Uluslararası Ticaret ve Lojistik Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

Vision: To be a pioneering and excellence-oriented center in digital technology in international trade and logistics education.

Mission: The Department of International Trade and Logistics at Istanbul Nişantaşı University educates human resources who are competitive in the international arena and reference ethical values by providing students with the skills to understand, analyze, and manage the dynamics of global trade and logistics. The Department of International Trade and Logistics at Istanbul Nişantaşı University provides undergraduate education and training in logistics, transportation, and business administration related to total quality, safety, and environmental management, focusing on the interests of the foreign trade and logistics sector in Turkey. It adopts as a fundamental goal to train individuals who are researchers, inquisitive, self-confident, self-disciplined, possessing leadership qualities and social responsibility awareness, lifelong learners, analytical thinkers and implementers, and prone to teamwork.

Aims/Objectives: The International Trade and Logistics department aims to train individuals who have advanced knowledge and skills related to basic applications supported by a strong international trade theoretical infrastructure and close connections with the business world, who can work in teamwork with elements in other disciplines, who continuously improve themselves with the philosophy of continuous education, who follow national and international developments and new technologies related to their profession and can use them in the best way, who are prone to teamwork, researchers, and can manage the current situation by reading the future.

Program Educational Objectives:

• To provide theoretical and factual knowledge in the field of Global Trade and Logistics: To ensure that students understand the basic principles and processes of global trade and logistics.
• To enable them to discover the dynamics of international trade and to provide the necessary cognitive knowledge and application skills to be successful in global markets.
• To primarily reference ethical values in order to provide the competence to work independently and take responsibility in their field. Then, to aim to train well-equipped, professional individuals with social responsibility.
• To provide experimental richness and application skills to harmonize Analytical Thinking and Leadership Skills with their field.
• To provide field-specific and field-related communication skills and to strengthen the self-confidence gained from their experiences and to teach how to draw conclusions from experiences gained with technology and innovation support.
• To develop students' analytical thinking capacities, to strengthen their competencies in creating a team spirit in problem-solving in a field-specific way.

Education and training are carried out through formal instruction, and in the fourth year, practical training is conducted as an internship or workplace training for 70 working days

• He/she can critically question the theories and principles related to a field of work or study and has advanced theoretical and practical knowledge.
• Have advanced innovative expertise in solving complex, unforeseen problems in a field of work or study.
• Analyses data on problems in a business or learning area and develops evidence-based solutions.
• Manages complex professional and technical studies related to his/her field, takes responsibility as a team member in solving problems that may arise in practice and determines the professional development needs of team members.
• He/she evaluates the knowledge and skills he/she has in his/her field with a critical approach, determines his/her learning needs and has a lifelong learning approach to meet them.
• Communicates effectively in written and spoken form in his/her native language and uses a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.
• Uses information technologies specific to his/her field at least at the advanced level of the European Computer User License.
• He shares his thoughts and solution suggestions for problems on issues related to his field, supported by quantitative and qualitative data, in writing or verbally with groups of experts or non-experts in the field.
• It acts in accordance with scientific, social and ethical principles and values ​​in the stages of collecting, analyzing and announcing the results of data related to its field.
• With the awareness of social responsibility, it organizes and implements projects and events in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which it lives.
• It takes responsibility for raising public awareness of fundamental human rights, cultural and universal values, social justice and environmental issues.
• He/she has the attitudes and behaviors necessary for a healthy life and organizes his/her social relations by adopting the values ​​that his/her country has and the society he/she lives in respects.
• He/she has advanced knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors that will bring solutions to social and economic problems by taking into account the strategic priorities of his/her country.
• In his attitudes and behaviors, he prioritizes the customs and traditions of the society, its unique characteristics and national culture.

