FEFMOD

Our department representatives who can assist you with the FEFMOD system:

Developed with the aim of taking a pioneering step toward the resurgence of the Faculties of Science and Letters, and discussed at the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Presidency’s Basic Sciences Meeting on April 18, 2022, this initiative is a concrete implementation of approaches aimed at “encouraging basic sciences departments, improving research and technology infrastructure, enhancing the quality of education and instruction, and, most importantly, expanding employment opportunities for graduates”—has been implemented at our Faculty during the Fall semester of the 2024–2025 academic year.,” a concrete implementation of the approaches discussed at the Basic Sciences Meeting held by our Rectorate on April 18, 2022, 

Based on the fact that the basic sciences form the foundation of every scientific and technological advancement that adds value to life, as well as all engineering applications, and with the motivation to highlight the importance of the basic sciences for the future of our country and humanity and to make a concrete contribution to the—the “YTÜ-FEF Basic Sciences Education Model” was designed and implemented with the primary goal of sustainably enhancing the quality and appeal of basic sciences departments.

Within the scope of this model, pioneering basic sciences curricula have been designed and implemented not only to ensure that our Faculty’s students receive a basic sciences education that meets international standards and the demands of the modern era—and to prepare them to become qualified scientists and academics of the future—but also to ensure that, as basic sciences students, they can find extensive employment opportunities in the private sector and and to ensure they possess high and sustainable employability. 

To ensure that the implementation of this model is carried out within the framework of excellence in education and to guarantee its sustainability, needs analysis and evaluation studies were conducted during the Spring Semester of the 2023–2024 academic year and the Fall Semester of the 2024–2025 academic year to restructure and update the techniques used in teaching methods and assessmentand assessment—were restructured and updated in light of the needs of today’s world. In this context, the potential impacts of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies on education and the measures that can be taken were evaluated within the framework of the guide titled “Guidance for generative AI in education and research” (https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/guidance-generative-ai-education-and-research). 

As a result of the evaluations aimed at ensuring the sustainability of excellence in education and teaching, the Faculty Council, in its meeting on November 28, 2024, decided that starting with the Spring Semester of the 2024–2025 academic year, to enable our faculty members to diversify their teaching and learning methods and the techniques they use in assessment and evaluation, and to implement these in a time- and cost-effective manner. The user guide for the FEFMOD system is provided in the attachment. Instructors can implement the “flipped learning” model in their department courses, which is one of the student-centered learning methods. This model allows students to prepare for class by studying the subject matter beforehand—using materials designed for self-directed learning— prepared specifically for self-directed learning, to study the topic before class and arrive prepared for the session. In this context, faculty members must upload the weekly course materials, notes, and/or resources for each course they teach to the FEFMOD system.

To enhance the quality of education and research in the basic sciences and to carry out related activities, a proposal regarding the establishment of a “Yıldız Technical University Center for Research and Education in Basic Sciences (YTÜ-TEBİM)” within our University, along with the relevant regulations, has been submitted by our Dean’s Office to the University Senate.

I would like to inform you about the above-mentioned efforts and decisions, which were carried out with the mission of restoring the Faculty of Science and Letters to its rightful place and ensuring the sustainability of excellence in basic sciences education, as well as with the vision of becoming a center for basic sciences in our country.

Prof. Dr. Salim YÜCE

Dean of the Faculty