Independent Study (MGMT 499)

2022 Spring
Sabancı Business School
Management(MGMT)
3
6
Ayşegül Toker aysegul.toker@sabanciuniv.edu,
Click here to view.
English
Undergraduate
--
Field work/field study/on-the-job,Studio work/practice,One-to-one tutorial
Discussion based learning,Project based learning,Guided discovery
Click here to view.

CONTENT

This course allows students to explore a management area of academic interest not currently covered in regular course offerings. Students are expected to take primary responsibility for their own learning, starting by identifying a faculty member they want to work with and developing a course outline (similar to a course syllabus) together with that faculty member. Students may enroll in this course only after getting approval from the Faculty of Management Undergraduate Program Coordinator

OBJECTIVE

MGMT 499 is a three-credit independent study course where students conduct real-life research, gain experience, and find an opportunity to work one-on-one with a professor. .

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: 1. Conduct research with the guidance of an academic advisor. 2. Have in-depth knowledge in a specific area of management beyond that covered in regular undergraduate course offerings. 3. Produce an academic research report.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES


1. Understand the world, their country, their society, as well as themselves and have awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values and responsibility to the self and to others. 3

2. Understand different disciplines from natural and social sciences to mathematics and art, and develop interdisciplinary approaches in thinking and practice. 3

3. Think critically, follow innovations and developments in science and technology, demonstrate personal and organizational entrepreneurship and engage in life-long learning in various subjects; have the ability to continue to educate him/herself. 4

4. Communicate effectively in Turkish and English by oral, written, graphical and technological means. 5

5. Take individual and team responsibility, function effectively and respectively as an individual and a member or a leader of a team; and have the skills to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams. 5


1. Have an understanding of economics and main functional areas of management

2. Have a basic all-around knowledge in humanities, science, mathematics, and literature

3. Have a basic knowledge of law and ethics, awareness of social and ethical responsibilities

4. Work effectively in teams and environments characterized by people of diverse educational, social and cultural backgrounds

5. Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communications in English

6. Pursue open minded inquiry and appreciate the importance of research as an input into management practice; thus, a.know how to access, interpret and analyze data and information by using current technologies b.use the results from analyses to make informed decisions

7. Use office softwares for written communication, presentation, and data analysis

8. Demonstrate awareness that business settings present different opportunities and challenges for managers due to environmental/contextual differences that arise in economic, political, cultural, legal-regulatory domains

ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA

  Percentage (%)
Written Report 50
Other 50