Improvement Activities

Improvement activities in our Department are carried out on the basis of the Plan–Do–Check–Act (PDCA) cycle. The Department Quality and Accreditation Commission is responsible for monitoring these processes. Improvement needs are identified on the basis of data obtained from student feedback, course evaluation reports, external stakeholder views, graduate surveys and academic performance indicators.

Completed Improvement Cycles

Input Data Source Decision Implementation Outcome
External stakeholder view
Addition of the Foreign Trade Practices course to the curriculum
Official opinion letter of the Turkish Academy of Political, Social and Strategic Research Foundation (TASAV), dated 29 April 2025 Department Board
24 October 2025
Addition of the course to the fifth semester The course is currently implemented in the curriculum
Student feedback
Conversion of ULS306 Private International Law into an elective course
Course Expectations Forms Evaluation Report and student feedback Department Academic Board
17 February 2026
Conversion of the compulsory sixth-semester course into an elective The curriculum was made more flexible in line with a student-centred approach
Student feedback
Addition of elective Russian language courses to upper semesters
Student requests and evaluation of programme-specific criteria relating to regional expertise Department Academic Board
17 February 2026
Addition of elective Russian language courses to the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth semesters Second foreign-language competence was made sustainable throughout the programme

Operation of the Cycle

Plan

Feedback, evaluation reports and stakeholder views are collected, and the need for improvement is identified.

Do

The Department Board or the Department Academic Board takes a decision, and the decision is reflected in the curriculum or departmental operations.

Check

The results of implementation are monitored through course evaluation reports, performance indicators and subsequent feedback.

Act

Further adjustments are made or the implementation is continued on the basis of monitoring results; records are maintained in board minutes.

Data Sources

  • Course expectation forms and course evaluation reports
  • Student satisfaction and feedback data
  • External stakeholder opinion letters and records of external stakeholder meetings
  • Graduate survey and Programme Educational Objectives Achievement Analysis Report
  • Graduation project programme learning outcome measurement results
  • Academic performance indicators
Last updated: 28 October 2026