Contract UM_CP205601999

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Contract UM_CP-20560-1999
Tempus Compact Project Development of a New
Framework for M.Sc. Thesis Work Coordinating
Workshop

• University of Jyväskylä, Finland
• 10 October 2000

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Overview

• Intensive course on university management
• Project Web-site
• Outcome 1 The set of manuals for management of
  students M.Sc. Thesis work
• Outcome 2 The set of manuals for accounting
  credits for courses and projects

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Intensive Course on University Management

• Is a target of this travel (activity 1.3)
• The expert commission from KhTURE
• Head of Studies Office
• Head of International Department
• Head of AI Department
• Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science
• Head of Office for International Projects and
  Programs
• Lectures

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ECTS- a tool for credit transfer

• Lecturer International Coordinator Mr. Miika
  Kekki
• As a result of the lecture and discussion
• new activities well develop at our home
  university
• For the following academic year (2000/2001)
• To develop and approve on university level The
  statement about international exchange and the
  prototype of Learning agreement
• To publish a manual for using ECTS in studies
• To start development of ECTS information system
• To introduce a possition of university
  international coordinator
• To decide what faculties will use ECTS already in
  2000/2001 years and to introduce a possition of
  faculty international coordinator (as a minimum
  faculty of CS, department of AI)

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ECTS- a tool for credit transfer

• Lecturer International Coordinator Mr. Miika
  Kekki
• As a result of the lecture and discussion
• new activities well develop at our home
  university
• For the following 3 academic years (2000-2003)
• To develop a students ECTS information system
• To introduce accounting of additional credits
• To make all curricula by European standard
• To develop a method for credit transfer for
  different studies (basic, language, social
  studies)

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Organisation and launching of a
recruitment service for students

• Lecturer Senior Career Advisor Mr Juha Lahti
• As a result of the lecture and discussion
• new activities well develop at our home
  university
• To organise a Career Service
• To develop and maintain a database of all
  graduates
• To teach how to write CV, to present yourself, to
  pass interview through the course Businests
  skills
• To open new specialities according to industry
  needs
• To organise an Information Office for youth -
  this is the topic of our new TEMPUS project!

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Contacts with business sector

• Lecturer Research Liaison Dr. Sirkka-Liisa
  Korppi-Tommola
• As a result of the lecture and discussion
• new activities well develop at our home
  university
• To reduce budget costs for the administative
  staff of the research institute
• To organise central office for development of
  business contracts
• To introduce a contracts for Masters Theses.

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University management

• Lecturer Research Liaison Dr. Sirkka-Liisa
  Korppi-Tommola
• As a result of the lecture and discussion
• new activities well develop at our home
  university
• To develop a strategic plan for university for
  the following 3 years
• To introduce management by results and to
  develop indicators for evaluation
• Main difficulty to provide more new activities
• Impossibility of full financial independence of
  faculties

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Faculty administration
Lecturer Dean of the Faculty of IT Prof. Kalle
Lyytinen As a result of the lecture and
discussion new activities well develop at our
home university To distribute a staff possitions
and an equipment between faculties according to
the number of non-budget students that are
studying on the faculty Main difficulty to
provide more new activities Impossibility of
full financial independence of faculties
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Coordination and administration
of academic affairs

• Lecturer Head of Student Affairs and Services
  Ms Tuula Maijanen
• As a result of the lecture and discussion
• new activities well develop at our home
  university
• To develop a student information system
• To introduce a position of a tutor
• To organise an Information Service for future
  students
• Main difficulty to provide more new activities
• Impossibility of providing an entrance
  examination in speciality

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Project Web-site
http//www.cs.jyu.fi/ai/projects/tempus99/index.ht
ml

• General info
• Project news
• Outcomes in Ukrainian/Russian
• Outcomes in English
• Credit transfer system

