What’s in a credit? ECTS and students’ workload A bit of history What’s ECTS and what does it mean? The length of the academic year Time spent on studies What’s an average student? The organisation of the academic year The grading scale 12/11/2018 National Agency for Higher Education

National Agency for Higher Education A bit of history The Swedish credit system: 40 hours a week during 40 weeks Mobility and Bologna ECTS: 60 credits in a year = 1500 – 1800 hours 12/11/2018 National Agency for Higher Education

The length of the academic year 28 weeks in Turkey and Britain 40 weeks in Sweden 42 weeks in the Netherlands Turkish student 1600 hours in 28 weeks = 57 hours/week? British student 2 ECTS credits/study week? Swedish student 1.5 credits/study week? 12/11/2018 National Agency for Higher Education

National Agency for Higher Education Time spent on studies % studying more than 30 hours/week Teacher training 51 Medicine 87 Psychology 65 Engineering 75 Teacher training (2004) 43 12/11/2018 National Agency for Higher Education

National Agency for Higher Education The average student? What about studying more than 60 credits a year? A Bachelor’s degree is necessarily 180 credits, but is it necessarily 3 years? 12/11/2018 National Agency for Higher Education

The organisation of the academic year Italy: 1 November – July Britain: 1 October – early June + Christmas vacation and Easter vacation Sweden: Mid/late August – early June 12/11/2018 National Agency for Higher Education

National Agency for Higher Education The grading scale A relative scale (10 % A, 25 % B, 30 % C, 25 % D and 10 % E)? Or an absolute scale with set standards for the different grades? 12/11/2018 National Agency for Higher Education

National Agency for Higher Education What is needed? Trust Systematic monitoring and follow-up of students 12/11/2018 National Agency for Higher Education