Transcript Overview - Faculteit Psychologie en Pedagogische

Master of Educational
Sciences [MES-E]
Information session May 2014
by programme director Prof. Ferre Laevers
Overview
• Master of Educational Studies
Programme
o Prerequisites
o Formalities
o After graduation
• Master’s Thesis
o What is a Master’s thesis
o Plagiarism
o Procedure
o Evaluation
• Educational Quality
• Questions
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Master of Educational
Studies
PROGRAMME
Programme structure
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Preparatory/Bridging Programme
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Academic bachelor level
Fixed programme (exemptions possible)
Preparation for Master’s courses
Preparation for Master’s thesis
Master’s Programme
• Master’s level
• Research
• Fixed programme with 2 optional courses
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Only one year
• Flexibility
• Educational focus
Programme goals
• An academically oriented programme
• A broad expertise in relation to the field of education
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insight into instructional psychology, school
development, professional and continuing education
educational policies and socio-cultural contexts
understanding of educational approaches and
methodologies related to educational practice
the necessary competencies and skills to conduct
educational research, design instruments, develop and
run training modules and curricula, guide and evaluate
innovation processes
Programme : Compulsory courses
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Educational Effectiveness
Issues in Global and Intercultural Education
5 ECTS
5 ECTS
• with Dutch speaking students
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History of Modern Educational Systems
Designing Learning Environments
5 ECTS
5 ECTS
• with Dutch speaking students
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Educational Innovation and School Improvement 6 ECTS
Programme : Optional Courses: 10 ECTS
• For some Master’s theses a course is compulsary
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Educational Psychology
Educational Policy
• Not taught in 2014-2015
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Professional Training and Development in Profit and NonProfit Organisations
• with Dutch speaking students
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Topics in Parenting and Special Education
• Seminars; Optional course for Dutch students
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Pedagogy of Teacher Education
Economics of Education, Training and Lifelong Learning
• Programmed every 2 years (2012-2013; 2014-2015)
Programme
• All ECTS-files on
http://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/2013/opleidingen/e/S
C_51928253.htm
• Master’s thesis
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24 ECTS
substantial part of the master’s programme
later in this session more information
Master of Educational
Studies
STUDY TRAJECTORY
Prerequisites
• You don’t have to have credits for all courses to start the
master’s programme; combination of both programmes is
possible
• You have to pass the preparatory programme/bridging
programme to start the Master’s Thesis. You can only
start the Master’s Thesis in the beginning of the
academic year.
Formalities
• Cumulative Study Efficiency
• The ratio of the number of obtained credits and the total number of
credits taken, both spread across the whole programme.
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Michael is enrolled in a Master’s programme of 60 credits. He obtains a passing
result (10/20 or above) for every course in this programme.
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Carla is also enrolled in a Master’s programme of 60 credits. She obtains a passing
result (10/20 or above) for every course in this programme, except for one
course. She obtains an 8/20 for this course. This is a course of 6 credits.
Formalities
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Simon is enrolled in a Master’s programme of 120 credits. In 2009-2010 he takes
60 credits. He obtains a passing result for almost every course, except for 2
courses, one of 4 credits and one of 3 credits.
In 2010-2011 he retakes the courses he failed and he enrols for the complete
second stage of his Master’s programme (60 credits). He obtains a passing result
for all but one course of 8 credits (with a 9/20).
Formalities
• Tolerances
Only in bridging/preparatory programme and not in the
master’s programme
o You can put in a ‘tolerance’ for one course (max. 6
ECTS) if you have a 8/20 or 9/20
o In that case you don’t have to redo the course
o A minimal CSE of 50% is the condition
o In KULoket
• Questions about tolerances and CSE
o Lien Artois
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Formalities
• Re-enrolments
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If you passed all courses in the Prep. Pr.  reenrolment email with instruction for online re-enrolment
If you failed one course with a 8 or 9  fill in tolerance
 re-enrolment email
If you failed one course with a 7  re-examination 
re-enrolment in the Master’s Programme in September
If you failed more than one course  re-enrolment
possible until after receiving your grades in September
• Questions about visa en documents
 Contact international office
Master of Educational
Studies
CAREER OPORTUNITIES
After graduation
• Educational advisor, coordinator or manager in schools or
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in other educational settings
Design and implementation of educational policies, in
labour organisations and organisations concerned with
vocational and professional education and in community
education and lifelong learning.
Research projects
PhD
If you have a teaching degree:
o teaching with expertise
o trainer in a variety of settings
After graduation
Results alumni questionnaire 2013
After graduation
Current Employment Situation
employed
4%
phd-student
studying
volunteering
4%
Sector of Employment
25%
small company
13%
67%
6%
big company
6%
6%
6%
6%
multinational company
international instution (e.g.
EU, NATO,...)
educational sector
19%
university
38%
health, welfare or social
cultural sector
unknown
Results alumni questionnaire 2013
Figure 3. Current employment situation and sector of employment.
