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Examination and Assessment Instructions (EB)

A review of the changes made to the regulation. The updated version entered into force on 1 August 2019 Coordinator Ole Karlsson

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Conte nts of this pr e se ntation

• Our re g ula tio ns o n te a c hing a nd le a rning
• Why did we do a re visio n?

Chapte r 1 Ge ne ral re gulations

• Mo re pre c ise de finitio ns (2, 2a a nd 3 §)
• Co urse de sc riptio n (4 §)
• L

ists fo r a ssig ne d ta sks re mo ve d (6 § a nd 33 §)

• Re q uire me nts fo r c o urse pa rtic ipa tio n (ne w 6 §)
• Suppo rt fo r le a rning (10 §)
• T

ime limits fo r a sse ssme nt (11 § a nd 14 §)

• Gra ding sc a le s (12 §)
• Co mmunic a tio n o f re sults (12 a §)
• E

xte nde d sa fe ke e ping o f e xa mina tio n do c ume nts (14 §)

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• Chapte r

s 2,3 and 4 F

• r

ms of e xamination

• Chapte r

5 Gr aduate the sis

• Chapte r

6 T r ansfe r

• f c r

e dits

• Chapte r

7 Re que sting r e c tific ation

Our r e gulations on te ac hing and le ar ning

• National ac ts and de c re e s https:/ / www.finle x.fi/ e n/ laki/ kaannokse t/

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Unive rsitie s Ac t 558/ 2009, Go ve rnme nt De c re e s 770/ 2009, 794/ 2004, 464/ 1998

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he ÅAU Re gulations of Inte rnal Administration (and Re gulations on Pe rsonne l)

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https:/ / o ld www.a b o .fi/ pe rso na l/ e n/ fo rfa ttning a r

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De fine s the Unive rsity d e c isio ns-ma ke rs a nd the ir re spo nsib ilitie s (i.e . Re c to r, F a c ulty Co unc il, the De a n a nd the Bo a rd o f E xa mina tio ns). Cha ng e s re q uire s a d e c isio n b y the Unive rsity Bo a rd

• De gre e Re gulations of ÅAU

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Pe rma ne nt re g ula tio ns o n i.e . e xisting stud y pro g ra mme s, d e g re e struc ture s a nd po lic y (la ng ua g e use ). Unive rsity Bo a rd d e c isio n

• ÅAU Instruc tions for Doc toral Studie s

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Re g ula tio ns pa rtic ula r fo r the d o c to ra l stud ie s (i.e . the d isse rta tio n pro c e ss). Unive rsity Bo a rd d e c isio n

• ÅAU E

xamination and Asse ssme nt Instruc tions

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Re g ula tio ns o n te a c hing a nd le a rning (i.e . the unive rsity g ra d ing sc a le , wha t to c o nsid e r whe n using a d e fine d fo rm o f e xa mina tio n). Re c to r’ s d e c isio n

• Re sponsible Conduc t of Re se arc h and Code of Conduc t at ÅAU

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Re g ula tio ns o n c o rre c t b e ha vio ur a nd the ha nd ling o f suspe c te d vio la tio ns. Re c to r’ s d e c isio n

https:/ / o ldwww.a b o .fi/ pe rso na l/ e n/ stufo rf

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Why did we do a r e vision?

• T

he E B we nt thro ug h a ma jo r c ha ng e in 2018. T he stude nts, te a c he rs a nd a dministra to rs ha s no w te ste d it in pra c tic e fo r a n a c a de mic ye a r

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t is diffic ult to a ntic ipa te a ll a spe c ts a nd c o nse q ue nc e s o f ne w re g ula tio ns. T he fie ld o f unive rsity e duc a tio n is a lso ve ry dyna mic , whic h c re a te s a ne e d fo r fine -tuning

• T

he upda te s fo r this ve rsio n ha ve b e e n do ne b a se d o n c o mme nts fro m stude nts a nd sta ff. We a t the suppo rt fo r te a c hing a nd le a rning ha s a lso fo und unc le a r de sc riptio ns.

