Tutoring Stakeholders and Responsibilities

Tutoring activities are carried out under the control and guidance of Faculty, Institute, and College Tutor Responsibles selected by academic units, and Department Tutor Resposibles assigned depending on density. In this regard, it is possible to list the main stakeholders involved in the Tutoring process and the responsibilities of these stakeholders as follows:

Academic Unit Tutor Responsible
Academic tutor advisors for each academic unit are assigned by the highest administrative authority of the academic unit to which they are affiliated. They undertake the duties of determining the criteria by which students will be selected as Tutors, selecting Tutors through interviews conducted accordingly, and monitoring and reporting the activities during the Tutoring process.

e-Tutor
e-Tutors are Tutor mentors who are expected to be in communication with all stakeholders in the coordination of the Tutor Program. These Tutor students, who basically undertake the duties of coordinating and supporting Tutor students and giving feedback accordingly, carry out the activities for which they are responsible, both face-to-face, online, and through hybrid methods, under the supervision of the academic unit to which they are affiliated. In addition, monitoring and coordination of communication channels created within the Tutoring Program are among the duties of students in the e-Tutor role. It provides live support within the determined "e-Tutor Hours" and answers students' questions one-on-one online. They also offer online workshops in various fields and take part in the preparation of digital training materials.

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Tutor
Tutor, which is undergraduate or graduate students who continue their formal education and have received Tutor training, provides educational support, guidance and consultancy services to peer students, consults by students who need peer support, and works with students who request support in these processes.

In addition to their own courses in an educational program, tutors help prepare course activities and support faculty members in their academic preparation and/or processes. Tutors also provide support to foreign students. In this context, they provide orientation support in areas such as the education system, examination system, intercultural communication and corporate culture, etc. Tutor students must be students who have passed the foreign language preparatory exam and continue their education in their departments. Students who successfully complete the German preparatory program or continue their education in their departments without being exempt from the preparatory program have priority in becoming Tutor students.

Students accepted as Tutors are required to undergo training. Students receiving training are evaluated periodically through surveys by both the students receiving support and the academic Unit Tutor Responsibles. In this way, the supervision, coordination, and regulation of students operating in Tutoring processes are ensured. Tutoring is carried out within the scope of part-time student employment and within this scope, Tutors are paid insurance and wages on a partial working hour basis*.
*UZEM provides the content and planning part of the tutoring program; SKS handles the application insurance and fee part.

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Student Receiving Tutor Support
These students represent people who receive consultancy, guidance, and educational support services from upper-grade Tutors during their learning process. Those who want to receive support can be students from all levels continuing their formal education.