TOBB University of Economics and Te

TOBB University of Economics and Technology (TOBB ETU), the largest private sector institution in Turkey was founded by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) for educating entrepre- neurial and qualified community leaders. In conjunc- tion with TOBB ETU's mission of maintaining university and industry cooperation, and enhancing productivity through helping the workforce to acquire the relevant skill sets, the Continuing Education Center at TOBB ETU (ETU CEC) offers project management and consult- ing services. They also offer a wide range of educational programs to individuals and to organizations of all sizes especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which constitute the backbone of the Turkish economy At the Continuing Education Center, courses are taught by TOBB ETU instructors as well as by industry professionals. Some of highly demanded courses include Project Management, Human Resources Development and Management, Performance Evaluation, Foreign Trade, Training the Trainer, and Access to EU Funding. The Continuing Education Center also utilizes the academic staff of TOBB ETU in its projects and for consulting services. Since 2006, ETU CEC has reached 13,000 people with 280 professional events including workshops, certificate courses, and customized training programs for various organizations, and has provided consulting and project management services to 40 institutions. The administrative board of ETU CEC includes three professors, and the center employs a project man ager, a business analyst, and two administrative staff  .

members. Also, each semester two or three TOBB ETU students join the Continuing Education Center as interns through the university's cooperative education program. Interns mainly help administrative staff, however, after they become familiar with ETU CEC activities, they are allowed to participate in projects. The project manager oversees multiple projects with full responsibility, and team members are assigned to several projects at the same time. Dr. Ramazan Aktas, a finance professor at TOBB ETU and the manager of ETU CEC, says that the proj- ect teams at ETU CEC achieve their missions with small teams because of their strict adherence to solid project management practices. He also states that ETU CEC places a great emphasis on customer satisfaction. By means of its project management system, ETU CEC has obtained an advantage over its competitors, formed long- term partnerships with other organizations, promoted collaboration, acquired new projects, achieved high customer satisfaction, and therefore sustained continuous increases in its customer base and profits. Questions of allowing 1. What are the benefits and drawbacks interns participate in ETU CEC projects? 2. What are the potential problems with requiring proj- ect team members to be involved in multiple projects at the same time? What are the potential advantages 3. What benefits has ETU CEC obtained from its project management system? 

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TOBB University of Economics and Technology was founded (TOBB ETU), the largest private sector institution in Turkey by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) to teach neurial entrepreneurship and the leaders of qualified community. In tion conjunc- with the mission TOBB ETU in maintaining the university-industry cooperation, and enhance productivity by helping the workforce to acquire the relevant skills, and the Centre for Continuing Education in TOBB ETU (ETU CEC) provides project management and Ji consult- services. They also offer a wide range of educational programs for individuals and organizations of all sizes, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, which form the backbone of the Turkish economy at the Center for Continuing Education, is taught courses by trained TOBB ETU, as well as by professionals in this sector. Some courses highly demanded include project management, and human resources development, management and evaluation of performance, foreign trade, training of trainers, and access to financing the European Union. Continuing Education Center also uses the teaching of TOBB ETU body in its projects and advisory services members. Since 2006, ETU CEC 13,000 people arrived with 280 professional events, including workshops and training certificate, and customize training for various organizations, programs, and provided services consulting and project management to 40 institutions. It has a Board of Directors of the ETU CEC three professors, and works in Wajir project center man, a business analyst, and two administrative staff. members. Also, every two or three students a semester to join the ETU Continuing Education Center TOBB as interns through the cooperative education program at the university. interns help administrative staff mainly, but after that you become familiar with the ETU CEC activities, and allows them to participate in the project. The project manager oversees multiple projects with full responsibility, and is assigned to the team members for several projects at the same time . Dr. Ramadan Aktas, finance professor at TOBB ETU and Director of the ETU Central Election Commission, says that the project teams in the ETU CEC achieve its tasks with small teams because of strict adherence to the practices of solid project management. It also mentions that the ETU CEC cast considerable attention to customer satisfaction. through system to manage the project, has ETU CEC feature got its competitors, forming long-term partnerships with other organizations, and cooperation promotion, acquired new projects, achieve high customer satisfaction, and thus continuing increases continued in its customer base and profits, allowing 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the trainees involved questions in CEC ETU? projects 2. What are the potential problems with the project requires team members to participate in multiple projects at the same time? What are the potential benefits 3. What are the benefits obtained from the ETU CEC project management system?