Examination and Assessment Instructions (EB) A review of the changes made to the regulation. The updated version entered into force on 1 August 2019 Coordinator Ole Karlsson 18.11.2019 fo o te r 1
Conte nts of this pr e se ntation Our re g ula tio ns o n te a c hing a nd le a rning Chapte r s 2,3 and 4 F or ms of • • e xamination Why did we do a re visio n? • Chapte r 5 Gr aduate the sis • Chapte r 1 Ge ne ral re gulations Chapte r 6 T r ansfe r of c r e dits • Mo re pre c ise de finitio ns (2, 2a a nd 3 §) • Chapte r 7 Re que sting r e c tific ation • Co urse de sc riptio n (4 §) • L ists fo r a ssig ne d ta sks re mo ve d (6 § a nd 33 §) • Re q uire me nts fo r c o urse pa rtic ipa tio n (ne w 6 §) • Suppo rt fo r le a rning (10 §) • T ime limits fo r a sse ssme nt (11 § a nd 14 §) • Gra ding sc a le s (12 §) • Co mmunic a tio n o f re sults (12 a §) • E xte nde d sa fe ke e ping o f e xa mina tio n do c ume nts • (14 §) 18.11.2019 2
Our r e gulations on te ac hing and le ar ning National ac ts and de c re e s https:/ / www.finle x.fi/ e n/ laki/ kaannokse t/ • Unive rsitie s Ac t 558/ 2009, Go ve rnme nt De c re e s 770/ 2009, 794/ 2004, 464/ 1998 – T he ÅAU Re gulations of Inte rnal Administration (and Re gulations on Pe rsonne l) • https:/ / o ld www.a b o .fi/ pe rso na l/ e n/ fo rfa ttning a r – De fine s the Unive rsity d e c isio ns-ma ke rs a nd the ir re spo nsib ilitie s (i.e . Re c to r, F a c ulty Co unc il, the De a n – a nd the Bo a rd o f E xa mina tio ns). Cha ng e s re q uire s a d e c isio n b y the Unive rsity Bo a rd De gre e Re gulations of ÅAU • Pe rma ne nt re g ula tio ns o n i.e . e xisting stud y pro g ra mme s, d e g re e struc ture s a nd po lic y (la ng ua g e – use ). Unive rsity Bo a rd d e c isio n ÅAU Instruc tions for Doc toral Studie s • Re g ula tio ns pa rtic ula r fo r the d o c to ra l stud ie s (i.e . the d isse rta tio n pro c e ss). Unive rsity Bo a rd d e c isio n – ÅAU E xamination and Asse ssme nt Instruc tions • Re g ula tio ns o n te a c hing a nd le a rning (i.e . the unive rsity g ra d ing sc a le , wha t to c o nsid e r whe n using – a d e fine d fo rm o f e xa mina tio n). Re c to r’ s d e c isio n Re sponsible Conduc t of Re se arc h and Code of Conduc t at ÅAU • Re g ula tio ns o n c o rre c t b e ha vio ur a nd the ha nd ling o f suspe c te d vio la tio ns. Re c to r’ s d e c isio n – https:/ / o ldwww.a b o .fi/ pe rso na l/ e n/ stufo rf 18.11.2019 3
Why did we do a r e vision? T he E B we nt thro ug h a ma jo r c ha ng e in 2018. T he stude nts, te a c he rs a nd • a dministra to rs ha s no w te ste d it in pra c tic e fo r a n a c a de mic ye a r I t is diffic ult to a ntic ipa te a ll a spe c ts a nd c o nse q ue nc e s o f ne w re g ula tio ns. T he fie ld o f • unive rsity e duc a tio n is a lso ve ry dyna mic , whic h c re a te s a ne e d fo r fine -tuning T he upda te s fo r this ve rsio n ha ve b e e n do ne b a se d o n c o mme nts fro m stude nts a nd • sta ff. We a t the suppo rt fo r te a c hing a nd le a rning ha s a lso fo und unc le a r de sc riptio ns. T he update d ve r sion has no c hapte r c hange s. T he r e ar e minor se c tion c hange s, some • have be e n de le te d, some ne w one s have be e n adde d and some have c hange plac e s Chapte r 6 on tr ansfe r of c r e dits has not unde r gone a thor ough r e vision. At pr e se nt, • the r e ar e disc ussions going on to c r e ate national guide line s. Whe n appr ove d, the c hapte r will be ame nde d ac c or dingly. T he E nglish tr anslation of the instr uc tions was publishe d on 16 Se pte mbe r 2019 • 18.11.2019 4
Mor e pr e c ise de finitions (2, 2a and 3 §) T he re ha s b e e n a ne e d fo r mo re pre c ise distinc tio ns b e twe e n the use d • te rms a sso c ia te d with c o urse a c tivitie s. I n E B2018 the use d te rms ha ve b e e n o ve rla pping a nd/ o r unc le a r. Study pe r iod (c our se ) • de sc rib e s the fra me wo rk a nd c o nte nt o f a pa rtic ula r c o urse – Study pe rio d is a use d te rm in na tio na l a dministra tive syste ms. In E B2019 we use the – mo re e sta b lishe d te rm Co urse , sinc e it is mo re fa milia r a mo ng stude nts a nd te a c he rs Comple te d c our se • de sc rib e s a c o mple te d o utput tha t ha s b e e n a c c e pte d a nd g ive n a g ra de b y a n – e xa mine r Cour se wor k • is a c o mple te d unit within a c o urse . A c o urse c a n c o mprise o f o ne o r se ve ra l pie c e s o f – c o urse wo rk. A c o urse wo rk is a lwa ys a sse sse d. 18.11.2019 5
