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INTRODUCTION OF THE ECTSAT THE B&H UNIVERSITIES

UNIVERSITY OF EAST SARAJEVOFaculty of Electrical Engineering

WORKLOAD, GRADES AND ECTSCase Study

Prof. Slobodan Milojković, Ph.D.

Workshop «ECTS BASICS AND ADVANTAGES»Sarajevo, 10.5. – 12.5.2006.


Sarajevo, 12.5.2006. Prof. Slobodan Milojković, Ph.D. 2

In order to determine ECTS it is necessary to define the workload needed for various kinds of activities during the teaching process and for the exam.

There is no legal frame for the implementation of the Bologna Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which means that the new Framework Law on Higher Education has not been adopted yet.



In the Republic of Srpska, basic assumptions provide the “Law on Amendments and Supplements of the Law of University”, RS, October 2005.

The important appointments:

• The students’ success in acquiring of the subject is continually supervised during the teaching process and it is expressed in points.



• By acquiring of the pre-exam tasks and by passing of the final exam, a student can achieve maximum of 100 points.

• The proportion of points achieved by pre-exam tasks and final exam is determined by the course syllabus.

• The final examination is unique and it can be in written, oral or practical form.

• Students’ success on the exam is described by grades, 5 - failed, to 10 – passed.



Case Study: Faculty of Electrical Engineering University of East Sarajevo

The maximum points for the current teaching activity (recommended 50-70 points), as well as the maximum points for the final exam (recommended 50-30 points), are defined for each course.

The points for the teaching process achieve through different successfully completed tasks.



The minimum of the required points for the teaching process (it is recommended 50% - 60% of the maximum points) is a condition for the sit to the final exam.

If this condition does not satisfy, the student has to pass entry test (at the end of term) which is the condition for the sit to the final exam.

Every teaching activity demands certain working engagement of a student - workload, which is directly connect to the number of ECTS allocate to a course.



THE ACTIVITIES BASED ON WHICH STUDENT WORKLOAD IS ESTIMATE

Teaching activities: lectures, theoretical exercises, practical exercises, laboratory exercises, computer exercises, controlled project assignments, etc

Each course is base on the certain teaching activities - tasks.



Learning activities and preparations: lecture and exercise attendance, specified short tests, practical and laboratory exercises, book and magazine reading, learning how to analyze other students’ work critically, how to find literature on the Internet, etc

Knowledge testing: oral exams, written exams, tests, partial quizzes, oral presentations, continual assessments through tests during practical exercises, etc



AN EXAMPLE: THE COURSE WITH LECTURES, NUMERICAL EXERCISES AND LABORATORY EXERCISES

Weekly class hours: 2+1+2ECTS credits allocate: 6 Term duration:

14 weeks+2 weeks for partial quizzesNumber of Laboratory exercises: 5+5Term is dividing into two parts.Point's distribution:

70 for the current teaching activity30 for the final exam



THE CURRENT TEACHING ACTIVITY POINTS DISTRIBUTION

Maximal points

• Class hours attendance 6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. Laboratory exercises, 5 exercises 1 point 53. Test making, one test 5 4. First partial quiz evaluation 22

If p3+p4 11 and each laboratory exercise does not grade with less than 0.5 point, student passed this part of the continual testing, with points’ grade:

grade I = p2+p3+p4

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5. Laboratory exercises, 5 1 point 56. Test making, one test 5 7. Second partial quiz evaluation

22 If p6+p7 11 and each laboratory exercise does not grade with less than 0.5 point, student passed this part of the continual testing, with points’ grade:

grade II = p5+p6+p7

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8. Total points for the current teaching activity p_total = p1 + grade_I + grade_II

9. Entry test (if p_total < 35) 4410. Total points for the entry test

p_total_e = p9 + 0.5*p_total



If p_total 35 (or p_total_e 35) student qualified for the sit to the final exam. He/She starts with p_total (or p_total_e) points.

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11. Final exam 30 Student passed this knowledge test if p11 15.

He/She passed exam withP=p_total+p11 (or P=p_total_e+p11) points.

