Teaching and Examination regulations MTPS 2017-2018, version 2

TEACHING AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS

Military Technology, Processes and Systems

(TER MTPS)

2020-2021

Faculty of Military Sciences

Netherlands Defence Academy

Confirmed by the Faculty Board FMS on 07 July 2020

TER MTPS 2020-2021 Incl. Rules and Guidelines by the Board of Examiners

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Contents

SECTION 1 – GENERAL .................................................................................... 4

Article 1.1 – Applicability ..................................................................................................... 4

Article 1.2 – Definitions of terms used .............................................................................. 4

SECTION 2 - THE PROGRAMME ...................................................................... 6

Article 2.1 – Programme characteristics ........................................................................... 6

Article 2.2 – Aim of the programme .................................................................................. 6

Article 2.3 – Exit qualifications ........................................................................................... 6

Article 2.4 – Quality control ................................................................................................ 7

Article 2.5 – The curriculum ............................................................................................... 7

Article 2.6 – Language ......................................................................................................... 8

Article 2.7 – Course and assessment schedule ............................................................... 9

SECTION 3 – ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAMME ........................................... 10

Article 3.1 – Admission responsibility .............................................................................. 10

Article 3.2 – Programme capacity .................................................................................... 10

Article 3.3 – Application start and deadline ................................................................... 10

Article 3.4 – Admission requirements ............................................................................. 10

SECTION 4 – EXAMINATIONS ....................................................................... 11

Article 4.1 – Number, times and frequency of examinations ...................................... 11

Article 4.2 – Taking part in course examinations .......................................................... 11

Article 4.3 – Validity of examinations .............................................................................. 11

Article 4.4 – Types of examinations ................................................................................ 12

Article 4.5 – Information about the examinations ........................................................ 12

Article 4.6 – The thesis ...................................................................................................... 12

Article 4.7 – Oral examinations ........................................................................................ 12

Article 4.8 – Determining and publishing the results ................................................... 12

Article 4.9 – The right to inspect the results ................................................................. 13

Article 4.10 – Exemption from examinations or practical exercises ........................... 13

SECTION 5 – FINAL EXAMINATION ............................................................... 14

Article 5.1 – Elements of the final examination ............................................................. 14

Article 5.2 – Completion of the final examination and issuing of certificates ........... 14

Article 5.3 – Degree ........................................................................................................... 14

SECTION 6 – STUDENT ASSISTANCE .............................................................. 15

Article 6.1 – Studying with a disability ............................................................................ 15

Article 6.2 – Mentoring ...................................................................................................... 15

SECTION 7 – FRAUD, CONFLICTS, CHANGES AND IMPLEMENTATION ........... 16

Article 7.1 – Fraud .............................................................................................................. 16

Article 7.2 – Conflict with the regulations ...................................................................... 16

Article 7.3 – Appeal (Art. 7.61 of the Act) ...................................................................... 16


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Article 7.4 – Changes to the regulations ........................................................................ 16

Article 7.5 – Transitional regulations ............................................................................... 16

Article 7.6 – Publication of the regulations .................................................................... 17

Article 7.7 – Effective date ................................................................................................ 17

APPENDIX 1: CROSS REFERENCE LIST ARTICLES ACT (WHW) - TER ..................................... 18

APPENDIX 2: RULES AND GUIDELINES BY THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS ............................... 19

Article 1 – Area of application and definition of terms ........................................................ 20

Article 2 – The Board of Examiners ...................................................................................... 20

Article 3 – The Board of Examiners standard procedures .................................................... 20

Article 4 – The examiner ....................................................................................................... 20

Article 5 – Standards ............................................................................................................. 20

Article 6 – Quality of examinations ...................................................................................... 21

Article 7 – Registering for course examinations ................................................................... 21

Article 8 – Language ............................................................................................................. 21

Article 9 – Order during written examinations .................................................................... 22

Article 10 – Examination invigilation .................................................................................... 23

Article 11 – Fraud.................................................................................................................. 23

Article 12 – Questions and assignments .............................................................................. 24

Article 13 – Evaluation .......................................................................................................... 25

Article 14 – Retention periods .............................................................................................. 25

Article 15 – Recording examination results .......................................................................... 26

Article 16 – Choosing the track............................................................................................. 26

Article 17 – Access to the Graduation Work ........................................................................ 26

Article 18 – The Master thesis (see also MTPS Thesis guide) ............................................... 26

Article 19 – Public nature of the thesis ................................................................................ 27

Article 20 – Exemption from an examination ....................................................................... 28

Article 21 – Extra-curricular courses .................................................................................... 28

Article 22 – Temporary departure from the programme ..................................................... 28

Article 23 – Final examination .............................................................................................. 29

Article 24 – Annotation......................................................................................................... 29

Article 25 – The degree, the mark list and the diploma supplement................................... 29

Article 26 – Declaration of results ........................................................................................ 30

Article 27 – Hardship clause ................................................................................................. 30

Article 28 – Appeals .............................................................................................................. 30

Article 29 – Annual Report ................................................................................................... 30

Article 30 – Amendments to these Rules and Guidelines .................................................... 30

Article 31 – Entry into force .................................................................................................. 30

APPENDIX 3: ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW MTPS COHORT 2019 .............................................. 32

APPENDIX 4: EVALUATION SCHEDULE MTPS COHORT 2019 ............................................... 33

APPENDIX 5: PRE-MASTER PROGRAMME ............................................................................ 34

Article 1 – Description .......................................................................................................... 34

Article 2 – Elements .............................................................................................................. 34

Article 3 – Examination ......................................................................................................... 34

Article 4 – Validity ................................................................................................................. 34


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Section 1 – General

Article 1.1 – Applicability

1. These regulations apply to the teaching and the examinations related to the Master’s degree programme Military Technology, Processes and Systems, hereafter to be referred to as the

programme.

2. The teaching and organisation of the programme is the responsibility of the Faculty of Military

Sciences at the Netherlands Defence Academy hereafter to be referred to as the Faculty.

3. The regulations apply to all registered MTPS students, irrespective the cohort he belongs to.

4. The MTPS Board of Examiners has laid down Rules & Guidelines for the execution of its tasks and

powers in accordance with art. 7.12b of the Act (WHW). These are attached to this document as Appendix 2.

5. Please read all qualifications such as him and he as gender neutral.

Article 1.2 – Definitions of terms used The terms used in these regulations should be interpreted as meaning the same as in the Higher

Education and Research Act, insofar as they are defined in that Act.

