I. Semester | ||
Course Code | Course Name | Course Content |
ENG 101 | Academic English I | This course aims to develop skills such as reading, writing, speaking and critical thinking in English. In this course, students are expected to read contemporary and philosophical texts to understand the text, to use the skills of making connections between ideas in different texts and to learn how to use texts as sources in research projects. Speaking and writing skills include using sources, expressing a statement using different words, quoting, summarising, analysing and synthesising. Students taking this course will learn how to write original, persuasive texts with a coherent meaning, supporting their claims on a subject, and how to express them orally using effective presentation techniques. |
EHS 101 | Occupational Health and Safety | This course will provide an overview of occupational health and safety and occupational health and safety culture, national occupational health and safety system, occupational health and safety approach and legislation, occupational health and safety services to be provided by the employer, the concept and costs of occupational accidents and occupational diseases, risk factors in occupational health and safety, individual and organisational factors, records to be kept in occupational health and safety, occupational health and safety in electrical works. |
EPR 121 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | In order to become an entrepreneur and make projects, our students receive information such as business establishment and management, business accounting, business establishment and incentives in this field, R & D and design centre activities, project supports. |
IUL 151 | Introduction to University Life | It is a programme consisting of various activities that will be offered in addition to academic studies, aiming to help students adapt to university life, aiming to enable students to easily adapt to the new environment of the university in a suitable way. These activities will support students in becoming an active individual with programmes that will help students achieve their goals and contribute to their personal development. Focusing on socio-cultural activities, the programme provides a weekly break for students, aiming to raise awareness of intellectual curiosity, cultural sensitivity and taking responsibility, as well as developing students' vision and educating them as individuals who are beneficial to society and the world. |
MIS 131 | Management Information Systems | It is a course on information technology concepts, spreadsheet, VBA programming language Excel/VBA business applications. The content of this course consists of information systems and technologies, computer networks and internet, system analysis, process analysis, mapping and modelling, process measurement and improvement, database management systems. |
MATH 103 | Mathematics I | The course aims to teach the fundamentals of mathematics for use in economic analyses. Topics include functions and models, limits and derivatives, differential rules, integration, applications and techniques of integration. The aim of the course is to enable the student to integrate mathematical operations with economic analysis and to develop the student's quantitative research competences by using mathematics. |
ECON 101 | Introduction to Microeconomics | The aim of the course is to provide students with a basic knowledge of microeconomics by examining the behaviour of major decision makers such as consumers, producers and governments and the functioning of different markets and industries separately. The course covers basic microeconomic concepts, the theory of supply and demand, the theory of the consumer, the theory of the firm, the functioning of goods and factor markets, various market structures, the theory of allocation, market failure and the role of governments. |
ECON 105 | Research Methods with Computer Applications I | The course aims to introduce the basic concepts used in research and scientific social research methods and approaches. It includes discussions on sampling techniques, research designs and analysis techniques. The course also introduces statistical reasoning and thinking, emphasising how statistical applications can help us understand the world. Topics include numerical and graphical summaries of data, data collection and experimental design, probability, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, correlation and regression. Students will learn to apply statistical concepts to data and use Excel, R and Gretl applications to obtain results on real problems. |
II. Semester | ||
Course Code | Course Name | Course Content |
ENG 102 | Academic English II | This course aims to develop skills such as reading, writing, speaking and critical thinking in English. In this course, students are expected to read contemporary and philosophical texts to understand the text, to use the skills of making connections between ideas in different texts and to learn how to use texts as sources in research projects. Speaking and writing skills include using sources, expressing a statement using different words, quoting, summarising, analysing and synthesising. Students taking this course will learn how to write original, persuasive texts with a coherent meaning, supporting their claims on a subject, and how to express them orally using effective presentation techniques. |
EPR 122 | Entrepreneurship Project | For our students to become entrepreneurs and makers, to prepare them to the real business life and the world this course will cover the topics of business plan preparation and scheduling, business plan analysis and business modeling, cost preparation, specification and specification, evaluation, invoicing, innovation-realization, commercialization, incorporation. |
