Turizm ve Otel İşletmeciliği (İngilizce) Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

The undergraduate program of Tourism and Hotel Management’s mission is to close the gap between the needs of the tourism industry and the world of contemporary tourism education in a national, regional, and local context by implementing theoretical and practical programs of instruction through interaction between students, faculty, and industry professionals. While doing this, special emphasis is placed on sustaining and advancing the significant national and international recognition that the department already has achieved through high-quality research, education and various other activities to enhance the awareness and learning outcomes of students and the existing knowledge in the field.

Tourism and Hotel Management education is provided in English through formal education. There are classrooms, lecture halls, laboratories and studios within the university in order to gain the competencies aimed at by the department courses and the program. Students are supported with courses from different disciplines within the scope of the applied core curriculum, and are also supported socially and culturally.

• Able to apply knowledge and skills related to the field and in general with an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Inspired by contemporary scientific thought, able to design and conduct research, plans, and projects to develop creative solutions for global challenges.
• Able to develop writing and communication skills necessary for effectively organizing ideas and thoughts and conveying them to various audiences, working independently and with others in national and multinational teams.
• Able to recognize the continuous need in professional and personal development for him/helself and others through life-long learning.
• Able to use the techniques, skills, and modern property management IT tools necessary for business practices in the field and in general.
• Able to interpret and follow legal regulations, ethical and professional standards in the field and in general.
• Able to analyse, plan, implement, supervise and improve a quality service in the field and in general.
• Has the knowledge, awareness and ability to implement sustainability measures in the field and in general.
• Take advantage of the campus life where students are engaged in diversity, creativity and commitment outside coursework through artistic, cultural, sportive and intellectual activities

1. Communication in native language
2. Communication in foreign languages
3. Mathematical competence and core competencies in science/technology
4. Digital competence
5. Learning to learn
6. Social and citizenship competencies
7. Taking initiative and entrepreneurship
8. Cultural awareness and expression

In each course, assessments such as midterm exams, projects, laboratory or studio work, assignments, and quizzes are carried out throughout the semester. Additionally, a final exam is given at the end of the semester. The percentages/weights of the assessments carried out throughout the semester and the final exam grade in the total end-of-semester are determined by the relevant instructor and announced at the beginning of the semester. The percentage/weight of the final exam in the total grade cannot exceed 60%. The assessments in-term, must be evaluated according to the academic calendar and the results must be announced to the students before the end of the semester courses.

Except for the exams of the English Preparatory Program, multiple choice or true-false type questions are not included in the midterm and final exams.

The students who are suspended as a result of a disciplinary investigation are not given the opportunity to make up for the assessments that they could not attend during the period they were suspended.

In order to be eligible to take the final exam, students must demonstrate a certain level of overall success in other assessment activities carried out throughout the semester. Students who cannot achieve this level of success or do not meet the attendance requirements of the course are not taken to the final exam of the course. The percentages of the assessments carried out throughout the semester and the minimum success level and attendance requirement required to gain the right to take the final exam are determined by the instructor teaching the course and announced in writing at the beginning of the semester. Students who are not eligible to take the final exam are determined by the instructor teaching the course and these students are given an FZ grade within the dates specified in the academic calendar before the final exams. Students who receive FZ grades are not admitted to the final exam of the course.

The letter grade to be given to each student at the end of the semester is determined by the instructor based on the student's end-of-semester weighted total grade, attendance at classes and participation in other studies. Among the students whose total success does not meet the minimum level of success determined by the instructor, those who have attended the final exam are given an F grade, and students who have the right to take the final exam but have not taken the final exam are given an FX grade. Students who have not taken the final exam but whose total success exceeds the minimum success level determined by the instructor may be given a grade of D or higher. Letter grades are delivered electronically to the Registrar's Office until the day specified in the academic calendar.

The Registrar's Office announces end-of-semester course grades and semester and overall grade point averages on the date specified in the academic calendar.

Except for the I grades that may have been given and the grades of the students who will take the make-up exam within the scope of Article 4.8, all grades that remain uncertain after the announcement of the letter grades will be converted into FX grades.

To ensure the quality of higher education programs:

The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) is responsible for the planning, organization, management, and supervision of education, teaching, and other activities carried out in higher education institutions.

