ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING PROGRAMME (English)

LEVEL: Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle

The Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department was established in 2011. The study at the department is scheduled to four years, excluding the first year for English preparation. Students not comprehensive in English must attend an one year Preparatory Program offered by the School of Foreign Languages. The full-time faculty members are 4 professors, 2 associate professors, 1 assistant professor and 1 teaching assistant and 3 research asisstants.

Aim

  • The Electrical and Electronic Engineering department at Altinbas University aims to achieve engineering discoveries that benefit humankind through a combination of curiosity, open-mindedness, and inclusiveness. We aim to provide undergraduate students with inspiration and quality education, believing that rigor, creativity, and excitement should be part of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering curriculum.
Objective

  • The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Altinbaş University continues the tradition of excellence and opportunity by providing advanced instruction and training for its students emphasizing practical aspects of electrical and electronics engineering to meet the needs of the regional and state economies. This mission is fulfilled by achieving the Educational Objectives and Departmental Objectives. Educational Objectives The objectives are based on the departmental mission and the perceived needs of our constituents, and consistent with the mission and vision of the institution and college. Our graduates will successfully practice their chosen profession in electrical/electronics engineering or related fields. We define “successfully practice” as demonstrating one or more of the following attributes: Technically independent, taking on increasingly complex tasks, developing solutions to important problems. Our graduates will practice their chosen career in a professional manner. We will train and encourage graduates who: Demonstrate communication skills on the job, participate collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams, continue their education after graduation, practice engineering in an ethical manner, are active in professional or community organizations outside of work. Departmental Objectives The department will implement a program of continuous improvement to insure that our degree programs are of high quality and relevant to our constituencies. The department will maintain appropriate accreditations for our programs, and encourage participation in college and university accreditation activities. The department will pursue and maintain ties to industry and other institutions. The department will create an environment that values teaching effectiveness, scholarship, research, professional service and study in order to meet the above goals.
Qualification Awarded

The Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering ( first cycle in Electrical and Electronic Engineering) is awarded to the graduates who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum.

Level of Qualification

Undergraduate

Field of Education

Engineering and Engineering Trades

Specific Admission Requirements

The general requirements explained in “Prospective Students” part in detail.

Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

The rules and regulations for recognition of formal prior learning are well defined. Transfer can be made among the institutions of which equivalency is recognized by Higher Education Council. Also successful vocational school graduates to continue their educaiton to obtain Bachelor’s degrees if they are successful in the selection and the placement examination (DGS, i.e. vertical transfer examination) are admitted. The courses to be taken by these students are determined by the relevant department, on the basis of courses they have completed in the programs from which they have graduated. Recognition of prior non-formal and in-formal learning is at the beginning stage in Turkish Higher Education Institutions. Ege University and hence of the Department is not an exception to this. However, exams of exemption are organised at the start of each year at the University for the courses of English Language and Computer Skills. The students who have completed the proficiencies for these courses on his/her own or through other means, and believe that they have achieved the learning outcomes specified are given the right to take the exemption exam. The students who achieve a passing grade from these exams are held exempt from the related course in the curriculum.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Students must obtain a grade point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 and successfully pass all courses on the programme (equivalent to a total of 241 ECTS).

Profile of the Programme

The Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department has 5 year program including the first year for English preparation. After the Preparatory programme, the first three years of the undergraduate courses are common to all Electrical and Electronic Engineering students with the aim of preparing the student to choose an appropriate specialization option. In final year, the selection of the specialization field is made under the supervision of the department advisors. In addition to this, students has to complete two internships in their second and third years respectively.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

The Electrical and Electronics Engineers can work in public and in companies. Many graduates can find a job in areas such as communication, control systems, robotic, electric distribuiton systems, energy systems, electromagnetic, nano structures, and biomedical.

Access to Further Studies

The graduates holding Bachelor’s Degree are eligible to apply to Master’s Degree programmes at national level and /or international level both in the same and in related disciplines.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation requirements are explained in the section “Qualification Requirements and Regulations”.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Formal Education )

Full-Time

Facilities

Department has Electronic, Digital Systems, Electromechanical Energy Conversion, Mİcroprocessor laboratories for student’s usage. Students can benefit from department’s research facilities. Students can apply to minor and major degree programs to acquire expertise in different areas from their primary area of study. Altınbaş University has bilateral ERASMUS agreement with several prestigious universities in Europe. Thus, students can continue their education in a different country during six months or one year. In addition to this, CO-OP cooperative education program provides an opportunitaly for students to combine their education with their job experience before their graduation.

Address, Programme Director or Equivalent

Altınbaş University School of Engineering and Architecture Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department Mahmutbey Yerleşkesi Tel: (0 212) 604 01 00 Mahmutbey Dilmenler Caddesi, No:26, 34217 Bağcılar – İSTANBUL Bologna Program Director: Assoc. Prof. Yasa Ekşioğlu Özok, e-mail: yasa.eksioglu@altibas.edu.tr

ECTS Coordinator

  • Prof. Dr. YASA EKŞİOĞLU ÖZOK
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. MERVE BULUT YILGÖR
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. MESUT ÇEVİK