieve these objectives, in addition to lectures, the course includes a wide variety of laboratory practices.

AD 423 Women in Management (Isletmelerde Kadin Yoneticiler) (3+0+0) 3
This course aims to focus on the issues of women in managerial positions. It highlights the career problems and the nature of the relationships that women face in organizations that has an impact on the power and influence that women may gain in their work relationship.

AD 424 Human Behaviour in Organizations (3+0+0) 3
(Orgutlerde Insan Davnanislari)
This course reviews human behavior in organizations; namely several of the key interpersonal skills in the field of management. Particular attention will be paid to intrapersonal and interpersonal processes, leadership, influencing and persuasion, and motivation in the workplace. Influence of culture on human processes will be discussed. An Internet-based cross-cultural project is an integral part of the course.
Prerequisite: AD 220.

AD 425 Management of Technology (Teknoloji Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
The nature of technologies and the relationship between technology and management techniques, manufacturing versus service technology, technological interdependence and design parameters, departmental technology and its relationship with departmental structure and management. The effective ways of getting things done in different technologies.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.

AD 426 Management of Multiorganizational Systems (3+0+0) 3
(Cok Organizasyonlu Sistemlerin Yonetimi)
This course will focus upon interorganizational systems in business and nonbusiness settings. It will attempt to develop a critical appreciation of interorganization theory and provide students an opportunity to study problems of developing and managing interorganizations networks.
Prerequisite: AD 220.

AD 427 Small Business Management (Kucuk Isletmeler Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
This course aims to raise issues that are relevant to small organizations as opposed to large ones. It focuses on "entrepreneurs", how he/she decides to start a business and the social factors that foster entrepreneurship. It analyzes the operational problems and opportunities, and the nature of the relationships that exist in small businesses.
Prerequisite: AD 220.

AD 428 NGO Management (Sivil Toplum Kuruluslari Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
A historical overview of the private nonprofit sector; economic and political theories of nonprofit organization; the tax treatment of NGO's; scope and theory of government/NGO relations; nonprofit organizations and the market; executive leadership in the NGO's; organizational change in the NGO's; enterprise and commerce in nonprofit organziations; comparative perpectives.

AD 429 Management of Multinationals (3+0+0) 3
(Cokuluslu Isletmelerin Yonetimi)
Structural characteristics of Multinational Companies and their relative competitive position in the world market. Multinational business strategies based on product/market evolution. Management techniques required to achieve the macro strategies in macro-environments in which multinationals are imbedded (economic, technological, social/cultural and legal).
Prerequisite: AD 220.

AD 430 - Turkish Business Environment (Turkiye'de Is Ortami ) (3+0+0) 3
The nature of the business environment: theories and techniques; The Turkish economy, past and present and international competitiveness. Foreign direct investment, state and business relations and business associations in Turkey. Structural analysis of major sectors and the geographic distribution of economic activity in Turkey.

AD 440 Marketing Management (Pazarlama Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
Analytical approach in diagnosing real-life marketing problems; study and group field work on product, price, distribution, promotion decision issues, new product development and positioning, direct marketing, sales force management, evaluation and control and marketing audit.
Prerequisite: AD 341.

AD 441 Consumer Behavior (Tuketici Davranislari) (3+0+0) 3
Introduction to a range of theories, concepts and findings drawn from behavioral sciences that are currently in use or can be used by managers to understand, respond and/or change consumer behavior area which is characterized by dynamic adjustments. Review of literature on perception, learning, motivation, attitude formation and change and behavioral models and their application in marketing and managerial decision making process.
Prerequisite: AD 341 or consent of instructor.

AD 442 Advertising (Reklam) (3+0+0) 3
The role of advertising in the marketing mix and its economic and social effects; advertising agencies, advertising campaign management -- budgeting, media selection, and creation of the advertisement measurement of the effectiveness of advertising.
Prerequisite: AD 341.

