TY  - JOUR
T1  - Designing a Questionnaire Model Related to the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) Criteria for the Student Satisfaction at the Faculty of Fisheries, İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University
TT  - İzmir Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Memnuniyetini Değerlendirmek için Yükseköğretim Kalite Kurulu (YÖKAK) Kriterleri ile İlişkili bir Anket Modeli Tasarlanması
AU  - Karadal, Onur
PY  - 2025
DA  - June
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.32329/uad.1680875
JF  - Journal of University Research
PB  - Durmuş GÜNAY
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2636-7459
SP  - 271
EP  - 278
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Higher education empowers individuals by expanding knowledge and skills, driving social development, and contributing to societal capital. However, robust quality assurance systems are vital to ensure their impact. The Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) focuses on aligning Turkish higher education with international standards and fostering a quality culture by promoting the collection and analysis of student feedback. Gathering feedback from students through methods like surveys can identify areas for improvement and enhance the overall quality of education. This study aimed to develop a comprehensive questionnaire model aligned with THEQC criteria to assess student satisfaction at the Faculty of Fisheries, İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University. Therefore, a survey matching 18 sub-criteria under the Learning and Teaching heading of THEQC was created in order to determine the satisfaction levels of the students of the faculty. A five-point Likert scale (1-Strongly disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-Undecided, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly agree) was used for the responses to the propositions. The survey was applied face-to-face to 55 students (63.64% were male and 36.36% were female) enrolled in the Fisheries Engineering Program. Based on the research findings, students expressed the highest satisfaction with the accessibility of faculty and academic consultants outside of class hours and their overall satisfaction with the Fisheries Engineering program. On the other hand, the inadequacy of the courses in terms of practical application and the insufficient and unbalanced extracurricular activities (homework, presentations, etc.) have been recorded as topics with low satisfaction levels. The average satisfaction levels by THEQC’s learning and training criteria were recorded as 3.58 points for Program Design, Evaluate and Update, 3.67 points for Implementation of Programs, 3.68 points for Learning Resources and Academic Support Services, and 3.95 for Teaching Staff.
KW  - Student survey
KW  - Learning and teaching
KW  - Fisheries engineering
KW  - Accreditation
N2  - Yükseköğretim, bilgi ve becerileri genişleterek, sosyal gelişimi yönlendirerek ve toplumsal sermayeye katkıda bulunarak bireyleri güçlendirir. Ancak, etkili bir altyapı oluşturmak için sağlam bir kalite güvencesi sistemi hayati önem taşır. Yükseköğretim Kalite Kurulu (YÖKAK), Türk yükseköğretimini uluslararası standartlarla uyumlu hale getirmeye ve öğrenci geri bildirimlerini teşvik ederek bir kalite kültürü geliştirmeye odaklanır. Anket gibi yöntemlerle öğrencilerden geri bildirim toplamak, iyileştirme alanlarını belirlemeye ve eğitimin genel kalitesini artırmaya yardımcı olabilir. Bu çalışma, İzmir Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Fakültesi’nde öğrenci memnuniyetini değerlendirmek için YÖKAK kriterleri ile uyumlu bir anket modeli geliştirmeyi amaçlamıştır. Bu nedenle, YÖKAK’ın Eğitim ve Öğretim başlığı altında yer alan 18 alt kriterle eşleşen bir anket oluşturulmuştur. Önermelere verilen yanıtlar için beşli Likert ölçeği (1-Kesinlikle katılmıyorum, 2-Katılmıyorum, 3-Kararsızım, 4-Katılıyorum, 5-Kesinlikle katılıyorum) kullanılmıştır. Anket, Su Ürünleri Mühendisliği Programı’na kayıtlı 55 öğrenciye (%63,64 erkek ve %36,36 kadın) yüz yüze uygulanmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre öğrencilerin en çok memnun oldukları konular; ders dışı zamanlarda öğretim elemanlarına ve akademik danışmanlara rahatlıkla ulaşılabilmesi ve Su Ürünleri Mühendisliği Programını okumaktan duyulan memnuniyet olarak sıralanabilir. Öğretim planında yer alan derslerin uygulama açısından yeterli olmaması ve ders dışı faaliyetlerin (ödev, sunum vb.) yeterli ve dengeli olmaması ise memnuniyet düzeyinin düşük olduğu başlıklar olarak kaydedilmiştir. YÖKAK’ın Eğitim ve Öğretim ölçütleri bağlamında memnuniyet düzeyleri; Program Tasarımı, Değerlendirmesi ve Güncellenmesi için 3,58 puan, Programların Yürütülmesi için 3,67 puan, Öğrenme Kaynakları ve Akademik Destek Hizmetleri için 3,68 puan ve Öğretim Kadrosu için 3,95 puan ortalama memnuniyet düzeyleri kaydedildi.
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