IUE Covid-19 Information Page


 

Izmir University of Economics closely monitors the developments regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and takes the necessary precautions quickly based on the decisions of the Ministry of Health and the Council of Higher Education. As such, the educational activities and institutional functioning of our university have been updated. This page aims to inform our students and our staff about COVID-19 regulations. New developments will also be announced on this page. You can send all your questions about COVID-19 regulations to covid19@ieu.edu.tr

Please review this document for current information on precautions and regulation at our University.

 

Previous information

 

All communal areas (cafeteria, dining hall, elevators, classrooms, laboratories, studios, library, etc.) and offices in our campus are regularly disinfected by our university cleaning staff with the cleaning products recommended and approved by the Ministry of Health. Also, hand sanitizers have been installed in communal areas and main passage ways at our University.

The security staff checks fever and masks at the entrances to the campus, and provides masks for students, staff and visitors who do not have one.

IUE Health Office has switched to distance operation method and delivers its services for students and employees via email and phone. As such, both private insurance and Social Security Institution (SSI) prescriptions are written upon request. You can contact our staff physician Necmi Durmaz at necmi.durmaz@ieu.edu.tr.

With the transition to distance education, all meetings and events where it is difficult to maintain social distance, have been canceled or postponed. Given the conditions, those events that are possible continue to be held online.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all educational activities at IUE will be conducted via Blackboard as of March 23, 2020 until the end of the Spring Semester. Information regarding the administration of the final exams will be announced later.

Synchronous and asynchronous courses will end on May 30, 2020. Applied courses that require contact will be held between 31 May and 20 June, 2020. In accordance with the decisions and suggestions made by the Ministry of Health and the Council of Higher Education, our University Senate may make other changes in the 2019-2020 academic calendar. You can access the current academic calendar from the link: https://www.ieu.edu.tr/tr/akademik-takvim.

In addition to existing grades, Pass and Fail grades have been added in the system as course evaluation grades during the period of distance education. This practice may be applied for students of associate, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs.

Pass and Fail grades will be applied for students who do not wish their grades to be reflected as letter grades and included in GPA calculation.

Students who opt for Pass and Fail grades will apply through Oasis on the dates specified in the academic calendar after the announcement of the semester letter grades. Applications will be processed upon the approval of the advisor.

For detailed information:
https://www.ieu.edu.tr/tr/announcements/type/read/id/10205
https://www.ieu.edu.tr/tr/announcements/type/read/id/10209

The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) informs our students both through e-mail and through announcements via our learning management system, Blackboard. Various guidelines prepared for our students are currently available on the TLC website:
https://www.ieu.edu.tr/tlc/en/ogrenciler-icin

In addition, detailed instructions, guidelines and various resources are also available on our TLC Organization for Students community page, which is accessible to all of our students on our learning management system Blackboard at: https://ieu.blackboard.com/ultra/organizations/_7250_1/cl/outline

Distance Education Student Announcement
https://phoenix.ieu.edu.tr/betanix/uploads/cms/tlc.ieu.edu.tr/7563_1588250513.pdf

Psychological Development and Counseling Center (PDDC) provides distance psychological support for our students. Students who would like to receive psychological support can contact us via e-mail: psikolojikgelisim@ieu.edu.tr. For detailed information: https://pgdm.ieu.edu.tr/en

Students with disabilities or students who have registered in our unit can receive support by contacting our “Disability Support Unit” at engelsiz@ieu.edu.tr.
For detailed information: http://engelsiz.ieu.edu.tr/en/

For the exams of our students registered in our Disability Support Unit, the instructor of the course will contact the students, consult the Disability Support Unit, and find solutions concerning the necessary adaptations, subject to the approval of the Dean’s offices.

The library will continue to serve as of October 11, 2021.Return of borrowed books has been delayed until October 31, 2021.

All online databases (e-journals and e-books) subscribed by the library and open to trial access may be accessed off campus with the VPN application provided by the IT Department. For more information about the VPN application, visit http://itsupport.ieu.edu.tr/en/?page_id=5530.

Our library continues to serve online at https://kutuphane.ieu.edu.tr/en

For our students, academic and administrative staff, off campus access to university resources and software is made possible with VPN service and support provided by the IT Department.

 

             For information about VPN service: http://itsupport.ieu.edu.tr/tr/?page_id=5530
Available software: http://itsupport.ieu.edu.tr/tr/?page_id=1201

Our students may receive support via helpdesk@ieu.edu.tr with their university e-mail addresses.

