Semesterisation and Modularisation at CIT

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Semesterisation and Modularisationat CIT
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Why?

• The primary benefit to CIT from Modularisation
  and Semesterisation is that it will provide the
  Institutes students with a better education.

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KEY POINTS

• 60 credits per academic year
• Semesters of 30 credits
• Learner workload 1260 hrs per annum
• (lectures, labs, tutorials, personal study)
• 15 week student semesters x2

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KEY POINTS 2

• Six modules per semester x 5 credits
• Free choice Target 1 module per semester
• Average 5 Learning Outcomes per module
• Maximum 4 written exams per semester (2 hour
  exams)
• Common CIT wide Creativity, Innovation and
  Teamwork module for all first year first
  semester students

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Features

• Maximum 4 written exams per semester - More
  coursework assessment
• Common CIT wide Creativity, Innovation and
  Teamwork module for all first year students in
  their first semester
• Free choice
• the aim is 1 module per semester

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Wheres the information?

• Semester Schedules and Module Descriptors for all
  programmes and moduleshttp//modules.cit.ie
• A public website

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