Curriculum - Institutional Section...2016/09/05 · case of over- or under-booking, IBA reserves the right to assign students to other elective components. The elective course components

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Curriculum - Institutional Section E-designer August 2016

Institution section – Curriculum – E - Design.

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1. Contents

1. Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 2 2. Exam Schedule .............................................................................. Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 3. Framework and criteria for course assessment ............................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret.

3.1 Initial exam, course start ................................................................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 3.2 Internal exam after first semester ..................................................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 3.3 External exams after second semester ............................................. Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 3.4 Conditions for taking the exams, including participation requirements ................................................ 4

4. Elective course components ........................................................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 5. Internships/work placements ........................................................ Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 6. The final exam project ................................................................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 7. Course elements which can be carried out abroad .......................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 8. Types of teaching used .................................................................. Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 9. Merit for the elective course components ...................................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 10. Participation requirements .......................................................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 11. Criteria for the assessment of study activity ................................. Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 12. Other languages .......................................................................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret.

12.1 Language of exams .......................................................................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret.

13. Sickness and re-sits ..................................................................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret.

13.1 Postponed exams due to sickness ............................................. Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 13.2 Re-sits .............................................................................................. Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret.

14. Tools and resources ..................................................................... Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret. 15. Special exam conditions .............................................................. Fejl! Bogmærke er ikke defineret.


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2. Exam schedule

Overview of exams and exam timings

When Exam 120 ECTS spread across the exams

Assessment

At the end of the 1st semester

Written 15 7 – grade scale, in-ternal

1. At the end of the 1st semester

2. Group exam 15 7 – grade scale, in-

ternal

At the end of the 2nd semester

First year exam 30 7 – grade scale, ex-ternal

3. At the end of the 3rd semester

Selected course elements 30 7 – grade scale, in-

ternal

At the end of the work experience

Work experience exam 15 7 – grade scale, in-ternal

At the end of the 4th semester

Final exam project 15 7 – grade scale, ex-ternal

Information about time / place of exams can be found on BlackBoard.

3. Framework and criteria for course assessment

3.1 Mandatory assignments

There are 4 units with mandatory assignments. Each of them will contain af test if varying form and length. On

first semester there will be 2 unit tests before the 1. Semester exam. On the second semester there will likevise

be 2 unit tests before the 2. Semester exam. The mandatory tests will be explained in the unit project descrip-

tions.

There will be 2 attempts to pass a unit. In special circumstances and after approval of the programme manager and the educational team, a 3. At-tempt can be approved. In this case the student have to send an application to continue the study. The appli-cation have to be send to the programme manager right after the second attempt. In case of sickness the same rules as ordinary exams apply.

3.2 Internal exam after first semester

Conditions for taking the exams, including participation requirements The following preconditions apply for being able to take the exam:


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Students must have passed the mandatory parts of the course’s first semester

Students must have at least 80% attendance in teaching and project work

The written project, which constitutes one part of the basis for assessment/exam, must be handed in on time according to the exam schedule, as found on Blackboard

Non-completion of one or more study activities, or incorrect handing-in of the written project which constitutes the written part of the exam, means that the student may not participate in the exam, and has used up one exam attempt.

Exam structure

The exam takes place after the first semester, and is based on significant areas from within the entire first semester teaching. The exam is in two parts: 1) individual multiple choice, and 2) a cross-discipline, written and oral and project-oriented exam, which is carried out in groups but assessed individually.

Grade requirements Both exams must be passed with a grade of at least 2, as according to the 7-grade scale, in order to continue with the course. For further information about the exam, see the exams framework. Assessment criteria

Learning objectives appear in the joint study programme.

Timing The exam takes place towards the end of the first semester. Further information about time and place, along with handing-in of written assignments, can be found on BlackBoard.

The exam must be passed before the end of the first study year, in order for the student to continue the course.

Exemptions from the scheduled timeframes for passing the Intro Exam can be made for individual students, if due to sickness, maternity/paternity leave, or other extenuating circumstances.

