General Information
It has been deemed appropriate to open the Department of Software Engineering with the proposal of the University Senate dated 12.11.2019 and numbered 371/4 and the Higher Education Council Presidency's meeting on 25.12.2019.
In the time period we live in, also referred to as the “Information Age,” software constitutes a critical part of the systems used in many fields such as banking, industry, automotive, health, corporate management, telecommunications systems, air transport, and defense industry. Through software solutions, technology infrastructure integrates into human activities, making people's daily lives more efficient, secure, healthy, and enjoyable. The Software Engineering program is an engineering discipline that has emerged from today's requirements and is among the professions of the future. Software engineers produce, test, install, and manage software systems designed and developed according to engineering disciplines. While developing software products, significant focus is placed on analysis and design processes, and the stages of writing code, testing, and ensuring the continuity of the product are conveyed theoretically and practically. Since computer systems are now used intensively and effectively in every area of daily life, Software Engineering is a field with applications in all disciplines. There is a significant need for technical personnel in such a broad field of science.
The main goal of the Department of Software Engineering is to train software engineers who are proficient in modern software development processes, tools, and programming languages with the contribution of science and mathematics, who can develop software independently or as part of a team, who are knowledgeable about human-computer interaction and software-hardware interfaces, who can analyze problems in the industry and produce software solutions, and who can generate data analysis, data processing, and artificial intelligence solutions. Software Engineering is a field of science that is vital in advanced technology applications and the modern business world. Software Engineers are also related to the fields of computer engineering, computer science, management sciences, mathematics, project and quality management, software ergonomics, and systems engineering. The most significant difference that separates Software Engineering from Computer Engineering is that Software Engineers focus entirely on the software area. Therefore, the number of courses related to computer hardware in Software Engineering departments is fewer.
The Bucak Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences aims for students who successfully complete the Software Engineering Bachelor's Program to graduate as specialists with job experience, having received theoretical and practical education on basic sciences and engineering, the main topics of computer engineering, and the approaches, methods, and applications of software engineering. Our department's students will gain a certain level of experience through the Workplace Training they will undertake for one semester in their final year, allowing them to apply what they have learned throughout their education. Software Engineering departments are the shining profession of our age. Compared to other professions, finding a job in this field is much easier and has a wide range of employment opportunities. Information technologies are a sector where unemployment is not seen; on the contrary, the labor shortage is increasingly growing. Graduates can find job opportunities in every institution that requires automation systems benefiting from software and similar technologies, as well as in software development-focused companies, and engineers have the opportunity to work for high salaries. Graduates will have a wide range of job opportunities in various departments of almost every institution and organization as system analysts, system engineers, design engineers, web design and programming specialists, information technology specialists, and application programmers; they will also be able to work as application engineers in the data processing centers of companies producing computer software, managing, data management, computer-aided industrial design, and implementation. Since it is a job based on idea generation, and does not require much capital financially, software engineers who can generate new ideas also have the opportunity to establish their own businesses.
Departments
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Computer Hardware
- Department of Computer Software
Department Introduction
Tuition Fee:
There is no tuition fee as it is a formal education program.
Education and Teaching Model:
The language of instruction in the Department of Software Engineering is Turkish. Students take theoretical courses related to the department in the first 7 academic semesters of their undergraduate education. Before graduation, in the last academic semester of their education, they will undertake Workplace Training (7+1 Education Model) to see the applications in the fields they wish to develop or are interested in at public/private institutions and organizations. This way, students studying at the faculty will have the opportunity to reinforce the knowledge and experience they have gained during their education through practical training at public/private institutions and organizations.
Location of the Unit to Which the Higher Education Program is Affiliated:
The Bucak Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences is located in the Bucak district of Burdur.
Where Education and Teaching Will Be Conducted:
Educational activities are carried out at the Oğuzhan Campus located in the Bucak district of Burdur.
Program Accreditations:
There is no accreditation agreement for the program.
Dormitory:
In the Bucak district of Burdur, where educational activities take place, the Credit and Dormitories Institution provides accommodation services for both female and male students. There are places such as restaurants, canteens, and cafeterias operated through operators to ensure that students residing in the dormitories can eat healthily, balanced, and affordably. To support students with breakfast and dinner, including weekends and public holidays, nutritional assistance is provided. This assistance can only be used once during breakfast and dinner each day. The dormitories have study rooms, activity rooms, sports fields, music, painting, drawing, television, ironing, laundry, chess, etc. rooms. Additionally, there are private student dormitories and apartments providing accommodation services in the Bucak district.
Foreign Language Preparatory Class Application:
There is an optional foreign language preparatory education for 1 year, and the preparatory education is provided at our university's İstiklal Campus located in Burdur center.
Certificates Students Must Have:
· No certificate is required from Turkish citizens at the time of application.
· Foreign students who will study in the department must have a Turkish language level of C and must document that they know Turkish at the C level.
· It is mandatory to obtain a Work Safety Certificate for the Workplace Training course in the fourth year of the education model. Since the validity period of this certificate is 1 year, it is recommended to obtain the certificate close to the period when the workplace training course is held.
Part-Time Student:
The number of part-time students to be employed in any unit will be determined by our university, taking into account the needs of the units, reasons for employment, past applications, observed needs, and performance obtained, as well as the duties that the units are obliged to fulfill, the characteristics of the units, human resources needs, and the cost of employing part-time students and budget opportunities.
Lunch Assistance:
At the beginning of each academic year, the number of registered students reported by the Student Affairs Department, along with past applications, observed needs, and performance obtained, will be determined based on budget opportunities and the limits specified in Article 46 of the Higher Education Law No. 2547, (excluding Article 9), and the number of students who will receive free meal assistance due to insufficient financial means will be determined by the University Management Board upon the proposal of the SKS Department.
Additionally, students who document that they are national athletes, students with a disability report documenting a disability of 40% or more, and students who document that their parent or sibling is a martyr or veteran can directly benefit from meal assistance without being subject to evaluation if they request it.
Scholarship:
According to Law No. 5102, 1% of the student quotas in the ÖSYM Guide are allocated as scholarship quotas to universities. Additionally, scholarship opportunities provided to students by other institutions are announced to students through the faculty's website and institutional social media accounts.
MAKÜ Career School:
MAKÜ Career School is a unit operating within Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. It is an educational program aimed at helping students gain the knowledge, skills, and competencies in information technologies required for the career field they are considering, determined through psychometric measurements and career counseling.
The center's aim is to assist students and graduates in creating a career plan compatible with their personality traits, abilities, skills, and professional interests; to help them discover their potentials; to contribute to their career development; to monitor their career development and assist them in entering the workforce; thus contributing to the efficient use of the country's material resources and the development of its human capital.
Students accepted into the MAKÜ Career School who complete the trainings determined by the Board of Directors and participate in activities compatible with their career field (conferences, interviews, panels, technical trips, workshops, etc.) will be awarded the MAKÜ Career School Diploma, which documents the entire development process. Students participating in the trainings and career activities conducted within the MAKÜ Career School will receive an official participation certificate or success certificate approved by the Center for each completed training or activity. The success certificate or participation certificate can be issued in printed or electronic form.