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Master’s Dissertation: How to Coach Students?
At the end of their study programme, students are required to write a Master's dissertation. As a supervisor or assistant, the quality of your coaching will influence the quality of the dissertation. As a supervisor, you take up three different roles: the instructor with clear expectations, the feeder and the …
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Worried about a Student? Tips for Ghent University Staff
You have reason to believe that a student in your immediate surroundings is struggling and it has you worried. You want to help, but you do not really know how to proceed. Find out here how to recognize specific signs and how to respond.
Flowchart Worrying SignsWhat are possible signs …
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Academic Writing in a Nutshell: How to Put This Ufora Learning Pathway into (Your Teaching) Practice?
If your students have to make writing assignments (using academic Dutch) and you want to support them in the process, you might consider referring them to the Ufora learning pathway ‘Academic Writing in a Nutshell’. This Education Tip explains the contents of the learning pathway, how students can get to work …
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Assessment and Exit Level Outcomes
What?
The assessment of the curriculum is spread over the different course units. For each course unit, the final competencies are assessed in a suitable and high-quality fashion. The course-specific learning outcomes contribute to one or more programme-specific competencies. The entire set of assessments determines whether or not the students …
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Ghent University Education Support Services
Ghent University’s training offer has evolved considerably over the years. This is due to a confluence of events, such as the implementation of Ghent University’s Quality Assurance Conduct 2.0, the covid-induced transition from on-campus to online and blended teaching, a newly founded collaboration network through the European Enlight Consortium and …
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Study Programme Feedback by Students
Each year, all students in the last year of their study programme (e.g. at the end of the Bachelor’s programme) are given the chance to give feedback. Feedback on a study programme in its entirety is an important factor of quality assurance on the three policy levels: the university level, …
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Deducting Marks for Spelling Mistakes?
To deduct marks for spelling mistakes, or not to deduct marks for spelling mistakes? That is the question. The answer is yes, but only if you have included language competencies in your course unit's competencies. If not, the answer is no.
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Active Teaching: What is the ACTIVO Project?
You might already be a great supporter of active teaching and active learning, or you might even implement active teaching and assessment methods in your own teaching practice. With the ACTIVO project Ghent University aims for a university-wide implementation of active teaching. This Education Tip describes how Ghent University …
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What does Ghent University consider as “work placement”?
Ghent University has 11 faculties, with over 400 study programmes, and is home to a multitude of different (inter)national work placements. This educational tip defines the term work placement and is based on the Ghent University vision on work placement, as approved by the Educational Council.
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Interdisciplinary Education: Preconditions for Success
According to Ghent University’s skills model, the Educational Concept and its six Strategic Objectives, students have to learn to cooperate in an interdisciplinary way. Study programmes should incorporate this interdisciplinary dimension purposefully and explicitly. This educational tip teaches you how to shape these interdisciplinary educational activities.
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How to Set Up Seminars
What is a seminar? How does it differ from a practical or lecture? What can you use it for and how do you do that? What are benefits and points of interest? All explanations about seminars are offered in this education tip.
What is a seminar?A seminar is a …
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How to Organize Work Placement Observations?
Both the work placement supervisor and the work placement mentor can observe the students during their work placement. How often this happens, depends on various factors (such as the year of study, the characteristics of the work placement, the experience the students have with work placements, the number of students). …
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Learning Network for Programme Committee Chairs
For whom?
This training targets Programme Committee chairs.
What?Taking on the position of Programme Committee (PC) chair means taking on leadership. Implementing this “leadership”, however, it is not always straightforward. After all, the mandate is only temporary, which necessarily renders your leadership temporary as well. Rather than making unilateral …
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The Basics of Designing a Course Unit
What are points to consider for Ghent University lecturers when designing and/or fine-tuning your course unit? What are elements to ensure a well-structured course unit, and to a powerful learning environment for students? This Education Tip outlines the basics of any type of high-quality education.
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Exam marks: how do you access the distribution of marks in Oasis?
As lecturer-in-charge, you can request the distribution of marks for your course unit via Oasis. Programmes can also request the distribution of marks for all course units of the programme. On this basis, the assessment practice can be discussed in the study programme committee, assessment committee, examination committee or academic …
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Master's Dissertation: Points to Consider for the Study Programme
What?
The Master's dissertation is a research project that students carry out independently or collectively as a learning experience. In so doing, they acquire academic-scientific skills like setting up and conducting research, and interpreting, reporting and assessing research results. A supervisor monitors the entire process.
Expressed in ECTS credits, …
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Apollo 8 - Project 3: Future-proof Study Programmes
Future-proof Education at Ghent University: What?
Prompted by economic, social and environmental needs, the transformation of higher education is at a tipping point.
Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation process and provided additional innovation opportunities. With this project, and based on criteria stipulated in various European policy agendas, …
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Give Your Students a Boost: Awareness of Student Well-Being in Class
Why Increase Student Well-Being in Class?
Students who feel good about themselves, can achieve a stronger learning process and are less likely to drop out. As a lecturer, you can increase the well-being of your students during class with small interventions and promote mutual contact between students. It is important …
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Master’s Dissertation during Study Abroad: How to Guide and Assess it?
This Education Tip gives you the points to consider when supervising a Master's dissertation ‘with an international component’.
What is a Master's Dissertation 'with an International Component'?An increasing number of students chooses to combine their Master's dissertation with studying and staying abroad. In addition to the added value in …
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The Captain System
What is the captain system?
The captain system is a kind of group work in which students work together on a weekly basis in groups of three to six people. In each class session, one group member is appointed as captain.
The captain may be assigned various roles:
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