ILAD 2. Student Evaluator Workshop was held online



ILAD 2. Student Evaluator Workshop was held to inform students about ILAD's accreditation activities and processes. Attended students will be appointed as student evaluators in this year's external evaluation in communication programs. The workshop was held on 25.06.2022, and 41 students from various universities in Turkey and TRNC.

The workshop's main focus was giving detailed information on ILAD's quality assurance and accreditation activities. ILAD Chair Prof. Dr. Aysel Aziz gave brief information about ILAD and the logic of accreditation cycles. ILEDAK member Prof. Dr. Senem Duruel Erkılıç explained behavioral aspects and consistency of accreditation decisions. ILEDAK vice-chair highlighted the significance of accreditation for students and student evaluators as partners of the quality assurance system in the field of communication studies. ILAD/ILEDAK Commission of Accreditation Criteria Chair Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Timisi implied 11 criteria formulated as ILAD's Evaluation Criteria and 12 subcriterias used to evaluate specific communication programs. Experienced student evaluators Sercan Gündoğar, Dr. Serkan Karatay, and Gizem Çelik explained all necessary topics in the light of their experiences as student evaluators.



After the Q&A session, students who signed the ethical declaration received their certificates. Willing Students will be assigned as student evaluators in this year's accreditation visits.




Higher Education Quality Council Turkey (YÖKAK) authorized ILAD Communication Research Association to accredit higher education programs in the field of communication.