• T

he update d ve r sion has no c hapte r c hange s. T he r e ar e minor se c tion c hange s, some have be e n de le te d, some ne w one s have be e n adde d and some have c hange plac e s

• Chapte r

6 on tr ansfe r

• f c r

e dits has not unde r gone a thor

• ugh r

e vision. At pr e se nt, the r e ar e disc ussions going on to c r e ate national guide line s. Whe n appr

• ve d, the

c hapte r will be ame nde d ac c or dingly.

• T

he E nglish tr anslation of the instr uc tions was publishe d on 16 Se pte mbe r 2019

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Mor e pr e c ise de finitions (2, 2a and 3 §)

• T

he re ha s b e e n a ne e d fo r mo re pre c ise distinc tio ns b e twe e n the use d te rms a sso c ia te d with c o urse a c tivitie s. I n E B2018 the use d te rms ha ve b e e n o ve rla pping a nd/ o r unc le a r.

• Study pe r

iod (c our se )

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de sc rib e s the fra me wo rk a nd c o nte nt o f a pa rtic ula r c o urse

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Study pe rio d is a use d te rm in na tio na l a dministra tive syste ms. In E B2019 we use the mo re e sta b lishe d te rm Co urse , sinc e it is mo re fa milia r a mo ng stude nts a nd te a c he rs

• Comple te d c our

se

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de sc rib e s a c o mple te d o utput tha t ha s b e e n a c c e pte d a nd g ive n a g ra de b y a n e xa mine r

• Cour

se wor k

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is a c o mple te d unit within a c o urse . A c o urse c a n c o mprise o f o ne o r se ve ra l pie c e s o f c o urse wo rk. A c o urse wo rk is a lwa ys a sse sse d.

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Cour se De sc r iption (4 §)

• De fine s what infor

mation must be inc lude d for e ac h c our se – T his info rma tio n wa s pre se nt in E B2015 b ut wa s uninte nde dly lo st in the ma jo r re visio n do ne 2018 – T he list is c e rta inly q uite de ta ile d b ut c o nta ins the info rma tio n re q uire d fo r a c o urse de sc riptio n in the study pla nning mo dule in Pe ppi – T he c o nte nt o f the c o urse de sc riptio ns (i.e . a sse ssme nt c rite ria a nd a sse ssme nt g ro unds) a re b e c o ming inc re a sing ly impo rta nt in e duc a tio n c o lla b o ra tio ns, tra nsfe r o f c re dits situa tio ns a nd le g a l pro te c tio n c a se s

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Re quire me nts for c ourse pa rtic ipa tion (ne w 6 §)

• It is no long e r a llowe d to de ma nd a hig he r g ra de tha n pa ss (1) a s e ntra nc e

re quire me nt for a nothe r c ourse –

T he se kinds o f re q uire me nts do no t se e m to o c c ur a t ÅAU a nymo re b ut we wa nte d to e mpha sise the princ iple . Pa ss is suffic ie nt fo r c o ntinuing to the ne xt c o urse .

• If the re a re re quire me nts on c onside ra ble stude nt pre pa ra tions be fore the

c ourse sta rts, the se must be pre se nte d in the c ourse de sc ription

• If the re a re re quire me nts on stude nt pre pa ra tion, the y must not inte rfe re with

the fina l e xa mina tions for c ourse s in the pre c e ding pe riod –

E ve n if the re c o uld b e pe da g o g ic a l re a so ns fo r se tting pre pa ra to ry wo rk fo r stude nts b e fo re the c o urse sta rts, it must no t inte rfe re with pre pa ring fo r fina l e xa mina tio ns o f c o urse s in the pre c e ding pe rio d.

