Ankara University of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences Quality Policy
Mission:
In line with our university’s strategic goals and objectives, to coordinate, measure, and document at the faculty level all academic and administrative processes related to the establishment, monitoring, and evaluation of the quality assurance system.
This faculty-level structure is designed to ensure the sustainability of quality assurance processes by:
1. Data Collection and Indicator Tracking: Systematically compiling and recording all institutional performance indicators, evidence,
and activity data related to education and teaching, research and development, social contribution, internationalization, and administrative processes;
2. Internal Evaluation and Institutional Reporting: To conduct self-evaluation processes for faculty units, prepare annual unit internal evaluation reports (BİDR) reflecting institutional development, and archive them as verifiable documents,
3. PDCA Cycle Monitoring: To monitor the results of the Plan–Do–Check–Act
(PUKÖ) cycle operated within the faculty, documenting the results, implemented improvements, and performance outcomes,
4. Analysis of Stakeholder Feedback: To analyze the results of student, staff, and external stakeholder satisfaction surveys
and convert them into concrete indicators for the purpose of improving institutional processes.
Vision;
In line with our university’s strategic vision, our goal is to become a pioneering faculty structure that ensures the adoption of a quality assurance culture across all academic departments in the field of social and human sciences; embeds a continuous improvement approach at the institutional level; prioritizes stakeholder participation; and establishes a qualified, verifiable, and sustainable institutional data infrastructure for data-driven monitoring and evaluation processes.
Policies
Ankara University of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social and Humanities Sciences
Quality Policy,
With a leadership philosophy that always prioritizes institutional success;Education and Teaching Policy
- Generation of Original Knowledge and Ideas: Ensuring that all academic and administrative activities are conducted in a manner that supports the production of original knowledge and ideas in the field of social and human sciences, based on societal needs and expectations,
- High-Quality Education and Teaching: In education and teaching activities, developing students’ competencies such as understanding social processes, conducting research, critical and analytical thinking, and innovation, and offering high-quality programs that meet the expectations of stakeholders,
- Social Benefit and Solution-Oriented Approach: To transform the theoretical and practical knowledge gained through research and education in the social and human sciences into benefits aimed at understanding and solving the problems of society, institutions, and organizations,
- Ethical Values and Continuous Improvement: To continuously develop and improve the quality assurance system while adhering to scientific and academic ethical values in all of the Faculty’s activities,
- Stakeholder Satisfaction: To foster a sense of satisfaction, belonging, and commitment among students, academic and administrative staff, and external stakeholders,
- International Competitiveness: To enhance the Faculty’s academic recognition and competitiveness at both the national and international levels,
- Adoption of a Quality Culture: To establish, develop, and ensure the sustainability of a system aimed at fostering a quality culture focused on continuous learning and improvement through measurement and monitoring across the entire Faculty and all processes.
By adopting a comprehensive education policy with administrators, instructors, and staff who are quality-conscious and committed to ethical and professional principles, and with a commitment to continuously improving education and teaching programs in accordance with national and international standards;Research and Development Policy,
- Research-Based and Innovative Social Sciences Education: To implement research-based and innovative teaching and learning techniques focused on the social and human sciences—through both in-person and distance learning—using a student-centered educational approach and a qualified faculty,
- Flexible and Participatory Solutions: To offer flexible, interdisciplinary, and accessible educational solutions in the social sciences by taking into account the needs and expectations of all internal and external stakeholders,
- Training Leading and Expert Social Scientists: To support students in becoming experts in their fields (history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, language and literature, etc.), as well as leaders who are sensitive to societal issues,
- Integration of Digital Technologies: To provide high-quality education in any setting by effectively integrating digital technologies and distance learning methods into social sciences education,
- International Accreditation and Standards: To ensure that the faculty’s educational programs comply with international accreditation and quality standards,
- Accessibility and Equal Opportunity: To ensure that disadvantaged students participate in educational processes in an equal and fair manner, to enhance their social integration, and to provide equal opportunity to support their academic success,
- Ethical Values and Cultural Depth: It aims to equip students with critical and analytical thinking skills in accordance with ethical principles, the ability to express themselves effectively, an awareness of social responsibility, and a cultural depth that enables them to understand national, spiritual, and universal values and make sense of social processes.
