COURSE SYLLABUS

SOCIAL IMPACT MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT

1	Course Title:	SOCIAL IMPACT MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT
2	Course Code:	ISL5120
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. BİLÇİN MEYDAN
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Bilçin MEYDAN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Bilçin MEYDAN
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The profit maximization focus of the companies is needed to be integrated with socially responsible behavior. Thus, this course aims to teach student how social impacts of the companies can be measured and improved along with the financial results.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Traditional apporach to business management focuses on shareholder value. Controversially, there was a shift in related literature and business practices frm shareholder value to stakeholder interests. Thus, teaching students stakeholder management approach is vital for the students to get more employment opportunities.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learning the scope of the concept of social responsibility ;;
2	Learning the concepts of ethics and business ethics ;;
3	Analyzing the reasons that encourage organizations for ethical behavior ;;
4	Making satkeholder analysis;;
5	Analyzing the ethical and social responsibilities on the basis of stakeholder groups;;
6	To understand the social performance measurement and management of organizations;;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The relationship between modern management philosophy, ethics, social responsibility and business globalization,
2	Ethics and business ethics - the conceptual framework
3	Approaches to Ethics
4	Analysis of reasons that lead organizations to ethical behavior
5	The conceptual framework of corporate social responsibility 1
6	The conceptual framework of corporate social responsibility 2
7	Definition and management of stakeholders
8	The basis of analysis of the ethical and social responsibilities of stakeholder groups
9	Relationship between ethics and business functions 1
10	Relationship between ethics and business functions 2
11	Ethical decision-making in business models and the factors affecting
12	Case study 1
13	Case study 2
14	Discussion about the results of emprical studies

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Archie B CARROLL, Business & Society, Ethics and Stakeholder Management, South-western Publishing, second edition, 1993 William C FREDERICK, Keith DAVIS, James POST, Business and Society, Corporate Strategy, Public Policy, Ethics, Sixth edition, Mc Graw Hill, 1988. MARCUS, Alfred; Business And Society, Strategy, Ethics, And The Global Economy, Chicago: Irwın Publishing, 1996. Joseph W. WEISS, Business Ethics, International Thomson Publishing, 1994 John R BOATRIGHT, Ethics and the Conduct of Business, Prentice Hall, 1997
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	30
Final Exam	1	40
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		60
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		40
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Literature knowledge is measured in Midterm Exam. Final exam aims to asses students' case analysis competencies. Group project is used as an assesment tool for measuring students' teamwork skills and understandings about real business practices.
Information	In this course, a triple assesmant model is used.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High