Each year, "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" belonging to higher education institutions are published within the framework of criteria determined by YÖK. Reports containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations directed towards higher education institutions are shared with the public by YÖK based on these reports.

Every year, "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report" containing academic, administrative, and financial data of foundation higher education institutions is published by YÖK. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations conducted for foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK. Quality assurance for undergraduate programs in higher education is ensured according to the "Principles and Procedures for Ensuring the Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs."

1. Curriculum Development and Approval:

1.1. The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) determines the minimum standards and criteria necessary for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.2. The curriculum of undergraduate programs and the learning outcomes each program will provide to students are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles set by YÖK on these matters.

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

2. Assessment and Evaluation: The measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to students are conducted according to the education and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in line with the basic principles determined by YÖK.

3. Certification: Upon successfully completing the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions, students enrolled in undergraduate programs receive a bachelor's degree.

4. Self-Assessment - External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Institutional Self-Assessment Reports" for the previous year prepared by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) into the Information System at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares the "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared for the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. Additionally, accreditation decisions given by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also demonstrate that the quality assurance of programs' competencies is ensured. YÖKAK conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined by legislation.

The Department of Tourism and Hotel Management has TURAK - (Tourism Education Evaluation and Accreditation Board) national accreditation.

Link: https://turak.org/2020/07/28/i-d-bilkent-universitesine-akreditasyon-belgesi-takdim-edildi/

At the same time, it is monitored within the scope of Bilkent University Quality Assurance in Education studies at the end of each academic term, within a continuous improvement cycle. Reports prepared at the end of academic terms are made public and shared with the Higher Education Quality Council.

Link: https://qme.bilkent.edu.tr/program.php?stand_alone=&bolum_kod=THM&program_kod=THM_BS_F&track_kod=

https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/www/kalite-guvencesi/yillik-faaliyet-raporlari/

https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/www/kalite-guvencesi/donemlik-olcum-raporlari/

Students who are placed in a program at Bilkent University by ÖSYM (Center for Assessment, Selection and Placement) as a result of central placement, students who are successful in the Bilkent University aptitude exams they take after pre-registration, Turkish nationals or international students who are accepted by the University in line with the Council of Higher Education's Principles on Admission of Students from Abroad, and international students who are placed at the University by the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities within the scope of Türkiye Scholarships, have the right to register at Bilkent University.

In addition, students accepted by Bilkent University through undergraduate transfer can register definitively, starting from the relevant class of the education program to which they have been accepted.

Students who are fully registered continue their education as full-time students, regardless of the number of courses they take each semester.

The final registration procedures and program adjustments of students who are placed in an undergraduate program of Bilkent University through central placement and who were previously enrolled in a different undergraduate program at Bilkent but have not graduated from this program are subject to the relevant provisions of the Regulation on Horizontal and Vertical Transfer to Bilkent University Undergraduate Programs. Students who re-enter the program they are enrolled in, those who took a break from their education for less than a year, continue their programs from where they left off, and those who take a break for more than a year start the program from the beginning. Students who have previously graduated from a university with a bachelor's degree, and students who have been placed in an undergraduate program at Bilkent University in the past years and who have taken the ÖSYM exams and been placed back in Bilkent again, cannot benefit from Bilkent University scholarships.

As leaders in the tourism industry, graduates will be distinguished;

• With their knowledge and skills while exploiting various professional and entrepreneurial opportunities in an ethical and sustainable manner.
• With their desire and awareness for continuous life-long learning; improving themselves and others as well as responding to the ever-changing needs of the industry.
• With their ability to create an impact in the industry through effective communication, teamwork and social responsibility

Law No. 2547 on Higher Education

(https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/1.5.2547.pdf)

Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and the Higher Education Quality Council

(https://yokak.gov.tr/Common/Docs/Site_Mevzuat/THE_REGULATION_ON_HIGHER_EDUCATION_QUALITY_ASSURANCE_AND_THE_THEQC2023.pdf)

Bilkent University Undergraduate and Associate Degree Education Regulations (https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/www/lisans-ve-on-lisans-egitim-ogretim-yonetmeligi/)

The qualification is valid at all times.