| Exams, Assessment and Grading | Students will take a minimum of one midterm examination. In addition to midterms, they will be assigned projects and homework whose deadlines will be specified at the beginning of the semester. At the end of each semester, the students are required to take a final examination. The course content, the requirements (midterm, project, assignment, and final examination), and their contribution to the final grade are specified on the website. Student regulations and the final examination dates are determined by the university and final examinations take place as announced. The students are graded according to their midterm, project, assignment, and final examination results.
The passing grade at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University is 60 out of 100. However, the grade of the final examination or the retake should be a minimum of 50. Exams are evaluated on a scale of 100. The final grade of a course is a total of %30 of the midterm grade and %70 of the final or the retake examination grades. However, the calculation of the final grade of a course can be determined and announced at the beginning of the semester by the Faculty/College Council as the total ranges between %30 – % to 50 of the midterm examination and %50 – % to 70 of the final examination as long as the addition equals to a scale of 100. As a result of the calculation, if the value after the decimal is less than five, the grade is finalized by lowering it to the decimal value; if more than five, upgrading it to the next decimal value.
The regulations can be found at http://oidb.nku.edu.tr/yonetmenlik/2011eos.pdf.
Final and retake grades are submitted to Student Affairs along with the evaluation criteria. The grades are announced on the student information system.
The following letter grades/marks are given to students as every lesson’s semester end mark. Letter grades, coefficients, and proportions are as follows:
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Points
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Letter Grade
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Coefficient
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Academic Standing
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90-100
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AA
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4.00
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Successful
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80-89
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BA
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3.50
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Successful
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70-79
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BB
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3.00
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Successful
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65-69
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CB
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2.50
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Successful
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60-64
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CC
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2.25
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Successful
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50-59
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DD
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2.00
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Fail
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30-49
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FD
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1.00
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Fail
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0-29
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FF
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0.00
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Fail
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The students have to take again their DD, FD, or FF lessons at the next semester the lesson is opened. The students who finished their associate/undergraduate education and have a general grade average between 3.00 and 3.49 graduate as honor students, and then a grade average of 3.50 or higher grade students graduate as high honor students. |
| Teaching Methods | They are selected to boost the skills like teaching and learning methods and strategies, students’ self-studies, lifelong learning, observation, teaching other people, presenting, critical thinking, teamwork, and active utilization of informatics.
In addition, special attention is paid to the education system to support students with different skills. The education and training methods used in the programme are shown in the following list.*
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING METHODS
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MAJOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES
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TOOLS
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Lesson
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Listening and Interpretation
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
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Discussion Lesson
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Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
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Special Support / Structural Examples
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Special skills planned beforehand
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Role Play / Drama
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Special skills planned beforehand
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Standard classroom Technologies, special equipment
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Problem Solving
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Special skills planned beforehand
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Case Study
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Special skills planned beforehand
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Brainstorming
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Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, teamwork
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
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Small Group Discussion
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Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
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Presentation
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Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling
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Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
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Simulation
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Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling, Informatics skills
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Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
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Seminar
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Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics, Listening and Interpretation, management skills
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
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Group Study
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Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics, critical thinking, question development, management skills, teamwork
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Field / Land Study
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Observation/situation handling, Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
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Laboratory
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Observation/situation handling, Informatics, Management Skills, Team Work
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Special equipment
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Homework
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Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics
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Internet database, library database, e-mail
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Oral Exam
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Survey and Questionnaire Study
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Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
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Panel
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Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
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Guest Speaker
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Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
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Student Club Activity / Projects
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Observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, teamwork, Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Management Skills, Special skills planned beforehand
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*One or more of the listed methods can be used according to the feature of the lesson.
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