Language of exam English.

3.3 External exams after second semester

3.4 Conditions for taking the exams, including participation requirements

The following preconditions apply for being able to take the exam:

Students must have passed the mandatory parts of the course’s first and second semesters

Students must have at least 80% attendance in teaching and project work

The written project, which constitutes one part of the assessment/exam basis, must be handed in on time, according to the exam schedule, as found on BlackBoard

Non-completion of one or more study activities, or incorrect handing-in of the written assignment which constitutes the written part of the exam, means that the student may not participate in the exam, and has used up one exam attempt.

Exam structure


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The exam is external, oral, and assessed according to the 7-grade scale.

The exam represents 30 ECTS

Assessment criteria

Learning objectives appear in the joint study programme. Timing The exam is scheduled towards the end of the second semester. Further information about time and place can be found on Blackboard.

Language of exam English

4. Elective course components

Conditions for attending the exam, including attendance requirement The following conditions apply for being able to attend the exam:

Students are expected to have an attendance record of not below 80% for the selected course com-ponents

Students are expected to actively participate in the teaching and group work within each selected course component

Students are expected to uphold the criteria from the project description, as well as the deadlines for handing-in and exams

Non-completion of one or more study activity means that the student may not participate in the exam, and has used up one exam attempt.

Contents The elective course catalogue is released by the end of the second semester, and selection takes place by the end of the second semester. If the student has not submitted their selection within the application pe-riod, IBA reserves the right to place the student into an available course component. IBA reserves the right to cancel a course component if not enough students have signed up to it. The number of places on each elective course component appears in the catalogue. Students should provide an order of preference, but in case of over- or under-booking, IBA reserves the right to assign students to other elective components. The elective course components must be selected to total 30 ECTS points.

In the third semester there is the option to plan a stay abroad. Please contact the International department for further information, during the course of the first semester.

There is the option of taking one or more elective course components abroad during the third semester.

ECTS value Elective course elements are offered with the following ECTS values: 5, 10, 15 ECTS and 20 ECTS.


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Timing The elective course components take place in the second year of the course. Exams and structure The exams are internal, oral, and evaluated according to the 7-grade scale.

Language of exam English

5. Internships/work placements

Guidelines for internships

There is an internship and career centre, which helps students to find a work placement. In a company internship, students are assigned an advisor from the course, and a contact person within the company. Together, the student and the two advisors establish objectives for the student’s learning out-comes from the placement, which will subsequently inform the company’s structuring of the student’s work. The internship ends with an evaluation interview, based on a written report, where student and advisors to-gether evaluate the student’s learning outcomes from the placement, in relation to the originally stated aims. The learning objectives must be fulfilled in order to be eligible to sit the exam. This company work placement is comparable to the demands of a fulltime job, in terms of working hours, effort, engagement and flexibility - all of which anyone completing this education can expect to encounter in their first job.

5.1 Expectations of the relevant parties. 5.1.1 Responsibilities and division of tasks with regard to internships are as follows: A written agreement, signed by the student, workplace and advisor, forms the basis for the placement’s im-plementation. 5.1.2 The student It is the student’s own responsibility to carry out and steer the process with the entrepreneurial work /envi-ronment or company, right through to the signing of the internship agreement. The student is supported by the academy in this process in a number of ways, as stated below. The student has responsibility for helping to realize their own learning outcomes during the placement. In the case of irregularity during the placement, it is the student’s responsibility to inform the internship ad-visor, so that a solution can be found. 5.1.3 Placement advisor The internship advisor is responsible for introducing the internship the company. They also have responsibil-ity for overseeing and approving the internships within the company, and for formulating the internship agreement to represent a placement through which the learning outcomes can be achieved. Students will be assigned an internship advisor who will guide them through the entire internship process, regarding amongst other things the subject-specific content of the internship, along with the setup of the learning objectives. 5.1.4 The Career Centre


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The career centre helps and supports students who don’t carry out internships in established companies (En-trepreneurs), by for example holding courses in writing applications and CVs. The career centre coordinates the drawing-up of internship contracts, and ensures that these are approved by all parties. 5.1.5 Internship company / place Companies that enter into internship agreements are subject to certain expectations. These expectations encompass the nature of the guidance and the work, and a placement in any company must follow IBA’s in-ternship concept, with respect to follow-ups and evaluation.

