Tempus Compact Project: Planning Workshop: Introduction to the Project University of Jyväskylä, Finland 11 February 2000 Contract UM_CP

Overview Essentials of the project Activities and outcomes Duties of the partners Revised budget

Basics Title: Development of New Framework for the M.Sc. Thesis Work Duration: 15 Dec Dec 2001 Partners: 1, UJUniversity of Jyväskylä (SF) 2, AUEBAthens University of Economics and Business (GR) 3, KhTUREKharkov Technical University of Radioelectronics (UKR)

The Specific Objective To develop new framework for management of students’ M.Sc. thesis work and the procedure of assigning the M.Sc. degree to students in order to:  guarantee the academic independence for students;  evaluate theoretical and applied thesis;  provide credit-based evaluation for internal courses, taken at the partner university;  provide credit-based evaluation for practical placements of students;  allow credit transfer from other universities;  assign the M.Sc. degree under the credit-based framework

Target Problems - To Develop a new framework for the M.Sc. thesis work in KhTURE based on students group work and on the principle of academic independence; a plan to reorganize work of all appropriate university's academic and administrative offices and departments in accordance with the new framework and towards internationalization of the University; the new methodology and the new criteria for the M.Sc. thesis work evaluation in accordance with the new framework; necessary agreements with partner universities towards international exchange within M.Sc. thesis work; educational supplies and other materials which are necessary to apply the new framework.

Outcomes 1. The set of Manuals for management of students’ M.Sc. thesis work 2. The set of Manuals for accounting credits for courses and projects 3. The set of Manuals for management of students practical placements (2nd year) 4. Dissemination of project results at the local and international level (2nd year) 5. Management of the project

Outcome 1 Developing the set of Manuals for management of students M.Sc. thesis work Scheme for supervisor and topic selection Scheme of research seminars Instruction for preparing the thesis Instruction for reviewing, recommendations for defence Evaluation criteria for theoretical and applied courses

Outcome 2 Developing the set of Manuals for accounting credits for courses and projects The model of a diploma’s grade list (academic certificate, appendix) Instruction for assigning credits for internal courses and distance courses

Outcome 3, 2 year Developing the set of Manuals for accounting credits for internal and external practical placements program of practical placements the instruction for assigning credits for internal and external practical placements

Outcome 4, 2 year Dissemination workshops ‘Instructions for accounting credits and M.Sc. thesis management’ in the partner country for local dissemination

Deliverables Materials to be sent to EU The manuals Dissemination WWW cite of the Project

Deliverables: Reporting to EU Formal report about activities held (answering numerous questions) Financial report Short impact report

Deliverables: The manuals for EU universities management of M.Sc. Thesis work of exchange students from Ukraine (in English) credit accounting for exchange students from Ukraine (in English)

Deliverables: The manuals for Ukrainian universities management of M.Sc. Thesis work in Ukraine for students that plan to continue study abroad (in Russian) the rules for credit accounting in Ukraine (in Russian)

Deliverables: The software for course accounting English and Russian languages Performs double course accounting (in Ukrainian and credit-based system) Standard interface to connect with external student/course department databases

Deliverables: Dissemination seminars In KhTURE for Control Systems and other faculties In Ukrainian universities which have or plan to have student exchange

Deliverables: WWW cite Title, partners, general info Objectives and main activities The manuals in English The manuals in Russian The database and credit transfer support software The dissemination news