Online Platform Courses
Dear Students,
Our MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) program, which aims to provide you with the vision of lifelong development and learning and to support you in current areas where you want to improve yourself, continues. Below are the important points about the courses you will take from MOOC platforms and details on how to take the courses:
For undergraduate students enrolled from 2019 onwards, during the undergraduate education period, it is required to take at least 1 course from edX, Coursera, or other massive open online course (MOOC) platforms approved by the department MOOC coordinator (for the Psychology department; Asst. Prof. Melike Acar- acarmel@mef.edu.tr), not less than 5 ECTS and not exceeding 10 ECTS.
For the course to be considered "passed", the content interaction rate of Personalized Learning Experience courses must be at least 70%.
Only elective courses can be taken from MOOC platforms.
Exchange students can take MOOC courses.
Minor students cannot take MOOC courses.
Personalized Learning Experience (PLE) courses are not counted towards the credit limit.
Unless the course is a foreign language learning course, the language of instruction must be English.
The courses taken can be at the undergraduate or graduate level.
MOOC courses cannot be used for success scholarships.
Only courses for which you can obtain a certificate will be recorded on your transcripts. Reports for courses without certificates will not be accepted.
Depending on the decision of the University Senate, to receive a "pass" grade from the PLE course, certificates for all MOOCs taken must be obtained, and for each MOOC, a presentation recording of 2-5 minutes, where the student explains the main idea of the course and what they have learned, must be submitted to the MOOC coordinator.
MOOC courses are evaluated as "pass" or "fail".
You must obtain approval from your department coordinator before starting the courses.
You can access the list of courses available on Coursera from the link below:
To have the courses you take recorded on your transcripts at the end of the spring semester, you need to follow the steps below:
Enter the information about the courses you will take (course name, platform to be taken, course link, duration, and elective course slot you intend to count) into the Google Sheets document shared on Google Drive without changing the specified sample format. (We kindly request that you open it from a computer, enter only your own row, and do not change the information of your classmates.
The maximum number of ECTS credits you can earn through MOOCs in the Psychology Department is 10. Accordingly, with the approval of the MOOC coordinator, you may take two 5-ECTS free electives, two 5-ECTS non-departmental electives, or one 5-ECTS free elective and one 5-ECTS non-departmental elective as MOOCs.
A course of approximately 30 hours in total corresponds to 1 ECTS credit. For 5 ECTS credits, a course package totaling approximately 150 hours needs to be created.
To count the courses, you must send your report prepared in English, which includes your certificate and comments about the course (you must write what the course has contributed to you, and what you have learned), and a PDF file in syllabus format consisting of screenshots showing the scope and content of the course (showing your name on the screen) to the online course coordinator (acarmel@mef.edu.tr) for evaluation by the last day of the courses indicated in the university's academic calendar. It is recommended to share the Google Drive link by folding each course separately.
You can refer to the frequently asked questions (found in Google Sheets) for all other details.
We also strongly advise you to follow the announcements sent by CELT.
Wishing you a healthy and successful semester.