Brief Notes Branch 0925 –Automation
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Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine The National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine Faculty of Computer Systems, Power Engineering and Automation EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (ECTS) Brief Notes Branch 0925 –Automation and Computer Technologies Speciality 092501 – Automation management of technological processes NMetAU 2006 Introduction The European Community encourages, and assists in, the cooperation between universities as a method for improving upon the quality of higher education, and it regards student-exchange programmes as an essential part of this work. The prerequisite for an integrated European Higher Education Area, which facilitates student and teacher mobility between universities in the countries concerned, is the academic recognition of courses, qualifications, and diplomas. One such tool for this recognition is the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) – a system of evaluation which approves and recognizes the transfer of credits between educational institutions. This tool creates transparency by building bridges between institutions and enlarges the options available to students. The system enables easier evaluation of student achievement, as it is a standardized form in which students may be categorized. The system also adds to the integration of a national system of higher education. ECTS is based on three key aspects:
A credit (ECTS) is the value used to measure a student’s workload. This workload includes not only academic hours, such as lectures, seminar, practical classes, consulting classes (tutorials), but also manufacturing practice, academic hours for student preparation, tests and relevant preparation, and other forms of evaluative activities. 36 academic hours is required for one credit. In accordance with the ECTS system, a student workload for one academic year is 60 credits. The Ukrainian national system of higher education meets the main requirements of the Bologna Declaration, specifying the use of a credit-modular system (curriculum modularization) based on modular techniques and international values of learning-result estimations. Accordingly, the material of each academic discipline is divided into modules. At the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine (NMetAU), every modular credit is evaluated on a 12-point scale. The total student workload required to complete the course, described by the 12-point scale, is equal to one credit. Since 2004, NMetAU has pursued the instruction of specialists in accordance with the Bologna Declaration. Learning Outcomes Evaluation Table for Conversion from National to ECTS Systems
* - Used in the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine (NMetAU) І – Institution of Higher Education А. Name and Address National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine Address: Gagarin av. 4, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine 49600, Rector – Prof., Dr. ^ Velychko Tel.: (380562) 45-31-56, (380562) 41-02-00 Fax: (380562) 47-44-61 E-mail: dmeti@dmeti.dp.ua
^ Organization Schedule of Learning: four semesters Every academic year has a 52 (including vacations) week workload. The beginning of the academic year is the 1st of September
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