• Global Trade Expertise: Possesses a strong command of the theoretical foundations of international trade, import/export processes, customs regulations, and logistics operations, and can apply this knowledge in a globalized business environment.
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Has the ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex problems in the field of international trade and logistics; possesses skills in data collection, information evaluation, and the development of effective solutions.
• Cross-Cultural Communication and Collaboration: Demonstrates effective communication skills in both Turkish and a foreign language, and can collaborate with diverse stakeholders in international settings.
• Digital Competence in Trade Technologies: Can effectively utilize relevant software, online resources, databases, and communication channels for international trade and logistics management.
• Ethical Research and Continuous Learning: Is committed to conducting research with scientific integrity, staying up-to-date on global trends, and embracing lifelong learning for continuous professional development in the field.
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Has a strong understanding of the legal framework governing international trade, including customs regulations, and can analyze relevant laws and regulations.

• Students who registered for the relevant course at the beginning of the semester must attend at least 70% of the theoretical courses and 80% of the practical courses in order to take the final exam.
• Students are subjected to a midterm and a final exam for each course.
• The contribution of the midterm exam (scores obtained from measurement tools such as homework, laboratory exams, quizzes, etc. can also be taken into account as the midterm grade) to the success grade is 40%, and the contribution of the final exam is 60%.

In order to monitor the quality of higher education programs;

YÖK is responsible for planning, organizing, managing and supervising the education and training and other activities carried out 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, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.
“Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report” including academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions is published by YÖK every year. These reports including 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 provided according to the “Procedures and Principles for Providing Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs”:
1. Creation and Approval of Curriculum:

1.1. YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required for opening undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

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

1.3. The curriculum of the National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK after being approved by the relevant Deans' Council.

2. Measurement-Evaluation: How the measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to students will be carried out is carried out in accordance with the education, training 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 receive a bachelor's degree if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions.

4. Self-Assessment-External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the “Internal Institutional Evaluation Reports” of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (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 made by accreditation institutions authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programs is provided. YÖKAK conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the legislation.

1. Continuous Evaluation Methods
1.1. Student success is continuously monitored through mid-term exams, assignments and projects.
1.2. At least one midterm exam and one final exam are applied for each course.
1.3. Different evaluation tools such as quizzes, assignments and presentations are used in courses.
2. Academic Performance Evaluation
2.1. Written exams and multiple choice tests are applied in theoretical courses.
2.2. Projects and case studies are evaluated in applied courses.

2.3. Students' collaboration skills are measured with group work and team projects.

2.4. Communication skills are evaluated with oral presentations and reports.

3. Internship and Workplace Applications Evaluation
3.1. Compulsory internship applications are measured with the evaluations of workplace authorities.

3.2. Students' performance in workplace applications is monitored with regular reports.

3.3. Professional competencies are evaluated with sector projects and case studies.

4. Graduation Requirements Evaluation
4.1. Students' success in all courses is checked.

4.2. Fulfillment of internship and practice requirements is inspected.

4.3. General grade point average meets the minimum requirements determined for graduation.

5. Quality Assurance Evaluation
5.1. The level of realization of program outcomes is measured regularly.

5.2. Student feedback is systematically evaluated.

5.3. External stakeholder evaluations are included in the program development process.

1. Graduates from secondary education institutions or foreign secondary education institutions whose equivalence is approved by the Ministry of National Education are accepted and the conditions for admission to undergraduate programs of higher education institutions are met.

2. Placement is made to the relevant undergraduate program of the higher education institution as a result of the central exam conducted by the Center for Assessment, Selection and Placement (ÖSYM), the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK.

3. For programs of higher education institutions that accept students with special talent exams, the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK, a sufficient score is obtained as a result of the central exam conducted by ÖSYM and the special talent exam is passed.

4. As a result of the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by ÖSYM, the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK, associate degree graduates are placed in undergraduate programs that are a continuation of the fields they have completed in higher education institutions.

1. Those who have a bachelor's degree can continue to graduate programs and, if they meet the relevant requirements, to doctoral programs accepted with a bachelor's degree.

2. Undergraduate students have the right to participate in double major programs opened by the higher education institutions they are studying in. Students enrolled in double major programs can take courses from two diploma programs simultaneously and receive two separate bachelor's degrees if they are successful.

1. Law No. 2547 on Higher Education

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

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Program Graduates

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

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

The document is valid continuously.