The following terms are to be defined thus:

a. Act: the Higher Education and Research Act (in Dutch, the WHW), in the

Dutch Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees, number 593 and as amended since;

b. Appeal Board: the body, as meant in Art. 7.60 of the Act, where appeals related to the regulations in this document, can be submitted;

c. Applicant: anyone who wishes to enrol as a student for MTPS ;

d. Board of Examiners: the body as mentioned in Art. 7.12 of the Act. The programme’s Board of Examiners is appointed by the Executive Board i.a.w. Appendix IV of

the so-called “Bestuurs- en Beheersreglement Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs en Onderzoek NLDA d.d. 16 juli 2012”;

e. Cohort: the group of students who have registered for a degree programme for the first time in a given academic year;

f. Course: a unit of study in the programme as intended in Art. 7.3, paragraphs 2

and 3 of the Act. Each course is concluded with an examination;

g. Dean: the Head of the Faculty;

h. EC: European Credit. One EC equals 28 hours study load in the European

Credit Transfer System (ECTS). See also Art. 7.4 of the Act;

i. Examination: an evaluation of the knowledge, insights and/or skills of the student of a

course, as well as the assessment of the results of that evaluation. An examination may consist of multiple components;


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j. Examiner: the individual who has been appointed by the Board of Examiners to hold the examinations (Art. 7.12c of the Act);

k. Executive Board: the body called Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs en Onderzoek

NLDA (SWOON) who is responsible for the execution of the primary

tasks of the Faculty i.a.w. Art. 9.2 of the Act;

l. Faculty: the Faculty of Military Sciences, located in Breda and Den Helder, as part of the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA);

m. Final examination: an assessment of the knowledge, insight and skills of a student for all

units of study of the programme;

n. Moodle: the network system for the exchange of teaching information;

o. OSIRIS: the student information system of the Faculty;

p. Practical exercise: a practical exercise as intended in Article 7.13, paragraph 2d of the Act, whereby the emphasis is placed on the student’s activities, such as: � writing a thesis, article or paper;

� conducting a project;

� giving a presentation in public;

� completing a design or research assignment;

� conducting a literature review or research;

� participating in fieldwork or an excursion;

� conducting tests and experiments;

� participating in practical sessions practicing skills;

� participating in other educational activities to attain certain skills.

q. Programme: the Master’s degree programme as described in section 2 and denoted in Article 7.3b, paragraph a of the Act;

r. Programme Board: the body within the Faculty for the day-to-day execution and coordination of the programme;

s. Programme Committee: a committee, as meant in Art. 9.18 of the Act, with teaching staff

members and student members that advises the Programme Board on

all academic matters i.a.w. art. 15 of the Faculty Regulations dated 16 July 2012;

t. Student: anyone enrolled at the Faculty for the Master’s programme MTPS;

u. Study guide: a guide to the programme containing specific information pertaining to

the various subjects;

v. Working day: Monday to Friday with the exception of recognised national public

holidays;


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Section 2 - The Programme

Article 2.1 – Programme characteristics

1. The programme is a 60EC part-time study in the English language.

2. The programme has a nominal study period of 2 years.

3. The workload of the programme components is given in art. 2.4.

4. The programme starts on the first Friday in the new study year (Welcome Day).

5. In principle, lectures and examinations are on Fridays at the Faculty in Den Helder.

Article 2.2 – Aim of the programme

1. The objective of the programme is to provide graduates with specialised military technical knowledge together with academic and professional skills enabling them to understand,

analyse and explain the military dimension of complex operational/technical processes and

systems.

2. Typical jobs for MTPS graduates are senior engineer, weapon system manager and project manager in defence equipment projects.

Article 2.3 – Exit qualifications

The MTPS exit qualifications have been derived from the Dublin descriptors, the 3TU criteria and the NLDA Officer Scholar characteristics (i.a.w. FMS Education Quality Manual dated May 2016). Each

MTPS graduate:

1. has insight into the most important military operational-technical developments and scientific

results including its relationship with other areas;

2. has the ability to apply this insight in the military operational-technical field;

3. is able to describe and explain the complexities and possibilities of operational-technical

processes and systems in a military environment;

4. is able to apply modelling, simulation and decision support techniques that are used for

understanding and problem solving in the field of study;

5. is able to describe and explain the complexities and possibilities of techniques for system engineering in the field of study;

6. is able to describe and explain the complexities and possibilities of techniques for optimising

maintenance and logistics of military systems;

7. is able to systematically analyse and critically assess data;

8. communicates effectively about his own academic work in the English language, to both

professionals and non-specialists, including presentations and reports;

9. is able to work both independently and in multidisciplinary teams, interacting effectively with

specialists and taking initiatives where necessary;


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10. demonstrates a professional attitude towards evaluating existing knowledge, acquiring and

integrating new expertise, research and towards changing circumstances with an understanding of its incompleteness, ambiguities, limitations and ethical implications;

11. is aware of the importance of life-long learning in order to maintain his recently gained professional qualifications.

In addition to qualifications 1-11 and having followed the Processes track, the MTPS graduate,:

12a. has technical knowledge and capabilities that enable the graduate to build new models

and to expand existing models for problem solving in operations research, logistics and

maintenance;

13a. is able to conduct research related to military operational-technical processes;

14a. is able to explain the influences of changing parameters on the model outcomes in the

field of study;

15a. is able to assume management positions related to the materiel-logistic support of military systems.

In addition to qualifications 1-11 and having followed the Systems track, the MTPS graduate,:

12b. has technical knowledge and capabilities to conduct integrated simulations of platform, sensor, weapon, C2 and communication systems;

13b. is able to conduct research related to the integration of military systems;

14b. is able to explain the influences of changing circumstances and cyber threats on the system’s performance and effectiveness;

15b. is able to assume management positions related to technical integration for new and

existing military equipment.

Article 2.4 – Quality control

1. MTPS confirms to the FMS Education Quality Manual (EQM) dated May, 2016.

2. Each course, each track and the program as a whole will be evaluated when held for the first time and subsequently at least twice every six years or in case of major changes.

3. An overview of the planned evaluations in the academic year 2019-2020 is given in Appendix

4.

Article 2.5 – The curriculum The MTPS curriculum consists of (see table 1):

- 5 compulsory courses: ATW, SEP, LCM, C&C and M&S (each 5EC);

- 2 tracks (each 15EC): o Processes (ODT, SMS, TLMOR) or

o Systems (SMI, MSS, SIC)


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- a thesis (20 EC)

Table 1: MTPS curriculum including credits per course

Article 2.6 – Language

1. The programme is taught and examined in the English language. This includes papers and

other assignments by students.

2. The thesis is written and defended in English.

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the Board of Examiners may decide that a course is taught and

examined in Dutch if the particular nature of the subject, the organisation, the quality of the education and/or the origin of the students give cause for this.

EC Processes track Systems track EC

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5

5

5

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5 Optimal Deployment (ODT) System Modelling and Integration (SMI) 5

5 Sustainment of Military Systems (SMS) Military System Specialisation (MSS) 5

5Topics in Logistics, Maintenance and Operations

Research (TLMOR)System In Context (SIC) 5

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Modelling & Simulation (M&S)

Command & Control (C&C)

Thesis (TSS)

Advanced Technologies in Warfare (ATW)

System Engineering Principles (SEP)

Life Cycle Management (LCM)

Curriculum Military Technology, Processes & Systems


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Article 2.7 – Course and assessment schedule

Below, table 2 shows the course and assessment schedule for MTPS cohort 2019. Where no written

exam is held, the first assessment date is the final submission date for the assignment(s) of that course. See Appendix 3 for an overview of all assessment dates and the corresponding weights to

determine the examination result of each course.