AD 443 International Marketing (Uluslararasi Pazarlama) (3+0+0) 3
International marketing decision process; analysis of worldwide opportunities and threats for the individual firm; assessment of environmental influences shaping the internationalization decisions; international strategic marketing planning; functional and operational decisions in formulating product, pricing, promotion, distribution and logistics programs; organizing, controlling and assessing alternative organizational structures, resource allocation approaches, and performance evaluation measures for the coordination and evaluation of international marketing activities.
Prerequisite: AD 341.

AD 444 Sales Management (Satis Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
Study of concepts and techniques underlying sales management, buyer-seller interaction, nature of the sales job; personal selling in the marketing mix, measurement of market and sales potentials; sales forecasting techniques; sales territories; recruitment, selection, training, compensation, motivation, supervision and evaluation of salesmen; sales budgeting and cost control analysis; sales organization. Case studies, individual and/or group projects in practical applications.
Prerequisite: AD 341 or consent of instructor.

AD 445 Retail Management (Perakendeci Isletmeler Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
Competitive developments in retail management; store location, building and interior layout; merchandise management; buying, handling, control and pricing; sales promotion and customer service; personnel management; coordination and control in retail management.
Prerequisite: AD 341.

AD 446 Marketing Research (Pazar Arastirmalari) (3+0+0) 3
Basic research issues in formulating strategies for product, pricing, promotion and distribution decisions; development of measurement scales for descriptive and experimental designs; introduction to statistical package computer programs; probability sampling, univariate and multivariate data analysis methods.
Prerequisites: AD 202, AD 232, AD 341.

AD 447 Services Marketing (Hizmet Pazarlamasi) (3+0+0) 3
The main objective of this course is to assess the processes in the services marketing situations and to develop perspectives thereof. Besides, class discussions, experimental learning, participative observative analysis, and other relevant research approaches will be utilized as basic educational tools in order that students acquire knowledge and develop viewpoints with respect to the critical strategic factors regarding pre-purchase, purchase, and post-purchase of services; contextual, situational and interpersonal determinants in service encounters and post-purchase dis/satisfaction.
Prerequisites: AD 341 and Senior Standing.

AD 449 Export Management (Ihracat Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
A survey of the strategic and organizational alternatives available to the export manager. Main areas to be covered include organization for export trade; expanding existing markets; pricing, protection, and policy; logistics of export shipments; and models of successful export promotion organizations.
Prerequisite: AD 341.

AD 450 Advanced Production Management (Uretim Yonetimi Ilkeleri) (3+0+0) 3
Review of PERT, inventory, quality control and MRP techniques; job-machine assignment and scheduling techniques; extensive coverage of the simulation methodology, including statistical analysis and application to major problem areas in production management.
Prerequisites: AD 351 and AD 353.

AD 451 Theory of Constraints (Kisitlar Kurami) (3+0+0) 3
Finding the constraints that block the company from achieving its goal. Knowing what to change, what to change to, and how to implement the change. Identifying and taking care of the core problem that is causing undesirable symptoms. Using logic and common sense to find simple solutions to complex problems, without striving for accurate solutions with inaccurate or unreliable data and without employing complex mathematical models or optimization. Applying the philosophy of the Theory of Constraints to production, finance, marketing, sales (goods or ideas), distribution, project menegement, managing people, and strategy.
Prerequisites: AD 351 or consent of the instructor.

AD 452 Management Information Systems (Yonetim Bilgi Sistemleri) (3+0+0) 3
The main characteristics of a formalized system of making available to management timely, accurate, and relevant information for decision making; the accounting, marketing and inventory control system are viewed as a total system of information to be integrated and coordinated to minimize overlaps, duplicate reports and separate systems for data gathering.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.

AD 453 Quality Management (Kalite Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
Principles of quality management and control systems. Design and development of quality systems in manufacturing and service sectors. Quality improvement programs. Quality information systems.
Prerequisites: AD 351 and AD 353.

AD 454 System Development I (Sistem Gelistirme I) (3+0+0) 3
The course intends to develop an understanding of issues related to development of information systems. The sequence of development phases are defined. Special attention is given to functional analysis which aims to provide a clear understanding and definition of the entire system. Graphical tools such as data flow diagrams and other case tools are introduced. Lectures are supported by application cases.
Prerequisite: AD 452.