IUL 152 | Building the Future | This course, which is the continuation of the Introduction to University Life Course, aims to raise the competence of the student in subjects such as career planning, interview processes, image and communication and to train highly qualified people. In addition, the course aims to provide students with the knowledge of science, technique, industry, creative thinking, developments in R & D, rational and critical thinking, reasoning ability, generating rational solutions and evaluating future business opportunities through various seminars. This course contributes to the development of the basic sciences in our country, giving students the opportunity to make applied research, renewing the existing knowledge and ideas, enriching and educating the elements needed by the profession branches. |
WED 124 | Workplace Education | Students make observations and experience in the workplace one day of the week. Students take this course in business environment. The tasks and activities of the vocational candidates in this course should provide them with the opportunity to observe experienced superiors and workplace trainers on-the-job, to work individually with the students, even if they are limited. The activities carried out in the workplace experience course will provide candidates with various skills that will enable them to become an experienced employee. The students' progress in understanding the future profession and gaining the competencies constituting the profession will be evaluated by the university instructors who are in close cooperation with them and the application trainers and mentors who have gained experience in their work. |
MATH 104 | Mathematics II | This course introduces deeper knowledge of Calculus covering differential equations, parametric equations and polar coordinates, infinite sequences and series, vectors and the geometry of space, vector functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, vector calculus and second-order differential equations. The course is designated to further improve students’ quantitative research skills in order to excel in mathematical economic analysis. |
ECON 102 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | The course focuses on the topics of basic macroeconomic concepts; macroeconomic aggregates and averages, national income determination; national income theory, fiscal policy, monetary theory and policy, international trade and finance. The aim of this course is to equip the students with necessary skills and tools which will enable them to have a firm understanding of macroeconomic theory and policy, so that they can understand and explain basic macroeconomic phenomena, in particular macro-economic problems such as inflation, unemployment, low income, low output, low level of growth and national debt using basic tools of economic analysis and to propose solutions to such problems. |
ECON 106 | Research Methods with Computer Applications II | The aim of the course is to introduce students to the principles and practicalities of doing research by using statistical methods. Topics include multiple regression, analysis of variance methods and model building with multiple regression. By the end of this course, students will be able to learn how to develop and investigate a research question in economics and have a knowledge about the Excel, R, Gretl, Python and MATLAB programs with hands on applications. |
III. Semester | ||
Course Code | Course Name | Course Content |
ATA 101 | Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I | This course will cover the topics of; The concept of revolution, the factors leading to Turkish revolution and the reasons of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Empire in the rescue efforts, flows of ideas, World War I, Mustafa Kemal Anatolian transition and congresses, Turkey opening of the Grand National Assembly, the liberation war, foreign policy, Mudanya cease-fire, the Lausanne conference. |
TUR 101 | Turkish I | Definition of the language, social value of language; Characteristics of written and oral expression; Sentence knowledge; Speech disorders; written and oral expression; Effective reading and text analysis will be included during this course. |
TLI 101 | Turkish Language for Foreigners I | This course aims to teach the basic structures of Turkish in order to facilitate the lives of international students in the country they live in, and to provide them with the opportunity to express themselves in Turkey by emphasising their speaking skills. It also aims to contribute to their academic skills by improving their writing and listening skills. In addition, this course focuses on Turkish language and culture, enabling students from different countries to get to know each other better and have fun while learning in harmony. |
WAP 225 | Workplace Application I | Within this course, students practice in the workplace one day of the week. Students apply this course in business environment. Candidates of the profession will have the opportunity to know the work environment and fully participate in what is happening at the workplace. The work to be carried out during the workplace application is planned according to the workplace before the beginning of the semester and by taking the opinions of the students and the application trainers who will guide them. Since each workplace's eco system will be different, the term plan is prepared after getting acquainted with the workplace's eco system, so that each student's weekly schedule may change.. |
ENG 221 | English Writing Skills | The objectives of this course are: Developing the skills of reading, comprehending, evaluating, interpreting and writing English. Besides, developing technical terms and vocabulary in English and providing awareness about reliable sources. Expanding students' knowledge of a particular subject with suitable for academic life awareness of ethical norms of research. |
