BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MASTER'S PROGRAM (WITH THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Prof. Dr. Öcal USTA
Program Coordinator
E-Mail: ocal.usta@kent.edu.tr
Telephone:

PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM:

The main aim of the program is to increase the quality of the theoretical knowledge and experience gained by the candidates in this field and to enable them to gain all relevant skills. The program consists of theoretical courses with current content in this field, as well as courses that aim to enrich the practical perspective of the students.

In addition to basic and current theoretical courses in the field of business management, it consists of courses that aim to provide students with a practical perspective. Case study analysis and research dimensions come to the fore in the conduct of the courses.

DEGREE AWARDED:

The students who successfully complete the program are awarded the degree of Yüksek Lisans .

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS:

General admission requirements for Turkish and foreign students are valid to start the program.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

İlgili programdan mezun olacak öğrenci aşağıdaki şartları yerine getirmek durumundadır:

The master's program with thesis consists of at least 60 ECTS; It consists of at least 8 courses of 24 credits and a non-credit seminar course, as well as a thesis of at least 60 ECTS, a total of 120 ECTS. The student who has a master's degree with thesis; GPA must not be less than 2.50 in order to pass the thesis stage and graduate.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING:

1) Successful students who have completed at least one semester, excluding scientific preparation, in a graduate program of an institute at the university or in another higher education institution, can apply to graduate programs through horizontal transfer.

(2) Those who want to transfer from one of the institutes affiliated to another university from a program similar to an institute of the university and whose equivalence has been approved by the relevant board, in order to be accepted to the institute, they have completed at least one semester of graduate education in the institute where the student first entered, and have been successful in all of the courses they have taken. and must have fulfilled the student admission requirements for the graduate programs they wish to transfer to. Those who continue to the master's program without thesis can apply to the master's program with thesis, provided that they fulfill the minimum requirements for the master's program with thesis, if they are included in the quota determined in the application, they are entitled to enroll in the thesis master's program. In this case, the courses taken in the non-thesis master's program can be substituted for the courses in the thesis master's program with the decision of the institute board of directors.

(3) The same conditions are sought for lateral transfers between the institutes and departments of the university and between the thesis and non-thesis master's programs.

(4) Which of the courses taken by these students will be counted towards the relevant graduate program is determined by the recommendation of the relevant department head and the decision of the institute board of directors. The evaluations on the equivalence of the courses that these students have taken and succeeded in the programs are made by a committee appointed by the head of the relevant department.

PROGRAM QUALIFICATION:

Bilgi (Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)
1) To be able to understand and apply professional, legal and ethical principles with a sense of social responsibility in the stages of collecting, interpreting, announcing and applying data related to the field.
2) To be able to understand and manage social and professional relationships.
3) To have advanced theoretical and applied knowledge through course materials and other scientific resources containing the most up-to-date information in the field of business administration, and thus to evaluate a business in its own environment.
4) To comprehend and analyze the basic concepts and functions of business administration at the level of expertise.
5) To be able to follow current and developing trends in business administration with professional English proficiency.
6) To be able to comprehend all aspects of the subjects related to the profession.
7) To be able to take responsibility as a team member in order to solve the problems encountered in practice.
8) To be able to think interdisciplinary and to perform effective teamwork.
9) To be able to plan and manage activities for the professional development of employees under his/her responsibility in professional activities and projects in his/her field.
10) To be able to determine the learning needs with the lifelong learning and self-learning skills gained and to carry out advanced studies to overcome these.
11) To be able to see business opportunities in the economy, to interpret and evaluate them correctly.
12) To be able to inform the relevant people and institutions on the issues related to the field; To be able to convey in writing and orally the solution proposals for the problems supported by qualitative and quantitative data.
13) To be able to use information and communication technologies at the level required by the field.
14) To be able to produce innovative and creative ideas and to put these ideas into practice.
Beceriler (Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
Yetkinlikler (Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND RULES PRESENTED IN THE PROGRAM:

The master's program with thesis consists of at least 60 ECTS; It consists of at least 8 courses of 24 credits and a non-credit seminar course, as well as a thesis of at least 60 ECTS, a total of 120 ECTS. The student who has a master's degree with thesis; GPA must not be less than 2.50 in order to pass the thesis stage and graduate.

EXAMS, MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION:

The final grade of the students is evaluated by the instructor with one of the following letter grades for each course they take. Issues related to graduate programs' attendance, conditions for being successful in the exam, course repetition, objection to the exam grade and correction of the exam result by the lecturer are carried out in accordance with the principles determined by the Senate. The grade distribution and letter equivalents showing the success of the credit courses are shown below:

Level of Success Letter Score in the 100 System Equivalent Quadrant System Score

Okay AA 90 – 100 4.00

Good – Good BA 80 – 89 3.50

Good BB 70 – 79 3.00

Fair – Good CB 60 – 69 2.50

Medium CC 50 – 59 2.00

Failed FF 00 – 49 0.00

Didn't Take Final Exam FG - -

Didn't Take Make-Up Exam BG - -

Unsuccessful due to absenteeism DZ - -

(2) Seminar course and master's thesis in master's programs with thesis, graduation project course in non-thesis master's programs, proficiency in art and seminar course in doctoral programs, specialization field course, proficiency exam and doctoral thesis and proficiency in art work, which shows the success of grade distribution and letter The responses are shown below:

Level of Achievement Achievement Score
Successful S.
Failed F

NQF-HETR/ASSOCIATION WITH PROGRAM OUTPUTS:

34 - İşletme ve Yönetim Bilimleri

TR-NQF-HE Main Field Descriptors
34 - İşletme ve Yönetim Bilimleri
Program Outcomes TR-NQF-HE 7 (Master) Level Descriptors
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Bilgi
Kuramsal - Olgusal 1 1 Kuramsal - Olgusal
2 2
Beceriler
Bilişsel - Uygulamalı 1 1 Bilişsel - Uygulamalı
2 2
3 3
Yetkinlikler
Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği 1 1 Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği
2 2
3 3
Öğrenme Yetkinliği 1 1 Öğrenme Yetkinliği
İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik 1 1 İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik
2 2
3 3
4 4
Alana Özgü Yetkinlik 1 1 Alana Özgü Yetkinlik
2 2
3 3
4