Pedagogical training course

Fifth module: CBE

3rd lecture

Bologna Process

Khaleel Hasan Younis 1

Assistant Professor
 1 Bologna Process

2 Aim and Objectives

3 Elements
Outlines
4 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation
System ECTS
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 At the end of today’s session, you should be able to:

Learning Describe history of Bologna process

Outcomes
Identify objectives and elements of
Bologna process

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 Bologna Process
- Process of cooperation and reform of higher
education in Europe.
- Merging and harmonization of education systems in
Europe under the Bologna Agreement, Making
academic degree standards and quality assurance
standards more comparable and compatible
throughout Europe.
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 History
❖ Italian city – Bologna - in 1999
❖ at a special conference of education

ministers from 29 European countries

adopted a declaration - the Bologna

agreement.

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Aim and Objectives
Aim: European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

- Enhancing the
quality and -Mobility Employability - Life-long
relevance of learning
learning and
teaching

- European
-Social dimension of
dimension higher
education
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Aim and Objectives
Experiences in Higher Education from different European
countries:
- Enhancing the
quality and -Teaching methods
relevance of
learning and -Development of curriculum
teaching -Learning environment and facilities
-Administration
- Quality assurance, ……..

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Aim and Objectives
Promoting mobility of students, academics and
administrative staff within EHEA. Student mobility
-Mobility is supported both for a semester or for a whole
degree.

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Aim and Objectives
Providing students with the knowledge, skills and
competences required for the labour market. Help
Employability
avoid graduate unemployment and contribute to
economic growth

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Aim and Objectives

It may contribute to meeting the needs of a changing

labour market. It can ensure continuous opportunities
- Life-long
learning for developing competences (knowledge, skills and
attitude).

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Aim and Objectives
Obstacles to enter, participate in or complete higher
education (equitable access) linked to socio-economic
-Social
background, gender, age, nationality, religion or any
dimension
other factor should be progressively removed

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Aim and Objectives
Process seeks to increase the transparency and
- European
dimension attractiveness of EHEA globally to attract the most
of higher
talented students to Europe.
education

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Elements
Diploma 8 sections
Supplement
Degree Cycle1 Cycle2 Cycle3
Structure
European and National
EQF and NQF Qualifications Framework 8
Levels or more
ECTS
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 Elements
Diploma 8 sections
Supplement

The Diploma Supplement is a document issued to

each graduate. Personal information, in addition to
the qualification, describes the education system of
the country, the education institution attended, the
program followed along with the main areas
studied as part of the program.
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 Elements
Degree Structure

Bachelor Degree
Cycle 1
180-240 ECTS

Master Degree
Cycle 2
60/90/120 ECTS

Doctoral Degree
Cycle 3
( min. 3 years)
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 Elements
EQF and NQF

EQF is a European-wide framework that provides a common reference framework

to promote transparency and comparability of qualifications across different
European countries.
- It aims to facilitate the recognition of qualifications and promote the mobility of
learners and workers within Europe. It consists of eight levels. Each level
describes what a learner knows, understands, and can demonstrate.

NQF is specific to individual countries and is a framework that organizes

and classifies qualifications within that particular nation.
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 Elements
EQF and NQF

8 Levels or more

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Elements
EQF and NQF 8 Levels or more

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European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
(ECTS)
❑ What is ECTS?

❑ What are the advantages of ECTS? (for the learner)

❑ What is the link between ECTS credits and Workload?

❑ Are learning outcomes directly related to activities and ECTS credits?

❑ How do you decide how many credits a degree program should have?

❑ How do you assign credits to different modules?

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 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
(ECTS)
❖ It is based on the student workload and learning outcomes of a program.
❖ It aims at facilitating mobility through credit transfer across institutions and countries.
❖ It is a measurement of student’s outcomes and achievement.

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 How ECTS is calculated?
Workload (Student Learning Time SLT)

❑ The time a student needs to efficiently learn a curriculum and

complete course activities (achieve learning outcomes).
❑ It is estimated in hours.

Workload hours include:

Scheduled activities and self-study time (outside class)

Lecture Tutorial Field visit Exam

Learning
Lab Report Clinic Assignment
Activities

Seminar Project Quiz Preparation

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 How ECTS is calculated?
All Workload or Student
Learning Activities Credit
learning time (SLT)

𝑺𝑳𝑻
ECTS =
𝑿
1Year = 60 ECTS
learning Outcomes
Workload = (1500-1800) hr / year Achievement
X = 25-30 hr
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How ECTS is calculated?

