Mission^ (Top)

Our first mission is to provide world-class education at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels to produce engineers who :

• will assume positions of responsibility for the design, production, research and development in various industrial and research organizations; • have creativity as well as a systematic approach to problem solving;

• are capable of effective teamwork;

• are sensitive to the environment;

• are conscious of social, economic and professional ethics; and

• will be the leaders of tomorrow; Our second mission is to conduct research that generates competitive know-how and technology that will address the specific problems facing the nation.

Vision^ (Top)

To continue to be a leading educational and research institution in the areas of mechanical and manufacturing engineering, that provides world-class higher education; conducts research and generates knowledge; and serves society and humanity by disseminating the outputs.

Honour Code^ (Top)

Throughout my attendance in this university I pledge on my honour :

* To be in a collegial relationship based on mutual respect and sensitivity with the fellow students, faculty, teaching assistants and staff,

* Not to discriminate between fellow human beings whatever the reason may be and be respectful to the freedom of expression for all,

* Detain from all actions such as copying, fraud and deceiving which do not fit to student conduct,

* To uphold academic ethics. onur sözü veririm.

Administration^ (Top)

Dean Prof. Dr. Ata MUĞAN	Members of Faculty Executive Commitee Prof. Dr. Ata MUĞAN (Dekan) Prof. Dr. Alaeddin ARPACI Prof. Dr. Ahmet GÜNEY Prof. Dr. Vahit MERMERTAŞ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şeniz ERTUĞRUL Assoc. Prof. Dr. Celalettin ERGUN Assist. Prof. Dr. Vedat TEMİZ	Members of Faculty Commitee Prof. Dr. Ata MUĞAN (Dekan) Prof. Dr. Murat EREKE Prof. Dr. Metin GÜRGÖZE Prof. Dr. Şafak YILMAZ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ekrem TÜFEKÇİ Assoc. Prof. Dr. M.Salih DOKUZ Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet PALABIYIK
Associate Deans Prof. Dr. Hasan GÜNEŞ (Academic İşler) Prof. Dr. Lütfullah KUDDUSİ (İdari İşler)
Executive Secretary Gülnar TÜRKHAN
Senator Prof. Dr. Barlas ERYÜREK

Faculty Committees^ (Top)

• Student Cafeteria Committee
  Committee supervises the operation of the student cafeteria and the student dining rooms in the Gümüşsuyu Campus. Considers the suggestions and complaints coming from the students. Works in cooperation with the related university committee and report to the dean.
  
  
  • Prof. Dr. Talat TEVRÜZ (Chair)
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Ayhan KURAL
  • Res. Assist. Esra ÜNVER
  • Ömer KOCAMANOĞLU (Student)
  
  
• Computer Infrastructure Committee
  Committee supervises the operation of the internet infrastructure, the computer networks, organizes the computer laboratories. Considers the suggestions and complaints coming from the students. Prepares actions and reports to the dean.
  
  
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hikmet KOCABAŞ (Chair)
  • Lecturer Dr. Ertan ÖZNERGİZ
  • Lecturer Dr. Bülent BÖLAT
  • Lecturer Dr. Adil YÜCEL
  • Hüseyin GÜNDÜZ, B.Sc.
  
  
• Scholarships Committee
  Works to gather support from the alumni, other individuals and institutions to give scholaships to the students in need. Meets at the beginning of every academic year to evaluate the applications and decide on the allocation of the scholarships. Prepares an annual report to the dean on the gathering and allocation of the scholarships.
  
  
  • Prof.Dr. Erkan AYDER (Chair)
  • Prof. Dr. Adnan DİKİCİOĞLU
  • Prof. Dr. Metin GÜRGÖZE
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serpil KURT
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Muzaffer ERTEN
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Ayhan KURAL
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Zeynep PARLAR
  
  
• Security and Environment Committee
  Is responsible for planning and conducting security practises in the student laboratories, classrooms and libraries. Prepares the disaster (fire, earthquake) plans for the Faculty and reports to the dean.
  
  
  • Prof. Dr. Abdurrahman KILIÇ (Chair)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Levent TRABZON
  • Res. Assist. Dr. Kazım BECEREN
  • Fevziye TOPÇU
  • Coşkun ALTUN
  • Cumhur AKÇAKOCA
  
  
• Staff Housing Committee
  Evaluates the applications of the personnel who want to utilize the housing provided by ITU. It ranks the applications on the basis of the university housing regulations.
  
  
  • Prof. Dr. Can ÖZSOY (Chair)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kenan KUTLU
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet PALABIYIK
  
  
• Library Committee
  Prepares the necessary infrastructure for the effective use of the library facilities. Informs the students and the faculty on this.
  
  
  • Prof. Dr. Metin GÜRGÖZE (Chair)
  • Prof. Dr. Seyhan ONBAŞIOĞLU
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat VURAL
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. İlker Murat KOÇ
  
  
• Purchasing Committee
  Does market search for the materials and hardware purchased by the Department. It also examines the purchased goods from the view point of the suitability and functionality.
  
