ECTS Users’ Guide More information on the European Union is available on the Internet (http://europa.eu). Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2009 ISBN: 978-92-79-09728-7 doi: 10.2766/88064 © European Communities, 2009 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. Printed in Belgium Pr i n t e d o n w h i t e c h l o r i n e -f r e e P a P e r Europe Direct is a service to help you nd answers to your questions about the European Union Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) Certain mobile telephone operators do not allow access to 00 800 numbers or these calls may be billed. ECTS Users’ Guide Brussels, 6 February 2009 ECTS Users’ Guide 4 Contents Introduction 7 1. ECTS and the European Higher Education Area (Bologna Process) 9 2. ECTS key features 11 3. ECTS key features explained 13 3.1. ECTS as a learner-centred credit system 13 3.2. ECTS and learning outcomes 13 3.3. ECTS, levels and level descriptors 15 3.4. ECTS credits and workload 16 4. Implementing ECTS in higher education institutions 17 4.1. ECTS credit allocation 17 4.2. Awarding ECTS credits 20 4.3. ECTS credit accumulation and progression 21 4.4. Credit transfer in ECTS 21 4.5. ECTS and lifelong learning 23 5. Quality assurance and ECTS 25 6. ECTS key documents 27 6.1. Course Catalogue 27 6.2. Student Application Form 28 6.3. Learning Agreement 29 6.4. Transcript of Records 30 5 Contents 7. References for further reading 31 7.1. Credit and qualifications systems 31 7.2. Curriculum design 32 7.3. Learning outcomes 32 7.4. National publications 33 8. Glossary 35 Annex 1 Learners’ perspective in using ECTS 37 Annex 2 Suggestions for institutions on recognition of periods of study abroad in the framework of bilateral agreements 39 Annex 3 ECTS Grading Table 41 Annex 4 Key documents 45 Annex 5 Overview of national regulations on the number of learning hours per academic year 59 ECTS Users’ Guide 6 Introduction 7 Introduction This ECTS Users’ Guide provides guidelines for implementation of the European Credit Transfer and Accu- mulation System (ECTS). It also presents the ECTS key documents. The Guide is oered to assist learners, academic and administrative sta in higher education institutions as well as other interested parties. The 2009 Users’ Guide elaborates on the previous version of 2005. It has been updated to take account of developments in the Bologna Process, the growing importance of lifelong learning, the formulation of qualifi- cations frameworks and the increasing use of learning outcomes. It has been written with the help of experts from stakeholders’ associations and ECTS counsellors, and submitted for consultation to stakeholders’ as- sociations, Member States’ experts and the Bologna Follow-up Group. The European Commission has coordi- nated the drafting and consultation process and is responsible for the final wording of the Guide. ECTS 1 is a tool that helps to design, describe, and deliver programmes and award higher education qualifica- tions. The use of ECTS, in conjunction with outcomes-based qualifications frameworks, makes programmes and qualifications more transparent and facilitates the recognition of qualifications. ECTS can be applied to all types of programmes, whatever their mode of delivery (school-based, Fast Business Online User’s Guide Recruitment Table of Content Input Data 1.1 Employee Requirement Input 1.2 Recruitment Request Form 1.3 Recruitment Period Information Input 1.4 Applicant Profile Input 1.5 Test and Interview Scheduling 13 1.6 Test and Interview Schedule by Applicant 14 1.7 Test Result Input 14 1.8 Interview Result Input 16 1.9 Recruitment Decision 17 List Maintenance 19 2.1 Test List 19 2.2 Interview List 20 2.3 Rounds of Examination 20 2.4 Application Form Status List 21 2.5 Recruitment Channels 21 2.6 Recruitment Sources 22 2.7 Examination Form 22 2.8 Test Requisition Form 23 Recruitment Reports 24 3.1 Recruitment Requirements 24 3.2 Recruitment Information 24 3.3 Applicant Profiles 25 3.4 Test and Interview Schedules 26 3.5 Test and Interview Result 26 3.6 Recruitment Activity Summary Report 27 3.7 Vacancy Status Report 29 3.8 Recruitment Statistic by Channel/Source 30 Fast Business Online User‟s Guide Input Data 1.1 Employee Requirement Input Insurance This function is used to input the number of employees that each department requires; to be used for “Vacancy Status Report" Department Only departments belonging to the assigned unit Position This is a required field, retrieved from Position List No of Employees Used to compare with the current number of employees and calculate the different number Effective Date When getting data for "Vacancy Status Report", the system will select the record with the latest “Effective Date” before the “Report Date” Import data from excel spreadsheet The system is enabled to import data from excel spreadsheet to save hours of manual effort The data importing process: - Enter “Employee Requirement Input”; - Click the icon to download template file to put data in; - After keying data in the spreadsheet, to up data to the system, click the icon , select the file, the system will get data from this file to grid view of the voucher Select type of copy as - Overwrite if you want to update the available timekeeping data If you select - No, the system will insert required timekeeping data to blank only Notes of inputting data in template file: Fast Business Online 2/30 Fast Business Online User‟s Guide Insurance - Department Code: must be the assigned departments with the same length in add (edit) screen in list; - Position Code: must be one existing in the Position List; - No of Employees: input in number format, characters maximum without decimal numbers; - Department, Position Description, Note: user-defined information; - Effective Date: input in date format The system will give error message in some following cases: - Data in column containing object codes not exist in the corresponding lists In this case, the system will indicate the specific invalid cell; - String data is longer than the available length of field (indefinite error); - There are at least records with the same department, position and effective date; -Does not exist one in following information: department, position or