İşletme Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

The Department of Business aims to equip its students with knowledge and skills in areas such as management and organization, marketing, accounting, finance, production, and human resources management, in line with the needs and expectations of the era. Thus, it aims to train managerial candidates who can identify current business problems, develop solution proposals, and make quick and accurate decisions in crisis situations by enhancing students' analytical thinking and intuitive decision-making skills.

Learning takes place in formal, open or distance learning. Also; applied trainings are carried out in laboratories and workshops within higher education institutions or as internship or workplace training in industry, health institutions and workplaces.

• Have competencies required by business management.
• Be able to critically think, identify, analyze and produce solutions to problems that arise in an organization/institution.
• Apply contemporary management techniques within business context.
• Producing business ideas with innovative approaches.
• Transform entrepreneurship ideas into commercial business models.
• Take responsibility and initiative in group and interdisciplinary studies.
• Be aware of economic, legal, ecological and ethical responsibilities of businesses to all stakeholders in society.
• Follow technological innovations and apply them to business life.
• Communicate effectively in verbal and written formats by using knowledge and skills related to his field.
• Be aware of the social responsibilities of business within the framework of sustainability.
• Having knowledge and abilities of business functions in theory and practice.

The student has the following key competencies at an advanced level

• Literacy skills
• Multilingual proficiency
• Digital literacy
• Personal, social, and learning-to-learn competence
• Citizenship competence
• Entrepreneurship competence
• Cultural awareness and expression competence
• Interdisciplinary competence

According to T.C. Maltepe University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Training and Examination Regulation:

Midterm exams, studies counted as midterm exams, quizzes

ARTICLE 32

(1) Midterm exams are exams for which the exam dates and the subjects to be tested are announced in advance. The number and time of midterm exams are defined and announced to students according to the process specified in Article 31 of this Regulation. Midterm exams are conducted within the hours indicated in the weekly course schedule for that course.

(2) In a semester, the instructor may also conduct quizzes, the number and time of which they have not announced in advance, by allocating a part of the course hours.

(3) The excuses of students who have not attended the midterm exam or similar activities are evaluated by the instructor of the course and the procedure to be applied is determined by the instructor.

(4) (Amended in the Official Gazette dated 27.08.2011 and numbered 28038) The contribution of midterm exams or other activities to the final grade is defined according to the procedure specified in Article 31.

Final exams

ARTICLE 33

(Amended in the Official Gazette dated 07.07.2023 and numbered 32241)

(1) Final examinations are examinations that measure the student's overall knowledge in that semester and have a significant weight in the evaluation of his/her success. The effect of this exam on the final grade is defined and announced according to the procedure specified in Article 31 of this Regulation.

(2) The start and end dates of the final exams are indicated in the academic calendar.

(3) (Amended in the Official Gazette dated 23.01.2013 and numbered 28537) Repealed.

(4) (Amended in the Official Gazette dated 13.08.2017 and numbered 30153) Attending the final exams is compulsory and students who do not attend the final exam of the relevant course are considered to have failed that course.

(5) To be considered successful in a course; it is necessary to obtain 45 points out of 100; to pass the course, it is necessary to obtain a minimum of 50 points out of 100 in the final exam.

Grades and numerical equivalents

ARTICLE 34-

(1) (Amended in the Official Gazette dated 07.07.2023 and numbered 32241) Instructors evaluate each student enrolled in their courses by using the normal

distribution curve method of SIS (MUBIS) under Articles 31, 32, and 33 of this Regulation. The following grades are given as the student's course performance grade:

In order to supervise the quality of higher education programmes;

• YÖK (Council of Higher Education) is responsible of planning, organising, managing and supervising higher education institution's educational and other activities. •YÖK prepares "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" within its own criteria and publishes these reports annually. YÖK prepares reports that include qualitative and quantitative evaluations of higher education institutions in accordance with these annual reports and shares them with general public.

• The "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report", which includes academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions, is published by YÖK annually. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations made for foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to "Procedures and Principles for Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programmes":

1. Establishment and Approval of Curricula 

YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required to open undergraduate programmes in higher education institutions.

1.1. In higher education institutions, the curriculum of undergraduate programmes and the learning outcomes each program will bring to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues. 

1.2.  After the curriculum of National Core Education Programmes is accepted by the relevant Deans Council, it is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK.

2.  Assessment and Evaluation: How to measure and evaluate the learning outcomes that each undergraduate programme will bring to the student is carried out in accordance with the teaching and examination regulations

prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK.

3.  Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programmes who successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions; receive an undergraduate diploma.

4.  Self Evaluation-External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares the "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared for the external evaluation of higher education institutions. In addition, the accreditation decisions made by the accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality of programmes' qualifications is assured. YÖKAK carries out regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with its legislation.

Accreditation Body Name: The Business Department has been accredited by the German Accreditation Agency FIBAA (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation) for a period of five years until the end of the spring semester of 2026, starting from May 28, 2021.

In accordance with the regulations determined by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), student admissions to this program are carried out through the system administered by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). After students declare their preferences for the programs they want to study, they are placed in the relevant programs by this center based on the scores they receive from this exam. Foreign national students are admitted to this program based on internationally recognized exam results such as SAT, ACT, or high school graduation grades (Regulations for Admission of Foreign National Students to Associate and Bachelor Programs). Admission of students to programs covered by the General Academic Exchange Protocol is conducted within the framework of bilateral agreements signed between Maltepe University and partner universities (such as ERASMUS, FARABİ, etc.). Guest students may enroll in the courses offered in this program if approved by the relevant academic unit. Proficiency in the language of instruction is required to follow the program.

Graduates of the Business Administration department can work in various sectors ranging from banking to tourism, education to manufacturing, in roles such as marketing and sales, accounting-finance, and human resources management. In the public sector, they can become administrators, inspectors, and administrative judges. In the private sector, they can work as independent accountants, financial advisors, or hold top-level management positions in companies. They can also become entrepreneurs by establishing their own businesses. Additionally, students who successfully complete the program can apply for master's and doctoral degrees in the field of business administration or other fields that accept students from this area.

1. Law no. 2547 on Higher Education

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transition between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, Minor and Credit Transfer Between Institutions in Higher Education Institutions

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programme Graduates to Undergraduate Education

2. Law no. 2547 on Higher Education (bylaw-35)

2.1. Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Directive

Qualification is continuous.