Ebelik Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

• With this program, our graduates, with the knowledge, skills, experience and awareness they gained during their undergraduate education; As an active member of the healthcare team with its protective and health-promoting roles in the field of maternal, fetus and newborn health, it fulfills its roles and responsibilities at national and international levels with the awareness of professional ethics. It provides effective and qualified midwifery services that are sensitive to the health needs of the individual/family/society, contributing to a harmonious working environment by constantly updating its professional equipment and establishing good relationships with other healthcare professionals it works with. It continues its professional development with the principle of lifelong learning and takes an active role in midwifery education and research and professional policy development.

• Learning takes place in the form of formal, open or distance education. Moreover; Practical training is provided in laboratories and workshops within higher education institutions or as internships or workplace training in industry, health institutions and workplaces.

• They can use their theoretical and practical knowledge in their own fields with sufficient knowledge about and related to midwifery discipline.
• Has the ability to identify, define, interpret, formulate and solve problems in the field of midwifery, and for this purpose, selects and applies appropriate analysis and intervention approaches.
• Has the ability to work effectively individually and in a team.
• In pregnancy, birth and postpartum processes, women can effectively use current and functional tools and information technologies necessary for protecting, maintaining and improving the health of the newborn and their families.
• The midwife has the ability to communicate verbally and in writing in Turkish and has knowledge of at least one foreign language.
• The midwife follows the developments in science and technology with the awareness of lifelong learning and constantly renews herself.
• The midwife collects data on discipline-specific topics, analyzes, interprets, reports and archives results.
• The midwife is aware of the universal and social effects and legal consequences of all her practices.
• The midwife knows her professional ethics and responsibilities.
• Has the ability to understand and interpret a process, event, case, equipment or product, and to solve related problems with a holistic perspective and contemporary methods.

Possesses the key competencies listed below at an advanced level;

• Reading and writing competence
• Multilingual competence
• Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering
• Digital competence
• Personal, social and learning to learn competence
• Citizenship competence
• Entrepreneurial competence
• Cultural awareness and expression competence

• There is no special end-of-term exam or final exam period that must be taken at the end of the academic year in order to receive the degree / complete the program or following the completion of the program. However, at the end of each semester, there are end-of-term exams immediately following the end of the semester
• Student achievement is evaluated according to the Associate and Undergraduate Degree Measurement and Evaluation Principles of Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa.
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• Students’ academic performance is assessed through midterm exams, final exams, make-up exams, resit exams, exemption exams, and single/three-course exams. Examinations may consist of multiple-choice tests, true-false, fill-in-the-blank, matching questions, and open-ended written exams.
• For each course, at least one midterm exam is administered during the semester or academic year. However, projects, assignments, laboratory work, practical training, and similar activities may substitute for midterm exams, subject to the decision of the relevant departmental board.
• The evaluation of success in a course is based on the performance in in-semester/year coursework and end-of-semester/year exams.
• The final or resit exam contributes a minimum of 50% and a maximum of 70% to the course grade. This ratio is determined by the decision of the relevant board of the academic unit.
• Students’ assessments are conducted based on either the Absolute Grading System (AGS) or the Relative Grading System (RGS).
• In the absolute grading system, course grades are determined according to the absolute grade intervals (See Table 1) as stipulated in the relevant regulation for Raw Success Grades (RSG).
• In both grading systems, students who do not take the semester/year-end exam or who score less than 40 out of 100 in these exams are considered unsuccessful. This minimum threshold may be raised by a decision of the relevant board. Students who score below this minimum in final/resit exams or who do not attend the exam are given the letter grade FF and deemed unsuccessful.
• For students enrolled in the Scientific Preparation Program, the letter grades DD and DC, which are conditionally successful at the undergraduate level, are considered failing.
• Additionally, for students who have reached the graduation stage, their transcripts are reviewed by the Graduation Evaluation Committee to determine whether they fully meet the graduation requirements. (See “Graduation Requirements” section.)

Table-1: Absolute Grade Intervals

To oversee the quality of higher education programs;

- YÖK is responsible for planning, organizing, managing and supervising education and training and other activities in higher education institutions.

- "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" of higher education institutions prepared within the framework of the criteria determined by YÖK are published every year. The reports prepared according to these reports, including quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

- "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report" containing academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions is published annually by CoHE. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK. Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is ensured according to the "Procedures and Principles for Ensuring Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs":

1. Creation and Approval of Curricula: YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.1. The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will provide to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

1.2. The curricula of the National Core Curricula are adopted by the relevant Council of Deans and implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of the Council of Higher Education.

2. Assessment and Evaluation: The measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes of each undergraduate program is carried out according to the teaching and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs, if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions; receive a bachelor's diploma.

4. Self-Assessment-External Evaluation: Higher education institutions, in the context of continuous monitoring, enter the "Institutional Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares the "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared for the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions issued by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also indicate that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programs is ensured. YÖKAK conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the legislation.

Accreditation Body Name: Association of Evaluation and Accreditation of Health Sciences Programs (SABAK)

Accreditation Start and End Date: 20 March 2025 - 30 September 2030

Students are admitted to Higher Education Undergraduate Programs based on their numerical scores, and foreign students are accepted via YÖS exam.

• Our graduate students work in all hospitals' gynecology and obstetrics clinics, neonatal services, delivery rooms, family medicine system, maternal and child health centers, and public health centers. She can also work as a freelance midwife without being affiliated with an institution. At the same time, graduates of our department complete their master's and doctoral education and work as faculty members and lecturers at universities.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transferring Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer in Higher Education Institutions

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs to Undergraduate Education

2. Law No. 2547 on Higher Education (Additional Article-35)

2.1. Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board

The qualification is valid at all times.