BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMME



Business Administration Program was founded in the body of Selçuk University in 1980. It was included in the body of Niğde University in 1992. The name of the program was at first Accounting-Business Management Program, but later it was renamed as Business program in 1992, and at last it went on its education process under the name of Business management program in 2009. 1 Assistant Professor and 3 lecturers work in our program. The Program offers education to approximately 120 students each year. Students who finish the internship training after taking compulsory and elective courses have the title of Business Administration Members of Profession.



Our graduates are employed at the various levels of the business sector. If they want a four-year education, they can also attend in Management and information systems, business administration, business administration, International Trade and labor economics and industrial relations, as well as several programs by taking graduate transfer exam. If graduates are successful in the examinations of public personnel election exams, they can work in the public sector. Students that graduate from the program can have the associate degree certificate. According to the Omer Halisdemir University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education” students enrolled in Ömer Halisdemir University could be exempted from some courses. In order to be exempted from some courses, students have to give their application and obtain an approval from management board of department.



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 Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, examinations are prepared taking the student work load according to Bologna Process into consideration and in accordance with the Niğde Omer Halisdemir University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education



Aims and Objectives



Aims



The purpose of the business management program is to educate intermediate level managers to businesses. In order to become skilled professional staff, students take courses about Business management, production management, economics and accounting, which enable them to become contemporary, environmentally friendly, analytical thinking, innovative, free-thinkers.



Objectives



The main objectives of our program are to meet the needs of our country in this section and become the most preferred program among other programs. . The objective of the program is to educate new members of profession who are equipped with the necessary scientific and social skills, spiritually and physically educated, who can follow upper level educations, who have the skill of critical thinking and leadership, who can provide collaboration among disciplines, who are innovative and who can provide practical solutions for problems.



Level of Qualification and Qualification Awarded



Upon successful completion of this program, students are awarded with the qualification of the Associate Degree in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.



An Associate Degree Program in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION is a 120 ECTS Credits, 2-year program. The program 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 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION program is contingent on success on the nationally centralized Student Selection Examination (YGS) conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (OSYM). Candidates who succeed on the YGS examination are enrolled according to their type 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 Niğde Ömer Halisdemir 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/isletmeyonetimi



International Office

Niğde Ömer Halisdemir 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, Omer Halisdemir 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 Niğde Ömer Halisdemir 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

Administration is connected with such concepts as the correct detection of targets, efficient use of resources, strategy and alternation management, product and service management, finance, accounting, marketing, human resource management and information systems. The BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION program has been established to provide a high quality program for students to learn about the newest technologies, to follow and offer the practical and theoretical research and, at the same time, participation. Associate degree program has been prepared in accordance with common training strategy and the concept of practice and experience in the work force. Thus the program will be able to easily adapt to new trends in technology. For this reason, different administrative sciences in management area of specialization are given to students and are intended in order to give creative and unifying activities in skills.

Associate degree of BUSINESS ADMINISTIRATION (Short Cycle in QF-EHEA and 5th level in TYYÇ) is a vocational programme. 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 programs of Omer Halisdemir University are given below. Programs 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 Business Administration Programme at large are indicated in the section of ‘program 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

· Reading

· Assignment (Homework)

· Project Work

· Seminar

· Internship

· Technical Visit

· Web Based Learning

· Implementation/Application/Practice

· Practice at a workplace

· Occupational Activity

· Social Activity

· Field Study



Occupational profiles of graduates with examples


There are a lot of job opportunities for our graduates in both private and public sectors. Based on their skills and preferences, our graduates can work in/as free accountant, public accountant and chartered accountant firms, large and small businesses in finance, accounting, marketing, personnel, purchasing and public relations departments, various government agencies, accounting, personnel departments, and tax offices, investment and financial institutions, public and private banks.


Qualification Requirements and Regulations


In order to obtain proficiency and graduation from BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, the following conditions must be satisfied by the students:

· 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 a 40 working days (10 ECTS credits) of summer practice



For detailed information: Please see "Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education".



Access to Further Studies



Candidates who accomplish the program can enroll in undergraduate departments that are related to BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION by applying Graduate Transfer Exam (GTE) done by Student Selection and Placement Center (SSPC).



Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading



The methods applied for assessment of the achievement of the expected program learning outcomes for the entire program of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 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 Document



Examinations


The success of students in achieving the expected leaning outcomes of the each course unit within the curriculum of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION programme is evaluated via assessments of in-term activities and final examination which take 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 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 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 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 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION program the following conditions must to 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 a 40 working days (10 ECTS credits) of summer practice



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



Mode of Study



BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION programme at Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University has a full time / face to face education.