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Niina Ormshaw International Coordinator Faculty of Information Technology

1. Planning your Studies 5. Examinations 2. Registering for Courses 6. Assessment and Grades 3. Modes of Study 7. Contact with the Staff 4. Written Assignments 8. Questions

 One academic year = 1600 hrs of work = 60 ECTS  1 ECTS = 1 JYU opintopiste (op) = 27 hrs of work  What work is included in a credit? – Lectures/ Seminars/ Demos/ i.e. contact teaching – Group/ pair work – Exams, essays or any other assignments and the time to prepare – Any other independent work

Autumn semester 2020 Spring semester 2021  I period: 31 August - 25 October  III period: 1 January - 14 March  II period: 26 October - 18 December  IV period: 15 March - 23 May  V period: 24 May - 30 June (Summer Semester; some teaching may be  Orientation programme: 25-28 August available. Faculties do not necessarily organise courses in the fifth period.  Orientation programme: 5 & 7-8 January  Recommended arrival date: 4 January  Easter Break: 29 March - 6 April

30 ECTS per semester • Personal Study Plan • Sisu? • Choosing your optional modules and courses • https://www.jyu.fi/en/study •

 A study data system containing ALL course information  SISU is a new system and still under constant development; please be patient!  SISU is both in Finnish and in English; choose your language  Course descriptions  Personal Study Plan (eHOPS)  Registration for courses and exams  Transcript of Records and Certificate of Registration (Jybar)  Keep your email address and other contact information updated in SISU!  Problems with SISU  contact the SISU support (sisu-info@jyu.fi)

 A plan of studies , their timing and order of completion throughout the entire degree.  A tool for you: keep track of which studies are “to do” and which studies have already been completed.  The overall structure of the degree, i.e. the outline of the Study Plan is already in Sisu, however:  A lot of optionality in the main structure! A lot of freedom…  When choosing the elective or optional studies, consider your individual background/ interests/ career aims etc.  Course registration (create, plan, schedule, enroll)  Instructions: https://www.jyu.fi/digipalvelut/en/guides/sisu-guide/for-students/forstudents

For example: The first 3 digits of the code  TIE = tie totekniikka (=Information Technology) usually express the host  PSY = Psy kologia (=Psychology) subject (in Finnish), the 4 th digit  XEN = X for Movi, En glish language expresses the level of studies.  xxx P xxx = P erus = BA/BSc basic (1 st year)  xxx A xxx = A ine = BA/ BSc intermediate (2 nd -3 rd year)  xxx S xxx = S yventävä = Master's level (Advanced)  xxx J xxx = J atko = Doctoral level

 …A lot of optionality in the main structure…  Mainly from your own Department and/or Faculty, possibly courses from other Faculties  Courses at the Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication (Movi)  All courses can be found in the Sisu system; all titles are in English but always check the course info and the Completion Methods : is it actually available for you and is it taught in English! Check: – Languages of learning – Subject specific restrictions (e.g. JSBE) – Level – course code! – Prerequisites – Some courses may have contact teaching in Finnish but int’l student are allowed to complete the course by independent study in English  Courses available in English in one list at: https://www.jyu.fi/en/apply/student-exchange/courses-for- exchange-students.  COURSES BY MAINLY DISTANCE LEARNING IN THE AUTUMN 2020 DUE TO COVID-19

 A course may have separate registration for lectures/ exams/ demos! Registration period is stated in the Completion •  If a course is full, you may attend the first Methods tab of the Course Description in Sisu lecture to see if there is availability, esp. language courses  Please cancel your registration if you change your plans!

