Qualification Awarded

Students who successfully complete this program are eligible to earn an Associate of Arts degree in Tourism and Hotel Management. Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Services, Cookery subject to the fifth stage degree system with 120 ECTS credits, in the field of higher education associate degree program. When the program is successfully completed, and the program qualifications are met, "Cookery Clerk " Associate Degree diplomas are awarded.

Specific Admission Requirements

Within the framework of the regulations determined by the Higher Education Institution (YÖK), student admission to this program is made through the central examination system called ÖSYS. Students are placed in the relevant programs by the Student Selection and Placement Center according to the scores they get from this exam after they notify the program preferences they want to study.

Qualification Requirements

Cookery Program students to obtain bachelor´s degree program must be at least 2.00 on a 4.00 weighted grade point average and successfully complete all of the public and elective courses (a total of 120 ETCS). In this program, are required to do an 60 working day period internship.

Recognition of Prior Learning

At Muğla Sıtkı Kocman University, full-time students can be exempted from some courses within the framework of the related bylaws. If the content of the course previously taken in another institution is equivalent to the course offered at Muğla Sıtkı Kocman University, then the student can be exempted from this course with the approval of the related faculty/graduate school after the evaluation of the course content.

History

Cookery Program operates under the departmant of Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Services in Vocational School of Ortaca. This program was established in 2012-2013 Education Period and the program still pulls increasing number of students.

Profile of the Programme

Cookery Program of the Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Services Division aims to taught students who pay attention to hygiene and health issues, sought by domestic and overseas food and beverage businesses, at the hotel, restaurant, food factory, fast food, pastry preparation and presentation of food and beverage locations, providing a business plan, implement, enhanced sense of smell and taste, quick and regular work, careful and meticulous, high sense of responsibility, courses. Students know basic principles of catering services recognize the importance of modern technologies, issues related to the field throughout their education and profession, as individual or group research, development and execution of the importance of issues, the legal responsibility of the operator of catering services with a training program.

Program Outcomes

1-	Defines basic concepts of food and beverage sector.

2-	Knows legal arrangements in food and beverage management and job’s standards.

3-	Knows interior and exterior factors which effect food and beverage managements.

4-	Knows the organization structure of food and beverage managements and cookery section and adapts to them.

5-	Know at least one foreign language at level A2 Europe Language Portfolio.

6-	Practices easily own theoretical and practical knowledges, got in the university.

7-	Knows and uses how to work automation systems used in food and beverage and cookery sector.

8-	Practices the grammar of foreign language, got in the university and internship.

9-	With the help of experiences in theoretical and internship period, analyzes and solves the problems faced in this sector.

10-	The degree of communication is very high and adapts teamwork.

11-	Communicates effectively and good, with subordinates and superiors.

12-	Has the ability of working with the intensity of work, stress and under pressure.

13-	Knows the applications held on food and beverage sector such as menu planning, food production and servicing charges, takes part in these applications.

14-	Knows the procedures of lavish meal and big organizations, takes part in teamwork.

15-	Knows the procedures of cooking techniques , kitchen techniques, menu planning.

16-	Takes part in a teamwork about catering organization.

17-	Helps friends worked together and grows and always educates subordinates.

18-	Does respectful to its superiors, completes perfectly the given tasks, decides own decision just in the time of crisis

19-	Prepares reports about own job and presents to superiors.

20-	Helps own friends in extraordinary times, finishes the tasks belongs to others.

Exam Regulations & Assesment & Grading

According to 29.08.2012 dated and 465/11 numbered Muğla Sıtkı Kocman University senatus consultum , exams consist of mid-terms, final exams, excuse exams, repeat exams, exemption exams and one course exam. Mid-terms: There are mid-term exams for the courses that exist in every term. 40% of a mid-term exam is considered. Final exams: There are final exams to test academic success at the end of the term. 60% of a final exam is considered. Excuse exams: If a student has a valid excuse for the mid-term or final exams, related board allow for excuse exams. For the excuse exams, student must submit a petition, which explains the excuse, in 3 days to deanship/ management. Moreover, the excuse should be approved by related board. Repeat exams: Students may take repeat exams for the courses, which are graded as FD or FF that they fail and which are graded as DD or DC that they pass, at the end of term. The point of a repeat exam substitutes for the final point of that course. The percentages of mid-term and repeat exams are assessed in the same way as final exams. For the repeat exams, final point is considered regardless of what was graded before. Exemption exams: Exemption exams are set for the courses defined by the senate on the specified dates in academic calender. One course exams: They are for the students who failed in one course and will graduate in case of succeeding in that course. Moreover, the students may take one course exam to increase their own average score, although they succeed all of the courses in the program, for the reason that they cannot graduate due to grade point average is less than 2,00. To take one course exam for graduation, a petition should be given to the head of department. One can take this exam only once. For every course, students are graded at the end of the term as below by the lecturer of the course. Grade Equivalent Mid-term/Final Grade Coefficient 90-100 AA 4 85-89 BA 3,5 80-84 BB 3 75-79 CB 2,5 70-74 CC 2 65-69 DC 1,5 60-64 DD 1 50-59 FD 0,5 49 and below FF 0 The assessments apart from the above, TT means failure becausse of absenteeism, MM means exemption for the course, GG success in course, KK means failure in the course, VV means abolished course.

Graduation Requirements

For graduation, it is required to pass all courses in the programme (120 ECTS), have a GPA of at least 2.00 and complete succesfully 60 work-days internship in tourism firms.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

People who graduates of the Cookery Program in Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Services Division, earns “Cook” title; and able to work in touristic certificated business, restaurants, catering, plane-ship-train-bus-hospital kitchens; as a executive chef, sous chef, chef de party, sauce chef, dish cook, grill cook, fry cook, roast cook, vegetable cook, soup cook, swing cook, pantry chef, pastry chef, butcher, domi chef, comi, etc; research chef, kitchen scientist, restaurant controller-coordinator, restaurant manager. Also they can serve as food researcher, food writer, food processor, food stylist, food architect, menu developer, recipe developer, food and beverage educator.

Access to Further Studies

If the graduates of this program are successful in the DGS exam, they have the opportunity to switch to departments such as Gastronomy, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Food and Beverage etc.

Mode of Study

Associate's Degree (Full-Time)

Programme Director

Associate Prof.Dr. Ozan KAYA

ECTS Coordinator

Associate Prof.Dr. Ozan KAYA

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Evaluation Questionnaires

Course & Program Outcomes Matrix