ECON 201 | Microeconomics | The aim of this course is to present a treatment of the methods of microeconomics that would allow students to apply these tools on their own. In this respect, the fundamental conceptual foundations of microeconomics are explained and concrete examples of their application are provided. This course provides an understanding of microeconomics by concentrating on the behavior of decision makers, namely consumers, producers and government and functioning of markets in the economy. Topics covered are market, budget constraint, consumer preferences, utility function, optimal choice, consumer demand, market demand, market equilibrium, profit maximisation, cost minimisation, cost curves and markets such as perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition and oligopoly. |
ECON 203 | Statistics I | This course deals with frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and variability, basic theorems of probability, independent and joint events, conditional probability, discrete probability distributions, normal distributions, sampling distributions and sample drawing techniques. |
ECON 205 | Economic History | The aim of this course is to acquaint students with the historical development of economic processes and institutions, changes in production, distribution and consumption patterns and the unique development of factors of production in the world in general and Western European context in particular. The course is taught with the understanding that economic history is a branch of social sciences situated in between economy and history. While concepts and methods of history are applied to the realm of economics and a narration of successive economic events are given; due emphasis is also put on the description and evaluation of economic institutions. This approach facilitates the comparative analysis of regional, national and international economic developments in an historical context. |
IV. Semester | ||
Course Code | Course Name | Course Content |
ATA 102 | Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II | This course will cover the topics of; The proclamation of the Republic and political, social and cultural reforms. Problems that Lausanne Peace Treaty could not be solved and their conclusions movements against the new order. Multiparty life experiments and results. Turkish Foreign Policy in the period of Atatürk. İnönü Period and the Second World War years, Turkey's transition to multi-party life during and after the Democratic Party. |
TUR 102 | Turkish II | This course will cover the topics of; Turkish suffixes; Turkish suffixes; Word types. Sentence knowledge; Reading and examining selected texts. |
TLI 102 | Turkish Language for Foreigners II | This course aims to teach the basic structures of Turkish in order to facilitate the lives of international students in the country they live in, and to provide them with the opportunity to express themselves in Turkey by emphasising their speaking skills. It also aims to contribute to their academic skills by improving their writing and listening skills. In addition, this course focuses on Turkish language and culture, enabling students from different countries to get to know each other better and have fun while learning in harmony. |
WAP 226 | Workplace Application II | Within this course, students practice in the workplace one day of the week. Students apply this course in business environment. Candidates of the profession will have the opportunity to know the work environment and fully participate in what is happening at the workplace. The work to be carried out during the workplace application is planned according to the workplace before the beginning of the semester and by taking the opinions of the students and the application trainers who will guide them. Since each workplace's eco system will be different, the term plan is prepared after getting acquainted with the workplace's eco system, so that each student's weekly schedule may change. |
ECON 202 | Macroeconomics | The aim of this course is to analyse the behaviour of the overall economy and to enable the students to apply tools of analysis used in macroeconomics on their own. The course provides a detailed understanding of how economies’ overall levels of employment, production, and growth are determined. This course concentrates on national income accounting, economic growth, aggregate demand and aggregate supply, product and money markets, unemployment, inflation, monetary and fiscal policies and the IS-LM model. |
ECON 204 | Statistics II | This course deals with principles of point estimation, properties of point estimators, techniques of estimation, optimality criteria in estimation, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, comparison tests for independent and paired samples, multiple comparisons, non parametric methods, regression, correlation, and analysis of variance and elementary time series analysis. |
ECON 206 | History of Economic Thought | The main objective of this course is to stimulate student’s understanding of the evolution and development of economic reasoning across time. The course is designed to focus on the interrelationships between the historical environment and the economic theories applied to the daily economic life. The course will help students to understand the history of economic thoughts from the ancient Greek period to the medieval period and to the early 21st century period. Since the course is intended to help students to understand the historical evolution of economic thoughts, it will start with the economic theories of ancient Greek philosophers; then, of medieval philosophers; and afterwards, of mercantilism at the pre-capitalist era. Consequently, the course will focus on the modern economic theories of the era of capitalism: A. Smith, R. Malthus, D. Ricardo, K. Marx, J.M. Keynes and discuss the subjects of rationalistic subjectivism, utilitarian economics, neo-classical theories and other new developments in Economic Theory. |
ECON 216 | Public Finance | The main goals of this course are to develop an understanding of the role of government in the economy, why and how the government may intervene in the economy, and to study the effect of government expenditure programs and taxation systems on the welfare and behavior of citizens. This course will include an analysis of the theoretical bases that guide government intervention in the economy; the discussion of a range of issues on current policy debates; and the presentation of empirical methods used in economics to evaluate the effect of public policies. |
