Mekatronik Mühendisliği (% 30 İngilizce) Lisans Diploması

ISCO:08

ISCO:08

It is a higher education program based on secondary education qualifications, covering an eight-semester program and providing training in a specific field of learning or profession.

Learning takes place in the form of formal, open or distance education. Moreover; Practical training is provided in laboratories and workshops within higher education institutions or as internships or workplace training in industry, health institutions and workplaces.

The student:

• has advanced theoretical and practical knowledge to question the theories and principles of a business or learning field with a critical approach.

• possesses advanced innovative specialist skills in solving complex, unforeseen problems in a business or learning field.

• analyzes data on problems in a business or learning area and develops evidence-based solutions.

• manages complex professional and technical studies related to the field, takes responsibility as a team member in solving problems that may arise in practice, and determines the professional development needs of team members.

• evaluates the knowledge and skills he has in his field with a critical approach, determines his learning needs and has a lifelong learning approach to meet them.

• communicates effectively in written and oral form in his/her native language and uses a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.

• uses field-specific information technologies at least at the Advanced Level of the European Computer Use License.

• shares his thoughts on issues related to his field and solutions to problems, supported by quantitative and qualitative data, in writing or verbally, with groups of experts or non-experts in the field.

• acts in accordance with scientific, social and ethical values during the collection and analysis of data related to the field and the announcement of the results.

• organizes and implements projects and events in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which it lives, with awareness of social responsibility.

• takes responsibility for raising public awareness on fundamental rights, cultural and universal values, social justice and environment.

• has healthy life attitudes and behaviors.

• prioritizes the values of his country, its historical and cultural national infrastructure, being honest in the society he lives in and the correct social identity.

•  has advanced skills, attitudes and behaviors that provide solutions to his country's social and economic problems by taking into account the country's national strategies.

• has the consciousness of spirit and respects the customs and traditions of the society, prioritizes the shapes and characteristics specific to the society, national culture, national unity and solidarity.

The student has the key competencies listed below at an advanced level.

• Reading and writing competence,

• Multilingual competence,

• Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering,

• Digital competence,

• Personal, social and learning competence,

• Citizenship competence,

• Entrepreneurial competence,

• Cultural awareness and expression competence.

Assessment of Success:

a) In assessing a student’s performance in a course, the grade the student has scored during the semester work over a hundred and the grade the student has scored at the end of the semester over a hundred are taken into consideration.

b) In measuring success, the weight of the grade during the semester is 60% and the weight of the final exam is 40; Achievement Grade;

1) In determining a grade, relative evaluation system is used. Achievement Grade is designated as follows:

AA 4.00 Excellent

BA 3.50 Very good

BB 3.00 Good

CB 2.50 Average

CC 2.00 Satisfactory

DC 1.50 Provisionally Successful

DD 1.00 Fail

FD 0.50 Fail

FF 0.00 Fail

F0 0.00 NA

G: Pass

K: Fail

İ: Leave of Absence

M: Exemption

E: Incomplete

  2) (DC) indicates that the student has been provisionally successful in a course. For a student to be considered successful in a course, he must have a minimum GPA of 2.0. If a student has courses in which he has been provisionally successful in his instructional plan, he must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 to qualify for graduation. And, this course is included in his GPA.

  3) G (Pass) indicates that the student has been successful/satisfactory in a course and not included in his GPA.

  4) K (Fail) indicates that the student has been unsuccessful/unsatisfactory in a course and not included in his GPA.

  5) İ (Leave of Absence) indicates that the student has been unable to complete the requirements of a course because of sickness or some other valid reason pursuant to the relevant provision of this Regulation and is not included in GPA until it is transformed into an achievement grade. If this course is not completed the following semester in which the course is available, İ automatically turns into an FF.

  6) M (Exemption) indicates that the student have exemption for the previous program courses which are deemed equivalent to the courses offered in their new undergraduate program. Decision for the course exemption is made by the relevant faculty committee. The courses that student is exempt from are processed as a non-credit exemption and they are not included in the student’s GPA.