After graduation
• Contribution MES-E to professional profile
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“After MES, I worked as the manager of an early
childhood development project. I applied a large part of
the knowledge I learnt from MES, especially the
quantitative research methods to analyse the effects of
different socio-economic factors on children
development.” (MES-E alumnus, currently gender and
youth specialist)
“The programme provided me with my Master's Degree
in Educational Sciences which helped me grow
professionally in this competitive area of employment.”
(MES-E alumnus, currently teacher)
After graduation
• Contribution MES-E to professional profile
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“I wanted to understand education so I could work in it.
A guiding motive was the transition from the corporate
sector into the NGO sector. The compliment of my IT
background and the academic foundation this course
gave me in many facets of education provided the
perfect step into my new job.” (MES-E alumnus,
currently education and training specialist)
““I got a good degree and a knowledge of methods to
upgrade my teaching quality. I collected much
experience of communication and teamwork (…).”
(MES-E alumnus, currently trainer)
Master’s Thesis
What is a Master’s thesis?
Definition:
The Master’s thesis is a research study in which the
student demonstrates his/her ability
• to compile a state-of-the-art literature review on a
research topic in a particular discipline,
• to apply the discipline-specific research method and
• to formulate relevant and research-based conclusions.
The writing of the master’s thesis is the tailpiece of the
master programme.
What is a Master’s thesis?
• After completing the Master’s thesis, students should be
able to …
o conduct independent research within their own discipline;
more specifically, students should be able to
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provide a theoretical foundation for their research
formulate a research question
select, apply and evaluate an adequate research method
draw valid conclusions and offer critical reflections
report on the research conducted for their Master’s
thesis in an academic style.
What is a Master’s thesis?
• The master’s thesis is a full-year course unit. This means
that this course can only be selected in the ISP in the first
semester. A student cannot start with the master’s thesis in
the second semester.
• Students who study part-time are highly recommended to
take on the master’s thesis in the final stage of their
programme
• Students who did not obtain their certificate of the
preparatory/bridging programme cannot start the Master’s
thesis
What is a Master’s thesis?
Examples:
• To get an idea about a good thesis:
https://www.kuleuven.be/pers/masterproeven
o Master theses min. 15/20: In Dutch, click Psychologie en
Pedagogische Wetenschappen  search for English titles en look
them up in Libris.
To get an idea about the variety of topics:
o http://bib.kuleuven.be/english/pbib/searching-ourcollections/theses-phd-thesis
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Workshop:
• Every two year (2013-2015-2017)
• Ppt available on student portal (forms and aids)
What is a Master’s thesis?
TYPES
• Research
o Empirical research (qualitative and/or quantitative)
o Methodological design
o Literature study
o A combination of two of the above types
• 2 or 3 students working on one master thesis is possible:
o From ‘everything together’
o To ‘several versions of one theme’
• Article-based (5000 to 9000 words) or report-based (40 to
100 pages)
What is a Master’s thesis?
GUIDANCE:
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Who?
• Supervisor (ZAP)  expert in his field, with overall
responsibility for supervision
• [co-supervisor] if additional expertise is required
• Possibly an additional day-to-day coach (ABAP)
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Tasks?
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Advise about planning, designing and reporting
Suggestions about the research project
Min. 3 meetings per academic year
Reviewing text (within reasonable period)
What is a Master’s thesis?
STUDENT
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Responsible for progress and handing in
Ability to work autonomously
Good organisational skills and a sense of initiatieve
Carrying out research yourself
What is a Master’s Thesis
INTERMEDIATE REPORT
• Before the start of the second semester of the master year,
submit an intermediate report to the supervisor.
• The content, formal requirements and deadline are an
agreement between supervisor and student.
o Get the arrangements on paper/mail so it is clear for
both what to expect.
What is a Master’s thesis?
ESSENTIAL
• All information and forms
o Guidelines master thesis
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To be retrieved on student portals
ALL DEADLINES are strictly followed
 Check guidelines master thesis and
student portal!
Plagiarism
What is plagiarism?
• K.U.Leuven definition:
• Plagiarism is any identical or lightly-altered use of one's own or
someone else’s work (ideas, texts, structures, images, plans, etc.)
without adequate reference to the source.
Prevention
• http://www.kuleuven.be/plagiarism/
Plagiarism
Detection
• TurnItIn
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A live and archived internet sources database,
A database of formerly uploaded documents
A database of magazines, books, dissertations and
other types of publications TurnItIn has an
agreement with.
Plagiarism
Sanctions
• Plagiarism = fraud
• An appropriate mark for the assignment or the examination in question
• No marks for the assignment or the examination in question
• No marks for any of the examinations during the examination period
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in question
No marks for any of the examinations during the examination period in
question and loss of the right to take any more examinations in that
academic year (i.e., exclusion). In this last case, the penalty has to be
confirmed by the commission on fraud.
To this sanction can be added the loss of the right to enrol in the next
or the next two academic years.
Plagiarism
• http://www.kuleuven.be/plagiarism/
• APA-rules
Procedure
Which topic?
• Students can only write a master’s thesis about a
topic if a supervisor is willing to supervise the topic.