It adopts a research and development policy that supports high-quality and up-to-date research, focuses on societal needs and issues, and encourages multidisciplinary and innovative approaches. Within the framework of this policy:Social Contribution Policy;Management Policy;
- Original and High-Quality Knowledge Production: Supports the production of original and high-quality knowledge in the social and human sciences that meets national and international standards in academic and research activities.
- Social and Scientific Contribution: It prioritizes researchers producing results that will strengthen the social fabric and provide tangible contributions to science and society.
- Interdisciplinary Approach: It encourages and supports interdisciplinary research that brings together knowledge, theories, and methods from various disciplines within the social and human sciences.
- Collaboration and Social Entrepreneurship: It promotes collaboration with internal and external stakeholders (government, civil society, local governments), as well as projects focused on social benefit and social entrepreneurship activities.
- Infrastructure and Ethical Principles: It provides the necessary academic infrastructure, resources, and support mechanisms to support research and development activities; it strictly adheres to the principles of scientific ethics and professionalism throughout these processes.
- Quality Assurance and Improvement: It continuously reviews, measures, and improves research processes within the faculty within the framework of a quality assurance system.
- Strategic Alignment and Timeliness: It keeps its research policy up to date in line with the faculty’s and the university’s social sciences-focused mission and vision.
- Alignment with Mission and Values: In its research, education, and administrative activities, the faculty adheres to the faculty’s and the university’s mission, vision, and values, adopting the provision of benefits to society as a primary goal,
- Social Awareness and Collaboration: Actively participates in social awareness projects focused on the social and human sciences, aiming to increase opportunities for collaboration with stakeholders and to transform these projects into tangible contributions to society,
- Interdisciplinary and Participatory Solutions: Prioritizing participatory, interdisciplinary work at the national and international levels to address the needs of the world, the country, and the city of Ankara, and to solve social problems,
- Influencing Policy and Implementation Processes: Directly participating in social service processes and generating social impact by maintaining close ties with policy-making and implementing institutions and organizations, such as the public sector, civil society, and the private sector,
- Social Welfare and Values: Encompasses social, cultural, and academic activities that aim to contribute to the welfare of the country and humanity while respecting universal and social values.
- Transparent and Quality-Focused Management: Adopts a transparent, accountable, quality-focused, participatory, and sustainable management system in the areas of education, research, and social contribution.
- Qualified Staff and Stakeholder Satisfaction: It aims to employ qualified academic and administrative staff within the faculty, ensure satisfaction by meeting the expectations of all internal and external stakeholders, and enhance institutional commitment.
- Sustainable Technological Infrastructure: It aims to continuously update and ensure the sustainability of technological infrastructure and academic management systems to enhance the quality of education, teaching, and research activities.
- Efficient and Digital Process Model: The Faculty implements a management model focused on efficient and effective processes, supported by digital transformation, data analysis, and information management systems, while reducing bureaucracy.
Internationalization Policy;
- Global Partnerships and Collaborations: Through international collaborations, the faculty aims to establish strong and sustainable partnerships with the world’s leading faculties, research institutions, and civil society organizations in the field of social and human sciences via joint academic programs, research projects, and exchange programs.
- Mobility and Global Experience: It encourages student and faculty mobility as well as international student and faculty exchange programs; it supports faculty students and staff in gaining global experience.
- International Attractiveness and Participation: It aims to increase the participation of international students and scholars in the faculty within the field of social sciences.
- Cultural Diversity and an Open Environment: It provides an open, inclusive learning, discussion, and research environment that values diversity for students and faculty members from different cultures.
- International Academic Outputs: It aims to increase the faculty’s research outputs, participation in internationally funded projects, and high-quality (indexed) publications on a global scale.
- Multilingual Education and Global Competitiveness: It aims to meet international standards in foreign language instruction, and to develop and implement multilingual education programs and curricula with a focus on the social sciences and humanities, in order to ensure that its students become individuals capable of competing in the international job market and communicating effectively on a global level.