Table 2: MTPS course and assessment schedule

start date end date 1st assessment resit

Compulsory core

ATW 6-Sep-19 18-Oct-19 1-Nov-19 10-Apr-20

SEP 8-Nov-19 7-Feb-20 14-Feb-20 10-Apr-20

LCM 8-Nov-19 7-Feb-20 14-Feb-20 10-Apr-20

M&S 21-Feb-20 1-May-20 8-May-20 28-Aug-20

C&C 21-Feb-20 29-May-20 5-Jun-20 28-Aug-20

Processes track

ODT 8-May-20 11-Sep-20 25-Sep-20 29-Jan-21

SMS 5-Jun-20 13-Nov-20 27-Nov-20 29-Jan-21

TLMOR 18-Sep-20 13-Nov-20 27-Nov-20 29-Jan-21

Systems track

SMI 8-May-20 11-Sep-20 25-Sep-20 29-Jan-21

MSS 5-Jun-20 13-Nov-20 27-Nov-20 29-Jan-21

SIC 18-Sep-20 13-Nov-20 27-Nov-20 29-Jan-21

Thesis (TSS) 4-Dec-20 16-Jul-21 16-Jul-21

COHORT 2019 course & assessment dates


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Section 3 – Admission to the programme

Article 3.1 – Admission responsibility

Admission to the programme is granted by the Executive Board. The Board of Examiners ascertains

whether an applicant meets the admissibility criteria listed in article 3.4.

Article 3.2 – Programme capacity The maximum capacity of the programme is 30 students. The maximum capacity for each programme

track is 15 students. When maximum capacity is reached, the executive board will select based on the candidate’s dossier. Applicants that meet the criteria but are not allowed to enter the programme due

to the capacity limit, will be placed on top of the waiting list for next year’s cohort.

Article 3.3 – Application start and deadline Enrolment for MTPS will start on 1 February 2019. Final date for submission of the application form

and other documents necessary for enrolment is 1 May 2019. All applicants will receive notification

about their (conditional) acceptance to the programme before 1 July 2019.

Article 3.4 – Admission requirements

1. All students possessing a certificate proving that they have successfully completed the

accredited bachelor programme Military Systems and Technology will be admissible.

2. Students possessing a Professional technical bachelor certificate (“technisch HBO”) will be

admissible after completion of an acceptable pre-master programme. The Board of Examiners checks the acceptability. As a service to possible MTPS students, the Faculty offers such a

programme in a self-study variant (see Appendix 5).

3. Students who do not possess the degree mentioned in paragraph 1 or 2, but are in the

possession of a comparable or higher degree, may also be admissible. Depending on their dossier and the advice from the Board of Examiners, the Executive Board will decide. This is

inter alia the case when applicants have successfully completed: a. a CiCS or CiT&M bachelor programme;

b. a KIM/KMA long officers course technical programme

4. MTPS is primarily aimed at Dutch defence personnel, however, the 2019 cohort is open for a

limited number of external students (max 25%). In any case, all students must have post-graduate experience of at least one relevant job. Besides, Dutch defence personnel must:

a. have permission from his commanding officer or director to dedicate at least each Friday to the programme for a period of at least 2 years and, if the applicant is

military, have permission from his defence unit (“OPCO”);

b. be in active service.

5. All students must have sufficient command of the English language i.e. possess a certificate, not older than 5 years at the start of the programme, of one of the following tests:

a. IELTS with a minimum of 7.0 overall (and at least 6.5 on each sub-score);

b. TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 104; c. C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English: Advanced) with a minimum of 180;

d. C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge English: Proficiency) with a minimum of 180; e. APTIS Advanced with a minimum of CEFR level C1;


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Such proof must be submitted before 15 July 2021. The Board of Examiners may also consider other proof of the level of the English language.

Section 4 – Examinations

Article 4.1 – Number, times, frequency and manner of examinations

1. A unit of study is completed with an examination.

2. There are two scheduled opportunities per year for sitting written or oral examinations. See

table 2 for the first and second scheduled opportunity for written examinations (App. 5 for

pre-master). The first scheduled date is also the final date for submission of assignments.

3. There is at least one opportunity to sit an examination at the end of the period in which the study unit was taught. Practical exercises can also be completed at least once a year.

4. Study units offered more than once a year may offer more than two examination

opportunities per year. In these cases the student is authorised to sit a maximum of two

examination sessions.

5. An examination timetable of all the opportunities for sitting written examinations is drawn up on an annual basis and published in OSIRIS and/or Moodle at least one month before the

start of the academic year.

6. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, there will be at least one opportunity in a

year to sit examinations relating to subjects or courses not taught in a given academic year.

7. Oral or written individual examinations will be conducted at a date and time determined by

the examiner(s), where possible following consultation with the student.

8. An overview of all MTPS examinations is presented in Appendix 3 of these TER.

9. In exceptional cases, the Board of Examiners may deviate from the number, times, frequency or manner of examinations.

Article 4.2 – Taking part in course examinations

1. Students who have participated in at least 75% of the classes may take part in the examination. This means that one is allowed to miss not more than three teaching sessions

per course. Only in exceptional cases the Board of Examiners may deviate from this rule.

2. Students must register to take part in an examination.

3. Students who did not pass the initial examination must register for a resit one month before

the scheduled resit at the latest.

Article 4.3 – Validity of examinations

The result of an examination is valid for at least six years. If the examination result dates from over six years ago, the Board of Examiners may impose an additional or substitute examination.


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Article 4.4 – Types of examinations

An examination comprises one of the following types: - a written test;

- an oral test;

- a series of tests; - an assessment of one or more practical exercises (see section 1, article 1.2p);

- a combination of the above.

Article 4.5 – Information about the examinations

1. Not later than two weeks before the start of the teaching period of a unit of study, the responsible examiner will publish following details about the examination on Moodle:

· the examination requirements (at least the course material to be tested);

· the method of examination;

· in case of a series of tests or a combination of examination types, the submission

deadline, the minimum mark and the weight of each constituent element in

determining the exam’s final result.

2. The student has the right to view example examination questions or practice examinations or representative past examinations including the corresponding model answers and assessment

standard.

Article 4.6 – The thesis The thesis constitutes a special form of practical exercise as meant in article 1.2p. Details about the

examination of the thesis can be found in Appendix 2. Details about the thesis process as well as

suggestions for writing a thesis can be found in the MTPS thesis guide.

Article 4.7 – Oral examinations

1. Oral examinations will be held in public, unless determined otherwise by the Board of Examiners. A student may request to deviate from the public nature of the oral examination.

In that case the Board of Examiners will weigh the student’s request against the importance of the public nature. Such request must be received at least 10 working days before the

planned examination.

2. Only one student at a time will sit an oral examination.

3. A second examiner must be present during oral examinations.

4. A questions and answers form must be filled to keep track of the student’s answers.

Article 4.8 – Determining and publishing the results

1. The examiner is required to determine the result of an oral examination within one working day. In case the oral examination forms part of a series of oral examinations, the examiner

determines the result within one working day after conclusion of the series. The examiner will inform the student and the Student Administration in the form of an authorised statement of

the result.


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2. In the case of written examinations, the examiner is required to determine the result and inform the Student Administration within 15 working days. The MTPS year planning calendar

shows which days are excluded as working days (“the black blocks”).

