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Guide to the ECTS Course Catalogue
The 2006 ECTS Course Catalogue will be finished before March 1st 2006, and will include the following information:
Volda University College
Faculties, academic staff and study programmes
Individual course units
General information for students
Additional information for incoming exchange students
Main university regulations
Links to useful information on education in Norway.
Through the information about the institution we are trying to give a quick overview of Volda University College, including contact addresses, academic calendar, authorities and administrative procedures and regulations. The course catalogue contains comments on the study programmes as a whole sorted by faculty. Study programme descriptions contain an overview of all courses (modules) which make up the programme. All students within a normal study plan will find this type of overview for their class. The course descriptions are also indexed by course title or course code. It should also be underlined that the vast majority of individual course units are taught in Norwegian, but that the number of English-taught courses is increasing with the intention of attracting foreign exchange students and thereby internationalising Volda University College. Please check out the individual course descriptions for information on the language of instruction.
Volda University College reserves the right to adjust the courses offered during the course of the academic year and is not responsible for typing errors or printing mistakes. As a result of the Quality Reform in Norwegian Higher Education there may be more substantial changes than usual. If and when such changes occur, they will be published by the faculty involved.
Course descriptions
The course descriptions contain information about the number of credits (student workload), pre-requisites, objective, course contents, year of study, mode of instruction, language of instruction, evaluation methods etc. Course literature is not usually mentioned in the course descriptions. This information is given at the beginning of the semester or is available on request.
It should be noted that all credits used in the course descriptions and course diagrams are ECTS credits allocated in accordance with the ECTS guidelines.
Where a pre-requisite is listed, this is defined as a passed exam in the subjects listed as pre-requisites. Recommended pre-requisites means that the subject builds on material given in the pre-requisites listed, but a passed exam is not required. In general, it is assumed that students will follow the progression of the study programme even though this is not specified in every individual course description.
Sections about evaluation methods contain information both about examination requirements, i.e. requirements to be met in order to take the exam, and the type of evaluation on which the grade will be based. Examination requirements are usually various types of student work within the relevant course.
Unless otherwise stated in the course descriptions, the grades A-F are used (see below).
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symbol |
description |
General, qualitative description of valuation criteria |
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A |
Excellent |
An excellent performance, clearly outstanding. The candidate demonstrates excellent judgement and a high degree of independent thinking. |
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B |
Very good |
A very good performance. The candidate demonstrates sound judgement and a very good degree of independent thinking. |
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C |
Good |
A good performance in most areas. The candidate demonstrates a reasonable degree of judgement and independent thinking in the most important areas. |
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D |
Satisfactory |
A satisfactory performance, but with significant shortcomings. The candidate demonstrates a limited degree of judgement and independent thinking. |
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E |
Sufficient |
A performance that meets the minimum criteria, but no more. The candidate demonstrates a very limited degree of judgement and independent thinking. |
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F |
Fail |
A performance that does not meet the minimum academic criteria. The candidate demonstrates an absence of both judgement and independent thinking. |
Until the catalogue is updated, please contact International Office, Cecilie Wilhelmsen, +47 7007 5120 for more information or send an e-mail to: cw@hivolda.no The fax number is: 0047 - 7005 4849. You may also contact Kjell Holby (teacher training) at kho@hivolda.no, phone +47 - 7007 5307.
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