Minutes of the Accreditation Commission Meeting

Date: March 27, 2026
Time: 09:30 – 12:30
Venue: MIS Department Meeting Room

Agenda Items

1. Discussion on jointly preparing Sections 7, 8, and 9 of the STAR Accreditation Directive with the Departments of Political Science and Public Administration and Public Finance within our faculty
2. Review of regular and evening education student numbers in Section 1.1.b of the STAR Accreditation Directive
3. Uploading the updated curriculum of our department as a PDF to the STAR accreditation file
4. Discussion of the Program Learning Outcomes of our department
5. Discussion of Academy–High School Meetings career activities
6. Discussion of promoting our department via Instagram and YouTube
7. Discussion of obtaining 2021–2022 and 2024 YKS results from YÖK Atlas
8. Discussion of course exemptions (adaptations) based on student requests
9. Discussion of uploading updated grade transfer workflow processes by Dr. Esra Cengiz Tırpan to the STAR accreditation file
10. Discussion of the duties of the department’s course adaptation commission
11. Discussion of Erasmus-winning students from our department
12. Discussion of uploading the official notice regarding the suspension of Farabi and Mevlana programs by Dr. Ecenur Demir
13. Discussion of uploading instructors’ office hours for the 2025–2026 Fall and Spring semesters
14. Discussion of uploading student course registration forms from the OBS system
15. Discussion of uploading club activities, career events, and online activities (Page 18 of the STAR file) as PDFs
16. Discussion of preparing the graduation workflow process
17. Discussion of uploading a sample printed exam paper
18. Discussion of uploading screenshots and links of Program Educational Objectives (PEAs)
19. Discussion of adding updated PEAs and PLOs from the EBS system
20. Discussion of using previously conducted employer and graduate surveys
21. Discussion of uploading survey PDFs
22. Discussion of calculating PEAs and PLOs for each course
23. Discussion of the TQF outputs matrix and alignments
24. Discussion of preparing the PLO matrix for compulsory courses
25. Discussion of organizing an Advisory Board meeting
26. Discussion of preparing a table showing student numbers for academic advising and mentoring
27. Discussion of updating academic staff CVs and publications in YÖKSİS
28. Discussion of uploading instructors’ teaching loads from OBS as a combined PDF
29. Discussion of providing links to updated CVs of academic staff
30. Discussion of uploading commission documents as PDFs
31. Discussion of uploading the academic incentive list

Decisions Taken

1. It was decided to prepare Sections 7, 8, and 9 of the STAR Accreditation Directive jointly with the Departments of Political Science and Public Administration and Public Finance.
2. It was decided to review student numbers and use only regular education student numbers.
3. It was decided that the updated curriculum will be uploaded as a PDF by Research Assistant Elif Tuba Öztürk.
4. It was decided to upload the latest Senate-approved Program Learning Outcomes as a PDF.
5. It was decided to upload documents related to Academy–High School Meetings career activities.
6. It was decided to promote the department via Instagram and YouTube.
7. It was decided to obtain YKS results from YÖK Atlas and share them as links.
8. It was decided to process course exemptions based on student requests.
9. It was decided to upload updated grade transfer workflows by Dr. Esra Cengiz Tırpan.
10. It was decided to regulate the department’s course adaptation commission in accordance with relevant legislation.
11. It was decided to upload Erasmus student data by Research Assistant Elif Tuba Öztürk.
12. It was decided to upload the official notice regarding Farabi and Mevlana programs by Dr. Ecenur Demir.
13. It was decided to upload instructors’ office hours by Lecturer Hande Boğazlıyan Turanlı.
14. It was decided to upload course registration forms via OBS by relevant staff.
15. It was decided to upload club, career, and online activities as PDFs.
16. It was decided to prepare the graduation workflow process.
17. It was decided to upload a sample exam paper by Dr. Ecenur Demir.
18. It was decided to upload PEA screenshots and links by Dr. Esra Cengiz Tırpan.
19. It was decided to upload updated PEA and PLO data from EBS.
20. It was decided to use previously conducted employer and graduate surveys.
21. It was decided to upload survey PDFs by Research Assistant Elif Tuba Öztürk.
22. It was decided that Prof. Dr. Tolga Torun will calculate PEAs and PLOs for each course.
23. It was decided to prepare the TQF outputs matrix and alignments.
24. It was decided to prepare the PLO matrix for compulsory courses by Research Assistant Elif Tuba Öztürk.
25. It was decided to hold an Advisory Board meeting in the second week of April 2026.
26. It was decided to prepare a table showing student numbers for academic advising and mentoring.
27. It was decided that academic staff will update their CVs and publications in YÖKSİS.
28. It was decided to upload teaching loads as a combined PDF by Lecturer Hande Boğazlıyan Turanlı.
29. It was decided to provide links to updated CVs by Research Assistant Elif Tuba Öztürk.
30. It was decided to upload commission documents as PDFs by Dr. Ecenur Demir.
31. It was decided to upload the academic incentive list by Dr. Esra Cengiz Tırpan.

Accreditation Commission

• Prof. Dr. Tolga TORUN (Chair)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nur Kuban TORUN (Member)
• Dr. Esra CENGİZ TIRPAN (Member)
• Dr. Ecenur DEMİR (Member)
• Dr. Osman AKARSU (Member)
• Dr. Hüseyin PARMAKSIZ (Member – On Leave)
• Lecturer Hande BOĞAZLIYAN TURANLI (Member)
• Research Assistant Elif Tuba ÖZTÜRK
• Merve ÖNALAN (Student Representative)
• Şeyda ÇETİNKAYA (Student Representative)