3. The student administration then ensures that the results are registered and published in

OSIRIS within 20 working days of the examination date. No rights can be derived from examination results that have been published via another medium than OSIRIS.

4. If the examiner is not able to meet these requirements due to exceptional circumstances, he

must inform the Board of Examiners, stating the reasons for the delay. The Board of Examiners will inform the student(s) as soon as possible and communicate the new

examination publication date. If the Board of Examiners is of the opinion that the examiner

has not met his obligations, it may appoint another examiner to ascertain the examination result.

5. If the result for a unit of study is based on the completion of one or more assignments, or on

writing a paper, the date of submission of the final assignment or paper will count as the

examination date.

Article 4.9 – The right to inspect the results

1. For a period of 20 working days after publication of the results of any written exam, the

student has the right to hear a justification of the results of his marked work. If no collective

discussion is held, the student may request an individual discussion with the examiner. This request may not be submitted before 10 working days of publication of the examination

result. The discussion, or the collective discussion, must be held within 25 working days of publication of the examination result, by the examiner or a mandated substitute.

2. The examiner may determine and announce the location and time(s) for the inspection or perusal. If so, there must be at least 10 working days between this announcement and the

inspection or perusal date.

3. A student who can prove that he was unable to be present at the location at the set time due

to circumstances beyond his control, will be provided with another opportunity, if possible within the period stated in paragraph 1.

4. The examiner responsible for the assessment of a student’s written exam, is also responsible

for ensuring that his marked work is kept on file in the appropriate administration for five years following the publication of the result.

5. If a student intends to lodge an appeal regarding the marking of his work, he must be supplied with a copy of the marked work.

6. The Board of Examiners may permit deviations from the provisions of paragraph 1, 3 and 4.

Article 4.10 – Exemption from examinations or practical exercises

1. The Board of Examiners may decide to exempt students from an examination or practical

exercise. If applicable, the examiner in question may be consulted first.

2. The ground under which the Board of Examiners can grant exemption from a specific examination, pertains to the level, content and quality of examinations or tests previously

taken by the student or the knowledge, insight and skills acquired by the student outside the

sphere of university education.

3. Students may also be exempted from assignments or practical exercises if a specific assignment or practical exercise will likely place them before a moral dilemma. In such case


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the Board of Examiners decides if the practical exercise or assignment can be carried out in a different manner.

4. Additional rules for exemptions are set out by the Board of Examiners in Appendix 2.

Section 5 – Final examination

Article 5.1 – Elements of the final examination

1. The final examination comprises all units of study of the programme and has a Master’s examination.

2. The last unit of the programme is the Master’s thesis (in short “thesis”). This unit includes a

colloquium where the theses will be presented in public.

3. The result of the evaluation of the thesis will not be confirmed until all other units

contributing to the final examination have been passed successfully.

Article 5.2 – Completion of the final examination and issuing of certificates

1. The final examination is deemed successfully completed if the examinations of the

programme have been taken successfully.

2. The Board of Examiners declares the student to have successfully completed the final

examination if he meets the examination requirements, and invites the student to accept the relevant certificate and marks sheet or supplement.

3. The date recorded on the certificate - the final examination date - is the date on which the student has successfully completed the last remaining unit of study.

4. A student who has successfully completed more than one examination and to whom a

certificate as referred to in paragraph 2 cannot be issued may, upon request, be given a declaration to be issued by the Board of Examiners in which, at a minimum, the successfully

completed examinations are listed.

Article 5.3 – Degree

The student who has successfully met all requirements of the programme is awarded a Master of Science (MSc) degree.


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Section 6 – Student assistance

Article 6.1 – Studying with a disability

1. A disability is a protracted physical, sensory or other functional disorder that may limit the student’s academic progress.

2. Students who have a disability are entitled to adaptations in teaching, examinations and

practical exercises, on written request. These changes will be geared as much as possible to

a student’s individual needs, but they must not affect the quality or the degree of difficulty of a subject or an examination programme. The facilities provided to this end may involve

adapting the form or duration of examinations and/or practical exercises to the student’s individual situation or making practical aids available.

3. A request for adaptations as meant in paragraph 2 must be submitted to the Dean, preferably three months before the beginning of the programme. The Dean will decide on the validity of

the request within 20 working days after receipt of the request. Such a request will be refused if it requires a disproportional effort of the organisation. In any case, the Dean will

inform the student and the relevant parties involved of his decision and of the additional

teaching facilities granted.

4. The request referred to in paragraph 2 should be accompanied by a recent medical certificate from a doctor or a psychologist. If there is evidence of dyslexia, the request should be

accompanied by a document issued by a recognised dyslexia-testing bureau (i.e. registered with BIG, NIB, or NVO). If possible, this certificate should also estimate the extent to which

the disability forms an obstacle to study progress.

5. The Dean has charged the processing of the applications in paragraphs 3 to the Programme

Board.

6. The Board of Examiners will decide on requests for adaptations to examinations and, if

applicable, inform the relevant parties of such adaptations.

Article 6.2 – Mentoring

1. Preferably a few months before and ultimately during the first day of the programme, each student is appointed a mentor who ensures study guidance, counselling and study advice for

students. The mentor gets to know the students at the beginning of the first year and pays

special attention to students falling behind schedule.

2. Students can turn to their mentor for questions concerning motivation, disagreement about marks, planning, combining (military) work demands and study, choosing the track,

deficiencies and personal matters.

3. If requested by the student, the mentor can give solicited and unsolicited advice to the

Faculty Board, the Board of Examiners, the Programme Board and teaching staff.


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Section 7 – Fraud, conflicts, changes and implementation

Article 7.1 – Fraud

1. Fraud is any deliberate activity or omission on the part of a student that makes it difficult or impossible to make a correct assessment of the knowledge, insight and skills possessed by

this student or another.

2. See Appendix 2 for the procedure with fraud.

Article 7.2 – Conflict with the regulations If other regulations and/or provisions relating to the programme conflict with these regulations,

precedence will be given to the TER MTPS.

Article 7.3 – Appeal (Art. 7.61 of the Act)

1. Students may appeal against:

a. decisions about admission to the programme (i.a.w. the Act. “titel 2, paragraph 2”); b. decisions made by the Board of Examiners or an examiner.

2. All appeals must be submitted in writing to the secretary of the Appeal Board within four

weeks after the decision.

3. The appeal procedure is determined by the Executive Board in the so-called “Reglement van

Orde van het College van Beroep voor de Examens NLDA, vastgesteld op 16 juli 2012”.

Article 7.4 – Changes to the regulations

1. Any changes made to the TER MTPS will be made by special resolution of the Executive Board.

2. No changes made will affect the current academic year unless it is reasonable to suppose that

the interests of students will not be adversely affected or in case of force majeure.

3. Amendments to the TER MTPS have no effect on earlier decisions made by the Board of

Examiners.

Article 7.5 – Transitional regulations

1. If the composition of the programme undergoes changes or if these regulations are amended, the Executive Board will draw up transitional regulations with a predetermined

term of validity, to be published on the applicable programme’s website.

2. Such transitional regulations must include a provision concerning the exemptions that can be

given on the basis of the examinations already passed. This provision must be approved by the Board of Examiners.

