Automotive Technology
General Information (Genel Bilgi)
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BINGOL UNIVERSITY
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES
Basic Information about the Department and Program
University: Bingol University
Vocational School of Technical Sciences: Vocational School of Technical Sciences
Department: Department of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Technologies
Program: Automotive Technology Program
Education Level: Associate Degree
Address: Bingöl University, Vocational Schools Campus, BINGOL
About the Program
The Department of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Technologies/Automotive Technology Program was established within the Vocational School of Technical Sciences at Bingöl University and started to admit students for the first time in the 2019 - 2020 academic year.
Automotive Technology Program is a two-year higher education program to ensure that the qualified intermediate manpower needed by the automotive industry is trained in accordance with the quality and service philosophy that will meet the expectations of the age, both in production and after-sales service levels.
The student quota determined for the 2019 - 2020 academic year is 30+1. The language of instruction of the program is Turkish. There is no preparatory class, and students will start their education directly from the first year. The education period is 2 years, consisting of a total of four semesters.
Aims and goals
The Automotive Technology Program, which started to admit students for the first time in the 2019-2020 academic year, aims to train Automotive Technicians who meet the need for qualified intermediate staff between the manager/engineer and the worker at the production and after-sales services levels in the developing and constantly changing automotive industry and other sectors related to automotive industry establishments.
The market demand for Automotive Technicians who are adapted to current technology and have the qualifications required by the market is quite high. The training received by the Automotive Technicians who graduated from our program will teach them the necessity of establishing relationships with others, will ensure that they have high-level application skills and will enable them to know modern trends in advanced technology developments and information technologies. In addition, within the scope of this cooperation, it is foreseen that employment resources will be provided throughout our country, especially in our region, for the students who will graduate from the program.
Information on the Execution of the Program
Students must renew their registration within the period specified in the academic calendar each semester/year. In order for the student to renew the registration, he/she must pay the tuition fee, if required, and register for the course under the regulation. To take the semester/end and make-up exams, if any, from a course or practice, the student must have attended at least 70% of the theoretical courses and at least 80% of the applied courses. Semester/in-year evaluation of any course may consist of homework, practice, and other studies, provided that there is at least one midterm exam. The contribution of midterm exams to the success grade is 40%, and the contribution of the semester/end exam to the success grade is 60%. Homework and practice exams can be evaluated as a separate midterm exam or can be calculated by including them in midterm or end-of-year exams.
About Internship
In order for the students studying in the Automotive Technology Program to graduate, they must complete a summer internship consisting of 30 (thirty) working days in public institutions and organizations with machinery supply workshops or automotive levels, automotive main industry factories, automotive supplier industry factories, automotive special and authorized services. In order for students to do their internships, studies are carried out to cooperate with several factories, institutions, organizations, and businesses operating in the automotive field.
Graduation Requirements
For graduation, students are required to complete 120 ECTS (30 ECTS for each semester) credits and provide the weighted grade point average determined by the Bingöl University Senate. In order to earn the graduation degree, it is necessary to take the courses determined in the Automotive Technology Program education curriculum, complete the internship application consisting of 30 working days, complete the weighted grade average as at least 2 (two) according to the quaternary grade system, and successfully pass the compulsory courses.
About Diploma Degree and Title of Graduates
In the Automotive Technology Program, students who successfully complete education and training are given an associate degree diploma and the title of "Automotive Technician".
Employment Opportunities
Automotive Technology Program associate degree graduates can be employed in private sector enterprises together with public institutions and organizations with the title and responsibility of Automotive Technician. In addition to these, Automotive Technicians can develop their employment resources by establishing their businesses and performing their professional activities in their businesses.
- They can be employed in public institutions and organizations, machinery supply stages, and all automotive-related levels.
- In private sector enterprises, they take charge in almost all levels of the main and sub-industry automotive factories in titles and responsibilities that can be considered as technicians. It is seen that automotive technicians are concentrated in production and assembly lines, play an active role in production works, provide communication and liaison between engineers, planners and managers, and workers, take part as team leaders in quality circles, and take responsibility as instructors in on-the-job training of lower-level personnel in training activities. Another part of the automotive industry, which is as important as production, is the after-sales service units, sales points, and training centers. The responsibility of automotive technicians in these units increased even more as a result of the transition of the production system from mass production to lean production and the implementation of customer-oriented quality and sales principles. In these units, they take responsibilities and duties in many areas from group leadership, service management, sales group leadership, warranty and spare parts management, service workshop management to personnel training. To be defined in more detail:
Automotive Technicians, in the automotive main industry and sub-industry factories, in the automotive authorized and special services, in the production or maintenance-repair works of motorcycle and marine engines, in the use of automotive equipment/bench/device, in the automotive component manufacturing industry, in the usage areas of measurement and control devices and gas are employed as operators or foremen in fuel conversion businesses. In addition to all these, they are employed as technical staff in project and design works that require reading and drawing technical drawings, as customer representatives and sales personnel in vehicle and spare parts sales enterprises in the automotive field, as damage consultants in loss adjusting enterprises, as inspection technician or foreman at vehicle inspection stations, as technical personnel or foreman in enterprises that provide production and after-sales maintenance and repair services on construction machinery, as technical staff or foremen in enterprises that provide production and after-sales maintenance-repair services in the field of agricultural machinery.
- Automotive Technicians, who establish their workplaces, carry out their professions in areas such as auto paint and bodywork services, auto electrical and electronic repair services, gas fuel conversion services, maintenance-repair services in vehicle mechanical systems, automotive expertise services, in vehicle modification project works, technical drawing, maintenance-repair services of various industrial products in the fields of engine or transmission system.
In addition to all these, Automotive Technicians will be able to be employed in the main industrial factory where the domestic automobile will be manufactured, which will begin mass production soon, and in the sub-industry factories that will be established to produce components for the domestic automobile project.
Undergraduate Completion Opportunities with DGS
Graduates who successfully complete their associate degree in the Automotive Technology Program;
If they achieve sufficient success in the DGS (Vertical Transfer Exam) administered by OSYM, they have the right to transfer to the undergraduate departments listed below*.
- Automotive engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Energy Systems Engineering
- Energy Management
- Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
- Ship Machinery Management Engineering
- Ship and Marine Technology Engineering
- Airframe - Engine Maintenance
What is automotive technology, you may ask? Simply put, automotive technology refers to the study of self-propelled vehicles or machines. That applies to standard automobiles, sports cars, tractor-trailers, marine vehicles and more.
Members of the field will have developed skills related to engine construction, fuel and ignition, brakes, power trains, electronic and diagnostic equipment and more.
Remember, any major technological advancement the automobile industry has enjoyed can be traced back to the study of automotive technology. That umbrella covers areas including automatic windows, electronic ignition, adaptive cruise control and more!
While it is possible to begin working in automotive technology without a degree, the discipline is becoming more sophisticated by the day. Industry certification is usually required. A degree in automotive technology would help prospective employees develop critical skills and provide them with valuable hands-on experience in the field.