Vocational School of Transportation | Dep. of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Tech. | Program in Railroad Construction

Profile of the Programme

Transportation is a pivotal component of economic and social life, interacting with other factors at both the national and urban levels. Recent global developments in social and economic fields have underscored the aspiration of individuals to enhance their quality of life, ensure safety, and optimise their time management. In recent years, the significance of railway transport in terms of safety, speed, and its growing importance to the country's economy and industrialisation has been recognised. The rapid development of railway transportation worldwide, along with new applications for electrification and signalling, has underscored the need for enhanced safety measures in railway traffic management. This has led to a more complex landscape compared to previous years. Addressing the training of road personnel, entrusted with pivotal responsibilities in railway transport, to embrace contemporary practices, is recognised as a pressing concern for the nation. Furthermore, the recent advancements in metro management have underscored the necessity to develop a skilled workforce that can effectively operate in these areas. The Rail Systems Road Technologies Programme, which has been inaugurated within the Vocational School of Transport, is specifically designed to cultivate personnel who will assume responsibility for railway transportation and demonstrate a strong sense of duty. Within the framework of a protocol between our university and the TCDD, it is foreseen that the TCDD will support this education in every subject.

Programme Director & ECTS Coord.

General admission requirements stated under Info on the Institution on this website are being applied to start this programme.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Depending on the degrees awarded, theoretical or practical courses taken as part of a degree (completed or not completed) may lead to recognition of these as prior learning by the programme administration. The students who have taken courses in another institution in Turkey or abroad can ask for credit and grade transfer. The executive boards of relevant programme will decide on the courses to be transferred covering students' entire academic program once and for all with the condition that the request for transfer be made within the first week of the academic year, the requests cannot be repeated.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 120 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to bachelor's programmes in related fields of study provided that the student obtains sufficient score in the Vertical Transfer Examination administired by the Student Selection Centre or may apply to bachelor's degree completion programmes in related fields of study in Distance Education System.

Graduation Requirements

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 120 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.
Student graduates as he/she fullfils the compulsory internship which is 30 days long and successfully completes 120 ECTS / ECTS credits course.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Students who graduate from Railroad Construction programare employed, in accordance with the qualifications they have gained, in organizations and institutions in the railway sector such as TCDD, Türasaş, Estram, Burulaş, İzmir Metro A.Ş.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;
The success of students are evaluated with various assessments during semester and by final exam. Semester assesments are determined by the instructor. Assesments are usually two midterm and a final exams but may also include quizzes, homeworks, laboratory assigments, projects and presentations. Grades are determined by allocating exams and assignments contributions which shares of all are determined by instructor and announced at the very beginning of semester. All exams are writen drills.Attendance to lectures are mandatory and a strudent must attend lectures at least for 70%. Students whom attendance is less than 70% fail, get a grade of DZ and are not allowed to take the final exam of the failed course.Exams for the courses are based on the Students will be asked exam questions that of course depends on the skills and learning outcomes.Success of students are evaluated with numerical and corresponding letter grades. It is up to instructor to decide corresponding letter grades for numerical ones.

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0