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THE EXAMINATION BOARD

INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXAMINATION BOARD Luuk Schoenmakers, LLM, MSc Chairman examination board SM&O/ISMB

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CONTENT

• What is the examination board?
• What is the TER?
• BSA first year
• Fraud/plagiarism

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THE EXAMINATION BOARD

• Responsible for the quality of the ISMB programme:

exams and assessments

• To lecturers: take care about the quality of the

exams.

• To students: take care about a studying

programme, checks on fraud/plagiarism and to impose sanctions, take care about entry requirements

• Requests and complaints

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WHEN DO YOU GO TO THE EXAMINATION BOARD?

Always consult with your coach before you contact the examination board!

• To commence for a minor
• Requests for exemptions
• Complaints and requests
• If you have a ‘problem’ with the exam. Always

consult with the lecturer!

• For personal circumstances and binding study advice.

Go to the student counsellor and your coach; at the end

• f the year to the examination board!

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WHEN DO YOU NOT GO TO THE EXAMINATION BOARD?

Missing an exam through problems with public transport, bike, car, illness and so on.

• Decision is (almost) always: “no extra opportunity”.
• When you’ve missed a lesson while it was a

mandatory lesson. Consult with the lecturer.

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TER

• See A-Z list / page of the examination board
• Read it through; summary of appointments for you (rights and
• bligations)
• For example:
• There should be offered two opportunities per year

(no right to two opportunities!)

• The results should be determined by the lecturer(s) within

15 working days via sis

• Conditions for certain components (e.G. Requirements for

minors or studying abroad or starting with your graduation project)

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BSA

• This year: achieve a minimum of 50 ETCS/credits

(In order to be allowed to commence a minor in year 3/internship you must have completed the foundation year) SIS CHECK!

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PLAGIARISM/FRAUD

• "Plagiarism occurs when data or sections of a text from
• thers are transferred without reference to a resource“
• “Taking work from someone else and passing it off as

your own work”

• Full list in writing guide
• This includes giving the opportunity consciously ("take it

from me")

• Plagiarism is “not-intentionally "

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PLAGIARISM/FRAUD

“Fraud is defined when a student intentionally breaks the rules.” Examples:

• A full copied paper of which the student pretends that it

is his/her own work

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PROCEDURE

• On suspicion, the lecturer makes a report and sends it to

the examination board. The student has the opportunity to be heard.

• The mark will not be granted until the examination board

has made a decision.

• Consequences:

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SANCTIONS

• Fraud in SIS + note in file. Hand in next

possibility

• Fraud in SIS + note in file + exclusion of

achieving credits for a maximum of 3 months.

• Fraud in sis + note in file + exclusion of

achieving credits for a maximum of 1 year.

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REPEAT

• Heavier sanctions + possibility to be removed

from the program.

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DROPBOX - URKUND

• All documents that will be hand in digitally will

be scanned and compared with: – Internet – Older files in the database – Mijnhva

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RECOMMENDATIONS

• To prevent is better than cure, be careful with

your work files.

• Read the writing guide regarding the rules on

citing etc.

• Not just provide products (and if, then pdf)

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QUESTIONS?

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