Boards/Commissions Coordination Commission The coordination team, led by the Head of Department, communicates with all commissions and takes steps to resolve emerging issues. Makes updates and takes necessary precautions on matters related to education and training. Monitors continuous improvement activities and guides the commissions. Communicates with all commissions and creates measures to resolve emerging issues, with the knowledge of the Head of Department. Makes updates and takes necessary precautions for issues based on education and training. Monitors continuous improvement efforts and coordinates the commissions accordingly. Exemption and Adaptation Commission Determines departmental principles for course counting and exemption matters. Determines the courses, quotas, and requirements for Double Major and Minor programs. Carries out course counting, exemption, and adaptation procedures for Double Major and Minor students. Performs course counting, exemption, and adaptation procedures related to Amnesty, Lateral and Vertical Transfers. Evaluates the suitability of summer school course contents. Carries out procedures related to the course adaptation of special students. Student Exchange Programs Commission Determines the working principles for Erasmus, Farabi, and Mevlana programs. Organizes the Erasmus, Farabi, and Mevlana student and faculty exchange programs. Establishes bilateral collaborations with suitable universities within the scope of Erasmus, Farabi, and Mevlana programs. Checks the compatibility of courses taken within the framework of Erasmus and Farabi programs and performs grade conversions for returning students. Attempts to resolve problems encountered by students participating in Erasmus and Farabi programs and utilizes the website effectively for this purpose. Manages the student exchange programs relevant to our department from the university's international relations office. Promotion Commission Makes the changes requested by the commissions on the WEB page. Publishes the accreditation and quality policy on the department's web page. Creates and monitors the department's social media page (Facebook, Twitter). Establishes regular communication and ensures collaboration with the department's stakeholders. Plans and organizes events by bringing department students together. Increases communication with alumni and organizes meetings. Gathers opinions and suggestions from our alumni regarding our curriculum through meetings and surveys. Infrastructure and Laboratory Commission Identifies departmental infrastructure deficiencies and reports them to the Head of Department. Receives requests regarding infrastructure deficiencies of laboratories or classrooms and makes the necessary arrangements. Identifies and meets the needs of student laboratories. Forwards incoming fault notifications to the Head of Department and ensures the faults are rectified. Tracks equipment and technical requirements in the department and organizes necessary renewal or repair processes. Takes and inspects necessary measures to ensure laboratory safety and order. Follows up on environmental arrangements and cleanliness issues in the department and makes the necessary adjustments. Curriculum Monitoring and Development Commission Monitors the curricula applied in other universities domestically and abroad. Provides information to the Head of Department regarding the monitored curricula and ensures the necessary arrangements are made. Adjusts the course curriculum in line with conducted surveys and suggestions. Collaborates with the Head of Department to solve course-related problems reported as a result of counseling services. Reviews and revises course files. Determines the criteria for assigning exam invigilators. Prepares mid-term and final exam schedules and invigilator lists. Determines and reports faculty member workloads (specifies summaries of theory, practice, laboratory, and total load). Makes a random distribution of students in exams suitable for the classroom capacity. Quality and Accreditation Commission Fulfills quality management system requirements and requests, initiates, and follows up on corrective actions. Organizes and monitors work in line with the decisions taken by the Faculty Accreditation Board. Organizes a meeting about accreditation efforts at least once a month in the Head of Department's office. Organizes and monitors the preparation of the self-assessment report. Stores and monitors the currency of accreditation-related documents. Scientific Research and Graduation Projects Commission Collects project information from faculty members at the beginning of each academic year and classifies the collected information. Announces the projects reported by faculty members to the students. Ensures the active participation of students by establishing communication between project supervisors and students. Evaluates and provides guidance for requests made by faculty members or students. Internship Commission Carries out preliminary preparations related to internship studies and informs students. Performs the necessary monitoring to ensure that internships are conducted in accordance with their objectives. Evaluates the internships by examining the internship logbooks and related documents. Organizes ERASMUS internship mobility in conjunction with the Department ERASMUS coordinator, according to the ERASMUS internship mobility principles. Performs preliminary evaluation of students for scholarship-funded international internships outside of ERASMUS. Maximum Study Period Determination and Implementation Commission Ensures the identification of students whose maximum study period has expired and plans their exams.