The entrance of students to campus is restricted. Students who need to enter campus are required to contact their faculty to obtain a permit, and faculties are required to report it to Administrative Affairs.

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Our dormitories remain open for students who are unable to go to their homes due to COVID-19 measures.

As such, students who left the dormitory after March 16, 2020 will be refunded their fee for the time away from the dormitory. In order to receive their refund, students are required to fill Dormitory Fee Refund Request form via OASIS.

Faculty members have been provided with training in various topics, such as distance education pedagogy, effective use of learning management system, assessment and evaluation in distance education, by EkoEğitim-TLC Teaching and Learning Center. The training programs continue to be offered on a regular basis. Announcements about training programs can be accessed from the following link:
https://www.ieu.edu.tr/tlc/tr/duyurular

Guidelines previously prepared by TLC have been varied and made available for access. These are available on both TLC web page and TLC Organization for Faculty community webpage, available for all our instructors on our learning management system Blackboard.
https://www.ieu.edu.tr/tlc/tr/akademisyenler-icin-akilli-kampus-destek
https://www.ieu.edu.tr/tlc/tr/akademisyenler
https://ieu.blackboard.com/ultra/organizations/_4881_1/cl/outline

You can find Turkish/English handbooks in the links below to find answers for questions about violation of academic integrity, one of the most common concerns about assessment and evaluation in distance education.
https://phoenix.ieu.edu.tr/betanix/uploads/cms/tlc.ieu.edu.tr/6493_1587897573.pdf
https://phoenix.ieu.edu.tr/betanix/uploads/cms/tlc.ieu.edu.tr/6493_1587897581.pdf

education pedagogy, effective use of learning management system, assessment and evaluation in distance education, by EkoEğitim-TLC Teaching and Learning Center. The training programs continue to be offered on a regular basis. Announcements about training programs can be accessed from the following link:
https://www.ieu.edu.tr/tlc/tr/duyurular

IT Department provides VPN service and support for our students, academic and administrative staff off campus access to resources and software at Izmir University of Economics.

Academic / administrative VPN service: http://itsupport.ieu.edu.tr/tr/?page_id=5534
Accessible software: http://itsupport.ieu.edu.tr/tr/?page_id=1201

You can receive support via helpdesk@ieu.edu.tr with your university e-mail address.

For more information about our IT solutions and technical support services:
https://comp.izmirekonomi.edu.tr/?q=node/194

Our library has been closed as of March 16, 2020. Books borrowed from the library do not need to be returned until further notice with no overdue fees imposed.

All online databases (e-journals and e-books) subscribed by the library and open to trial access may be accessed off campus with the VPN application provided by the IT Department. For more information about the VPN application, visit http://itsupport.ieu.edu.tr/en/?page_id=5530.

Our library continues to serve online at https://kutuphane.ieu.edu.tr/en

Our employees are allowed to enter provided that they have work to do on campus. Academic staff who want to teach on campus need to use their offices primarily, and should they need a classroom, they need to reserve it by notifying the Administrative Affairs Directorate.

Our guests are allowed on campus with the approval of the staff on duty.

Lunch service at our university continues to be provided by Sofra Group. Other cafeterias in the campus are closed temporarily for the spring semester. For daily needs, Milky Café located in the A Blok is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Courier services in our university continue with on-duty staff of the Administrative Affairs Directorate. Services available include receipt and delivery of the packages on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. However, due to current conditions, it is highly advisable not to use the University address for your personal shipments.

Cleaning services in the university continue, and the university is cleaned and disinfected regularly.

Security services in the university continue, and the administration particularly gives priority to the entrance and exit checks.

Our university’s contracted health insurance company Groupama informs:

We pay for the expenses incurred with the diagnosis and treatment COVID-19 at pandemic hospitals for our policy holders, within the coverage and limits of the policy, excluding those cases in which the current illness goes back before the policy start date.

Furthermore, during these times when people need to stay home except for emergencies, we would like to remind our private and complementary health insurance holders about our “My 24/7 Doctor” service. As part of this service, you can get medical counseling with live support, video chat or messaging about medical examination, information about diagnosis and referral without leaving your home.

It is quite normal to feel stress and anxiety as a result of distance education, isolation at home and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following guidelines prepared by the PDCC will help you cope with this process.

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