MBA PROGRAM IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (NON-THESIS)
The program offers participants from various disciplines a comprehensive ground in management skills. The sound formation provided in the program equips students with an enhanced awareness of the organization and its problems, and is aimed at developing the students' ability to apply managerial concepts and techniques in practical business situations.
The program incorporates a comprehensive and well balanced range of MBA foundation courses and provides the opportunity to develop a particular area of expertise through the elective courses offered. Students have the option of selecting a thesis or non-thesis Master's track. The Master's thesis entails supervised research where the student can explore in detail a topic of interest to himself or herself with the guidance of a faculty member. In the non-thesis option, the student is allowed to take further courses and conducts a term project research again under the supervision of a faculty member.
Fields of Study:
No major fields are offered. However, the program provides the opportunity to develop a particular area of expertise through over 20 elective courses offered each term in the following fields:
Business; Management; Strategy; Organization and Human Resource Management; Business Computing and Management Information Systems; Accounting; Quantitative Methods; Operations Management; Marketing; Finance and Economics.
PROFESSORS
Acar, Ahmet: B.S., METU; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Quantitative Decision Tools, Strategic Management, Small Business Management, Innovation Management, Entrepreneurial Management
Erol, Cengiz: B.S., Aegean University; M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.
Issues of Structuring and Restructuring, Financial Information System, Corporate Performance Analysis, Privatization, Financial Planning and Control, Investment Decision Process, Treasury Management
Göktan, Erkut: B.S., Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A ccounting, Finance, International Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Auditing
Muğan, Can Şımga: B.A., M.S., Istanbul University; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ethics, International Accounting Standards, Stock Market Reactions, Corporate Governance
Tileylioğlu, Alaeddin: B.S., Istanbul University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Lancaster.
Entrepreneurship, Family Business, Corporate Governance, Small and Medium Size Enterprises
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Çağlı, Uğur: B.S., M.S., METU; Ph D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Marketing Communication, Advertising Research, Consumer Research, Experimentation Research Methodology, Sex Roles in Marketing
Güner, Nuray Z.: B.S., METU; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Investment, Market Microstructure, Portfolio Theory
Onay, Zeynep: B.S., Ph.D., Nottingham University.
Management Information Systems, Operations Management, Just in Time Manufacturing, Synchronous Manufacturing, Total Quality Management, Health Care Management
Pamuksuz, S. Nazlı Wasti: B.S., METU; M.S., University of Missouri-Rolla , University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Buyer-Supplier Relationships in the U.S. and Japanese Automotive Industries, Interorganizational Relationships, Product Development, Management of Technology
Varoğlu, Demet: B.S., MBA, METU; Ph.D., Ankara University.
Organizational Behavior, Organizational Power and Politics, Cross-Cultural Organization Studies, Gender Issues in Organization
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
Aşçıgil, Semra F.: B.S., Boğaziçi University; M.S., Ph.D., METU.
Quality Management, Business Ethics, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Organizational Justice and Citizenship Behavior
Küçükkaya, Engin: B.S., M.S., METU; Ph.D., University of South Florida.
Global Financial Markets, Emerging Market Economies, Institutional Investments, Valuation
Oran , Adil: B.S., METU; M.S., Ph.D, Texas Tech University.
Event Study Methodology, Financial Statement Analysis, International and Domestic Stock and Capital Markets, Financial Accounting, Agency Theory, Reputation Capital
Rhoades, Seza Danışoğlu: B.S., METU; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
Financial Institutions, Banking, Investment Management
Soytaş, Uğur: B.S., METU; MBA, Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
Industrial Organization: Game Theory and Entry Deterrence, Game Theory: Evolutionary Game Theory Applications in Economics, Time Series Analysis: Cointegration, VAR, VEC
INSTRUCTORS
Atasoy, Tuğrul: B.S., METU.
Acar, Pınar: B.S., METU; MBA, Bilkent University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
Diversity in Groups and Organizations, Intra-Group Conflict, Leadership of Diverse Groups, Group Effectiveness, Decision Making in Groups
MBA without Thesis Program in Business Administration
First Semester
- Organization and Management
- Accounting
- Business Statistics
- Management Science
- Managerial Economics
Second Semester
- Human Resources Management
- Managerial Information Systems
- Operations Management
- Marketing Management
- Financial Management
Third Semester
- Business Law
- Macro Economic Theory and Policy
- 3 Elective Courses
Fourth Semester
- Strategic Management
- Term Project
- Special Studies
- Special Topics
- 3 Elective Course
MBA with Thesis Program (The first year is the same as the MBA without thesis program)
SECOND YEAR
Third Semester
- Strategic Management
- Prothesis Seminar
- Special Studies
- Special Topics
- 3 Elective Courses
Fourth Semester
- Master's Thesis
- Special Studies
- Special Topics
A Sample of Elective Courses Offered
- Business Ethics
- Organization, Work and Society
- Topics in Self-Assessment for Quality Management
- Turkish Business Environment
- Fieldwork in Organizational Studies
- Selected Topics in Organizational Behavior
- Gender Aspects in Organizational Life
- Organizational Culture
- Organizational Influence Processes
- Organizational Development
- Topics in MIS
- Auditing
- Accounting Theory
- Financial Planning and Control
- Financial Derivatives
- Investment Management
- Analysis of Financial Statements
- Financial Institutions and Markets
- Managing Technology and Innovation
- Japanese Business Systems
- International Business
- Negotiation Process
- Computers and Networking
- Services Management
- International Marketing
- International Finance
- Bank Management
