15.6.2015Johan Nikula MinPlan An integrated, computerbased planning system for faculty and students...

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MinPlan

• An integrated, computerbased planning system for faculty and students at Åbo Akademi University

Heidelberg 13.12.2006


Starting point

• The Bologna process 1999: changes in the degree structure

• Finnish government programme 2003: demands on shorter study times, fewer dropouts, more systematic approach to academic studies, higher quality, more degrees, intensified student counselling

• University Act 2005: Restrictions concerning length of study


Requirements

• Supporting leadership • Ministerial pressure and financing• Interested planning staff• IT-support internally and externally• Databases: staff, students,

courses, completed courses• Other: classroom reservation,

schedule planning


The overarching plan

• Meticulous process description• Testing processes and modules on study

administration expertise• Adjustments before computer programming

STUDY OFFERINGSTUDY OFFERINGANDAND

YEARLY PLANNINGYEARLY PLANNING

RECRUITINGRECRUITINGANDAND

GUIDANCEGUIDANCE

APPLICATIONAPPLICATIONANDAND

ADMISSIONADMISSION

ENROLMENTENROLMENTANDAND

REGISTRATIONREGISTRATION

STUDIESSTUDIESDURING THEDURING THE

ACADEMIC YEARACADEMIC YEAR

GRADUATIONGRADUATIONANDAND

DIPLOMADIPLOMA

CONTINUINGCONTINUINGEDUCATION ANDEDUCATION AND

SUPPLEMENTARYSUPPLEMENTARYSTUDIESSTUDIES


Study offering and yearly planning

• Each study programme is described in detail with regulations and options

• Each course is described in detail with workloads and direct possibility to borrow course books from the library

• Each course is put into the programme schedule and changes are reported to teachers and students in question


Arrival of new students

• Every new student gets a student tutor• All students get teacher tutors who can

be changed through the studies• During the orientation to studies each

student is taught to use MinPlan and make his or her own study plan

• MinPlan helps both students and tutors to make the student’s plan right


Making Bologna work

• In case the student wants extramural studies to be included in the degree or other studies to be excluded, this can be observed in the plan

• The plan helps the student to get a degree without unintended extra studies and with an even workload through studies


Advising is easier

• The student can send the study plan to all sorts of counsellors at the university for help (general counselling, career services)

• The student can use the plan to explain problems and declare plans to student support people

• The student can explain all wishes concerning the content of his or her degree

• Once a year an obligatory counselling is held


Courses and examinations

• Students can express interest or register for courses/examinations

• Teachers can get information on preliminary interest for courses, demand registration when necessary and select students for courses and examinations when necessary

• Examination results are registered and can be seen in the student’s study plan


Other issues

• Course evaluation will be managed through the same system

• An information net is integrated with system generated messages and possibilities to inform selected individuals or groups

• External information about studies etc. will be linked to this system

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