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First year of experience First year of experience with the Bologna processwith the Bologna process

Damir KalpiDamir KalpiććFaculty of Electrical Engineering and ComputingFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing

University of ZagrebUniversity of ZagrebUnska 3Unska 3, 10000 , 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaZagreb, Croatiadamir.kalpic@fer.hrdamir.kalpic@fer.hr

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Educational load for lecturers (1)Educational load for lecturers (1)

Preparation of new curriculum (2 years)Preparation of new curriculum (2 years)Deployment in September 2005Deployment in September 20051st year (700 + 300 students)1st year (700 + 300 students)Dramatically increased educational workload for Dramatically increased educational workload for the Faculty staff:the Faculty staff:– Example:Example:

PreBologna Algorithms and Data StructuresPreBologna Algorithms and Data Structures– 700 students, 3 groups * 2h (Kalpić alone)700 students, 3 groups * 2h (Kalpić alone)– 700 students, 6 groups * 2h (3 assistants)700 students, 6 groups * 2h (3 assistants)– 2 interim examinations2 interim examinations– 4 terms/student for final written examinations (33% of students)4 terms/student for final written examinations (33% of students)– oral examinations (66% of students)oral examinations (66% of students)

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Educational load for lecturersEducational load for lecturers ((22))

PostBologna Algorithms and Data PostBologna Algorithms and Data StructuresStructures

– 850850 students, 10 groups * 4h (10 lecturers + 8 students, 10 groups * 4h (10 lecturers + 8 assistants)assistants)

– 12 tests/homework12 tests/homework– 3 on-line tests3 on-line tests– 3 automatically evaluated homework problems3 automatically evaluated homework problems– 2 interim written examinations2 interim written examinations– final examination (1+1)final examination (1+1)

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Educational load for studentsEducational load for students

PreBologna:PreBologna:– 30 h/week direct education30 h/week direct education– learning at the time of examinationslearning at the time of examinations

PostBolognaPostBologna– 20 h/week direct education20 h/week direct education– learning in parallel learning in parallel toto lectures lectures

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ResultsResults

~ 75% students have passed ~ 75% students have passed examinations per courseexaminations per course

Students survey – mostly favourableStudents survey – mostly favourable

Lecturers Lecturers – partly (silently) againstpartly (silently) against– (slight) majority in favour(slight) majority in favour

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AhyCo - Starting menuAhyCo - Starting menu

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Discussion in ForumDiscussion in Forum

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A reported “problem”A reported “problem”

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Final students’ enquiryFinal students’ enquiry

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Final examination resultsFinal examination results

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Distribution of results in a poor Distribution of results in a poor group (repeaters)group (repeaters)

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Distribution of results in a Distribution of results in a goodgood groupgroup

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Overview of resultsOverview of results

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Other AhyCo featuresOther AhyCo features

ExaminationsExaminations

Download of individualised homeworkDownload of individualised homework

Upload of homeworkUpload of homework

Automatic evaluation of homeworkAutomatic evaluation of homework

MultimediaMultimedia

Distant learning – yet to be fully usedDistant learning – yet to be fully used

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Financing of higher education in Financing of higher education in CroatiaCroatia

Lump sum – from Ministry to UniversityLump sum – from Ministry to UniversityAccording to:According to:– existing staffexisting staff– traditiontradition– lobbying & pressureslobbying & pressures– salaries depend only on formal positionsalaries depend only on formal position

University completely unpreparedUniversity completely unpreparedUnsuccessful election of new Rector in Unsuccessful election of new Rector in ZagrebZagreb ( (twicetwice))

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Criteria for promotionCriteria for promotion

Exaggerated role of scientometricsExaggerated role of scientometrics

Result:Result:– investigations in irrelevanceinvestigations in irrelevance– scientific novices approved in irrelevant fieldsscientific novices approved in irrelevant fields– salaries regardless to the labour marketsalaries regardless to the labour market

Hope:Hope:– increased role of relevance?increased role of relevance?– correlation between salary and work?correlation between salary and work?