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L ists on a ssig ne d ta sks re move d (6§, 33 §)

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he se c tio ns pre se nting the ta sks o f the e xa mine r (6 §) a nd the ta sks o f the supe rviso r (33 §) ha ve b e e n re mo ve d a s unne c e ssa ry

Suppor t for le ar ning (10 §)

• T

e a c hing ma te r ia l a va ila ble in a n e le c tr

• nic for

ma t must be ma de a c c e ssible to the pa r tic ipa ting stude nts dur ing the c our se

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T he fo c us in o n a smo the r le a rning pro c e ss. T he stude nts’ le a rning is c o nside re d b e tte r if the y c a n fo c us o n liste ning to the le c ture r, inste a d o f ha stily trying to c o py the ma te ria l pre se nte d b y the te a c he rs

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I f the ma te ria l is no t ma de a c c e ssib le , the re must b e justifie d re a so ns (e .g . re se a rc h ma te ria l tha t ha s no t b e e n pub lishe d ye t)

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During the he a ring , the te a c hing sta ff pre se nte d pe da g o g ic a l re a so ns fo r no t ha ving to ma ke the ma te ria l a c c e ssib le a t the sta rt o f the c o urse . T his sug g e stio n wa s a c c e pte d a nd the re g ula tio n wa s re vise d.

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During the he a ring , the fa c ultie s e xpre sse d a c o nc e rn tha t the te a c he rs will lo o se the ir c o pyrig ht to the ir te a c hing ma te ria l if it is ma de wide ly a c c e ssib le . T his is no t the c a se , the pro pe rty rig ht re ma ins with the c o pyrig ht ho lde r.

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T ime limits for asse ssme nt (11 § and 14 §)

• During the he a ring , the re wa s a re q ue st to re de fine the time limits fro m

da y to wo rking da ys

• T

he c ha ng e wa s intro duc e d b ut the time limits a djuste d to ke e p the pre vio us time limit fo r a sse ssme nts unc ha ng e d. T he upda te is a sma ll b ut sig nific a nt c ha ng e o n the unive rsity’ s vie w o n whe n the te a c he rs a re e xpe c te d to wo rk.

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14 da ys  10 wor king da ys

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21 da ys  15 wor king da ys

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he time limit fo r a sse ssme nt inc lude s

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the a sse ssme nt

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the r e g istr a tion of a c c e pte d g r a de s in the Re g iste r

• f Studie s (Pe ppi)

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Gr ading sc ale s (12 §)

• I

n E B2018, it wa s no t c le a r whe the r the g ra ding sc a le 1-5 wa s the o nly nume ric a l sc a le a llo we d to use in c o urse wo rk e xa mina tio n

• T

his wa s ne ve r the inte ntio n, sinc e we kno w the re a re c o urse wo rk we re te a c he rs pre fe r to use o the r type s o f g ra ding sc a le s. I n the Re g iste r o f Studie s, the 1-5 is the o nly nume ric a l sc a le a llo we d fo r c o mple te d c o urse s

• In E

B2019 we ha ve de fine d tha t a nothe r g ra ding sc a le c a n be use d for c ourse work BUT

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the sc a le must be re le va nt to the a ssig nme nt,

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inc lude d in the c ourse de sc ription, a nd

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e xpla ine d to stude nts prior to the e xa mina tion

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Communic ation of r e sults (12 a §)

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his wa s fo rme rly se c tio n 2. T he mo ve is o ne o f o ur e ffo rts to fulfil a re q ue st o f ma king the instruc tio ns mo re c hro no lo g ic a l a c c o rding to the e xa mina tio n pro c e ss

• Stude nt g ra de s (e xa mina tion re sults) must be distribute d so tha t the y a re not

a va ila ble to othe r stude nts

• An a nonymise d list with the distribution of g ra de s ma y be g ive n out, if the tota l

a mount of stude nts ta king the e xa mina tion e xc e e ds five –

I n the dra ft se nt fo r c o nside ra tio n to the fa c ultie s, the re wa s a sug g e stio n tha t stude nts in g ro up wo rk/ jo int pro je c ts sho uld ha ve the rig ht to kno w the g ra de s o f the