Cour se De sc r iption (4 §) De fine s what infor mation must be inc lude d for e ac h c our se • T his info rma tio n wa s pre se nt in E B2015 b ut wa s uninte nde dly lo st in the – ma jo r re visio n do ne 2018 T he list is c e rta inly q uite de ta ile d b ut c o nta ins the info rma tio n re q uire d fo r – a c o urse de sc riptio n in the study pla nning mo dule in Pe ppi T he c o nte nt o f the c o urse de sc riptio ns (i.e . a sse ssme nt c rite ria a nd – a sse ssme nt g ro unds) a re b e c o ming inc re a sing ly impo rta nt in e duc a tio n c o lla b o ra tio ns, tra nsfe r o f c re dits situa tio ns a nd le g a l pro te c tio n c a se s 18.11.2019 6
L ists on a ssig ne d ta sks re move d (6§, 33 §) T he se c tio ns pre se nting the ta sks o f the e xa mine r (6 §) a nd the ta sks o f • the supe rviso r (33 §) ha ve b e e n re mo ve d a s unne c e ssa ry Re quire me nts for c ourse pa rtic ipa tion (ne w 6 §) It is no long e r a llowe d to de ma nd a hig he r g ra de tha n pa ss (1) a s e ntra nc e • re quire me nt for a nothe r c ourse T he se kinds o f re q uire me nts do no t se e m to o c c ur a t ÅAU a nymo re b ut we wa nte d – to e mpha sise the princ iple . Pa ss is suffic ie nt fo r c o ntinuing to the ne xt c o urse . If the re a re re quire me nts on c onside ra ble stude nt pre pa ra tions be fore the • c ourse sta rts, the se must be pre se nte d in the c ourse de sc ription If the re a re re quire me nts on stude nt pre pa ra tion, the y must not inte rfe re with • the fina l e xa mina tions for c ourse s in the pre c e ding pe riod E ve n if the re c o uld b e pe da g o g ic a l re a so ns fo r se tting pre pa ra to ry wo rk fo r stude nts – b e fo re the c o urse sta rts, it must no t inte rfe re with pre pa ring fo r fina l e xa mina tio ns o f c o urse s in the pre c e ding pe rio d. 18.11.2019 7
Suppor t for le ar ning (10 §) T e a c hing ma te r ia l a va ila ble in a n e le c tr onic for ma t must be ma de • a c c e ssible to the pa r tic ipa ting stude nts dur ing the c our se T he fo c us in o n a smo the r le a rning pro c e ss. T he stude nts’ le a rning is c o nside re d – b e tte r if the y c a n fo c us o n liste ning to the le c ture r, inste a d o f ha stily trying to c o py the ma te ria l pre se nte d b y the te a c he rs I f the ma te ria l is no t ma de a c c e ssib le , the re must b e justifie d re a so ns (e .g . re se a rc h – ma te ria l tha t ha s no t b e e n pub lishe d ye t) During the he a ring , the te a c hing sta ff pre se nte d pe da g o g ic a l re a so ns fo r no t ha ving – to ma ke the ma te ria l a c c e ssib le a t the sta rt o f the c o urse . T his sug g e stio n wa s a c c e pte d a nd the re g ula tio n wa s re vise d. During the he a ring , the fa c ultie s e xpre sse d a c o nc e rn tha t the te a c he rs will lo o se – the ir c o pyrig ht to the ir te a c hing ma te ria l if it is ma de wide ly a c c e ssib le . T his is no t the c a se , the pro pe rty rig ht re ma ins with the c o pyrig ht ho lde r. 18.11.2019 8
T ime limits for asse ssme nt (11 § and 14 §) During the he a ring , the re wa s a re q ue st to re de fine the time limits fro m • da y to wo rking da ys T he c ha ng e wa s intro duc e d b ut the time limits a djuste d to ke e p the • pre vio us time limit fo r a sse ssme nts unc ha ng e d. T he upda te is a sma ll b ut sig nific a nt c ha ng e o n the unive rsity’ s vie w o n whe n the te a c he rs a re e xpe c te d to wo rk. 14 da ys 10 wor king da ys – 21 da ys 15 wor king da ys – T he time limit fo r a sse ssme nt inc lude s • the a sse ssme nt – the r e g istr a tion of a c c e pte d g r a de s in the Re g iste r of Studie s (Pe ppi) – 18.11.2019 9
Gr ading sc ale s (12 §) I n E B2018, it wa s no t c le a r whe the r the g ra ding sc a le 1-5 wa s the o nly • nume ric a l sc a le a llo we d to use in c o urse wo rk e xa mina tio n T his wa s ne ve r the inte ntio n, sinc e we kno w the re a re c o urse wo rk we re • te a c he rs pre fe r to use o the r type s o f g ra ding sc a le s. I n the Re g iste r o f Studie s, the 1-5 is the o nly nume ric a l sc a le a llo we d fo r c o mple te d c o urse s In E B2019 we ha ve de fine d tha t a nothe r g ra ding sc a le c a n be use d for • c ourse work BUT the sc a le must be re le va nt to the a ssig nme nt, – inc lude d in the c ourse de sc ription, a nd – e xpla ine d to stude nts prior to the e xa mina tion – 18.11.2019 10
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