Assessment criteria The assessment criteria for the exam = the learning objectives from the internship agreement.

Learning objectives appear in the joint study programme.

Timing The exam is scheduled towards the end of the mandatory internship period. Further information about time and place can be found on BlackBoard.


6. The final exam project

For the specific requirements of the final exam project, along with the learning objectives, please see the joint study programme for the E-designer course.

Conditions for participating in the exam

The written project, which forms the basis of both assessment and exams, must

fulfil the formal requirements of the final exam project, according to the joint study pro-gramme

be submitted on time, according to the exam schedule, as found on BlackBoard. Incorrect submission of the written project, which makes up the written part of the assignment, means that the student may not participate in the exam, and has used up one exam attempt.

The exam can take place only after the final internship assessment, along with any additional course assess-ments, have been passed.

Exam details The exam is an external, oral exam, based around a written project.

An individual total grade is awarded based on an overall evaluation of the oral and written performance. The exam is judged on the 7-grade scale.

The student presents the project for a maximum of 20 minutes. 45 minutes is set aside for each examinee, which includes the evaluation process.

The exam represents 15 ECTS.

Assessment criteria


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The assessment criteria are the learning objectives for the exam = the learning objectives for the final exam project, according to the joint study programme.

Schedule and Timing The exam is scheduled towards the end of the fourth semester. Further information about time and place can be found on BlackBoard.


7. Course components which can be carried out abroad

The student can, after course approval of applied-for prior merit, carry out every single course component abroad.

A condition of approval of a study visit abroad is that student is obliged, after the stay is completed, to docu-ment the approved study visit’s completed learning objectives. The student must also give consent for the institution to collect relevant information following the visit.

For approval of prior merit, the course components are considered completed only if they have been com-pleted and passed according to course rules.

8. Types of teaching

Teaching is generally dialogue-based, class-based teaching, exercises, and project work in groups. However, work in study groups, independent study, individual exercises and projects, group and whole-class presenta-tions, cross-discipline projects, and many other approaches, are also used a great deal.

In common with all of these activities is that the programme always seeks to put clear objectives in place for the learning activities (or assist with putting them in place).

9. Merit for the elective course components Passed elective course components equate to the equivalent course components in other educational institu-tions offering this course (amongst others).

Prior merit is sought if merit is wished for course components which are not offered by the course.

10. Participation requirements

In order for the course teaching to operate, there are participation requirements, which include submis-sions/presentation of tasks/projects.

Fulfilment of the participation requirements can also be a condition for registration to the course exams.

Additionally, attendance to certain study elements can be mandatory.

Participation requirements and mandatory participation, which are prerequisites for taking part in the exams, are outlined in the descriptions of the individual exam.


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11. Criteria for the assessment of study activity

Enrolment can be withdrawn for students who have not been active in their studies for a continuous period of at least one year. Study activity is thus taken to mean that within the last 12 months, the student has

taken part in at least 2 different exams

passed at least 1 exam

fulfilled their obligation to take part in every type of activity which constitutes a part of the course, including group work, group projects, remote learning etc., as specified in the curriculum

submitted, as specified in the curriculum, the tasks, reports, (learning)portfolios etc., which are a prerequisite for participation in the exams, with reliable content, and have not delivered plagiarized or copyrighted materials

attended activities according to the participation requirements, as specified in the study programme.

Non-fulfilment of one or more criteria in the study activities specifications can be grounds for withdrawal from the course.

Periods where the student has not been active in their studies, because of leave, maternity/paternity leave, adoption, documented sickness, or conscription, don’t count. The student must produce documentation of these periods on demand.