• the r g ro up me mb e rs

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T his wa s withdra wn fro m the fina lize d ve rsio n b a se d o n c o mme nts in the he a ring tha t the stude nts a re e xa mine d a g a inst le a rning g o a ls a nd no t a g a inst e a c h o the r

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E xte nde d stora g e of e xa mina tion doc ume nts (14 §)

• E

B2018 intro duc e d the po ssib ility o f tra nsfe rring c o mple te d c o urse wo rk. T he o b je c tive s we re to de c re a se the wo rklo a d o f te a c he rs (no t e xa mining the sa me c o urse wo rk twic e ) a nd fa c ilita te the studie s

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Stude nts c a n re q ue st fo r tra nsfe r o f c o mple te d c o urse wo rk fro m a c o urse the y ha ve dro ppe d o ut o f a t the sta rt o f the sa me c o urse ne xt time it is o ffe re d. A c o nditio n fo r a c c e pting a tra nsfe r is tha t the c o urse ha s unde rg o ne no ne o r o nly mino r c ha ng e s o f the le a rning o b je c tive s a nd the wa y the c o urse is c a rrie d

• ut.
• Ho we ve r, this pa rtic ula r re g ula tio n o n tra nsfe r wa s no t tra nspa re nt in E
• B2018. T

he re wa s a lso slig htly diffe re nt phra sing s in thre e diffe re nt se c tio ns.

• Ne w for E

B2019 is that the e xamine r must store the stude nt’s e xamination answe rs and grade for the ac ade mic ye ar during whic h the e xamination was take n and the following two ac ade mic ye ars. –

T he de fine d pe rio d fo r ke e ping the a nswe rs ha s to do with a ll c o urse s no t b e e n g ive n e a c h a c a de mic ye a r

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T he e xa mina tio n a nswe rs must b e sa fe ke pt due to the stude nt’ s rig ht to ha nd in a re c tific a tio n re q ue st fo r the tra nsfe r de c isio n

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During the he a ring , the re wa s a c o nc e rn o n ho w to se c ure e xa mina tio n a nswe rs sa ve d o n the le a rning pla tfo rm Mo o dle . T his ha s b e e n a tte nde d to b y re mo ving the te a c he rs rig ht to re se t a c o urse a nd thus de le ting stude nts’ c o urse wo rk.

• T

he e xamine r’s se parate note s on asse ssme nt must be store d until the de adline for the stude nt to re que st a re c tific ation of the asse ssme nt

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Comple tion of a n e xa mina tion (23 §)

• Using stude nt numb e rs o nly o n e xa mina tio n a nswe rs ha s b e e n unde r de b a te

during the ye a r.

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I t is a b a la nc ing a c t b e twe e n the e ffo rts re q uire d to ha ndle the a nswe rs a nd the princ iple o f e q ua l tre a tme nt o f stude nts

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With inc re a sing numb e rs o f stude nts ha ving se ve ra l study rig hts a t the unive rsity, the risks fo r e rro rs a nd the wo rklo a d fo r te a c he rs whe n re g iste ring g ra de s ha s b e c o me g re a te r

• In E

B2019 the te a c he r ha s be e n g ive n ba c k the rig ht to de ma nd tha t the stude nts a lso put the ir na me on the e xa mina tion a nswe r

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Supple me nting writte n a ssig nme nts (28 §)

Chapters 2, 3 and 4

• I

n E B2018 supple me nting a writte n a ssig nme nt wa s po ssib le o nly b y upda ting the a ssig nme nt.

