Abbreviations and common phrases

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Abbreviations and common phrases used in the Course Catalogue 2006/2007

Course and course level
A teaching unit is called a "course". Each course has a number of credits based on the expected workload. 30 credits correspond to one semester’s full-time work, and 60 credits correspond to one whole year’s full-time work.
Each course is characterized with a letter code and a number code. The letter code states the connection to the subject area. The number code states the course level.

Credits:
Number of credits (ECTS) provided by the course.

Language:
The language in which the course is taught.

Limits for class size:
Limit of number of students per course.

Teaching periods:
The periods in which the course is taught.

Structured instruction time:
Information about classes, instructions, fieldwork, etc.

Compulsory educational activities:
This includes hand-ins.

Reduction of credits for overlapping courses:
Courses giving a reduction in credits are listed here.

Prerequisites:
Minimum knowledge required for the course. It is possible to take the exam if you have not taken the courses listed here, but you should have this minimum required knowledge to be able to follow the course.

Recommended prerequisites:
List of courses to obtain the required minimum knowledge to follow the course.

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Examination:
Information about the exam, partial exams, and grading system.

Eximination aids:
Helpful items which you are allowed to bring to the exam.

Proportion of grades:
Proportion of the grade between the exam, partial-exams, hand-ins, etc.

Continuing exams:
Number of times offered for re-sit exams.

Comments:
Comments to the course.

Content:
The course content.

Course material:
Books and other material used in the course.

Possible references:
Links to other similar courses.

Updated: 26.07.06
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