CRELLA ECTS European Credit Transfer (and Accumulation) System MOBILITY, COURSE DESCRIPTION, MODULES, DIVISION OF CREDITS, WORKLOAD, OUTCOMES, BA, MA, DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT Units 3-4 Promoting Sustainable Excellence in Testing and Assessment of English PROSET

CRELLA DRAMATIC CHANGES IN THE EDUCATION PARADIGM DRAMATIC CHANGES IN THE EDUCATION PARADIGM Knowledge-centered approach Competence-based approach Mobility forces us to think “beyond societies” Urry (2000 ) Promoting Sustainable Excellence in Testing and Assessment of English PROSET

CRELLA Where do mobile students choose to go? Promoting Sustainable Excellence in Testing and Assessment of English PROSET

CRELLA ECTS: European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System Objectives: improve transparency and comparability of study programs and qualifications compare academic achievements increasing mobility of students assure academic equality Promoting Sustainable Excellence in Testing and Assessment of English PROSET

CRELLA Key Terms course catalogues modules course descriptions learning outcomes workload credits grades

CRELLA ECTS course catalogues university regulations study programmes and course descriptions general practical information additional information for incoming exchange students International Education Office courses and programmes taught in English quick overview: contact addresses, academic calendar, authorities and administrative procedures and regulations Promoting Sustainable Excellence in Testing and Assessment of English PROSET

CRELLA ECTS Course Descriptions credits (based on student workload) p re - requisites learning outcomes course contents, year of study mode and language of instruction assessment methods, course literature, etc. European Commission - ECTS Users‘ Guide Promoting Sustainable Excellence in Testing and Assessment of English PROSET

CRELLA ECTS Programme Descriptions, an overview of all course units-modules Study Programme fits the needs of individual students subject to approval by the Department interdisciplinary based on the student's research topic Promoting Sustainable Excellence in Testing and Assessment of English PROSET

CRELLA ECTS Modules modularized systems ‘credit-bearing modules’ non-modularized systems Promoting Sustainable Excellence in Testing and Assessment of English PROSET

CRELLA ECTS Modules self-contained units of 1) teaching 2) learning 3) assessment

CRELLA ECTS Credits –60 ECTS –fulltime year of formal learning –entire qualifications – individual students European Commission - ECTS Users‘ Guide Promoting Sustainable Excellence in Testing and Assessment of English PROSET

CRELLA ECTS Credits The division of credits: 28/32, 30/30. Europe: academic year =1,500 to 1,800 hours' work 25 to 30 hours = 1 ECTS credit Russia: 36 academic hours (45 min.) or 27 astronomical hours (60 min) = 1 ECTS credit student’s workload per week is 54 academic hours or 1,5 credits Promoting Sustainable Excellence in Testing and Assessment of English PROSET

CRELLA WORKLOAD the time required to complete all planned learning activities involves: lectures, seminars, projects, practical work, internships, laboratory work, self-study, examinations in an educational component is estimated through monitoring and learner feedback

CRELLA Workload I.Introducing modules/course units II. Estimating student workload: types of courses types of learning activities types of assessment III. Checking the estimated workload through student evaluations IV. Adjustment of workload and/or educational activities

CRELLA Grades are assigned among students with a pass grade as follows: A best 10% B next 25% C next 30% D next 25% E next 10% FX - “fail- some more work required to pass” F - “fail – considerable further work required” ECTS Grades

CRELLA The Staged System of Studies edishacademicsystem/degreelevels html Promoting Sustainable Excellence in Testing and Assessment of English PROSET shacademicsystem/degreelevels.5322.html

CRELLA BA/BS Programmes: 240 ECTS (4 years) MA Programmes: 120 ECTS (2 years)

CRELLA know understand be able to do at the end of a learning experience LEARNING OUTCOMES

CRELLA LEARNING OUTCOMES: understanding and acquisition of knowledge COMPETENCES: ability to use knowledge and skills in work and study and in professional and personal development. G. Cullen, 2012: ECTS – A Closer Perspective A RULE OF THUMB

CRELLA “ACQA (Academic Competence Quality Assurance)– Method” developed at the TU Eindhoven (NL) Dublin Descriptors [ pdf ]. LEARNING OUTCOMES

CRELLA Dublin Descriptors(

CRELLA an attachment to a higher education diploma international transparency academic and professional recognition of qualifications Diploma Supplement (DS)

CRELLA 1 INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE HOLDER OF THE QUALIFICATION 2 INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE QUALIFICATION 3 INFORMATION ON THE LEVEL OF THE QUALIFICATION 4 INFORMATION ON THE CONTENTS AND RESULTS GAINED 5 INFORMATION ON THE FUNCTION OF THE QUALIFICATION 6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 7 CERTIFICATION OF THE SUPPLEMENT 8 INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM The Diploma Supplement

CRELLA 60 credits measure the workload of a full-time student over one academic year 30 credits are given for a semester Student workload in ECTS consists of the time required to complete all planned learning activities Credits are allocated for course attendance, practical trainings, lab work, research thesis, exams etc. Conclusions

CRELLA References G.Cullen, 2012: ECTS – A Closer Perspective. Excerpt from ammes/socrates/ects/index_en.htmlhttp://ec.europa.eu/education/progr ammes/socrates/ects/index_en.html Dublin Descriptors [ A Framework for Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area. Bologna Working Group on Qualifications Frameworks (at: Main_doc/050218_QF_EHEA.pdf). Main_doc/050218_QF_EHEA.pdf Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators (at: European Commission - ECTS Users‘ Guide Course Catalogue: dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/fakultaeten/vkw/studium/Verkehrswirtschaft/Bach elor%20Verkehrswirtschaft/wahlkataloge/Wahlkatalog_Bachelor_akt.pdf

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