Office Management And Secretarial Assistance Associate Degree Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramOffice Management And Secretarial Assistance
Program Director
Program TypeAssociate Degree Program
Level of Degree Earned
Degree Earned
Education Type
Registration Acceptance ConditionsThose who have successfully completed their secondary education are eligible.
Recognition of Prior LearningThe 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
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Access To Upper Degree
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.

The regulations can be found on http://oidb.nku.edu.tr/yonetmenlik/2011eos.pdf.

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 RequirementsThe students earn their academic degree on condition of successfully completing the required courses and compulsory internship education as contained in the Department curriculum. Following the registration at the University, the students embark on their first year of study. However, the students may also volunteer to enrol in a one-year Foreign Language Preparatory Course preceding their first year of study at the Department.
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-To think analytically, to analyse and to decide quickly while facing problems.
2-To have adequate knowledge and experience about office management.
3-To use computer and office automation and know every way of communication, writing and filing system suitable for new business life circumstances.
4-To have knowledge, skill and behaviour to ensure coordination with volume managers.
5-To be able to present and share gained information and skills.
6-To have communication skills on expressing himself and representing his institution.
7-To know business English.
8-To have professional ethics.
9-To manage time effectively, by doing office planning and controlling.
10-To know protocol rules.
11-To take on responsiblity and implement the decisions taken in boundaries of authority given.
12-To be able to work in a team.
13-To be able to speak and pronounce Turkish appropriately.
14-To adapt to changing conditions easily and to be open-minded for innovations and changes.

Curriculum

Office Management And Secretarial Assistance


1st Class

2024-2025 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
YDİ103 Foreign Language I(English) 4 0 4
BYP102 Keyboarding Techniques 2 2 4
BYP104 Management I 2 0 3
BYP101 Manager Assistantship 4 0 5
BNP001 Office Programmes in Computers 2 2 4
ATİ101 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I 2 0 2
TDİ101 Turkish Language I 2 0 2
Elective 1.sınıf güz dönemi() 6
TMH001 Basic Law 2 0 2
KRYP02 Career Planning 2 0 2
BYP105 Economics I 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30

2024-2025 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
BYP206 Accounting 3 1 5
BYP200 Filing and Archiving 2 1 4
YDİ104 Foreign Language II (English) 4 0 4
BYP204 Management II 2 0 3
ATİ102 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II 2 0 2
BYP202 Professional Correspondences 2 2 5
BYP203 Protocol and Social Code of Conduct 2 0 3
TDİ102 Turkish Language II 2 0 2
Elective 1.sınıf bahar dönemi() 2
BYP213 Customer relations management 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60
2nd Class

2024-2025 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
MTM102 Business Mathematics 3 0 3
BYP309 Computer Accounting Software 2 2 5
BYP301 Office Management 3 0 4
ÖMİ117 Professional English I 2 2 5
Elective 2.sınıf güz dönemi() 10
BYP300 Effective and Beautiful Speech 1 1 3
BYP311 Entrepreneurship I 2 0 3
BYP308 Logistics and Supply Chain Management 2 0 4
Elective Üniversite Genel Seçmeli Dersler() 3
UNİSEC-HMYO 002 Entrepreneurship I 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30

2024-2025 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
MTM102 Business Mathematics 3 0 3
MYOSTJ01 Internship 0 2 5
ÖMİ117 Professional English I 2 2 5
MYOİU01 Workplace Application 3 0 15
MYOİE01 Workplace Training 2 0 10
Elective 2.sınıf bahar dönemi() 25
BYP415 Case Study in the Secretariat 2 0 3
BYP412 Entrepreneurship II 2 0 3
BYP409 Labor and Social Security Law 2 0 3
BYP411 Meeting Management and Presentation Techniques 2 0 3
BYP413 Organizational Behavior 2 0 3
BYP410 Professional English II 2 2 4
BYP408 Public Relations 2 0 3
BYP417 Research Methods and Techniques 2 0 3
BYP400 Total quality Management 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 63
Total ECTS(Year): 93

Matrix of Course - Program Outcomes

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