  
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. M.Salih DOKUZ (Chair)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Turgut GÜLMEZ
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Vedat TEMİZ
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Erhan BÖKE
  • Lecturer Dr. Ergün BOZDAĞ
  
  
• Student Discipline Committee
  It conducts the student discipline investigations and presents the reports to the Dean.
  
  
  • Prof. Dr. Hasan GÜNEŞ (Chair)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Haluk EROL
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet PALABIYIK
  
  
• Sport Committee
  It organizes the sport activities for the students and personnel.
  
  
  • Prof. Dr. Erkan AYDER (Chair)
  • Lecturer Yusuf Z. KOCABAL
  • Res. Assist. Dr. Gökhan BALIK
  
  

Department Committees^ (Top)

• Graduate Programs Chair
  
  • Prof. Dr. Şafak YILMAZ
  
  
• Graduate Programs Committee
  This committee consists of the Chairs of the 7 masters and 1 Ph. D. program that is conducted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Committee decides on the faculty assignments to the courses and coordinates the organization of the programs. Is responsible to the Department Chair.
  
  
  • Prof.Dr. Şafak YILMAZ (Chair)
  • Prof.Dr. Alaeddin ARPACI
  • Prof.Dr. Ahmet ARISOY
  • Prof.Dr. Adnan DİKİCİOĞLU
  • Prof.Dr. Vedat KARADAĞ
  • Prof.Dr. Can ÖZSOY
  • Prof.Dr. Hikmet KOCABAŞ
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÖZDEMİR
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Özgen AKALIN
  
  
• Quality Assurance Committee
  Conducts and evalutes the student, faculty, course and alumni surveys. Examines the reports given by various committees. Prepares an annual report based on these inputs and suggests improvements in educational and administrative programs and practises..
  
  
  • Prof.Dr. Mete ŞEN (Chair)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. M.Salih DOKUZ
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÖZDEMİR
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Murat TABANLI
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Erdinç ALTUĞ
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Mustafa BAKKAL
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Hakan TANRIÖVER
  
  
• Faculty Course Assignment Committee
  Prepares a report on the courses that will be opened and the assignment of the faculty for these courses on the demand from the mechanical and manufacturing engineering program chairs and other departments of the university. Submits the report to the Department Chair..
  
  
  • Prof.Dr. Alaeddin ARPACI (Chair)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat VURAL
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet PALABIYIK
  • Lecturer.Dr. Adil YÜCEL
  
  
• Selection and Carreer Planning Committee
  Prepares a report to the Department Head on the planning of the faculty recruitment, on the extension of current appointments and advertising for open positions. Committee also advises the research and teaching assistants on their career planning.
  
  
  • Prof. Dr.Haluk KARADOĞAN (Chair)
  • Prof. Dr. Tuncer TOPRAK
  • Prof. Dr. Ahmet ARISOY
  • Prof. Dr. Murat EREKE
  • Prof. Dr. Mehmet DEMİRKOL
  • Prof. Dr. Erdem İMRAK
  • Prof. Dr. Vahit MERMERTAŞ
  • Prof. Dr. Şafak YILMAZ
  
  
• Examination Committee
  Prepares the schedules for the mid-term and final exams, organizes the appointment of examiners and assistants for these exams.
  
  
  • Assist. Prof. Dr. Yalçın URALCAN (Chair)
  • Res. Assist. Ali Taner KUZU
  • Res. Assist. Umut KARAGÜZEL
  
  

Accreditation-Quality Assurance Committee^ (Top)

One of the results of globalization is that students that we graduate from the universities can work all over the world. This is valid for engineering also and engineering education must have an internationally accepted standard. An outside institution should verify that you abide these standards. This is one of the reasons for accreditation. Another reason is that your program should be reviewed and evaluated by your partners to ascertain that the objects and goals set for the program are achieved and continuous improvements are made to satisfy the goals better. This also will have to be verified by an outside institution.

Accreditation is done by various institutions. The oldest and most widely known institution is the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE) is the European counterpart of ABET, which has been formed during the so called Bologna Process. In Turkey, the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Programs (MUDEK) is the authorized institution. MUDEK has been established through the efforts of the Engineering Deans Council (MDK) .

Accreditation is done on program basis. ABET has until the last few years evaluated engineering programs outside US but instead of accrediting these programs gave substantial equivalency. But now ABET is accrediting engineering programs outside US. The Mechanical Engineering program, being one of the two programs carried out in our Faculty, received substantial equivalency in 2003. The manufacturing engineering did not apply for this because it had not given any graduates at that time. In 2010, 23 engineering programs active in ITU has applied for ABET accreditation. Among these programs are the Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering programs of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The self study reports which form the basis for application has been prepared and sent to ABET. The team visits and evaluation is expected to be done in December 2010. The self study reports of the Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering programs can be reached from the ‘Document Management System’ page of our web site by using a password.

Library^ (Top)

Our Library has a one section containing the information desk, reference collection, the book collection, search computers, the thesis collection and an original section with a unique architecture containing the periodicals. It gives service at today’s standards.

Our Faculty members may order books or other publications for the library by using the “Book and Publication Order Form” available at http://www.library.itu.edu.tr . The barcode number of the user is required for ordering.

