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TEMPUS IV 1st Training seminar,14-15 April 2008, Parallel session
ECTS, Diploma Supplement and Recognition
Monica Nylund, Åbo Akademi University
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- European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System- Diploma Supplement
European tools for curriculum reform and recognition of
learning outcomes
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European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System-Introduced 1989- Credit transfer- Accumulation system - key elements:
- student workload - learning outcomes
- Substance of curricula- Recognition of periods of study abroad
ECTS
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Systematic way of describing an educational programme- Credits attached to components
Definition of credits varies- Student workload (ECTS)- Learning outcomes (ECTS)- Contact hours
Credit system
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- Helps universities organise and revise study programmes - Easily understandable and comparable degrees - Facilitates recognition - Makes the education more attractive for students from abroad – mobility of students- 66% of institutions in Europe use as an accumulation system - 75% of institutions in Europe use ECTS as a transfer system
Why ECTS?
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- Main language of instruction is Swedish: necessary to offer courses taught in English- Student exchange agreements with foreign universities: today between 400 - 500 agreements- Incoming students: approx. 170, outgoing: 125- 2007-2008 approx. 160 courses lectured in English
Åbo Akademi University: Information package/course
catalogue
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- Contacts with academic staff- Earmarked funds for teaching in English (for 30 courses annually)- Specific academic fields of interest, levels- Information letters, reminders- Updating information, filling gaps- Course catalogue versus Welcome Guide
Process of assembling information
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General information: about institution, courses, research, history, geographical informationAcademic information: - The system of higher education in Finland- Studying- Examination- Credits - Grading system- Academic freedom and academic responsibility- Academic year
Contents of course catalogue
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Student services: - Orientation course- Academic Advising sessions- Student tutors- Fees- Budgeting- Scholarships- Housing- Libraries and Student Facilities- The Career services
Contents of course catalogue
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How to apply? - Prerequisites- Application deadline- Welcome Package- Language course in Swedish- Contact information
Contents of course catalogue
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Each field of study in the catalogue is briefly presented Help notes for academic departments, 2003:- Please describe the field of study - Do you offer courses lectured in English?- Could some courses be offered in English if there are enough interested students?- Which levels are used, please explain what they refer to- How many years of previous study in the field is required in order to attend courses- Do you provide guidance in English (e.g. for thesis work)?- Can international students participate in projects, laboratory work or seminars in English?
Course information
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Course title - Course code - Credits (ECTS)- Lecturer- Period: Autumn/Spring semester- Level: basic/intermediate/advanced- Target audience: Year 2 for example- Aim (learning outcome)- Entry requirements/Prerequisites- Contents- Form of assessment: Paper/Presentation/Examination/ Course Diary - Contact hours (how many hours of lectures)- Course literature
Course information
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Internet publication of catalogue early March- Updated continuously- Primary source of information for students who make a study plan
Printed Catalogue Mid-March- sent to all partner universities
Detailed course schedules in August - contact with departments- academic advising sessions: filling gaps, finalising study plans
E-mail list with information to students about courses continuously
Course information
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- Updated continuously- easy to navigate/ sorting information- links to partner universities- overview and general info as well as course information- Your “business card”/image!
Website of international office
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- Every student graduating since 2005 should receive automatically and free of charge- Improve international ‘transparency’ - Academic recognition of course units- Describes the nature, context, content, and status of the studies successfully completed- Understanding of different educational systems- Free from any value-judgments, equivalence statements or suggestions about recognition
DS - Diploma Supplement
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- Free movement of students in the European Higher Education Area - Employability
- Åbo Akademi University issues Diploma Supplements in English with each examination certificate- Slightly less than 50% of Higher Education Institutions in Europe issue a Diploma Supplement to graduating students
Diploma Supplement
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Recognition of student learning- principle of “mutual trust and confidence”- learning agreements- 47% of institutions report that some students have problems with the recognition of their credits gained abroad (Trends V, 2007)
Is ECTS being used correctly?
Institutional recognition procedures- Example: Procedures at Åbo Akademi University
Challenges for recognition
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Staffing and adequate resourcing - Updates, counselling, advising
Differences of structure of curricula, degrees and institutions-Diversity of systems and disciplines
Challenges for recognition
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Organise and promote the Bologna Process
Clear definitions and clear terminology
Effective use of existing recognition tools and networks
Methods
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Thank you!
Resources used for this presentation:- Trends V: Universities shaping the European Higher Education Area, EUA publications 2007-http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/rec_qual/recognition/in_en.html-http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/rec_qual/recognition/diploma_en.html-http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/socrates/ects/index_en.html