Rules and Regulations

Chapter 4

This is a bit of shame to feel that there is a necessity for writing some of rules and regulations which are related to academia and university education in this manual. On the other hand, there were a lot of disorders, manipulations, confusions, or mess in the past for academic units in universities generally. Unfortunately university education is not ideal yet. So we want to put a clear conceptual construction on these to avoid some difficulties for all parties specifically in the view of education.

First and foremost, on behalf of the Department of Management Information Systems, it's important to note that we adhere to a set of instructions, rules, and regulations as mandated by various regulatory bodies. These include the Council of Higher Education, the University of Bakırçay, and the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences.

Secondly, faculty members in our department have a range of responsibilities, which are equally important and include:

• Conducting research,

• Instructing courses, which encompasses student advisory roles,

• Participating in departmental meetings and activities,

• Representing the department in specific scenarios, and

• Actively contributing to the management and administration of the department.

4.1. Conducting Research

We are all researchers and conducting research is a natural part of our lives.

4.2. Instructing Courses

There are some restrictions and regulations about the process of instructing courses for the faculty. For each course instructed, the faculty member should deliver;

• SYLLABUS, at the beginning of the semester (See Syllabus checklist).

• EXAM PACKAGE to put to the departmental archive, at the end of the semester (See Package checklist).

• COURSE REVIEW REPORT, at the end of the semester (See Review Report checklist).

In general there are some default rules for the process of instructing the course, such as;

• Each lecture should be begun and ended with the correct time according to the weekly course schedule.

• A lecture which couldn’t be done due to some unavoidable circumstances should be reported to the chair’s office immediately (See #MF01 MIS - Lecture Make-up Form).

4.3. Academic Advisory

During the undergraduate education, the academic staff are called "advisors" who are assigned to lead the students in the subjects such as course registration, planning of four-year undergraduate education, solution of the problems encountered during this process. Advisory is a process that must be followed carefully by both the advisor and the student. Academic Advisory Guide is designed to make this process more efficient for everybody. (see Undergraduate Academic Advisory Guide)