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Guidance through the educational duties

Guidance through the educational duties. A seminar for new ABAP. Agenda . Who are the new junior and senior researchers? What is your educational role? ECTS-fiche Invigilating exams. Where to find the proper documents? What facilities and databases can I use in the library?

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Guidance through the educational duties

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  1. Guidance through the educational duties A seminar fornew ABAP

  2. Agenda • Who are the new junior and senior researchers? • What is your educational role? • ECTS-fiche • Invigilating exams. • Where to find the proper documents? • What facilities and databases can I use in the library? • What about making a PhD, the doctoral school and required documents ?

  3. What is my educational role as a PhD student? • How can a PhD student be heplful to master and bachelor students? • What are some benchmarks for time devoted to different educational activities? How can I be sure I am devoting enough time to the different duties and roles? • Are the educational activities obligatory for fellow doctoral students? • Where can I find clear and structured information on my educational duties? • How is the course program set up? If I would like to offer a mini-course, what should I do?

  4. What is youreducationalrole ? • Assistancewithcourses • Manage a course’s page in Toledo • cfr. session 2: Use of ICT & Toledo • Answeringquestions on a course • Teaching (cfr. session 4, Teaching in an active way) • Correctingexams & giving feedback (cfr. session 6) • ECTS-fiche • Master thesis guidance (cfr. session 3) • Invigilatingexams • As you may be involved in international programs … • Cultural issues (cfr. session 5)

  5. ECTS-fiche • Example: • Bachelor Level Course (simple) • http://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/2012/syllabi/e/D0H27AE.htm • Master level course (more complex) • http://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/2012/syllabi/e/D0I71AE.htm • Master level course (complex grading, goodexample) • http://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/2012/syllabi/e/D0R43AE.htm

  6. Complex grading (good example) • Determination of grades* The grades are determined by the course holder(s) (titularis), as announced via Toledo and the examination schedule. The result is computed and expressed as a whole number on a scale of 20.* The in-class participation (presentations & assignments) count for 20% of the final grade, the project paper counts for 35% of the final grade, and the final exam counts for the other 45%. If there is a deficit score (<10/20) for the final exam, this exam grade becomes the final grade for the course. Hence, a minimum grade of 10 for the final exam is required to pass the course.* Based on peer assessment (team self evaluation) a correction can be made to the grade for the in-class participation and paper. The correction will correspond to the magnitude of the peer evaluation of the student contribution to the team work, and will be communicated via Toledo. • Evaluation third examination period* During an academic year, the student has 2 chances to participate in the exam: a first time during the first or second examination period, and a second time during the third examination period.* The characteristics of the determination of grades in the third examination period are similar to those of the first or the second examination period. The grades for the in-class participation and paper of the first- or second examination period remain valid in the third examination period.Evaluation assignment*Deadline: Term of deliverance and deadline will be determined by the lecturer (titularis) and communicated via Toledo.

  7. ECTS versus Toledo • In any case youneed to makesure the information onToledo does NEVER contradict the information in the ECTS-record • NEVER change the modalitiesduring the academicyear • if a change is needed, requestthis via POC. Itwillonlybegranted in veryexceptional cases • Thisgivesrise to time-consumingappeal procedures bystudents • Goodpractice: • put "stable" information in ECTS-record • e.g. components (paper, exam, ...), type of questions (notnumber of Qs !!) • put "variable" information (like deadlines) onToledo

  8. Invigilatingexams (mandatory) • Mostly in Januari, June and September • Also in betweenforcatch-upexams • 2 supervisors for each examination room, irrespective of the size of that examination room (larger rooms 3 - 4). • The supervisors are linked to specializations of the exam as much as possible. • Approximatively 10-12 turns per personacross the year • The allocation of the amount of supervisions is based on the 3 examination periods (January, June and September). So benchmarking your amount of supervisions with colleagues, based on one examination period is meaningless.

  9. Invigilatingexams • Most Postdocs are released from this duty (depends on type of mandate, cfr. mail). • Education assistants, temporary assistants (2-4-6 mandates), assistants with a scholarship and FWO-aspirants have to supervise. • we take into account the time they have to dedicate to education according to their type of contract or mandate. • Consequently, education assistants need to supervise more than temporary assistants; and temporary assistants need to supervise more than assistants with a scholarship and FWO-aspirants. • Obviously, we alsotakepart-timeemploymentinto account. • Supervisions on Saturday or during the evening count double.

  10. Invigilatingexams • Turns are assignedby Student Office • In case a date doesn't fit you (holiday, conference, ... ), you'llneed to findsomebody to switch turnswith • "Exchange Marketplace" is "underconstruction" • To reduce the switchingload, makesure to report long term absences 6 weeks in advance ! • long term illness, maternityleave, visitingshipsabroad, ... • Report these at least 6 weeks in advance to • the secretary of your research unit • the HR secretary (EviFosse) • The student office kan takeyour long terms absences into account, reducing the need to findsomebody to switch yourturnswith

  11. Invigilatingexams • I knowit's boring task. Nevertheless ... Supervisors are expected to actively supervise during the exams. Reading a book or working on your laptop clearly is not part of the task at hand. • Practical Guidelines via "docentenportaal" • Beforehand • start of the exam • during the exam • end of the exam • Whatwithirregularities (cheating, ... )

  12. What are the rules when surveying at exams? • When doing exam surveillance, how long before the actual start time should you be there, and do you have to pick up the exams in advance? • What are our main responsibilities during surveillance at exams? • What are we (doctoral students) allowed to bring at the surveillance at exams (books, laptop, …)? • How to deal with a student you suspect of cheating in an exam. • Instructions on • www.econ.kuleuven.be •  docenten  examens  Richtlijnen/Guidelines

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