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| The proposals of the "Black Sea" Technical University Rectorate to open graduate programs within the Graduate Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences were examined at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting on 20.05.2020 and considering the Higher Education General Assembly Decision dated 25/12/2014, Pursuant to the 4th and 7th articles of the Organization and Operation Regulation of the Graduate Education Institutes and the 8th article of the Regulation on Foreign Language Teaching in Higher Education Institutions and the Principles to be Followed in Teaching in a Foreign Language; Opening a Master's Program in Software Engineering with Thesis T.C. The Council of Higher Education was approved by the decision of the Department of Education and Training, numbered 75850160-104.01.04.01-E.31869. | | | QUALIFICATION AWARDED | | | Students who successfully complete the program are awarded a Software Engineer or Software Master's degree (MSc). | | | LEVEL of QUALIFICATION: | | Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA), Level 2
European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL), Level 7 | | | MODE of STUDY | | | Full Time | | | ADMISSION & REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS | | - To be a graduate of a department/faculty that meets
the requirements of “Lisansüstü Programlarına Başvuruya Esas Teşkil Eden
Mezuniyet Ön Koşulları”
which are defined by the Board of Graduate Institute of Natural and Applied
Sciences and approved by the Senate of Karadeniz Technical University,
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Providing
at least a base point, which is defined by the Board of Graduate Institute of
Natural and Applied Sciences and approved by the Senate of Karadeniz Technical
University, in ALES (Quantitative) and a foreign language test to be exempted
from foreign language preparatory class (KTÜ Fen Bilimler Enstitüsü Lisansüstü Programlara Başvuru ve
Giriş Koşulları), | | | OBJECTIVE of THE PROGRAMME | | | | | RECOGNATION of PRIOR LEARNING | | The "Directive on Recognition of Prior Learning", Senate Decision No. 340 issued on July 28, 2023, has been accepted and entered into force regarding the students registered in all programs of Karadeniz Technical University to determine the principles to be followed for the recognition, crediting, and adaptation of the achievements acquired by the students at non-university institutions.
In this Directive,
- recognition of knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired with special interest through an exemption exam to be substituted as program courses,
- recognition of workplace and internship experiences through portfolio evaluation to be substituted as program courses,
- and the crediting of certificates received from accredited institutions regarding students' special interests are covered.
Announcements of courses included in the scope of recognition of prior learning, applications, and evaluation will be made on the dates specified in the academic calendar.
Recognition of prior learning will offer numerous benefits to our students and employers. For our students, increasing professional development and mobility in the labour market, preventing repetition of education and waste of time, providing early graduation, reducing the cost of learning, encouraging learning, and increasing the student's motivation and self-confidence can be counted among the benefits of recognition of prior learning. From the employers' perspectives, it will contribute to satisfying skill or competence deficiencies in the workplace, reducing the time employees spend outside the workplace for training purposes, and thus using resources more efficiently. | | | QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS and REGULATIONS | | The duration of the program is four terms (two years) and shall be extended to a maximum of six terms. The students are supposed to achieve 21 credits (120 ECTS) of at least seven compulsory/elective courses included in the syllabus one of which is English, as well as seminar and Scientific Research and Publication Ethics (non-credit) up to the end of the fourth term. The students should carry out thesis studies and achieve the thesis defence exam up to the end of the sixth term. (qq. v. KTÜ Lisansüstü Eğitim-Öğretim Yönetmeliği)
KTU Graduate Education Regulations | | | EXAMINATION, ASSESSMENT and GRADING REGULATIONS | | | The examination, assessment and grading regulations have been set up for the university by the University Senate and the Department of Software Engineering is bound by these regulations. Each course is assessed via a midterm exam, a second mid-term exam composed of quizzes, homeworks and assignments, and a final end-of-term exam, with contributions of 30%, 20% and 50% respectively. The marking is made out of 100. Grades of 81-100 is assigned a letter grade of AA, 76-80 BA, 70-75 BB, 60-69 CB, 50-59 CC, 45-49 DC, 40-44 DD, 30-39 FD and 0-29 FF. The AA is the highest grade and has a grade credit of 4.00, BA 3.5, BB 3.0, CB 2.5, CC 2.0, DC 1.5, DD 1.0, FD 0.5 and FF 0.0. Grades of AA to CC are pass, DD to FF fail, and DC is conditional pass and requires a CGPA of at least 2.0 for that term. The details given for each course in the programme include the detailed assessment methods together with a description of the second mid-term exam. | | | GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS | | To graduate from master’s programs, the students are
supposed to achieve:
- At least 21 credits (at least two of them should be
having code 5000),
- At least 21 credits (120
ECTS, at least two of
them should be having code 5000) of
seven courses including the compulsory ones and English course, as well as
seminar and Scientific Research and Publication Ethics (non-credit) up to the
end of the fourth term.
The thesis defence exam up to the end of the
sixth term. | | | OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES of GRADUATES | | | Software Engineers, besides the work of software engineers, mostly work in research and development studies or as academicians in the field of science. | | | ACCESS to FURTHER STUDIES | | Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA), Level 3
European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL), Level 8 | | | CONTACT INFORMATION | | | | | DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES : | | | Software Engineering includes 5 classrooms for 96 people, mobile, graphics labs with high-end computers and hardware, hardware labs, 3 computer labs for 50 people, 1 study class, 1 seminar hall, 1 study hall, 1 student club hall and a 400-seat lecture hall. Beside them 1 football, 1 tennis and 1 basketball courts within the faculty are provided for students to do sports outside of school hours. |
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