Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department Administration

2023-24 Academic Year SWOT Analysis

Within the scope of accreditation studies of our department, SWOT analysis was conducted again on 28.02.2024 by including student representation. 

The quality assurance system of our department has strengths such as the use of international up-to-date resources and online physiotherapy education platforms in the courses, off-campus access to online databases offered by the university information center, book authorship in accordance with the expertise of faculty members, international accreditation by World Physiotherapy (WPT), the placement of the program in the Turkish Qualifications Framework (TQF) and effective collaborations with other university units. However, there are also weaknesses such as high course loads of faculty members, limited research grants, and low number of administrative staff. 

While our education and training system has strengths, such as admitting students with Y-SAY scores, offering a diversity of elective courses, and using English as the medium of instruction, it also has weaknesses, such as the increasing number of students and inadequate laboratory physical conditions. 

In research and development activities, we have advantages such as academic staff with different specializations, achievements in national and international congresses, and strong collaborations, but disadvantages such as the lack of research and simulation laboratories and the high course load of faculty members. 

In terms of management and administrative structure; effective communication channels and good relations with student representatives are among our strengths, while lack of secretarial support and inability to benefit from facilities such as meals and services are among our weaknesses. 

In the accreditation process, we have strengths such as easy access to data thanks to the institutional infrastructure, the effectiveness of the quality management system, and the regular maintenance of student exchange records, while there are also weaknesses such as a lack of secretarial and administrative staff support.

The Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation's strategic plan is in line with the Faculty of Health Sciences' strategic objectives.

Strategic Objectives of the Faculty of Health Sciences

In line with the strategic objectives of our university, the purposes of our faculty are determined as follows.

Objective 1. Continuous Improvement of Contemporary Education Activities

1. Getting accreditation of departments from related institutions
2. Expanding the physical space of the laboratories which are insufficient in terms of the number of students and renewing the equipment
3. Establishing joint doctoral programs with other faculties
4. Although the content of the courses is sufficient, more attention should be paid to standards such as "learning outcomes."
5. To make use of the knowledge of education in health sciences by creating joint studies with Medical Faculty.
6. Increasing the ratio of elective courses to total courses
7. Taking support from the university to improve English course presentations

Objective 2. Increasing the Quantity and Quality of Research Activities

1. Increasing the number of research activities, projects, publications and citations of our academic staff

Objective 3. Ensuring the International Recognition of the University

1. Rearrangement of our web page

Objective 4. Ensuring the Current, Effective and Sustainable Management Activities

1. To prevent congestion and clutter in the building by increasing the number of offices used by faculty members
2. Implementation of external stakeholder meetings
3. Protection and even improvement of our undergraduate programs in terms of quotas and student entrance (ÖSYS) points
4. Maintaining interest in our graduate programs
5. Increasing student satisfaction
6. Effective establishment of systematics to reduce the burden of academic consultant in course selection processes
7. Making alumni follow-up more systematic
8. Meeting with alumni in everyday social activities
9. Organizing activities to increase social interaction of faculty academic and administrative staff

Regulations

• ASSOCIATE BACHELOR’S AND UNDERGRADUATE, EDUCATION-INSTRUCTION AND EXAMINATION REGULATION
• YEDİTEPE UNIVERSITY PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION INTERNSHIP INSTRUCTION