| History |
| Ship building program aims to train technical staff who can work as qualified people in the shipbuilding industry. |
| Qualification Awarded |
| Associate Degree in Ship Construction |
| Level of Qualification |
| Short Cycle |
| Specific Admission Requirements |
| There is no specific admission requirement |
| Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) |
| Lateral or vertical transfer student admission is carried out basing on the "The Transfer Regulations for Associate and Undergraduate Degrees, Double Majors, Sub-specialties and Credit Transfer Regulations among Institutions". The prior learning of transfer students is recognized as per the relevant regulations of Council of Higher Education and under the coordination of the Adaptation Committee.
Turkish higher education institutions are in the start-up phase about the recognition of non-formal and informal education. However; computer and foreign language skills that students improve on their own, are evaluated through exemption examinations by the university. Students who prove to be proficient in such exams are exempted from related course(s). |
| Qualification Requirements and Regulations |
| The same as gruduation conditions. |
| Profile of The Programme |
| The education and training model of the programme is mainly professional and practice oriented. Within this scope, in line with the requirements students are instructed mainly on information, quality control information, project, reading, computer environment, such as drawing skills. During the education, as well as field work, out school activities such as; assingnments and internship students are provided with the opportunity to observe the work life. Our programme aim to train well qualified techical staff taking the requirements of our country's shipbuilding industry into consideration. |
| Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples |
| Graduates of the programme are generally employed in private and the public companies operating in the fileds like; shipyards, yacht building and design. |
| Access to Further Studies |
| On completion of the programme, so as to proceed to first cycle, our graduates are required to pass a national vertical transfer test. The first cycle degree programs available for our graduates are;
-Naval Architecture Engineering
-Ship Construction and Machinery Engineering
-Marine Technologies
-Manufacturing Engineering
-Mechanical Engineering |
| Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading |
| Examination, assessment and grading procedure is mainly based on Kocaeli University Education and Training Regulations for Associate and Undergraduate Degrees Depending on the nature of the course various instruments such as midterms, final exams, short exams, presentations, assignments, projects, portfolios and applications may be involved in the assessment process of a semester on condition that students are informed about their weights upon registry. Contribution of these activities to final grading range between 40% -60% and So as to be eligible to take the final exam, a student has to fulfill the attendance requirement of 70% for courses. Once this requirement is fulfilled, attendance is not required again in case of a failure and retaking that course. Final grading of a course is determined on the basis of semester studies and final exam. Those with certified and officially approved excuses are also given a makeup exam |
| Graduation Requirements |
| So as to get a degree, students are required to pass the courses, accomplish a workload of 120 ECTS, have minmum cumulative GPA of 2,00 out of 4,00 and fulfill the 1 month summer internship requirement. |
| Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) |
| Full-Time |
| Address, Programme Director or Equivalent |
| Öğr. gör. Fatih ALVER, Fatsa Vocational School, Tel: 0452 4235002 Fax: 0452 4233099, E-mail: fatihalver@gmail.com |
| Facilities |
| As well as the school's physical facilities, computer labs and workshops available |