AD 455 System Development II (Sistem Gelistirme II) (3+0+0) 3
The course intends to introduce the architecture phase of system development. The fundamentals of data modeling techniques, e.g. entity-relationship modeling, implementation, documentation, project management are related to data base technology.
Prerequisite: AD 454.

AD 456 Applications of the Theory of Constraints (3+0+0) 3
(Kisitlar Kurami Uygulamalari)
Case studies demonstrating the application of the theory of constraints to a wide variety of companies in manufacturing and services. Key questions in analyzing cases or the current state of an organization in order to minimize time and effort inputs in solving problems.
Prerequisite: AD 451 or consent of instructor.

AD 457 Business Logistics (Lojistik) (3+0+0) 3
Management of activities concerned with the efficient movement of the finished product from the end of the production line to the consumer and the movement of raw materials from the source of supply to the beginning of the production line. The topics covered include freight transportation, carrier routing and vehicle scheduling, warehousing, material handling, protective packaging, inventory control, plant and warehouse site selection, facility design, order processing, marketing forecasting and customer service.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.

AD 459 Supply Chain Management (Tedarik Zinciri Yonetimi)   (3+0+0) 3
A comprehensive coverage of topics in the design and management of the supply chain; supply chain modeling, inventory management, risk pooling, value of information, supply chain partnerships, international issues, and decision support systems.
Prerequisite: AD 351, AD 353

AD 461 Turkish Labor Law I (Is Hukuku I) (3+0+0) 3
A survey of the Turkish Labor Law governing individual labor relations. The sources of labor law as well as the formation, content and termination of the individual labor contract, specially job-security, notice pay and severance pay are analyzed. Rights and the obligations of the employer and the employee, and the rules governing the administration of wages, hours of work, overtime, paid vacations, etc. are considered. Also to be analyzed are collective labor relations, the legal framework of labor unionism and collective bargaining, legal problems concerning the structure of collective agreements, methods of peaceful settling of collective disputes; conciliation, mediation and arbitration as well as the legal aspects of the right to strike and lock-out in Turkish Labor Law.

AD 463 Labor-Management Relations (Isci-Isveren Iliskileri) (3+0+0) 3
The practice of collective bargaining in the development and maintenance of good labor relations. Labor policies and operating procedures affecting the relationships between the parties. Their mutual rights and obligations. Contact negotiation techniques in conciliation and arbitration procedures to break deadlock.
Prerequisite: AD 131.

AD 464 Cases in Labor Law (Uygulamali Is Hukuku) (3+0+0) 3
Intensive analysis of selected groups of legal problems arising out of labor relations, both individual and collective, based on court rulings, arbitration awards, and other documentary material.
Prerequisite: AD 131.

AD 469 Security Analysis (Menkul Kiymet Degerlemesi) (3+0+0) 3
Examination of major approaches to valuation of securities. Topics focising on the basics of risk; market efficiency; riskless rates and risk premiums; measuring earnings; estimating cash flows and growth: discounted cash flow models; relative valuation through multiples; real options; acquisitions and mergers; value enhancement; valuing bonds and other securities. Application of the above mentioned tools to valuation of publicly traded firms, private firms and divisions of firms.
Prerequisite: AD 311.

AD 470 Investment Management (Yatirim Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
The study of stocks, bonds and related financial instruments. Applications of portfolio management and asset allocation techniques.
Prerequisite: AD 311.

AD 471 Accounting Systems Design (Muhasebe Sistemi Tasarimi) (3+0+0) 3
Designing an accounting system; understanding the flow of information to and from accounting deparment; collection, processing and communication of accounting information; application of computers in accounting. Students will be assigned a term project.
Prerequisite: AD 212 for EC students; AD 214 for AD students; AD 216 for IE students.

AD 472 Financial Institutions and Markets (3+0+0) 3
(Finansal Kurumlar ve Pazarlar)
Role of financial markets, efficient market hypotheses, international capital markets and new frontiers in financial markets will be some issues covered in the course.
Prerequisite: AD 311.