Services provided by the ITU Libraries can be reached from http://www.library.itu.edu.tr .

Regulations

• The user card is required at entry, book borrowing and lending. 
• Bringing foodstuffs to the library and smoking are not allowed in the library.
• Users are responsible for the security of their belongings.
• Cell phones must be turned off at entry to the library. Permission must be taken to take photographs and pictures in the library.
• All books and periodicals are protected electronically. Penal procedures are started for those attempting to take books and periodicals out of the library without permission. .
• Those using the library must observe silence for the benefit of the users.

Membership

• Academic and administrative personnel and students of ITU are automatic members of the library. Outside researchers and public must register to become a member. Those who want to register to become a member must fill and sign an obligation form. Changes of address and personal information must be reported to the library. Graduating students must return the books that they have borrowed from the library and get a clearance in order to complete the graduation procedures. The same applies to the retiring and leaving personnel. The user card must be used by the person to whom it is issued to. Otherwise penal procedures will be started. ITU students, academic and adminitrative personnel and researchers outside of the university and from industry can be the members of the library.
• The user who would like to be a member of the library should sign an agreement by applying to a library branch at ITU; then, a Library Card will be issued.
• The members have to inform the library if the Library Card is lost or the ID information changes.
• The member have to obey library rules since the beginning of their membership.
• Students have to submit their Library Card and get a document which expresses that they have no debt to library if they graduate or leave the university for any reason, which is issued by the Main Library.
• If a personnel is retired, resign or on leave for a reason, he/she has to return the materials borrowed form the library and get a document which expresses that they have no debt to library.
• Only the owner of the Library Card can use it. If a Library Card is used by a person other than the Card Owner or it is damaged on purpose, the Library Card is canceled and its owner is prosecuted.

Access to Publications

• Books can be reached through open shelves. They are placed in the LC (Library of Congress) classification system. Explanation of the codes used and directions are available. For electronic acess, the INNOPAC Library Software may be used through the web address : http://www.library.itu.edu.tr .
• Standards and books in the reserve section are asked from the librarians.
• Alphabetical lists according to author and thesis title are available in the library. Thesis are placed according to service number on the shelves.

Rules for Lending or Borrowing Books

• Those outside the ITU personnel and students may not borrow books but they may use the library.
• Library card must be presented when borrowing books.
• Reference books, periodicals, reserved books, hand written and books of special print are not circulated.
• Academic personnel may borrow 10 books for a period of one month,
• Other personnel may borrow 5 books for a period of one month,
• Graduate students may borrow 5 books for a period of 15 days,
• Undergraduate students may borrow 3 books for a period of 15 days,
at one time. Books taken through interlibrary loans (ILL) are included in the above numbers.
• The people other than library membership card owners cannot borrow any material but can use the library material inside the library.

Overdue Books and Penalties

There is a tolerance of three days for overdue books. Daily penalty is applied for books overdue after three days. For the course books which are lent on hourly basis, penalty is applied for each overdue hour. In addition no books are lent to the person responsible, for a period of one week.
• Gecikme notlarının üyenin eline ulaşmaması veya geç ulaşması durumlarında ceza indirimi veya affetme söz konusu değildir.
• Gününde iade edilmeyen her yayın için günlük gecikme cezası alınır.
• Saatlik ödünç verilen ders kitaplarından geciken her saat başına; günlük ödünç verilen yayınlardan geciken her gün için ceza alınır. Ayrıca üyeye 1 hafta süreyle ödünç yayın verilmez.
• İade tarihinden itibaren ilk üç gün içinde iade edilen yayınlardan para cezası alınmaz.

Lost and Damaged Books

• Members are responsible for taking care and protecting the books that they have borrowed.
• For the lost books the latest list price, ordering and shipping fees are charged.
• For lost books whose printing has stopped, price determined by the library and an additional 50 USD is charged.
• If information regarding the lost book is not given to the library before the overdue date, penalty for overdue books is charged in addition.
• For the damaged books the procedure for lost books is applied.
• If intentional damage is given to the books or periodicals the latest list price, ordering and shipping fees are charged and no books are lent to the person responsible for a period of two months.
• Penalties are determined by the Governing Council of the University every year.

Kaizen^ (Top)

Kaizen, Japanese for "improvement" or "change for the better", refers to philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement of processes in manufacturing, engineering, supporting business processes, and management. It has been applied in healthcare,[1] psychotherapy,[2] life-coaching, government, banking, and many other industries. When used in the business sense and applied to the workplace, kaizen refers to activities that continually improve all functions, and involves all employees from the CEO to the assembly line workers. It also applies to processes, such as purchasing and logistics, that cross organizational boundaries into the supply chain.[3] By improving standardized activities and processes, kaizen aims to eliminate waste (see lean manufacturing). Kaizen was first implemented in several Japanese businesses after the Second World War, influenced in part by American business and quality management teachers who visited the country. It has since spread throughout the world[4] and is now being implemented in many other venues besides just business and productivity [Ref: Wikipedia].

Monthly Kaizen eleluation surveys have been made at our Faculty.

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