V. Semester | ||
Course Code | Course Name | Course Content |
WAP 325 | Workplace Application III | Within this course, students practice in the workplace one day of the week. Students apply this course in business environment. Candidates of the profession will have the opportunity to know the work environment and fully participate in what is happening at the workplace. The work to be carried out during the workplace application is planned according to the workplace before the beginning of the semester and by taking the opinions of the students and the application trainers who will guide them. Since each workplace's eco system will be different, the term plan is prepared after getting acquainted with the workplace's eco system, so that each student's weekly schedule may change. |
ECON 301 | Introduction to Econometrics I | Ordinary least squares method, basic assumptions and desired properties. Bivariate and multivariate regression models and various estimation and inference issues related to these models. Maximum likelihood estimate. Coupling with dummy variables. Diesel approach to classical linear regression model. |
ECON 303 | International Economcs (Trade) | This course will cover the topics of; Basic concepts; Trade liberalization, globalization and economic mergers, balance of foreign payments, foreign exchange market, exchange rate determination, foreign exchange derivatives, foreign trade and development relations, international money and capital markets, foreign investments. |
ECON 305 | Monetary Theory and Policy | Functions of money. Evolution of payment systems. Money supply. Money demand. Monetary transmission mechanism. Inflation. Determination of interest rates. Determination of exchange rates. Money substitution and dollarization. Aims and tools of monetary policy. |
VI. Semester | ||
Course Code | Course Name | Course Content |
WEX 326 | Workplace Experience I | Students make observations and experience in the workplace one day of the week. Students take this course in business environment. The tasks and activities of the vocational candidates in this course should provide them with the opportunity to observe experienced superiors and workplace trainers on-the-job, to work individually with the students, even if they are limited. The activities carried out in the workplace experience course will provide candidates with various skills that will enable them to become an experienced employee. The students' progress in understanding the future profession and gaining the competencies constituting the profession will be evaluated by the university instructors who are in close cooperation with them and the application trainers and mentors who have gained experience in their work. |
ECON 302 | Introduction to Econometrics II | Ordinary least squares method, basic assumptions and desired properties. Bivariate and multivariate regression models and various estimation and inference issues related to these models. Maximum likelihood estimate. Coupling with dummy variables. Diesel approach to classical linear regression model. |
ECON 304 | International Econonmics (Finance) | This course will cover the topics of; Basic concepts; Trade liberalization, globalization and economic mergers, balance of foreign payments, foreign exchange market, exchange rate determination, foreign exchange derivatives, foreign trade and development relations, international money and capital markets, foreign investments. |
VII. Semester | ||
Course Code | Course Name | Course Content |
WEX 425 | Workplace Experience II | This course is the continuation of the Workplace Experience I course and the students continue their workplace experience which they started in the previous semester with their mentors. |
ECON 401 | Turkish Economy | This course deal with the economic activity lasting from the pre-republican period, Republican Turkey to today's Turkey, industrial policies and efforts to resist and change against the rising western economy, the implemented industrial policy by young Republic for the development; liberal, mixed economy, statist economy implemented to date. Shortly, this course basicaly and essantialy overviews information about last 100 years economic history of Turkey. |
VIII. Semester | ||
Course Code | Course Name | Course Content |
WEX 426 | Workplace Experience III | In the last semester of the program, all of the students will carry out practical training in a factory / production unit located in all provinces of Ankara or in Ankara in accordance with the predefined principles and principles that OSTIM Technical University deems appropriate. In addition, internship / on-the-job training will be carried out in a factory / production unit located in Ankara within the framework of the cooperation protocol between the OSTİM Technical University and the OSTİM Clusters within the framework of the development and cooperation. During this internship / on-the-job training, students will simultaneously take the “Project Management” course as internship / on-the-job training course. In this course, each student will be able to jointly identify the problem areas related to the Design, Production, Installation and Maintenance of various systems in the areas encountered in the factory / production unit where he / she is doing internship / on-the-job training, and jointly identify with the company the new generation creative solution proposals and will create a project idea, design it, develop it and reflect it on the field of application. This project will be evaluated in the performance of internship / on the job training. |
ECON 400 | Graduation Project | In the industry companies prepare each student project on a company basis, the consultant lecturer is managed with company visits, and includes the project work process to solve the firm's problem. |