A. Course subscription, absentees & teamwork
You can take up to six modules (classes) per semester at UCD. You can register for less than six modules with permission from your home university. Study abroad students have access to the full range of undergraduate modules available at UCD* (* subject to capacity and timetabling). You can register for up to four modules in your subject area and up to two modules from other Programme areas. You may also take all of your modules within your chosen subject area.* You will be pre-registered to your modules before you arrive at UCD and in most cases, you will have up to two weeks after the start of term to alter your module selection.
Subject choices include:
- Accounting
- Banking and Finance
- Business Management and International Business
- Industrial Relations & Human Resource Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
Study abroad students register for a minumum of 4 modules, maximum of 6, per semester. The majority of these modules should be in Business for Business study abroad students.
Absentees
Within its Academic Regulations1 , UCD recognises that a student may need to take a leave of absence from their programme. This policy document is intended to contribute to a supportive, high-quality and positive teaching, learning and research environment for students. It sets down UCD’s commitment to support students who require a leave of absence in order that they may return to successfully complete their programme.
Teamwork
B. University level expectations, marks & plagiarism
UCD Student Code (level expectations)
The University is committed to quality in teaching, learning, scholarship and research and it values honesty, integrity, dignity and respect. All members of the University community are expected to act responsibly at all times. The UCD Student Code establishes the University's regulations and expectations in respect of student behaviour and conduct. The Code establishes types of behaviour that constitute breaches of the University's disciplinary regulations and provides details of the student disciplinary process. Any alleged breach of the UCD Student Code may be treated as a disciplinary matter under the University's Student Disciplinary Procedures. Students and University staff are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the UCD Student Code and related procedures.
The regulation of student discipline is a statutory function of Academic Council. It is administered on behalf of Academic Council by the Registrar and an approved panel of senior academic staff, who are selected to preside over individual student disciplinary hearings. Alleged breaches of the UCD Student Code should be reported in the first instance to the relevant contact below.
Marks
http://www.ucd.ie/registry/assessment/documents/modular%20grades%20explained%20staff.pdf (more details)
Passed modules cannot be repeated.
The following table depicts the UCD component grade scale with the pass mark set at 40%. This is the standard component grade scale that is used for UCD modules.
Plagiarism
UCD upholds the principle of academic integrity, whereby appropriate acknowledgement is given to the contributions of others in any work. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty, where ideas are presented falsely, either implicitly or explicitly, as being the original thought of the author's. Plagiarism is a serious academic offence and while it may be easy to commit unintentionally, it is defined by the fact not the intention. All students are responsible for being familiar with the University's Plagiarism Policy. in the case of an offence of plagiarism or of copying, cheating or other offence in connection with an examination, exclusion from the examination in question and deprivation from any benefits connected therewith, in part or in toto, and/or from the academic course being followed by the student or any part of it.
FOR UCD:
RépondreSupprimerYou will have to choose your modules around mid-August. The rule is based on "first come first serve". Beforehand, you must look at the list of available courses which will be sent to you, so that you are ready on the day of selection. There is a huge choice in all areas. HR, finance, accounting, marketing, management etc ... This is an opportunity to discover new things or to become more specialized in one specific area.
I would say that overall, UCD has higher expectation than Kedge and is more demanding. You will have a lighter timetable but the lessons will be more difficult and you will work more in general. Mainly in groups. I advise you to start working from the begenning of the year and especially not to wait until the last moment because you risk being overwhelmed by all the projects that has to be returned at the same time. The teachers choose the groups themselves.
Not all teachers check the attendance. But in some courses, attendance is graded and counts for your overall grades. I do not recommend missing lessons at all because you are going to have a lot of group work and what is seen in class is essential to do it properly.
Regarding the grades, it's a bit unsettling to change methods. Also, we receive our graded late, after finals so you don't now what you have before taking your exam.
About plagiarism, teachers and schools are very strict with this. I do not recommend you to try. Each file and individual or group work must be submitted in modifiable format (word type, no PDF) because it will be directly analyzed by software. You must also provide a special page and sign it to attest that you have not plagiarized anaything at the end of each project. Otherwise you risk exclusion.
If you do not validate a module, it cannot be retake with exceptions for some but you have to pay around 200€. -Romane