3. If a course is removed from the study programme, four opportunities to sit an examination in this course will be granted after the last classes have been taught: an examination following


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the course, a resit in the same academic year, and two resits in the subsequent academic year.

Article 7.6 – Publication of the regulations

1. The Executive Board is responsible for publishing the TER MTPS, as well as any changes to

them.

2. These regulations will be published on the programme’s website and on Moodle.

Article 7.7 – Effective date

This ruling comes into force on 1 September 2020.


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APPENDIX 1: CROSS REFERENCE LIST ARTICLES ACT (WHW) - TER

WHW artikel Subject TER article

7.13 lid 1 Endorsement by Institution 1.1 and p17

7.13 lid 2a Contents and examination 2.1, 2.4

7.13 lid 2b Graduation tracks 2.4

7.13 lid 2c Exit qualifications 2.3

7.13 lid 2d Practical exercises Study guide

7.13 lid 2e Study load 2.4

7.13 lid 2f Specific rules N.A.

7.13 lid 2g Specific rules N.A.

7.13 lid 2h Examination sequence and moments 2.6, 4.1

7.13 lid 2i Programme type 2.1

7.13 lid 2j Sequence and number of attempts examination

4.1

7.13 lid 2k Validity of examinations 4.3

7.13 lid 2l Type of examination Study guide

7.13 lid 2m Studying with a disability 6.1

7.13 lid 2n Public nature oral examinations 4.7

7.13 lid 2o Correction period of examinations 4.8

7.13 lid 2p Right of inspection 4.9

7.13 lid 2q Examination questions and norming 4.5, 4.9

7.13 lid 2r Exemptions 4.10

7.13 lid 2s Examination preconditions Study guide

7.13 lid 2t Mandatory practical exercise participation Study guide

7.13 lid 2u Guarding study progress 6.2

7.13 lid 2v Special trajectories N.A.

7.13 lid 2x Actual programme Section 2

Rules and Guidelines by the Board of Examiners

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APPENDIX 2: RULES AND GUIDELINES BY THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS

(under Article 7.12b of the Act)


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Article 1 – Area of application and definition of terms

1. These Rules and Guidelines follow the stipulations from Art. 7.12b of the Act. They

are applicable to all examinations and all students in the programme.

2. These Rules and Guidelines tie in with the Teaching and Examination Regulations

(TER) for the programme, hereafter termed TER MTPS.

3. The terms as laid down in Article 1.1 of the Act and in Article 1.2 of the TER MTPS are applicable.

Article 2 – The Board of Examiners

1. Art. 7.12a of the Act obliges the Executive Board to install a Board of Examiners and

appoint its members.

2. The composition of the Board of Examiners and its duties are laid down in Appendix

IV of the rules for the Executive Board (see also definition in Art. 1.2d of TER MTPS).

3. The Executive Board ensures the independent and professional functioning of the Board of Examiners.

Article 3 – The Board of Examiners standard procedures

1. In principle, the Board of Examiners meets, in closed sessions, five times annually or whenever the chairman deems such to be necessary.

2. The Board of Examiners may, if it so wishes, establish permanent subcommittees and subcommittees in an ad hoc fashion.

3. The permanent subcommittees decide on a majority vote basis.

4. The Board of Examiners and all subcommittees appoint a person responsible for making meeting minutes.

Article 4 – The examiner

1. The Board of Examiners is entitled to appoint external experts as examiners.

2. The examiner is primarily responsible for the testing method and the content and quality of the test. The examiner must ensure that the educational objectives and the

testing method for a course are communicated in advance. The examiner must

clearly communicate to students which pass marks and benchmarks will apply.

3. The examiner is responsible for the orderly running of the examination process. If requested, the examiner will provide examination information to the Board of

Examiners.

Article 5 – Standards

1. In reaching decisions, the Board of Examiners and/or the examiner will apply the

following standards as guidelines and will, in the event of any conflict, weigh one standard against another:


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a. safeguarding the quality and selection requirements for an examination; b. efficiency requirements, expressed among other ways in an effort to prevent

unnecessary wasted time for students in preparing for an examination; c. leniency with regard to students whose study progress has been delayed by

circumstances beyond their control;

2. In any circumstances not covered by these Rules and Guidelines, the Board of

Examiners will decide.

Article 6 – Quality of examinations

1. The overall quality of examinations is the responsibility of the Board of Examiners.

2. In practice, this quality is the result of the joint effort between the Board of

Examiners, the examiners and the support staff and their ability to keep trying to

improve all processes related to examinations.

3. Chapter 7, subparagraphs 7.2.3, 7.2.4 and paragraph 7.3 of the NLDA/FMS Education Quality Manual dated May 2016 provide all needed information to ensure the quality

of testing. It contains a large amount of useful information for the Board of

Examiners and for examiners.

Article 7 – Registering for course examinations

1. Registering for a written examination takes place with the student administration

ultimately 14 days before the examination is due. Students who fail to register in time will not be allowed to sit the examination in question.

2. Until 5 working days before the examination will take place it is possible to withdraw via the student administration.

3. Only in exceptional cases the Board of Examiners may deviate from the registration

or withdrawal period detailed in paragraph 1 and 2 and only if this is in the interest of

the student.

4. Anyone who does an examination without registering beforehand will be given a zero.

5. Failure to show up for examination without proper explanation will result in a zero.

Article 8 – Language

1. The programme language is English. This means that all examinations will be

formulated in English, but the required language for answering depends on the type

of examination: the thesis must always be written in English, as well as all (written) assignments in the separate courses. For written or oral exams, answers given in

Dutch are also allowed.

2. In exceptional cases, the Board of Examiners may approve the student’s request to

do one or more examinations in a different language in which both the examiner and the student have adequate proficiency.

3. Before making a decision on such a request the Board of Examiners will seek the

advice of the relevant course coordinator/examiner.


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Article 9 – Order during written examinations

1. On behalf of the Board of Examiners, the examiner is responsible for the orderly

fashion of an examination. In principle, the examiner must be present during written examinations but he may also delegate the examination presence and surveillance to

an invigilator.

2. When participating in written examinations, students are obliged to show valid proof of identity (i.e. no copies).

3. Students must follow any instructions given by the Board of Examiners, the examiner or the invigilator that have been circulated before the examination, together with any

instructions given during the examination or immediately afterwards.

4. Unless explicitly permitted, it is prohibited to take books, readers, lecture notes,

mobile telephone, communication equipment, or anything else that can serve as an aid, into the examination room. Failure to abide by this rule will be treated as fraud.

5. When students leave the examination room, they must hand in the question sheet(s)

together with their examination or assignment material unless the examiner has explicitly specified otherwise.

6. The student’s name and people-soft number must be stated on each answer sheet handed in.

7. The use of graphic and/or programmable calculators is not permitted during an

examination unless explicitly specified on the examination cover sheet.

8. Examination calculations may not be written in pencil unless the examiner has

explicitly given permission for this beforehand.

9. Students are not allowed to leave the examination room within half an hour of the

official start of the examination. Likewise, students are not allowed to leave the examination room during the final 15 minutes of the examination.