effective date Other notes: - You must have the "New" right in “Employee Requirement Input” to import new data from spreadsheet to detail grid; - You must have the "Edit" right in “Employee Requirement Input t” to edit the imported data (over-written) 1.2 Recruitment Request Form This is the first step in the recruitment process, used to input the requirement in “Recruitment Period Information Input” and used for later reports 1.2.1 Entry screen Fast Business Online 3/30 Fast Business Online User‟s Guide 1.2.2 1.2.2.1 Insurance Field descriptions Format view Department This is a required field with departments in the current unit only Requested by The person who requires the requisition; optional field Content Note of the requisition; optional field Total Total “Quantity” in grid; reference information and un-editable 1.2.2.2 Grid view Position Code Retrieved from position list; required field Quantity This is a required field without decimal number and must be greater than Required skills The required skills for the required position Fast Business Online 4/30 Fast Business Online User‟s Guide Insurance Request Date from/to Required fields; is used as filter condition for “Retrieve data from Recruitment Requisition Form” in “Recruitment Period Information Input" 1.3 Recruitment Period Information Input 1.3.1 Entry screen 1.3.2 Some special fields Position Code/ Department Code Position code must be one defined in the examination form input This position/ department code will be used for applicant profile input, in accordance with recruitment requirement by department and position Only ...A Model Course for Public Health Education in Chiropractic Colleges A Users Guide This project, (ASPH Project #H092-04/04) is supported under a cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration through the Association of Schools of Public Health. Model Course in Public Health – Users Guide 2 Table of Contents I. Forward II. Project Participants III. Project Summary IV. About the Model Course Project A. Background B. Methods C. Project Objectives V. Writing Clear and Measurable Learning Objectives VI. Overall Program Goals VII. Subject Specific Objectives A. Environmental Health Sciences B. Epidemiology C. Health Policy and Management D. Health Promotion and Clinical Preventive Services E. Infectious Diseases and Immunology F. Non – communicable diseases G. Occupational Health VIII. Assessment Results IX. The Public Health Work Shop X. Appendices A. CHC Task Force Template Syllabus 1. Specific course objectives 2. Area specific objectives B. A Primer for Writing Clear and Measurable Learning Objectives C. Public Health Workshop Agenda D. Public Health Resources Model Course in Public Health – Users Guide 3 I. Forward Health professionals’ knowledge and application of public health principles have become the object of increased attention from many different sectors of the health care delivery system. Commentary has been offered by many, including the Medicine and Public Health Initiative, The Pew Health Commission, Healthy People 2010, the Surgeon General and indirectly through the views of health care consumers. Collectively they suggest the need for the health professions to review and prioritize their approaches to teaching public health principles, as well as how such principles may be successfully incorporated into practice characteristics to benefit the stakeholders in the system. Priority areas have been suggested including various aspects of health policy, environmental health sciences, clinical epidemiology and clinical preventive services. This project, “A Model Course for Public Health Education in Chiropractic Colleges” represents a step in the chiropractic profession’s continued efforts to address this important issue. This manual is a collection of the background, educational tools, assessment results and recommendations for educational content generated during the project. It should serve as a useful reference for future chiropractic educators and researchers. These recommendations are a work in progress, not a final product. They represent a phase in the evolution of public health education in chiropractic, and will no doubt be the subject of future evaluation and modification. The project, including the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Public Health Workshop represent the collaborative efforts of chiropractic and public health professionals from diverse backgrounds in the health professions. Thankfully we were able to build on the prior work and experiences of the American Public Health Association Chiropractic Health Care Section’s-Public Health Task Force. Many of the project’s participants had been members of the Task Force. We were also fortunate to recruit a number of other chiropractic educators, practitioners and organizational leaders to participate in the Public Health Workshop and working and advisory groups. As the chiropractic director of this project I was honored to MAGENTO USER’S GUIDE THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF MAGENTO USER’S GUIDE WIKI. Created: 26/7/2008 Text from: http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/welcome_to_the_magento_user_s_guide/ PDF Created by: DigitalNews.gr TEAM for www.digitalnews.gr Chapter 1: Introducing Magento What is Magento Magento is a new professional open-source eCommerce solution offering unprecedented flexibility and control. With Magento, never feel trapped in your eCommerce solution again. Since it is open-source, Magento’s code is available free for download. Just go to www.magentocommerce.com/download to download your copy today. In this guide we will introduce key concepts and walk you through setting up your Magento store, from installing Magento, to entering products. Elements and Terminologies of Magento Sites Magento is made up of a few different elements which define the functionality, design and business logic of the site. In order to follow along with the User Guide it is crucial that you have a good grasp of the terminologies used to describe these elements of the Magento system. The terminologies introduced in this chapter are most likely new territory for you, so take your time and read through them thoroughly. But most importantly, don’t