AD 473 International Accounting (Uluslararasi Muhasebe) (3+0+0) 3
Similarities and differences of accounting principles and procedures between Turkey and other countries, mainly members of European Community and Turkic countries; regional and worldwide standardization, consolidation of foreign subsidaries, performance evaluation of foreign operations, statement analysis; emphasis on accounting in multinational enterprises.
Prerequisite: AD 212 for EC students; AD 214 for AD students; AD 216 for IE students.

AD 474 Financial Modeling and Expert System Workshop (3+0+0) 3
(Finansal Modelleme ve Uzman Sistem Calismasi)
Financial objectives, decision models and implementation of planning models.
Prerequisite: AD 311.

AD 475 Advanced Financial Accounting (Muhasebesi Ilkeleri IV) (3+0+0) 3
Emphasis on topics like consolidated financial statements; inflation accounting; leasing accounting, disclosure of financial statements; segments reporting; interm reporting and other special topics.
Prerequisites: AD 314 and AD 316.

AD 476 Financial Simulation (Finansal Simulasyon) (3+0+0) 3
Financial market relations of public and private institutions analyzed in a simulated computerized environment.
Prerequisite: AD 212 for EC students, AD 214 for AD students, AD 216 for IE students.

AD 477 Bank Management (Banka Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
The major issues behind effective bank management.
Prerequisite: AD 312.

AD 478 Insurance Management (Sigorta Yonetimi) (3+0+0) 3
The Turkish Insurance Market and important aspects in insurance are reviewed. The types of insurance and insurers are analyzed. The balance sheet and the income statement of a typical insurance company, pricing of insurance products, financial analysis, management of underwriting and financial portfolios, planning, marketing, organization, information systems in an insurance company are the topics covered in the course.
Prerequisite: AD 311.

AD 479 Accounting for Non-Profit Organizations (3+0+0) 3
(Kar Amaci Gutmeyen Kuruluslarda Muhasebe)
Emphasis on accounting, budgeting, auditing and reporting policies and practices for government, state-economic enterpreses, municipalities and other non-profit organiziations including universites, hospitals, charities.
Prerequisite: AD 212 for EC students; AD 214 for AD students; AD 216 for IE students.

AD 480 Special Topics in Management (Yonetimde Guncel Konular) (3+0+0) 3
This course aims to study topics related to current issues and trends in management theory and practices. The course is to be run in a workshop format with active student participation.
Prerequisite: AD 220.

AD 484 Special Topics in Marketing (Pazarlamada Guncel Konular) (3+0+0) 3
In depth analysis of marketing topics and cases of current interest.
Prerequisite: AD 341.

AD 488 Special Topics in Accounting (Muhasebede Guncel Konular) (3+0+0) 3
In depth analysis of topics and cases of current interest.
Prerequisite: AD 212 for EC students; AD 214 for AD students; AD 216 for IE students.

AD 490 Topics in Game Theory and Managerial Economics (3+0+0) 3
(Oyun Teorisi ve Yonetim Ekonomisi)
Representative topics are incomplete information games, markets with asymmetric information, cooperative games, mechanism design, joint ownership and distribution, matching markets, auctions, principal-agent problems.
Prerequisite: AD 403.

AD 491 Advanced Topics in Operations Research (3+0+0) 3
(Yoneylem Arastirmasinda Ileri Duzeyde Konular)
Advanced topics in linear programming, revised simplex, integer programming, goal programming, heuristic programming, dynamic programming.
Prerequisite: AD 353.

AD 492 Special Topics in Management Science (3+0+0) 3 (Kantitatif Yonetimde Guncel Konular)
Topics of interest in Management Science to be selected to suit both the class and the faculty.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.

AD 495 Special Topics in Corporate Finance (3+0+0) 3
(Isletme Finansinda Ozel Konular)
This course will be concentrated on mergers and acquisitions, mainly on accounting for mergers, financing the M+A and effects on shareholder returns, effects on capital structure and company performance.
Prerequisite: AD 311.

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