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Outcome 1
The set of manuals for management of students
M.Sc. Thesis work
Current state is finished
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The Set of Manuals for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
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The Set of Manuals for Management of
Students M.Sc. Thesis Work
The General Scheme for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
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The Manual for Implementation of Students M.Sc.
Thesis Work
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The Manual for Supervising, Reviewing and
Evaluating of M.Sc.Thesis
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The Manual for Management of M.Sc. Thesis Work
for University Subdivisions
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The Set of Manuals for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
Students Supervisors Reviewers Examining
board Department Deans office Studies
office Library Archive
The General Scheme for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
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The General Scheme for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
Stage 1 Supervisor and thesis topic selection
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The General Scheme for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
Stage 2 Preliminary work and topic approval
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The General Scheme for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
Stage 3 Beginning of the thesis work
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The General Scheme for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
Stage 4 M.Sc. thesis practice
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The General Scheme for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
Stage 5 Writing M.Sc. thesis
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The General Scheme for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
Stage 6 Thesis evaluation
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The General Scheme for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
Stage 7 Thesis work defence
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The Set of Manuals for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
Students
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The Set of Manuals for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
Supervisors Reviewers Examining board
Recommendations for the supervisor
Recommendations for the reviewer
Recommendations for the examining board
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The Manual for Supervising, Reviewing and
Evaluating of M.Sc.Thesis
Conversion Ukrainian grade marks to the new grade
system
Theoretical thesis
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The Manual for Supervising, Reviewing and
Evaluating of M.Sc.Thesis
Conversion Ukrainian grade marks to the new grade
system
Constructive thesis
Recommended for implementation
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The Set of Manuals for Management of Students
M.Sc. Thesis Work
Instruction for the deans office
Instruction for the department
Instruction for the studies office
Instruction for library
Instruction for the archive
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Outcome 1 Conclusion

• Current state the outcome is finished
• Was approved on the project meeting October 6,
  2000
• When it will be published November 2000

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Outcome 2
The set of manuals for accounting credits for
courses and projects
Current state final corrections
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The Set of Manuals for Accounting Credits for
Courses and Projects
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The set of manuals for accounting Credits for
Courses and Projects
EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (ECTS).
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Scheme of higher technical education in Ukraine
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Recommendations to faculty and department
administration in using ECTS
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Appendix (ECTS application, learning aggrement)
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Description of ECTS
1. INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE HOLDER OF THE
QUALIFICATION 1.1 Family name 1.2 First name
1.3 Date of birth (day/month/year) 1.4 Student
identification or code (if available).

2. Learning agreement 2.1 Name of qualification
and (if available) title conferred (in original
language) 2.2 Main field(s) of study for the
qualification 2.3 Name and status of awarding
institution (in original language) 2.4 Name and
status of institution administering studies (in
original language) 2.5 Language(s) of
instruction/examination
3. List of courses 3.1 General studies 3.2
Languages of examination.
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Scheme of higher technical education in Ukraine
1. Curriculum
Home work hours
Total hours
ECTS
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Scheme of higher technical education in Ukraine
2. Evaluation of students knowledge
Ukrainian System
ECTS
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Scheme of higher technical education in Ukraine
3. Deans office documents
3.1 Test and examination list
Ukrainian system
3.2 Diploma supplement
ECTS
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Recommendations to faculty and department
administration
1. Changed curriculum
Cr. in ECTS
Credits in ECTS ((Total)/54)?i)2,
1lt ?i lt3
According to the kind of study
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Recommendations to faculty and department
administration
2. Changes in evaluation grades (Kgt2) Basic
studies (major and minor)
ECTS
Ukrainian system
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Recommendations to faculty and department
administration
2. Changes in evaluation grades (Klt2) Language
studies, social studies,
ECTS
Ukrainian system
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Recommendations to faculty and department
administration
3. Changes in software IS Deans office
Data Base Deans office
1.Change the model of DB
Scheme of DB
Informations maintenance
2. Create output forms of ECTS documents
Software
3. Develop user interface
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Recommendations to faculty and department
administration
Scheme of interaction between student and deans
secretary
secretary
Information system Deans office
Data Base
Deans office
Learning agreement
Students application
student
List of courses
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Outcome 2 Conclusion

• What is done expert commission from KhTURE while
  current Tempus activity has evaluated the
  previous version. Significant remarks were given
  and appropriate changes were made.
• Current state final corrections
• When it will be published December 2000