be discouraged if you can’t fully grasp the concept of all these new terminologies - This chapter merely serves to introduce them, and further chapters will dig deeper into, and expand upon, these simple definitions. Websites and Stores One of the most powerful features of Magento is the ability to manage multiple websites and stores from one back-end. This allows store owners to manage stores on different URLs, display the same products in different languages on the same URL, along with a variety of other setups. If you will only be selling your products from one URL in one language you will not need to use this functionality, but the ability to easily expand into additional languages makes Magento scalable as your business grows out of your home market. Websites A website is made up of one or more stores which share the same customer information, order information and shopping cart. This is a very broad term that can be adopted to define the unique needs of individual merchants. Stores Stores can be setup in a variety of ways, but remember that if they are part of the same website they will share certain information. Store Views 1 Store Views are mainly used for different languages, so if you wanted to have a store displayed in English and Spanish, for example, you could create the store once and create two different store views for that store. A few scenarios to define the different uses of website and store are as follows: Scenario 1: One Website with multiple stores Scenario 2: Two Stores with two store views each Scenario 3: One Website with one store and one store view The most common setup will be a one website and one store setup, but understanding the functionality of multiple websites and stores will help you understand why certain values are defined as global defaults and why others are only assigned on the website or store level. Magento's Architecture Magento is built on top of the Zend Framework, ensuring that the code base will be secure and scalable. The reasons for choosing the Zend Framework are many, but at a basic level the Zend Framework provides an object-oriented library of code with a committed company standing behind it. Using this framework, Magento was built with 3 central tenets in mind. 2 Flexibility: We believe each solution should be as unique as the business behind it. Magento’s code allows for seamless customizations. Upgradeable: By separating the core code from community and local customizations, Magento can be easily customized without losing the ability to ECMA Code User Manual, September 2009 1 EUROPEAN CARTON MAKERS ASSOCIATION The ECMA Code of Folding Carton Design Styles Users manual Release 2009 V1.0 Introduction Thank you for your interest in the new release of the ECMA Code of Folding Carton Design Styles. This application is the first digital version of the “ECMA Code “ and will allow you to explore and visualise the most commonly-used folding carton design styles and upload your own customised designs. It also provides a full explanation of the new coding system for carton design styles and gives you access to other relevant industry reference standards. This document explains in more detail the main features and functionalities of the application. How to obtain the digital “ECMA Code”. The application is available as a downloadable software from the ESDnow webshop. (http://shop.esdnow.com/ecma ). A direct link is available on the ECMA website. A license activation guide is embedded in the download (see Start Programs) but can also been consulted on or downloaded from the ECMA website. Installation of the software on your PC. When you have chosen the mode “execute” for the download of the software, the installation process will start automatically once the download has finished. In case you have chosen to save the download file on your PC then you have to open the downloaded file and double click the msi.exe file to start the installation process. After the installation process you will notice a shortcut on your desktop and the ECMA Code start buttons will also appear in your ‘Programs’ list. By double clicking the ECMA Code shortcut the application will start up for the first time and will connect you with the activation server. At this first start up, you will have the choice to use a demo version of the ECMA code application, which will stop working after 10 calendar days, or to buy an activation code for a perpetual licence of the software application immediately. Important at the point of activation : • Stay connected to the internet during the activation process of the software. • Firewall settings : normal Firewall settings will allow you to connect to the activation server. In case you would not be able to get a connection to the activation server disable the Firewall during the activation process. • Individual users: be sure to install the application on the computer where you will continue to use the ECMA Code application since your activation code can only be used 2 times and is linked to the hardware in use. ECMA Code User Manual, September 2009 2 EUROPEAN CARTON MAKERS ASSOCIATION • Multi-user activations: when the application is made available via a central server and a company LAN network, a number of activation codes will be made available. In this set up, although the fact that the application has already been activated on the server, every individual workstation that will make use of the ECMA Code application will need to be activated as well. • In case you have chosen to download the demo version you will be reminded when you need to buy an activation code so that you can continue to use the application without interruption. • During the purchasing process you will also have the option to buy a hard copy of the software. Please click the option “Back up CD” in the web shop and a CD will be sent to you in a matter of days (extra cost of € 25,- excl VAT). • If you want to receive notifications, future versions and updates you need to complete the registration details. • If you experience difficulties, an information folder ( License activation guide) is available in the Start programs ( Windows Start => Start => ECMA Code => Instruction [...]... 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