FINANCE, BANKING AND INSURANCE PROGRAMME

Finance, Banking and Insurance Programme has begun to offer courses as a part of Nigde Vocational School of Social Sciences with formal and evening classes in the 2008 - 2009 academic year. 1 Assistant Professor and 3 Lecturers are currently employed. And also other lecturers from other departments of our vocational school and even Lecturers from the other faculties can give lectures about their field of study. The department accepts 100 students every year. After finishing compulsory courses, elective courses, and internship program, graduates gain the title of Member of Profession in Banking and Insurance.
Regarding advances in technology related to the global economic investment and the scope of Turkey's EU membership, Turkey has a lot of vacancies for the banking and Insurance sector. Legal regulations are not only enough to be able to fill these vacancies and to be able to reach the level of the western countries. In addition to legal regulations, this programme aims to follow the recent technologies in this area and to employ authorized personnel, who are educated and specialized in Banking and Insurance. Banking and Insurance programme aims to train staff who can follow rapid changes in the financial and insurance sector, who knows about the development of new financial instruments, the new banking and insurance products, financial institutions and the applications of new techniques, especially to train staff who have intermediate knowledge of financial technology and who have the ability of analytical thinking and to be able to solve problems. This programme aims to educate qualified staff to work in the banking and insurance sector.
Graduates from our department can enroll in undergraduate programs via Graduate Transfer Exam at 4 -year banking and insurance departments and other departments such as Actuarial Science, Banking, Econometrics, Economics, Economics and Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Business Informatics, Finance, Logistics, Management, Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Accounting and Financial Management, Accounting and Finance Education, Capital Markets, International Finance, Insurance, Insurance and risk Management.
In order to graduate from this department candidates must accomplish the courses (total 120 ECTS) with a minimum GPA of 2.00 out of 4.00.In Nigde University, examinations are prepared based on Bologna Process student work load and in accordance with the “Nigde University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education".

Aims and Objectives
Aims
The aim of Finance, Banking and Insurance Programme is to educate personnel who are able to follow the rapid changes in finance and insurance sector, to be able to know the new financial instruments developed in this area, the new banking and insurance products, new techniques of financial institutions and technological applications, especially to recognize the finance and planning, and who have the ability of problem-solving and analytical thinking. This programme aims to train qualified personnel who are needed by the Banking and Insurance sector.
Objectives
The main target of our department is to be one of the most wanted departments that coach new vocational member of professions who are needed in our country. And it is also aimed to train Banking and Insurance Members who already have the necessary scientific and social skills, who can follow up the upper levels of education, who have the ability of leadership and critical thinking, with the ability of producing innovative solutions.

Level of Qualification and Qualification Awarded
Upon successful completion of this programme, students are awarded with the qualification of the Associate Degree in FINANCE, BANKING AND INSURANCE.
An Associate Degree Programme in Finance, Banking and Insurance is a 120 ECTS Credits, 2-year programme. The programme meets the requirements by both the ECTS credits and level descriptors of the first cycle degree qualifications of the Overarching Framework of European Qualifications Framework HE(QF-EHEA) and the 5th level qualifications of the Turkish Qualifications Framework for HE (TYYÇ, NQF-HETR). The level descriptors also meet the 5th level requirements of the qualifications of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL).

Specific Admission Requirements
Admission of national students to the Finance, Banking and Insurance Programme programme is allowed through the nationally centralized Student Selection Examination (YGS) conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (OSYM). Candidates who succeed in the YGS examination enroll the university according to their type of YGS5 score preferences.
Admission of foreign students is possible through an evaluation of students’ individual application to the university. For further and detailed information please visit General Admission Requirements and Registration Procedures in the menu items of the Information on the Institution.
For further information, please contact to Nigde University International Office.

Contact:
Niğde Vocational School of Social Scienses
Aşağı Kayabaşı Campus, Süleyman Fethi Street NİĞDE

Student Affairs: 0 388 211 28 93
Department Secretoriat: 0 388 211 28 79
Fax: 0 388 211 28 75

E-mail: nsbmyo@ohu.edu.tr
Web: http://www.ohu.edu.tr/bankasigorta

International Office
Nigde University, Main Campus, 51240 Niğde, TÜRKİYE

Phone: 0 388 225 21 48
Fax: 0 388 225 23 85

E-mail: erasmus@ohu.edu.tr
Web: http://www.ohu.edu.tr/uluslararasi/index.php?ln=en

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning
With an understanding of lifelong learning, Nigde University recognizes the previously taken courses in another institution and exempts them from graduation credit, as long as the courses match with the learning outcomes of the registered programme at Nigde University. The learning outcome match and the exemption are decided by the Faculty Board in line with the related laws and regulations.
Profile of the Programme
In today's competitive market conditions, the Finance, Banking and Insurance Programme is designed to train graduates who are capable of making analytic decisions accurately and quickly and also having practical knowledge through a variety of applications in the system as well as the theoretical knowledge with up to date information as required by the ındustry
The Program content is designed based on regarding the lack of qualified personnel in the area of Banking and Insurance ,especially after the ıssue of taking risk has become the ındividual responsibility in recent years and in accordance with various risk evaluations ,on certain issues, being included in the scope of Compulsory Insurance.
Associate degree of Finance, Banking and Insurance (Short Cycle in QF-EHEA and 5th level in TYYÇ ) is a vocational program The classification of the program with respect to "ISCED (The International Standard Classification of Education) 2011" and "NQF-HETR (The Turkish Qualifications Framework for HE)" and the codes of the fields of education can be listed as follows:
ISCED Field of Education: 34 – Business and administration
ISCED 2011 Level: 5, Orientation (Profile): 55, Subcategory: 554 - Vocationally-oriented "short cycle" degree
NQF-HETR Field of Education: 34 – Business and administration
NQF-HETR Profile of Education: Vocationally-oriented "short cycle" degree

