ETM Survey

Conducted by
Portland State University - Engineering and Technology Management Department

 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL TRENDS IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (ETM)

Responses:
Institution Istanbul Technical University 
Department: Management Engineering 
Contact Person: Sitki Gozlu 

1 University System: Semester
2 Title of ETM program: Management Engineering
3 Date of establishment: 1978
4 Academic base: Department in the School of Management and Industrial Engineering
5 Degree (s)/ Certificate (s) offered by your ETM program: 
  
B.S. in: Management Engineering
M.S. in: Management Engineering
M.Eng. in:
Ph.D. in: Management Engineering
Dr. of Eng. in:
Other:
Certificate:
6 Nature of financial support for a typical ETM student (check all that apply):

  • Tuition paid by their government
  • Personal Funds

    		•
    7 Type (s) of collaboration between your ETM program and industry:

  • ETM students conducting projects in industry
  • Faculty consulting to industry
  • Collaborative research projects with industry
  • Research funding by industry

    		•
    8 Type(s) of collaboration between your ETM programs and international organizations:

  • Visiting scholars/professors from other countries
  • Faculty giving lectures in other countries

    		•
    9 Offers short courses? :  No
    10 Approximate figures for current teaching methods:

  • 100% in the classroom.

    • 11 Methods used in distance delivery of courses:

    12 Optional: Approximate percentage change in ETM enrollments.

    Year Undergraduate Graduate
     

    +%

    -%

    		+% -%
    '97-'98 to '98-'99
    10
    '98-'99 to '99-'00
    20
    '99-'00 to '00-'01
    '00-'01 to '01-'02
     

    13

    Optional: Please indicate the background of the current ETM faculty in each of the following areas:
     
    Number of ETM Faculty: ENGINEERING/SCIENCE
    Background     		BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT
    Background     		SOCIAL SCIENCE
    Background     		OTHER
    Background     		TOTAL
    Tenure stream
    2
    6
    8
    5
    21
    Adjunct
    1
    2
    3
    1
    7
    Affiliated (in other depts.)
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Visiting
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Other
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
     

    TOTAL ETM FACULTY

    28
     

    14 ETM- related professional organizations to which the ETM faculty members belong:

  • ASQC
  • INFORMS
  • PMI
  • POMS(USA), EUROMA, IMDA

    		•
    15 Research areas in which ETM faculty and graduate students have been engaged in the last five years:

    Information Technology TQM Implementation ISO 9000, ISO 14000 Implementation Production and Operation Management

    16 Sources of research/funding for ETM program:
  • Federal/Government grants and contracts
  • State/Province grants and contracts
  • University funding
    		•
    17 Potential Engineering/Technology Management research areas emerging in the next five years: 

    Information Technology SCM


    18 Professional meetings where papers have been presented by ETM faculty and/or students. 
    Meetings

    PICMET`01 ICPQR 2000 International Industrial Engineering Conference`99 ICQR 1999

    19 Please list the journals in which your ETM faculty have published (check all that apply):

  • Int. Journal of Production Economics,EJOR,OMEGA

    		•
    20 Related books published by ETM faculty:
     
    21 Offers an undergraduate degree in ETM: Yes
    22 Average years for students to complete the Bachelors degree requirements:  4
    23 Approximate number of ETM graduates with the Bachelors degree since the program was initiated: 2000
    24 Approximate figures for your current undergraduate ETM enrollments. 

    Undergraduate Student Demographics

    Full-time students (number): 100
    Part-time students (number):
    Total Number: 100
    Female (percent): 30% Male (percent): 70%
    International (percent): 2% U.S. Students (percent): 98%
    Average Age: 20
    25 Requirements in the undergraduate ETM curriculum:
  • Mathematics
  • Engineering Specialty
  • Physics
  • Humanities
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Management

    Total required credits for the Bachelors degree: 153
    • 26 Representative titles of the management courses in undergraduate curriculum:

    Financial Management, Marketing, Organizational Behaviour, Business Law, Human Resource Management, Production Management, Cost Accounting

    27 Please list representative projects recently completed by your ETM students at undergraduate level (Undergraduate thesis, capstone projects, course projects, etc.)

       

    Project Title Year
    Standardization   1998  
    Technology Transfer in Petrolium Rafineri   1999  
    Service Quality Management   2000  
    Efficiency Measurement in Maintenance Units   2001  
    28 Offers a Masters degree: Yes
    29 How many years does an average ETM student take to complete the Masters degree requirements? 
      
      Number of years
    Full-time 2
    Part-time
    30 Please give approximate number of ETM students currently enrolled at the Masters level. 
     
    masters level Student Demographics
    Full-time students (number) 80
    Part-time students (number) 0
    Total Number  80
    Female (percent): 40% Male (percent): 60%
    International (percent) 0% U.S. Students (percent): 100%
    Average Age 24
    31 Approximate number of ETM graduates with the Masters degree since your program was initiated: 300
    32 Number of credits of coursework beyond the B.S level that are required for the Masters degree: 
      
      # Credits
    Core Courses (common requirements for all) 18
    Elective Courses 12
    Total credits 30
    33 Please list representative projects recently completed by your ETM students (Masters theses, capstone projects, course projects, etc.)

       

    Project Title Year
    TQM Applications in Turkish Firms   1998  
    Quality Measurement in Steel industry   1999  
    JIT Applications in Turkish Textile Industry   2000  
    Technology Transfer Applications in Turkish Textile Industry   2000  
    Response of Turkish Firms to ISO 9000 Standards   2001  
    34 Please describe your curriculum at the Masters level by indicating the topics covered in the courses taken by ETM students
    (Check all that apply):      
  • Accounting
  • Economic Analysis
  • Behavioral Science
  • Case Studies
  • Change Management
  • Decision Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Industrial Relations
  • Law
  • Manufacturing Management
  • Operations Research
  • Quality Management
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
    		•
    35 Offers a Doctoral degree in Engineering/Technology Management: Yes
    36 Number of years that ETM students take to complete the doctoral degree requirements beyond the Masters degree? 
     

     

    Number of years

    Full-time

    4

    Part-time

    37 Number of credits of coursework that are normally required for the Doctoral degree beyond the Bachelors level (not including the dissertation):  24
    38 Awarded any Ph.D.'s so far: Yes
    39 Please describe representative doctoral dissertations completed under the supervision of ETM faculty. 
      
    Student Name Major Advisor's Name Research Area Year Degree Conferred Current Employer
    Engin Gurdal   Sitki Gozlu   Effects of Learning   2001    
    Bersan Bolat   Sitki Gozlu   TQM in Environmental Problems   2000    
    V. Zeki Yenen   D. Bayraktar   Quality Management in Turkish Universities   2000    
    40 Steps of the Ph.D. program:
      
    Coursework
    Preliminary Exam
    (Qualifying Exam)
  • Oral
    • Comprehensive Exam
  • Oral
  • Written
    • Proposal Defense
  • To Committee
    • Dissertation Defense
  • To Committee
    • Other
    42 Additional Comments