Common use of Study programme Clause in Contracts

Study programme. The structural unit of the curriculum. A diploma is awarded upon successful completion. Department Advisory Council: Advisory body within a study programme with representation from the professional sector or other experts and members of the department team. Programme calendar: The contents of the calendar of the academic year as set out in the Annex of this study contract according to the needs of the study programme. Course unit: A defined whole of teaching, learning, and assessment activities, aimed at acquiring defined competences or parts thereof. Study profile: An ordered list of the specific competences/learning outcomes acquired within a study programme. Curriculum: A coherent set of course units aimed at the achievement of the described competences/the learning outcomes which the person completing the study programme should possess. Department Council: Joint representative body composed of elected students and staff members from a department under the Chairmanship of the Head of the department. Participation Forum: Deliberation and consultation body of the UAS with four student representatives from the Artevelde UAS Student Council and four representatives from the UAS Board. Partner institution: Educational institution the UAS has an agreement with for the organisation of a joint programme. Personal study track: A study track tailored to a particular student which deviates from a standard study track. A distinction is made here between a personal partial study track and an individual study track which includes course units from various programmes. Plagiarism: Using all or part of one's own work or someone else's work without marking that it is a quotation and/or without adequate acknowledgement of the source. This applies to all types of sources (texts, images, music, databases, etc.). The use of translations and paraphrases without adequate acknowledgement also falls under plagiarism. In addition, the following serious forms of exam fraud are closely linked to plagiarism: having someone else write or edit your paper; simulating or falsifying research data. Plagiarism is considered by the UAS as an irregularity. Practical supervisor: Person commissioned by Artevelde UAS to supervise the student during practical classes.