10. Visiting the toilet is not permitted during the examination unless the invigilator gives

permission. In that case, the student must follow the instructions of the invigilator. When visiting the toilet, no communication is allowed. No more than one student may

be out of the examination room at any time.

11. Students should arrive 15 minutes before the start of the examination. Students

arriving after the examination start time will be allowed to enter the examination at one moment only, 30 minutes after the commencement of the examination.

12. In exceptional cases, the Board of Examiners can allow students to take an examination at a different location (e.g. at home). The exam questions will in that

case be provided online, and the student has to send the answers to the examiner directly after the examination. Moreover, the examiner (or invigilator) has to observe

the students behaviour (through at least one camera) during the complete examination, in a way that is equivalent to surveillance during regular examinations.

More details on the requirements for this type of examinations can be specified in a

protocol for online testing.

13. Any student who does not abide by the stipulations laid down in this article may be excluded from further participating in the examination. The result given will be a

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Article 10 – Examination invigilation

1. Invigilators will receive instructions on their duties and the procedures to be followed by or on behalf of the Board of Examiners.

2. The invigilator should arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the examination.

3. Invigilators must ensure that the examination starts on time, proceeds in an orderly

manner and also ends on time.

4. During the examination the invigilator is not allowed to do other work than related to

his function.

5. The invigilator will keep an official record of anomalies. After the examination, the

invigilator must hand this record to the examiner and, if necessary, also submit a copy to the Board of Examiners.

6. In case of problems, the invigilator contacts the responsible examiner.

Article 11 – Fraud

1. Fraud is any deliberate activity or omission on the part of a student that makes it difficult or impossible for a correct assessment to be made of the knowledge, insight

and skills possessed by this student or another.

2. If an invigilator or examiner suspects or detects fraud this must be reported, together

with documentary evidence, to the Board of Examiners as soon as possible but ultimately within one week.

3. If fraud is identified during a written examination, the invigilator will indicate this immediately on the answer sheet in the presence of the student. After the

examination the invigilator will compile a written report of the suspected or identified fraud. In this case, the examiner or invigilator is authorised to seize, as evidence, the

materials or equipment used for the fraud and to keep this insofar as and so long as is necessary for verification. The report and possible evidence will be handed over to

the Board of Examiners as soon as possible.

4. The Board of Examiners will ask the student to add written comments to the

invigilator’s report within a maximum of one week.

5. The Board of Examiners may install an independent investigation committee.

6. In urgent cases, relating to fraud, not covered by these Rules and Regulations, the

Board of Examiners will decide, with due observance of the principles of a proper procedure.

7. If the Board of Examiners is convinced that fraud has taken place, the examination

result becomes a zero. Additionally, the Board of Examiners may impose following

sanctions: a. reprimand;

b. cassation of the practical exercise, examination or thesis; c. expulsion of the examination for a maximum period of one year;

d. expulsion of defending the thesis for a maximum period of one year;

e. submit a proposal to the Dean for removal from the programme;


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f. a combination of the above.

8. Sanctions for fraud during a group assignment will be distributed equally among the group participants. Each group member then has to prove his innocence.

Article 12 – Questions and assignments

1. None of the questions and assignments included in an examination must deal with subjects external to the sources which have been detailed beforehand as examinable.

Furthermore, these sources must be largely made known prior to the commencement

of the course leading up to the examination in question. The exact scope of the examination subject matter will be made known at the start of the teaching period at

the very latest.

2. The questions and assignments in the examination must constitute a balanced

representation of the material studied. They must also represent the appropriate educational goals as formulated in the study guide.

3. The duration of the examination must be such that students will, by all reasonable

standards, have sufficient time to answer the questions.

4. Written examinations will have a maximum duration of three hours.

5. The Board of Examiners may extend the maximum duration of an examination or part

thereof for students with a sensory and/or physical disability as well as designating a separate examination area for the students concerned. The additional time is 10

minutes per hour regular examination. Qualification for additional examination time is

i.a.w. article 6.1 of the TER MTPS.

6. The questions and assignments must be clear and unambiguous. The instructions pertaining to the evaluation of the questions and assignments must also be clear and

unambiguous.

7. If possible, the phrasing of the questions will indicate the level of detail required in

the student’s answer.

8. The examiner will give the students an opportunity to acquaint themselves with a sample examination together with model answers and (an indication of) the

assessment standards.

9. The cover sheet for the questions and assignments will at least include following,

where applicable: a. the name of the degree programme;

b. the duration of the examination;

c. the course name; d. the name of the responsible examiner;

e. the names of the 2nd and the 3rd examiner for the thesis; f. the number of pages comprising the set of questions and assignments;

g. the number of questions and assignments; h. instructions on completion;

i. the applicable rules and accessories permitted during the examination when

different from those stipulated in these Rules and Guidelines; j. the number of points to be awarded for each question (possibly provisional);

k. the grading standards to be applied (possibly provisional).


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10. If the examination is conducted digitally, appropriate alternative provisions must be in place to ensure that, in case of a technical disruption, the examination in question

can still be conducted on the same day.

Article 13 – Evaluation

1. Each examination tests the student’s knowledge, understanding and skills and

assesses the results of that test.

2. The assessment of written examinations must be based upon model answers and

norms that have been laid down beforehand but may be modified as a result of the marking process.

3. If more than one member of the teaching staff is involved in the marking of an

examination, the examiner will ensure that all teaching staff can apply the same

standards in their marking.

4. In the event of a re-sit in a different academic year, the student will take an examination on the subject matter determined for that examination in that specific

academic year, unless the Board of Examiners determines otherwise at the request of

the student or examiner.

5. The assessment method must be transparent enough to ensure that students and the Board of Examiners are able to verify how the examination results were determined.

This is especially important when an examination consists of several parts.

6. Examiners are free to determine the maximum number of points that can be obtained

in each examination and/or part thereof. The conversion from these points into the mark must have been determined in advance and announced to the students before

the start of the examination.

7. Marks are awarded as part of the assessment. By way of exception, the Board of

Examiners may determine that certain components are assessed by means of the qualification P (Pass), F (Fail) or E (Exemption) rather than by the awarding of marks.

8. The final marks for examinations will be indicated in whole marks from 1 to 10 in

which 1 stands for very poor, 5 for insufficient, 6 for a pass and 10 for excellent. The

results of examination components may be extended to one decimal figure after the point. The mark zero cannot be awarded as this mark is reserved for special cases.

9. An examination is considered successful if the final mark 6 or higher has been

awarded and when no examination component has been awarded less than 5.0.

10. In case a student has obtained more than one result for one subject, the highest

result will count.

11. If the results of an examination are such that the examiner feels the need to intervene in the assessment, he should notify the Board of Examiners in advance.

12. See article 18 and the MTPS thesis guide for the assessment of the Master’s thesis.

Article 14 – Retention periods

1. All written work must be kept for at least five years after the publication of the result.


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2. All examination results must be kept for at least ten years.

Article 15 – Recording examination results

1. Examiners pass on the results of examinations to the Student Administration together

with notification of the date when the written or oral examination took place.

2. Examination results are recorded by the examiner or the Student Administration in

OSIRIS.

