Quality Guide

Quality Guide
 
Not sure where to start with quality processes? Find the role that fits you and see your step-by-step roadmap.
Which role are you here for?
Student
A roadmap for students who wish to take part in our quality processes.
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Join the Quality Community
Open to all students of our university, the Quality Community is the easiest way to take part in quality processes through events, training and feedback activities. You can reach it by e-mail or via Instagram.
Student Participation Page
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Share your views by taking part in surveys
Course, programme and service satisfaction surveys are the channel through which every student contributes directly to quality processes; the results are used in improvement decisions.
Survey Links
3
Stand for representative roles
Student representation on the Quality Commission and membership of unit quality commissions enable students to take part in decision-making processes. The process and duties are explained on the Student Participation page.
Unit Student Quality Commission
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Become a YÖKAK Quality Ambassador
Students who join YÖKAK’s Quality Ambassador programme can take on roles at national level within the higher education quality assurance system. To get started, review the Quality Ambassador Handbook.
Quality Ambassador Handbook (PDF)
Academic Staff
Steps for our academic staff to contribute to quality processes.
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Get to know the quality policies and objectives
Our university’s quality policies under seven headings, together with its strategic objectives and indicators, form the framework for all academic processes.
Quality Policies
2
Contribute to your unit’s self-evaluation process
The Unit Self-Evaluation Report (BÖDR) is the core document that sets out your unit’s level of quality; make use of the guide during the preparation process.
Unit Self-Evaluation and Monitoring
3
Review the training presentations and guides
The presentations from the training sessions organised by our Coordinatorship, together with the accompanying implementation guides, are ready-to-use resources for carrying out processes correctly.
Training Presentations and Videos
4
Follow quality activities
A record of quality activities across the university is kept in the Quality Programme; you can follow the work relevant to your unit here.
Quality Programme
Unit Manager
Quality assurance areas of responsibility for unit managers.
1
Keep your Unit Quality Commission up to date
Each unit’s quality commission – with its membership list, student representative and regular meetings – is the body that runs the unit’s quality processes.
Unit Quality Commissions
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Plan the BÖDR process
The Unit Self-Evaluation Report and monitoring visits are at the heart of the annual cycle; access the process, the guide and past reports here.
Unit Self-Evaluation and Monitoring
3
Consider accreditation for your programmes
Our Coordinatorship supports units preparing for accreditation, from choosing a body through to the site visit; review the Accreditation Activities page for the current status and process steps.
Accreditation Activities
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Track the achievement of objectives and indicators
The achievement status of the strategic objectives relevant to your unit is reported regularly; you can follow the current status in the Goal Achievement Report.
Goal Achievement Report
External Stakeholder
Information and feedback channels for our graduates, employers and the community.
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Review our university’s quality status
The Institutional Self-Evaluation Reports (KİDR) are the most comprehensive and transparent summary of our university’s quality assurance system.
Institutional Self-Evaluation Reports
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Look at the external evaluation results
The Institutional Feedback Report and Monitoring Reports prepared by YÖKAK evaluation teams show how our university is assessed from the outside.
Institutional Feedback and Monitoring Reports
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See our accredited programmes
Our programmes accredited by independent bodies, and our units whose application processes are ongoing, are published and kept up to date.
Accreditation Activities
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Share your views and suggestions
You can send your thanks, suggestions, complaints and information requests directly to our Coordinatorship through our contact form; all submissions are answered.
Contact Form
Couldn’t find what you were looking for? Take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact us at kalite@giresun.edu.tr.