• In E

B2019 supple me nting c a n be done using othe r forms of e xa mina tion a s we ll, provide d the stude nt workloa d sta ys the sa me

Chapte r 5 Gr aduate T he sis

• T

he de finition c ha ng e s from De g re e E xa mina tion to Gra dua te T he sis –

T he ne w de finitio n de sc rib e s the inte nt with the writte n a ssig nme nt b e tte r

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E ve n tho ug h we c a ll it a the sis, the re is so me fle xib ility to the fo rma t o f the c o urse wo rk. At pre se nt, the re is a t le a st o ne the sis tha t pa rtly c o nsiste d o f po d c a sts

• T

he E B2019 e xpre sse s more c le a rly tha t the pla g ia rism c he c k is a re sponsibility of the a ppointe d supe rvisor –

T he to o l fo r e le c tro nic pla g ia rism de te c tio n c a nno t a lwa ys b e use d/ a pplie d a nd it must b e stre sse d tha t the to o l is o nly a n a id fo r the supe rviso r

• Ne w in E

B2019 is the re quire me nt tha t a ll ma ste r’s the se s a re to be a sse sse d with the F a c ulty the sis a sse ssme nt ma trix (a sse ssme nt c rite ria a nd g rounds)

• T

he re a re some c la rific a tions to the the sis a sse ssme nt proc e ss –

T he De a n must pro vide a re a so n if he / she g ive s a no the r g ra de tha n the the sis e va lua to rs’ una nimo us de c isio n

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Chapte r 6 T r ansfe r

• f c r

e dits

• Ne w in E

B2019 is that c r e dits e ar ne d in a Bac he lor ’s de gr e e at ÅAU c annot be tr ansfe r r e d to a Maste r ’s de gr e e within the same fie ld of study

• T

he De an de c ide s on any tr ansfe r

• f c r

e dits that diffe r s fr

• m the

maximum c r e dit limit. T his diffe r e nc e may ar ise – within a fra me wo rk fo r c o o pe ra tio n with a no the r e duc a tio n pro vide r – in c a se s whe re the q ua lific a tio n re q uire me nts fo r a g ive n pro fe ssio n ha ve b e e n inc re a se d

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Chapte r 7 L

• dging a r

e c tific ation r e que st

• T

he stude nt ha s the following time limits for lodg ing a r e c tific a tion r e que st

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Within 17 days if the asse ssme nt gr

• unds ar

e inc lude d in the e xamine r ’s gr ading de c ision (e .g. the De an’s de c ision on the Gr aduate T he sis)

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Within 24 days if the asse ssme nt gr

• unds ar

e not inc lude d in the e xamine r ’s gr ading de c ision

• the stude nts g e t e xtra time fo r c o nta c ting the e xa mine r a b o ut the g ro unds fo r

g e tting a c e rta in g ra de

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Whe n de te r mining the de adline , the date for publishing the r e sults should not be inc lude d

• T

he e xa mine r sho uld ma ke a de c isio n o n the re q ue st within 10 wo rking da ys a nd ma ke a no te o f it o n the e xa mina tio n a nswe r o r o n the ÅAU fo rm fo r tha t purpo se

• T

he stude nts c a n ma ke the ir re q ue sts using a fo rm, a lso use d fo r do c ume nting the e xa mine r’ s de c isio n https:/ / o ld www.a b o .fi/ pe rso na l/ e n/ stufo rf

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Whe r e c an I find the instr uc tions (E B)?

• T

he unive rsity re g ula tio ns o n te a c hing a nd le a rning c a n b e fo und o n the fo llo wing a ddre ss: –

E ng lish https:/ / o ldwww.a b o .fi/ pe rso na l/ e n/ stufo rf

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Swe dish https:/ / o ldwww.a b o .fi/ pe rso na l/ sv/ stufo rf

Who answe r s my possible que stions?

• Yo u c a n put yo ur q ue stio ns to

‒ Yo ur study c o o rdina to r a t the fa c ulty ‒ T

he suppo rt fo r te a c hing a nd le a rning (Re se a rc h a nd E duc a tio n Se rvic e s) prima rily to the a ddre ss

‒ kva lite t@ a b o .fi

T he suppo rt fo r te a c hing a nd le a rning wish to tha nk a ll o f yo u who ha ve sub mitte d q ue stio ns a nd c o mme nts a b o ut the ÅAU re g ula tio ns during the ye a r a nd a t the he a ring . We ho pe tha t this o ng o ing wo rk with de ve lo ping the m will c o ntinue .

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