Medical Laboratory Techniques Associate Degree Program
Academic Unit Presenting the Program
Medical Laboratory Techniques
Program Director
Department Head: Lecturer Ramadan Bilgin AKALIN
Program Coordinator: Lecturer Dr. Ayşegül İLHAN TARHAN
Program Type
Associate Degree Program
Level of Degree Earned
Associate of Science degree
Degree Earned
Associate of Science degree diploma and Health Technician (Medical Laboratory) degree is given to those who have completed this program .
Education Type
Tam Zamanlı
Registration Acceptance Conditions
1)Without Examination Pass: Those who have successfully completed Midwifery, Midwifery-Nursing, Patient and Elder Services, Nursing, Laboratory Assistant, Laboratory, Laboratory Services, Laboratory Technician, Health, Health Officer, Veterinary Laboratory areas
2)YGS: Those who have successfully completed their secondary education are eligible.
Recognition of Prior Learning
The process of recognition of prior education by Turkish higher education institutions is still in its incipient stage. Likewise, the recognition of prior education has neither been started nor implemented by all departments at Namik Kemal University. However, a proficiency exam is held at the beginning of each academic year regarding the compulsory Foreign Language Course which is to be offered in the curriculum of all departments. The students who have embarked on a self-learning period or acquired necessary skills in the course are eligible to enter this exam. Those who have successfully passed the exam are eligible not to take the course.
Degree Requirements and Rules
The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 120. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
Program Profile
Educated and experienced staff training are aimed to be employed in laboratories of clinical biochemistry, microbiology, hematology, endocrinology, immunology, histopathology, molecular biology and genetics laboratories with this program. Graduates of this program can work in ünivertsite hospitals, public hospitals,health centers or family medicine centers, special hospitals and clinics. In laboratories and departments, they gain experience of using laboratory equipments, machines and instruments to perform biochemical, microbiological, pathological and hematological analyses. Medical Laboratory technicians can be responsible for laboratory tests and become specialized in a certain field.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Graduate students can work in university and government hospitals, health centers, private clinics and analysis laboratories, Hıfzısıhha institution, food industry enterprises, research centers of health institutions. Medical laboratory technicians can work to be responsible for laboratory working in the health institution.
Access To Upper Degree
Graduates can attend to bachelor programs in Biochemistry, Biology, Health Education, Health Officer, Medical Biological Sciences if they are successful in vertical pass examination (DGS) performed by Student Selection and Placement Center
Exams, Assessment and Grading
Students will take a minimum of one midterm examination. In addition to midterms, they will be assigned projects and homeworks 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 is 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 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 the sum 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 sum total of ranging between %30 – %50 of the midterm examination and %50 – %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.
Final and retake grades are submitted to the Student Affairs along with the evaluation criteria. The grades are announced on the student information system.
Grades
The grading system to evaluate the student performance is signified by the values in the chart below. For each course students are graded by letters. Letter grades, coefficients and ratios are as follows:
Grade
Letter Grade
Coefficient
Status
90-100
AA
4.00
Pass
80-89
BA
3.50
Pass
70-79
BB
3.00
Pass
65-69
CB
2.50
Pass
60-64
CC
2.25
Pass
50-59
DD
2.00
Fail
30-49
FD
1.00
Fail
0-29
FF
0.00
Fail
Students are required to retake the courses from which they received DD, FD or FF during the first oncoming semester in which these courses are offered.
Successful Students
Students who complete their associate or undergraduate degree with a grade point average of 3.00 – 3.49 graduate as honor students; 3.50 and above as high honor students.
Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods
Teaching methods are determined so as to improve skills, such as teaching-learning strategies, self-discipline, life-long learning, observation, sharing knowledge, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork, effective use of informatics.
Moreover, the choice of teaching methods pays heed to supporting students with different skills. The teaching methods used in the program are listed below*:
TEACHING METHODS*
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
MEANS
Course
Listening and interpretation
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Discussion Course
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Special Support / Structural Examples
Special skills planned beforehand
Playing a Role / Drama
Special skills planned beforehand
Standard classroom technologies, special equipment
Problem Solving
Special skills planned beforehand
Case Study
Special skills planned beforehand
Brainstorming
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Small Group Discussion
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Presentation
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling
Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
Simulation
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, informatics skills
Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
Seminar
Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and interpretation, management skills
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Group Study
Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, critical thinking, question development, management skills, team work
Field / Land Study
Observation / situation handling, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
Laboratory
Observation/situation handling, informatics, management skills, team work
Special equipment
Homework
Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics
Internet database, library database, e-mail
Oral Exam
Survey and Questionnaire Study
Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
Panel
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Guest Speaker
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Student Club Activity / Projects
Observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, management skills, special skills planned beforehand
*One or more of the listed methods can be used depending on the specificity of the course.
Program Outcomes
1-It is the most important duty to provide equal service to all humanity by ensuring the correct understanding of Atatürk's principles and reforms and on the bright path led by Atatürk. 2-Have necessary professional knowledge and equipment about decontamination and classification and removal of medical waste. 3-It defines the requirements, plans and devices before the experiment or analysis and makes them suitable for the study by making pre-use checks. 4-The ethical rules and evidence-based laboratory conducts teamwork with a transparent laboratory consciousness, takes responsibility as a team member and generates solutions when necessary. 5-Can establish professional communication at a professional level and use the terminology correctly. 6-It acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting samples and samples, making necessary analyzes and announcing the results. 7-Has a basic level of foreign language knowledge. 8-Uses the laboratory information system competently to provide a medically effective laboratory service. 9-In order to fulfill the service standards in the medical laboratory and to use the rapidly advancing technology in the field, it gains the consciousness of continuous renewal and development. 10-It gains of consciousness about acting in accordance with all regulations, national and internationally accepted, related to medical laboratory safety. 11-Makes the desired experiments, tests and analyzes using the devices, tools and equipment in the medical laboratories. 12-Have sufficient information and equipment about work and safety rules in medical laboratories, and can make professional first aid practices. 13-It is mastered of written regulations regarding duties and responsibilities in medical laboratories. 14-Master the general methods and techniques used in medical laboratories.
Curriculum
Medical Laboratory Techniques
1st Class
2024-2025 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
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ECTS
ANT001
Anatomy
2
0
3
YDİ101
Foreign Language I (English)
2
0
2
TLP109
Laboratory Instruments
2
0
4
TLP106
Medical Biology and Genetics
3
0
5
TBT001
Medical Terminology
2
0
3
TLP101
Physiology
2
0
3
ATİ101
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I