• From mid september onwards, the topics can be
consulted on
https://fac.ppw.kuleuven.be/dict/apps/masterproef/
• Students can also propose a topic
Procedure
MASTER’S THESIS TOOL
• Lotery procedure to ensure equal opportunities for all
students (+/- 500 each year)
o Best result out of 1000 draws
• Alle students of the Faculty of psychology and
educational sciences use the same tool and choose
from the same topics
• Make sure your re-enrolment is o.k. by the beginning
of the academic year! (a condition to acces the master’s
thesis tool)
Procedure
MASTER’S THESIS TOOL
• Information for each topic:
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Language: English and/or Dutch
Obligatory course related to this topic?
Is the topic suitable for one-year Master’s theses?
Is the topic suitable for outgoing Erasmus students?
Brief explanation of the topic
Article or report-based thesis
Type of research (see also: type of Master’s thesis)
Type of data collection
Research and analysis methods and techniques
Special conditions (e.g. time of data collection, ethnic issues,…)
Which programmes/options have priority?
How many students can choose the topic
Procedure
MASTER’S THESIS TOOL
• Electronic submission of three preferences
• Allocation procedure (several stages)
• If a particular topic has been chosen by more students
than the maximum number allowed, the topic will be
assigned by lottery.
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The system takes into account degree programme/major (in your
case MES-E)
and the student’s order of preference
• Students who were not assigned one of their chosen topics
in the first round should choose new topics in the second
round.
• Equal opportunities (not first come-first served)
Procedure
MASTER’S THESIS TOOL
TIMING
• Phase 1 : INTRODUCTION to the proposed topics (from
mid-September) (if your are not yet enrolled in the Master’s
programme, you don’t have acces to the tool, consult
http://ppw.kuleuven.be/home/studentenportaal/master/nolo
gonMasterproefonderwerp to view topics)
• Phase 2 : INFORMATION
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A GENERAL INFORMATION SESSION (first week academic year)
• Phase 3: TOPIC EXPLORATION AND SELECTION
(September 25th)
Procedure
• Phase 4 : First selection round (INPUT)
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Required to fill out THREE preferential topics on the web
application
No later than Tuesday, September 30th at 12am
• Phase 5 : Result first round + second selection round
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Publication on the web on Thuesday, September 30th.
Permissions personal topics
Second round for students who have not been assigned
a topic yet
Proposing (preferably) three new topics on web
application
No later than Thursday, October 2nd at 12am.
Procedure
• Phase 6 : Result second round + third selection round
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Publication on the web on Thursday, October 2nd
Third round for students who have not been assigned a
topic yet
Proposing (preferably) three new topics on web
application
No later than Monday, October 6th, 12am.
• Phase 6 : Result third round
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Publication on the web on Monday, October 6th
Students without topic: Contact studentadministration to
find a solution before Wednesday October 8th, 5pm
Procedure
STUDENT-PROPOSED TOPIC
Suggesting a topic is possible, if…
• related to the students programme
• be whithin the area of expertise of a supervisor
A list of supervisors willing to supervise theses on personal topics is
available online: https://fac.ppw.kuleuven.be/dict/apps/masterproef/.
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Write a proposal (1-2 pages)
Find a supervisor (don’t wait untill September)
Propose your topic via the Master’s Thesis Tool
Hand in the student-proposed topic agreement form by the day of the
first topic allocation round
After first allocation round you will find out if your topic was approved.
Evaluation
• Written assessment
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Language and formatting requirements (Pass/Fail)
Other criteria: global score (/20)
• Quality of the research
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Theoretical framework
• Research Question
• Research Method
• Conclusion and critical reflection
• Academic competencies
• Process (only assessed by the supervisor)
You need to pass the language and formatting
requirement to pass for the Master’s thesis course
Evaluation
• 1 supervisor, 2 reviewers
• Defence during examination period (more
information next year, approval of board of faculty
is not finalised)
• Special committee in case of plagiarism
Evaluation
• “students are entitled to four examination attempts, with a
maximum of two attempts per academic year.
• Not submitting the Master’s thesis in June and September
counts as a missed opportunity.
• More information can be found in the education and
examination regulations of K.U.Leuven.
• Students who can graduate in January can, after
consultation with their supervisor, submit their master’s
thesis in the first exam period of January, instead of the
second examination period.
Questions?
Usefull links
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Student portal:
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All information about study programme, exams, master’s thesis, student support and educational
quality
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http://ppw.kuleuven.be/home/english/student-portal
Programme
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Student progress file in KU Loket
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http://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/2013/opleidingen/e/F_50000339.htm
https://www.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/diplomaruimte/Study%20progress%20file/sim/flash/index.htm
--> click leerprogramma automatisch afspelen
Tolerance system
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http://www.kuleuven.be/education/creditaccumulationsystem/tolerancesystem.html
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https://www.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/diplomaruimte/Tolerance%20File/sim/flash/index.htm --> click
leerprogramma automatisch afspelen
Cumulative Study Efficiency
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http://www.kuleuven.be/education/creditaccumulationsystem/cumulativestudyefficiency.html
Contacts
• Programme director
Prof. Ferre Laevers
• Questions about study programme
o Lien Artois
• Questions about ISP
o Kim Vanderwaeren
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Questions?