Resit and Graduation

(1) A make-up exam is administered in place of a mid-term exam. In case of multiple make-up exams, the student can only sit in one of these exams. The provisions stipulated by the Senate apply to whether a student can sit in a make-up exam or how to administer a make-up exam. A make-up exam for the exams at the end of the semester won’t be allowed.

(2) The provisions regarding resit exams are as

(a) For a student to be able to sit in a resit exam, he must have added the course at the beginning of the semester and must have fulfilled the requirements to be able to take this exam at the end of the semester. Students who have missed a resit exam cannot have a make-up exam for it.

(b) Students who have been unsuccessful or provisionally successful (not F0) can sit in resit exams. The score in a resit exam is considered a final at the end of the semester. An achievement grade is assigned at the end of a resit exam by taking the percentages of visas, assignments and the resit exam into consideration.

(c) A student who have missed a resit exam gets E (Incomplete) and remains as the achievement grade of the course. The resit achievement grades are included in semester grade average points.

(3) The provisions regarding graduation exams are as follows:

(a) To be able to sit in a graduation exam, a student must have fulfilled the requirements to take the final exam at the end of the semester. The students who haven’t qualified for a graduation exam can’t sit in a make-up exam for this exam.

(b) The students who have to pass a maximum of two courses before their graduation are granted a graduation exam for the classes they have failed after the resit exam and within the period stated in the academic calendar. The students who are unable to graduate due to their GPA below 2.00 can take a graduation exam in two courses in which they have been provisionally successful.

(c) To be considered successful in a graduation exam, a student must get at least a CC. The grade taken in the exam takes the place of the achievement grade of the course. Visas and assignments aren’t included in the assessment.

 In order to monitor the quality of higher education programs;

• YÖK is responsible for planning, organizing, managing and supervising education, training and other activities in higher education institutions.

• "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" of higher education institutions, prepared within the framework of the criteria determined by YÖK, are published every year. Reports prepared according to these reports, containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations for higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

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

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

1. Creation and Approval of Curriculum:

YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.1. The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that 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. The curriculum of National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK after being accepted by the relevant Deans Council.

2. Measurement-Evaluation: How to measure and evaluate the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide 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 on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs, if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions; receives a bachelor's degree.

4. Self-Evaluation-External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Institution 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. The "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared by YÖKAK regarding the external evaluation of higher education institutions is shared with the public.

In addition, accreditation decisions made by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programs is ensured. It carries out regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the YÖKAK legislation.

Engineering Education Programs Evaluation and Accreditation Association (MÜDEK)

Those who want to enroll in YTU undergraduate degree programs must get the sufficient score required by YTU from the exam administered by the Student Selection and Placement Center (OSYM) and should not have an existing enrollment in another higher education program. The rules and regulations in “Directive On Application and Registration of Foreign Students” are applied to the students from abroad who want to enroll in this program. The students who qualify to enroll in undergraduate degree programs whose medium of instruction is 30% English have to take English Proficiency Exam. “Directive on Instruction and Examination, School of Foreign Languages (YDYO)-YTU” and other regulations apply to English Proficiency Exam and Preparatory English Courses, except for the Foreign Languages Department English Language Teaching Program.

Department graduates can be employed in different universities, governmental agencies, corporate institutions, research institutions located in-land or overseas as Mechatronic Engineers. For example, possible sectors can be summarized as: Automation companies, defense industry, instrumentation firms, manufacturer of space vehicles, of satellite systems, airplane industries, robotic firms, robot automation companies, robot manufacturers, intelligent systems manufacuturers, biomedical firms, automotive industries, gas distribution companies, renewable energy companies, petrolium distribution and processing companies, hydroelectric power stations, steel manufacturing companies, construction companies, ceramic and glass industry, water and waste water processing utilities, food and pharmaceutical industry, textile and paper manufacturers, machine manufacturers, termic powerstations, energy distributors, chemical processing plants, shipyards and marine transportation ports, nuclear powerplants, elevator manufacturers, ship manufacturers.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547:

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer,

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education for Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs,

2. Higher Education Law No. 2547 (Additional Article-35):

2.1. Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board Regulation.

The qualification is always valid.