Learning and Teaching Methods
The most frequently used instructional methods of the educational programmes of Nigde University are given below. Programmes commonly apply these methods as appropriate instructional approaches in accordance with their aims and objectives. The instructional methods applied for achieving the goal of meeting the expected learning outcomes at the Finance, Banking and Insurance Programme at large are indicated in the section of ‘programme learning outcomes’, and those methods utilized for individual course units are indicated in the relevant section of “ description of individual course unit’.
Examples of Learning and Teaching Methods
· Lecture & In-Class Activities
· Group Work
· Laboratory
· Seminar
· Internship
· Technical Visit
· Web Based Learning
· Implementation/Application/Practice
· Practice at a workplace
· Occupational Activity
· Social Activity
· Thesis Work
· Field Study
· Report Writing

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples
Students can maintain their careers in bank branches and insurance companies as well as financial institutions, accounting firms, accounting services, computing centers in various sectors. Also they could work in public and private insurance services, institutions and organizations.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
In order to obtain proficiency and graduation from Finance, Banking and Insurance Programme, students have to;
· Complete all the courses designated within the curriculum of the programme, having a total of 120 ECTS Credits, with passing grades.
· Achieve a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.
· Complete a 40 working days (10 ECTS credits) of the summer practice

For detailed information: Please see "Nigde University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education"
Access to Further Studies
Candidates who accomplished the program can be enrolled in undergraduate departments that are related to Finance, Banking and Insurance Programme by applying Graduate Transfer Exam (GTE) done by Student Selection and Placement Center.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
The methods applied for assessment of the achievement of the expected programme learning outcomes for the entire programme of Finance, Banking and Insurance Programme are shown below and those for the individual course units are given in the relevant section of the course description with their contribution to the final grades.

· Mid-Term Exam
· Final Exam
· Make-up Exam
· Short Exam
· Homework Assessment
· Presentation of Report
· Computer Based Presentation
· Presentation of Thesis
· Presentation of Document

Examinations
The success of students in achieving the expected learning outcomes of the each course unit within the curriculum of Finance, Banking and Insurance Programme is evaluated via assessments of in-term activities and final examination which takes place at the end of each semester.
Assessment of in-term activities includes a minimum number of a mid-term examination, homework and a short-exam (quiz) as compulsory assessment methods for all the course units within all degree programmes defined by the Regulations. The programmes are encouraged to define more assessment methods for the in-term activities depending on their needs for measuring the achievements of the outcomes at the programme and course unit levels in order to ensure the educational aims and objectives. The nature and number of the assessment methods used for each course unit together with their contribution to the final grades are given under the title of “Assessment and Grading” in the sections of course descriptions. These arrangements are announced in advance, at the beginning of each semester and published in the sections of the course descriptions on this web site.
Mid-term and final examinations are conducted in dates, places and times determined and announced by the University. The students’ final semester grade is given by their instructors based on mid-term examination, homework evaluation, short-examinations, final examination and, if there is any, other assessment results by taking into account the students’ compliance with attendance to the course activities.
The contributions of the grades of the in-term activities and final exam grade to the final success grade of a course are determined by the course instructor and announced to students within the first two weeks of the semester. Moreover, the contribution of the final exam cannot be less than 40 % and higher than 60% for all the courses within all the degree programmes defined by the Regulations.

Course units, which do not require a mid-term, homework, short-exam and/or a final exam, such as work placement, are determined by the administration of the related departments and specific assessment and grading methods for these courses are also announced through the same channels described above. Evaluation of such activities is made through the procedures defined by the Senate and assessed by Pass (P) or Fail (F) grades.

Grading
The success of a student for each assessment (in-term and final) defined for each course unit is evaluated by the instructor. Evaluations are made over a scale of 100 points and converted to the letter grades at the end of the semester by taking into account the standard deviation of grades and grade point average of the class and using the relative evaluation method, principles of which have been set by the Senate.
Please see the section of “Grade Evaluation” for detailed information.

Graduation Requirements
In order for a student to graduate from Finance, Banking and Insurance Programme the following conditions must be met:
· Completion of all the courses designated within the curriculum of the programme, having a total of 120 ECTS Credits, with passing grades.
· Achievement of a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.
· Completion of with a 40 working days (10 ECTS credits) of the summer practice

For detailed information: Please see "Nidge University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education"

Mode of Study
Finance, Banking and Insurance Programme at Nigde University is a full time / face to face programme.

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