3. If practical exercises are separate components then the examiners will add the date

when the practical took place when passing on the relevant results to the Student Administration.

4. The examiner may lay down further rulings relating to the final date when a report

has to be submitted or when a practical has to be completed. Such ruling will be mentioned in the course details on Moodle.

5. The examiner must check that the student has given the correct submission date at the top of the report. The date taken as the assessment date will be the date when it

was submitted.

Article 16 – Choosing the track

1. During enrolment, the student makes a preference for a track. The other track is

automatically the second choice and will become mandatory when the maximum

number of students for any of the tracks (15) has been reached.

2. Students may change their track preference until the last course week of the first calendar year of study within the limits mentioned in article 3.2 of the TER MTPS.

Article 17 – Access to the Graduation Work

1. All elements of the graduation work, including the so-called Individual Thesis

Proposal (ITP) and Research Plan (RP), are laid down in the MTPS Thesis guide.

2. Students may not embark on the Graduation Work until they have gained at least 35 credits and before their ITP has been accepted. Only credits from components that

have been completed with a final mark will be taken into account.

Article 18 – The Master thesis (see also MTPS Thesis guide)

1. The thesis will be conducted under the supervision of an examination committee, appointed by the Board of Examiners and consisting of a minimum of two examiners.

When the thesis concerns a subject from outside the Faculty, a third member could be added to the examination committee as advisor.

2. The first examiner is the supervisor. Supervisor and 2nd examiner are (associate) professors, hold a doctorate and are active in the programme. In the case of a third

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3. The Master thesis is 20EC, and can be commenced after approval of the ITP by the examination committee.

4. The Master thesis is a monograph written in the English language by one individual

student on a subject belonging to the processes or systems domain of military

technology.

5. The monograph will produce new information and insights, preferably, but not necessarily, through the use of empirical data collection and analysis (archival

documents, existing data-bases, programming lines, experiments, etc.).

6. If the thesis does not rely on new(ly used) empirical data but is based on existing

knowledge only, it needs to demonstrate an innovative contribution knowledge.

7. In exceptional cases the Board of Examiners may appoint associate professors without a doctorate degree, or assistant professors with a doctorate degree, as

supervisor and/or 2nd examiner.

8. During the nominal thesis period, monthly meetings will be held to assess general

progress and discuss possible emerging difficulties.

9. The first page needs to contain the following elements: title (main and subtitle), author, supervisor, the second examiner and year and month of delivery. In the

beginning the following phrase needs to be added: ‘Thesis in partial fulfilment of the

requirements of the Master’s programme in MTPS’.

10. The thesis will be marked by the examination committee i.a.w. the procedure and directions in the MTPS thesis guide. If the total of all separate elements is at least

Sufficient (> 55%), the thesis is approved, which will be conveyed by the supervisor

to the chair of the Board of Examiners. If the thesis has been marked as insufficient, it will be returned to the student for further elaboration.

11. The final marking will be based on the examination committee’s assessment.

12. After the thesis has been marked and all other course requirements have been fulfilled, the student will be entitled to receive the diploma and the Master of Science

title. The official ceremony will be on the graduation day, organized once a year.

13. If the student is unable to finish the thesis within one year after approval of the Individual Thesis Proposal (ITP), the Board of Examiners will ask both the

examination committee and the student to elucidate matters in writing and to further

detail how the graduation process can be completed. The Board of Examiners subsequently has the right to decide that the existing material will be viewed as the

final thesis. The possibility that the student in question will thus fail to successfully complete his study will arise. In such cases students are required to find a new thesis

topic and repeat the graduation process. The Board of Examiners also has the right

to decide that the student is allowed to continue working on the thesis for a maximum of six additional months, but in that case the thesis final marking in

principle (to be decided by the Board of Examiners) will be lowered by a maximum of 0.5 point for each additional month.

Article 19 – Public nature of the thesis

1. A thesis serves not simply as proof that a student has met the programme’s final attainment levels; it is primarily intended as a contribution to scholarship and

therefore needs to be based on verifiable sources. Additionally, the thesis serves as


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an indication of the overall quality of the programme. The thesis will therefore be entirely public. It may however, be based in part on insights obtained from

anonymous sources and/or classified sources.

2. By the same token, the examination committee will not mark a thesis that is based

exclusively on information that cannot be verified by the examiners due to its classified nature.

Article 20 – Exemption from an examination

1. A request for an exemption from taking an examination must be submitted to the Board of Examiners, at least six weeks before the start of the course (component).

2. Exemptions on the grounds of course components obtained at a foreign institution

will be granted only if the student provides proof of an equivalent academic level.

3. With respect to exemptions requested based on courses that do not constitute part of

a completed degree programme, the Board of Examiners will apply the guideline that the examination results must not be more than three years old unless the course

lecturer deems extension of these limits justified in terms of content. If the courses are part of a completed programme, the aforementioned limit may be extended.

4. The Board of Examiners will make a decision on the exemption request within six weeks of receipt of the request. The person making the request will be notified of the

decision by email.

5. The total number of credits allocated for the components for which exemption is

given may not be more than fifteen.

Article 21 – Extra-curricular courses

1. The supplement to the Master’s degree certificate can include up to 10 EC credits for

extra-curricular courses providing that following requirements have been met: a. each course is successfully completed at a Dutch or foreign university;

b. each course is successfully completed within the period that the student was enrolled in the MTPS degree programme;

c. the level at which the course was given must be equivalent to a Dutch MSc

course; d. the course must be related to the MTPS programme;

e. there must be no overlap with other MTPS courses.

2. In order to include courses as extra-curricular courses on the supplement, a request

must be submitted to the Board of Examiners at least six weeks before the degree certificate application.

Article 22 – Temporary departure from the programme

1. A request to put the programme “on hold” must be submitted to the Board of Examiners in writing including the reason(s).

2. The programme may not be paused shorter than three months or longer than one

year.

3. If such a request is granted, the student automatically enters the next year’s cohort.


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4. The Board of Examiners will reach a decision within six weeks of receipt of the

request.

Article 23 – Final examination

1. The Master’s degree programme completed by the student must comply with the TER

MTPS that apply in the academic year in which the study programme is submitted to the Board of Examiners for assessment or in which the student meets the graduation

requirements. If the examinations for all course units of the programme have been

completed successfully, the final examination has been completed.

2. If a student meets the graduation requirements, the Board of Examiners will automatically proceed to award the appropriate degree certificate for the Master’s

final examination, unless the students requests otherwise. A student may submit such a request no later than four weeks after the Board of Examiners has informed

the student of the degree certificate application. The degree certificate will be dated

on the date on which the Examination Board determines the result.

3. If the Board of Examiners cannot automatically determine whether the graduation requirements have been met, it will periodically prompt students to request the Board

of Examiners to determine whether they are able to graduate. Once the graduation

requirements have been met, the Board of Examiners will proceed to award the appropriate degree certificate, unless the student requests otherwise.

4. If the student ascertains that he has met the MTPS graduation requirements, he can

apply for a degree certificate himself. A degree certificate application requires:

a. a valid enrolment for the degree programme concerned; b. all course components have been achieved and processed by the Student

Administration; c. a request for the graduation requirements to be verified has been submitted to

the Board of Examiners.

