ECTS is calculated according to the total time required to achieve expected learning outcomes, including all planned activities such as seminars, field studies, individual studies and examinations, etc.
At Kocaeli University, one full academic year includes two terms with an ECTS credit of 30 for each. 1 ECTS credit is equal to 25 hours of student workload. Accordingly, the workload for a student for 1 academic year is calculated as 1500 hours.
The ECTS credit allocation of the courses is determined by the Committee of the Department/Program Development and Evaluation, ECTS Coordinators and lecturers of the courses and students. This process includes the following steps;
GPA and CGPA of students are calculated on the basis of ECTS credits of courses. Below is the sample ECTS workload chart used in calculation of ECTS credit allocations.
Activities | Quantity | Working Time (Hours) | Working Time (Minutes) | Total Work Load |
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Number of Course Weeks and Hours | ||||
Out of Class Study (Prework,literature study,etc.) | ||||
Midterm Assessment/ Examination | ||||
Quiz | ||||
Homework | ||||
Practice | ||||
Laboratory | ||||
Project | ||||
Workshop | ||||
Presentation/Seminar | ||||
Field Work | ||||
Other | ||||
Final Examination | ||||
Total Work Load | ||||
Total Work Load / 25 | ||||
ECTS Credits | ||||