The programme can make exceptions to these decisions under unusual circumstances. Applications for dispen-sation should be sent the programme manager.

Before enrolment is suspended, the student will be advised in writing. In this instance, the student’s attention will be drawn to the above-mentioned rules. The letter advising the student will state that the student in ques-tion has 14 days in which to send documentation justifying the missing periods of study activity, and will pro-vide a deadline for the application of dispensation.

If the student has not responded within the given deadline, they will be withdrawn from the course.

If the student appeals against withdrawal from the course, the appeal will not take effect until the case has been decided by the programme manager.

The student may appeal the decision to the programme manager’s manager, for up to two weeks after the decision is taken. If the decision is again upheld, the student can appeal to the Ministry within two weeks of the decision, regarding legal issues.

Rules about the exams - which, according to assessment/examination regulations, the student must have taken before the end of 1/2 semester, and have passed before the end of 2/4 semester; and where in the assess-ment/examination regulations for this programme specific timescales are outlined regarding the completion of the programme - apply regardless of the rules.

12. Other languages

The majority of the programme’s teaching materials are in English, and parts of the teaching can take place in English.

No other languages are required, unless otherwise indicated in the admission notice.

12.1 Language of exams

The exams must be carried out in understandable English.


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Students with a mother tongue other than Danish/English can apply for exemption from the requirement that spelling/formulation abilities form a part of the assessment of the professional bachelor project, or the final exam project; along with any exams where, as per the study programme, it appears that these aforementioned abilities form a part of the evaluation process. The application must be lodged latest 4 weeks before the exam takes place.

13. Sickness and re-sits

13.1 Postponed exams due to sickness

A student who has been prevented from carrying out an exam because of a documented illness, or for other unforeseen reasons, gets another opportunity to take the exam as soon as possible. If it’s an exam scheduled to take place within the course’s final exam deadline, the student has the opportunity to take the exam within this same examination period, or immediately after.

An exam postponed due to sickness may be identical to the next regular exam. It is the student’s responsibil-ity to find out when and where this postponed exam will take place.

Details about time and place for exams postponed due to sickness can be found on BlackBoard.

Sickness must be documented with a doctor’s note. The institution must have received the doctor’s note lat-est three days after the exam date. Students who become acutely ill during an exam must be able to provide documentation that they were ill on the day in question.

If sickness fails to be adequately documented according to the above-named rules, the student has used up one exam attempt.

Students must pay their own expenses regarding doctors’ notes etc.

13.2 Re-sits

In the case of failed exams or non-attendance at exams, the student will automatically be registered for the re-sit, as long as they have valid exam attempts still remaining. The re-sit may be identical to the next regular exam.

It is the student’s responsibility to find out when the re-sit exam will take place.

Details about time and place for re-sit exams can be found on BlackBoard.

The course may grant exemptions to automatic, ongoing registration, if due to exceptional circumstances, in-cluding documented disabilities.

13.3 Tools and resources

Rules about the use of tools and resources will appear in the description for each individual exam.

14. Special exam conditions

Where justified by physical or psychological disability, students can apply for special exam conditions. The ap-plication must be handed in 4 weeks before the exam, at the latest. Exceptions to the application deadline can


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be granted in the case of suddenly-occurring health problems. The application must be accompanied by a doctor’s note, a statement from (for example) a speech, hearing, dyslexia or visual-impairment institution, or other documentation of health-related conditions or other relevant specific disability.

14.1 Cheating in exams

14.1.2 Disruptive behaviour or cheating in exams It will be considered cheating if the examinee, with regard to the exam

Uses or receives “non-permitted” help

Helps another examinee with the exam

Uses “non-permitted” tools or resources.