Article 24 – Annotation

1. If there is evidence of exceptional capability on the part of the student, the Board of

Examiners may decide to award the annotation ‘cum laude’ if all of the following

conditions have met: a. the weighted average of all the marks given, except for the master thesis, is at

least 8.0 discounting all passes (P) and exemptions (E); b. the credits of courses for which a P or an E is obtained may together not be

more than 10 credits; c. the master thesis is completed with a mark of at least 9.0;

d. there can be no marks below 7.0;

e. the student did not re-sit an examination for any course.

2. Extracurricular course components or courses are excluded from the weighing process.

3. The Board of Examiners has the right to take other factors into account in its assessment.

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1. As proof that the master’s degree has been successfully obtained, the Board of Examiners will issue a degree certificate (diploma) after the Executive Board has

declared that the procedural requirements for its issue have been met. The certificate will be signed by the chairman of the Board of Examiners. The Dean and the student

will also sign the certificate.

2. The diploma supplement will include nature and content of the degree programme,

the final examination components and its component details such as credits and marks obtained.

3. The diploma supplement may include the approved extra-curricular components.

Article 26 – Declaration of results

1. Students who have successfully completed one or more course examinations but

who, upon leaving the Faculty, have not been awarded a diploma may, upon request, receive a declaration from the Board of Examiners giving the student’s personal

details, the course codes, the course names, the number of credits, the results and the dates when the results were obtained.

2. A request for a declaration as mentioned in paragraph 1 must be directed to the Student Administration of the Faculty within one year after the result publication

date.

Article 27 – Hardship clause If situations arise that have not been foreseen in these Rules and Regulations, or when these

Rules and Guidelines have unreasonable or unfair repercussions consequences for the student, the Board of Examiners may make exceptional arrangements.

Article 28 – Appeals

A student may lodge an appeal against a decision of an examiner or the Board of Examiners

i.a.w. the procedure mentioned in article 7.3 of the TER MTPS.

Article 29 – Annual Report The Board of Examiners will compile a report of its activities in the previous academic year

before 1 November. The report must be sent to the Executive Board, the Programme Board and the programme committee. Upon request, the Board of Examiners may decide to send

the report to other interested parties.

Article 30 – Amendments to these Rules and Guidelines

No amendments will be made to these Rules and Guidelines by the Board of Examiners that apply in the current academic year , unless there is reasonable expectation that this will not

infringe the interests of the students.

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These Rules and Guidelines will enter into force on 1 September 2020.

Declared by the Board of Examiners on 17 July 2019

APPENDIX 3: ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW MTPS COHORT 2019

Course code Course name Coördinator EC Level Assessment weight (%) (due) date

case study on automation levels 50 1-11-2019

case study on threats for military systems 50 1-11-2019

case study by applying SE principles to a use case* 50 14-2-2020

written exam (3h) 50 14-2-2020

assignment "Military system maintenance model" 33 14-2-2020

assigment "Data analysis" 33 14-2-2020



C2 theory takehome assignment 30 5-6-2020

C2 systems takehome assignment 30 5-6-2020

assignment exact optimization 25 25-9-2020

assignment heuristics 25 27-11-2020

assignment game-theory 25 25-9-2020

review scientific paper 25 25-9-2020

research paper on failure mechanism case study 60 0-1-1900

assignment on quantitative logistics 30 27-11-2020

assignment on special topic 30 27-11-2020

presentation on special topic 40 27-11-2020

take home assignment on System Modelling and Integration 35 25-9-2020

case study research in area of Modelling&Integration of Systems 45 25-9-2020

case study presentation and report 20 25-9-2020

simulator output assessment on specific military system 60 27-11-2020

project report on specific military system 40 27-11-2020

data analysis study on behaviour of specific military system 20 27-11-2020

output assessment on behaviour of specific military system 20 27-11-2020

short research paper on behaviour of specific military system 40 27-11-2020

project report on behaviour of specific military system 20 27-11-2020

Written report - thesis + presentation (assessed via form + rubrics) 100 16-7-2021TSS Thesis (TSS) Prof.dr.ir. R. van de Ketterij 20 600

SIC System In Context (SIC) KTZ(TD) Dr.ir. Bolderheij 5 600

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MSS Military System Specialisation (MSS) KTZ(TD) Dr.ir. Bolderheij 5 500

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discussion / presentation on scientific paper 40 27-11-2020SMS Sustainment of Military Systems (SMS) Prof.dr.ir. T. Tinga 5 500

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ODT Optimal Deployment (ODT) Prof.dr. H. Monsuur 5

C&C Command & Control (C&C) Dr. JM. Jansen 5

TLMOR Topics in Logistics, Maintenance and Operations Research (TLMOR) Prof.dr. H. Monsuur 5

M&S Modelling and Simulation (M&S) Dr. ir. R.H.P. Janssen 5 500

LCM Life Cycle Management (LCM) Prof.dr.ir. T. Tinga 5 500

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ATW Advanced Technologies in Warfare (ATW) Prof.dr.ir. Theunissen 5 400

assignment(s) O/V 8-5-2020

Case simulation & presentation (group) 40 5-6-2020

SEP Systems Engineering Principles (SEP) Dr.ir. H. Nikookar 5 400

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APPENDIX 4: EVALUATION SCHEDULE MTPS COHORT 2019

APPENDIX 5: PRE-MASTER PROGRAMME

Article 1 – Description The Faculty’s MTPS pre-master programme is a self-study programme. Successful completion of the programme

makes students, with a Professional technical bachelor certificate, admissible for MTPS, provided that the other

requirements in Art 3.4 are fulfilled.

Although the programme does not have any classroom lectures, the Faculty offers, to a limited extent, assistance with preparation for each element’s study and exam through:

· Q&A by email,

· a pre-master forum,

· dedicated tutorial sessions at the Faculty’s premises.

Article 2 – Elements

The pre-master programme is closely linked to the curriculum of MTPS. Each element has been identified for its

relevance for one or more MTPS courses and for essential knowledge of MTPS graduates in general. It has following 6 elements:

· Programming

· Linear algebra

· Calculus

· Probability and statistics

· Electricity and magnetism

· Signals and systems

A description of each element can be found in the MTPS pre-master study guide.

Article 3 – Examination

The tentative examination schedule is as follows:

Programme units EC Examination date Resit date Linear algebra 5 30/08/2019 Apr/May 2020*

Programming 5 30/08/2019 Apr/May 2020*

Calculus 5 13/12/2019* Apr/May 2020*

Probability and statistics 5 13/12/2019* Apr/May 2020*

Electricity and magnetism 5 10/04/2020* Apr/May 2020*

Signals and systems 5 10/04/2020* Apr/May 2020*

Total Programme 30

* Tentative date

Participating students must pass all programme unit exams (i.a.w. TER MTPS Art. 4.1, 4.8, 4.9 and App. 2 Art. 13) to

become admissible for MTPS, unless the Board of Examiners has granted exemptions (i.a.w. TER MTPS Art. 4.10).

Article 4 – Validity The pre-master examination results have a validity of 6 years.

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