Number P is Points’ grade.



CONVERSION OF POINTS’ GRADE INTO LOCAL GRADE AND ECTS GRADE

Points’ Grade Local Grade ECTS Grade Remark95 – 100 10 (ten) A passing grade85 – 94 9 (nine) B75 – 84 8 (eight) C66 – 74 7 (seven) D50 – 65 6 (six) E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

31 – 49 5 (five) FX failing grade, but the student may improve knowledge

0 – 30 5 (five) F failing grade, the student must attend lectures again



At this moment, we do not use the normal distribution rule:

A (10%), B (25%), C (30%), D (25%), E (10%),

because we have only one academic year experience and statistical data are very small.

We have idea to allocate ECTS grades based on statistical data for one academic year.

For examples, to test statistical data from academic year 2004/2005, for all first year courses.



ECTS CREDITS CALCULATION AND ALLOCATION

BASIC INFORMATION :• Number of workweeks in a year: 45• Total Workload, 45*40 hours 1800 hours• Number of hours per one credit 30 hours• Workload per analyzed course 180 hours



WORKING HOURS DISTRIBUTION – WORKLOAD - ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATION

Active classes N° of hours

Lectures 28

Exercises 14

Lab. exercises 28

Test 2

Quiz 3

Counseling 5

Exam 4

84

Active Individual work N° of hours

Learning of new teaching material 25

Preparation of reports on lab. exercises 20

Test preparation 7

Quiz preparation 14

Reading of technical literature 8

Preparation for exam 22

96

Workload expressed in hours: 150 Allocated ECTS credits: 180/30 = 6



EVALUATION OF THE STUDENTS' WORKLOAD

The teacher estimate the time needed for every activity in the teaching process. The time estimated in total – workload, should correspond to the number of ECTS for that course, as was shown before.



STUDENTS’ OPINION ON THE ESTIMATED WORKLOAD

There are various methods for testing the estimated workload. We are using the most common method, an anonymous questionnaire filled by students.

Before starts next term, the students have obligation to fill an anonymous questionnaire for all courses from the past term.



MODIFICATION OF THE WORKLOAD OR TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND TASKS

If it is notice, that the estimation of the students’ workload had not been done properly, the modifications of the workload (ECTS) and/or modifications of the teaching activities and tasks should be applied.

Teacher gives new proposal. Faculty's council of teachers decides about the new allocation of credits. Students' deputies are also members of the Faculty's council of teacher.



QUESTIONNAIRE

STUDENT’S DATA

Status of the Student Sex

Regular Failed M F

Accommodation during Studies

At Parents Home Students’ Hostel Subtenant



WITH GRADES FROM 5 TO 10 EVALUATE THE WORK OF ADDITIONAL OFFICES AT ЕТF

Office Grade Comment

Office for the Students’ Matter

Accountants’ Office

Library

Dean’s Office

The Other Stuff at ЕТF

Organization of the Studies



Course Name

Did you have previously acquired knowledge needed for understanding the course?

Yes No

Is the amount of matter is in proportion to the number of classes?

Yes No

Percent of your attending of the lectures and practical exercises:

L: E:

Did you attend quizzes? Yes No



GRADE FROM 5 TO 10 Name of Teacher Name of Assistant

Professional skills

Pedagogical skills

Educational skills

Class Preparation

Grade of quiz/exam (amount, difficulty, accuracy,..)

Stimulus for for thinking and individual work

Consultation Availability

Manner to Students

If you want to add an additional commentary on this course, teacher and teaching assistant:



YOUR OPINION, OBSERVATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING WHAT IS CONNECTED TO YOUR LIFE AT THE FACULTY AND FOR THE FACULTY ITSELF IN THIS TERM OR IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!


UNIVERSITY OF EAST SARAJEVOFaculty of Electrical Engineering

WORKLOAD, GRADES AND ECTSCase Study

Prof. Slobodan Milojković, Ph.D.

Workshop «ECTS BASICS AND ADVANTAGES»Sarajevo, 10/5/ – 12/5/2006

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