 When your University user license is fully functional.  Course registration 1. Plan: STRUCTURE OF STUDIES 2. Schedule: Add to STUDY CALENDAR 3. Enrol: ENROLL (just adding to study calendar does not enroll you to the course)  You must first include the course in your Study Plan and then you make a separate enrolment for those courses which you will be completing during that period/ semester. N.B. Study Plan is for the entire degree and the course enrolments are done as and when the time is to take them.  Courses have enrolment deadlines which are announced in SISU in the course description  participation in a course is confirmed after the end of the registration period

 Vary from Faculty to Faculty, programme to programme and course to course  Seminars, demos, practical work, group work, presentations, independent study, online courses, lectures, book exams (no oral exams!), essays and reports, learning diaries  https://www.jyu.fi/en/study/pursuing-studies

 Possibly overlapping schedules; no ready-made timetables for students  Do not miss the first lecture ; all the important information is given there! If not possible, please ask!  Academic quarter of an hour…14:00 or 14?  Attendance requirements vary; check with the lecturer!  Class sizes vary (10-400)!  Teaching methods vary!  COVID-19 restrictions: distance learning, possibly small group meetings

 Great cultural differences on structure, style and referencing: be aware of your own background and differences in academic culture and writing conventions! Submission vary (paper/ e- mail/ Moodle…) • Check deadlines •

Fraud means: Plagiarism means:  cheating (e.g. talking!) on an exam;  copying someone else’s work either directly or in a modified form (incl.  copying an assignment; summarizing or translations) without  giving a fellow student your work to properly naming the source ! present it as their own;  It must be clear for the reader at all times  taking an exam for someone else; which part of the text is borrowed, what is  falsifying measurements or other findings. the cited publication/ material, and to which section of the publication or material the citation refers to (e.g. page numbers).  REFERENCES !

 Ethical guidelines for studying and the processing of academic fraud: https://www.jyu.fi/en/study/administrative-rules-and-regulations/processing-of- academic-fraud  Ensure you know how to avoid fraud!  Plagiarism detection software is in use

Lecture exams  Retakes are available • Book exams  After 2 no-shows/failed exams, the student must consult • the teacher about the possibility to take the exam. General exams •  Only a certain number of books are available; please plan E-exams • ahead…

 In many courses (not all) at the end of a course/ period. A part of the course.  Dates for exam and re-exams stated in Sisu.  Separate registration for Tentti (= exam) in Sisu.  If you cannot attend: discuss with the teacher beforehand !

 Book exam can be: a) a part of a course with contact teaching or b) the only mode of studying of an independent study course, i.e. no lectures!  On general examination days: (COVID-19 exceptions!) – organized once per month – Faculty specific dates – duration: 4 hrs

 For each general exam date there is a list of exams you can take that date  Registration in Sisu  Deadline usually 7-10 days before the exam day; late registrations are not accepted!  Cancel your registration if you decide not to take the exam! If you do not show up, you have lost one chance to take the exam.

 Roll call & personal envelopes before the exam outside the exam room (COVID-19 exceptions!);  You are not allowed to leave the exam within the first 30 minutes;  If nobody has not yet left the examination room, late arrival is permitted.  Leave your bag next to the wall of the exam room, take only the pen(cil)s and erasers with you.  No mobile phones , handouts or dictionaries (unless otherwise mentioned)!  It is not allowed to open the envelope until permission is given.  No talking – at all – in the exam room!  Remember to take your ID/ student card to the exam (your identity will be checked when you return the exam).  No cheating!

 E-exam Guide  Some (not all) exams can be taken as eExams – Agora EXAM room (open Mon-Fri from 8am-8pm) – X150 (Mon-Fri 8am-4pm)  Registration in the eExam system  COVID-19: only half of the workstations are in use (X150 max 10 and in Agora max 6 students). Enhanced cleaning and hand sanitizer & disinfectant wipes available. – Reservations are available for all exams with a valid exam period. – Don't come to your exam if you are ill. Cancel or reschedule your booking. – Take care of hand hygiene and coughing etiquette. – Safety distance!

 Work is assessed within two weeks of submission, results in Sisu 1-5 scale • Re-assessment (no effect on the final grade) • Transcript of Records •

 Some courses may be graded Pass/ Fail If you fail your exam/ course, please talk to the teacher to agree a reassessment BEFORE you leave the country in the spring, for example.