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Example for Making Templates and
Calculating ECTS for ERBIL POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY/ ERBIL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

ACADEMIC CALENDER
ERBIL POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY/ ERBIL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
Work
ACADEMIC CALENDER PROGRA
Date Module Name and code /Content discription load/Lecture
MME s (hrs)
PROGRA Work load
Date Module Name and code /Content discription
MME (hrs) 00Sept.-00Sep.2019 RC103 56
00 Sept.-00 Sep.2019 RC103
FALL SEMESTER (# 3)
FALL SEMESTER (#1)
00 September 2019- 00 January 2020 00 September 2019- 00 January 2020
00 Sept.- 00 Sep.2019 Week 1 00 Sept.- 00 Sep.2019 Week 1 Introduction 4
00 Sept.-00 Sep.2019 Week 2
00 Sept.-00 Sep.2019 Week 2 Forces Systems 4
00 Sept.-00 Oct.2019 Week 3

00 Oct.-00 Oct.2019 Week 4 00 Sept.-00 Oct.2019 Week 3 Moment of forces and couples 4
00 Oct.-00 Oct.2019 Week 5 00 Oct.-00 Oct.2019 Week 4 Couples 4
00 Oct.-00 Oct.2019 Week 6 00 Oct.-00 Oct.2019 Week 5 Equilibrium of rigid bodies- Conditions and F.B.D 4
00 Oct.-00 Nov.2019 Week 7 Equations of Equilibrium- Two forces
00 Oct.-00 Oct.2019 Week 6 4
members
00 Nov.-00 Nov.2019 Week 8 00 Oct.-00 Nov.2019 Week 7 Midterm Examination 0
00 Nov.-00 Nov.2019 Week 9 00 Nov.-00 Nov.2019 Week 8 Equations of Equilibrium- Three forces members 4
00 Nov.-00 Nov.2019 Week 10
00 Nov.-00 Nov.2019 Week 9 Equations of Equilibrium- Three forces members 4
00 Nov.-00 Nov.2019 Week 11
00 Nov.-00 Nov.2019 Week 10 Distributed loads 4
00 Dec.-00 Dec.2019 Week 12
00 Nov.-00 Nov.2019 Week 11 Trusses- Joints method 4
00 Dec.-00 Dec.2019 Week 13
00 Dec.-00 Dec.2019 Week 12 Trusses- sections method 4
00 Dec.-00 Dec.2019 Week 14

00 Dec.-00 Dec.2019 Week 15

00 Dec.-00 Dec.2019 Week 13 Centroid 4

00 Dec.-00 Jan.2020 00 Dec.-00 Dec.2019 Week 14 Moment of inertia 4

Final examination (2 Weeks)
00 Jan.-00 Jan.2020 Project presentation 00 Dec.-00 Dec.2019 Week 15 Revision week & Project presentation 4
00 Jan.-00 Quize date 00 Dec.-00 Jan.2020 0
Online Results
Jan.2020 Final examination (2 Weeks)
SEMESTER BREAK ( 00 January -00 February 2020) assignment submission 00Jan.-00 Jan.2020

SPRING SMESTER (00 February 2020- 00 May 2020)

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Example for Making Templates and
Calculating ECTS for
Student Workload ( Pre. And Psot. lectures and Preparations for Assessemnts)
Prepartion for Exams &
Workload Quizzes,assig. Prepartion
& projects exams

Week 1 Introduction 2

Week 2 Forces Systems 2

Week 3 Moment of forces and couples 2 1

-Studying time
Week 4 Couples
Equilibrium of rigid bodies- Conditions
2
-Exams
Week 5 2 1

Week 6
and F.B.D
Equations of Equilibrium- Two forces
2 1
-Quizzes
members

Week 7 Midterm Examination 0 5 -Projects

Week 8
Equations of Equilibrium- Three forces
members
Equations of Equilibrium- Three forces
2 -Assignments
Week 9 2
members
Week 10 Distributed loads 2 1
Week 11 Trusses- Joints method 2 1
Week 12 Trusses- sections method 2
Week 13 Centroid 2 1
Week 14 Moment of inertia 2
Week 15 Revision week & Project presentation 0 3
Final examination (2 Weeks) 0 5

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Example for Making Templates and
Calculating ECTS for
Module Name:
Module Code: RC103
Engineerning Mechanics

Attending 28 Sum up Table

Lectures
Face to Face Pre. & post-
preparation
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Learning
(Hours) Attending 28
and ECTS
Tutorial Pre. & post-
14
preparation
56 hrs lectures
Laboratory Attending 0
Practical
(Hours) Pre. & post-
preparation
0 45 hrs assess. + Prepar.
Assignments 0
Continuous
Quiz + Test 0
101 hrs Total
Assessments
Preparation 4
Assessments Presentation 0.5
Presentation
(Hours) Preparation 2.5
Midterm + Final 4
Examination
Preparation 6
Others 0
Module Total SLT (Hours) 101
Module Total Credit (SLT/25) 4.0 ECTS 26
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A model of calculating ECTS for a specific module

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References
- The European Higher Education Area in 2018 “Bologna Process Implementation Report”
(2015); https://www.ehea.info/Upload/BP2018.pdf

-The European Higher Education Area in 2015 “Bologna Process Implementation

Report” (2015);
https://www.ehea.info/media.ehea.info/file/2015_Yerevan/73/3/2015_Implementation
_report_20.05.2015_613733.pdf

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