When exam responses are handed in, the examinee must confirm by signature that the answers have been carried out without assistance of any kind. The signature may be digital. 14.1.3 Plagiarism It is considered cheating if plagiarism is detected in the submitted material. Use of the following is consid-ered plagiarism:

Written material which has previously been handed in for assessment, e.g. materials appearing in a bachelor project, in mandatory assignments or in other exam responses

Written material which will be used for or has been used in connection with an oral exam. 14.1.4 When is submitted material considered plagiarism? Submitted material, or parts of it, will be considered plagiarism when a student tries to give the impression that an idea, a text, a layout etc. is the student’s own work, when this isn’t in fact the case. It is considered plagiarism if a task or a response wholly or partially produced by the student: 1. Contains identical or almost identical reproductions of others’ work, without this being made clear

through the use of quotation marks, for example, along with a clear indication of where the text has been sourced (literature references, including page numbers or similar)

2. Contains significant portions in which the choice of words is close to other publications (without refer-

ences), meaning that it has not been written by the student 3. Contains words or sentences from others’ work, without being referenced

4. Re-uses text or ideas from other assignments, which the student has used or re-worked without refer-

encing.

14.1.5 Disruptive behaviour during tests and exams IBA has the authority to remove an examinee from an exam, if he or she is displaying disruptive behaviour, e.g. if the student is noisy or otherwise breaks IBA’s rules regarding conduct in exams. In the case of less seri-ous episodes, IBA will first issue a warning. The exam invigilator should report the episode to the relevant programme manager. It should be reported immediately after the episode has occurred. A written description of the episode must be submitted. This description should identify the examinee in question, along with a description of the se-quence of events. Any relevant documentation should be included along with the report. If the incident was


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repeated, this should be mentioned in the report. Regarding sanctions for the misconduct, please see sec-tions 6.5.5 and 6.5.6. 14.1.6 Procedures and sanctions for cheating and disruptive conduct in exams Who can report cheating in exams? Anyone who has a suspicion about cheating in exams has a duty to check whether cheating is indeed taking place, and the suspicion must always be reported to the programme manager. Reporting If the suspicion of cheating in exams is supported or confirmed, then the invigilator or examiner has a duty to report this in writing to the programme manager. At the same time, the examinee should be informed that the incident has been reported as cheating to IBA. If the assignment hasn’t been assessed at the time of reporting, it won’t then be assessed, and this should be clearly noted on the grading sheet. The Programme Manager Once the programme manager has received the report regarding cheating in the exam, he or she will evalu-ate whether the report should be taken note of and acted upon, or dismissed. If a decision is made to pursue the case, the programme manager will be responsible for gathering material and documentation to illumi-nate the episode, as well as inviting the examinee to a meeting where the examinee has the opportunity to explain and comment upon the report. The examinee should receive a copy of the report, along with the meeting invitation. The meeting invitation must explain the purpose of the meeting, and inform the student of the option of bringing a third party along to the meeting. This third party may advise the examinee at the meeting, but may not participate in the dialogue. If it isn’t possible to arrange a personal meeting, the dialogue may take place in writing. If the programme manager decides not to pursue the case, the assignment will be evaluated and the grade will be awarded according to the usual rules of assessment and grading. 14.1.7 Sanctions Whether cheating has occurred or not is based on the report and the meeting. The programme manager must also decide what sanctions or penalties should be imposed on the examinee. The programme manager can only decide to impose penalties if it is beyond any reasonable doubt that cheating in the exam has taken place. In cases of expulsion from IBA, the case must be presented to the Principle, who will take the final decision. In all other instances, it is the programme manager who decides on which appropriate sanctions or penalties will be imposed. The student should be informed of the decision. A copy of the decision should be sent to the person who reported the misconduct, and also to the study advisor, and a copy should also be placed in the student’s file. 14.1.8 Types of sanctions If cheating in exams has been proved, one of the following sanctions or penalties can be imposed:

Warning Written or verbal warning for breaking IBA’s rules.

Exclusion from the exam The exam attempt will be registered as non-attendance. This counts as one attempt.


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Disqualifying of report or assignment The disqualification applies to the assignment in which the cheating was discovered. The disqualification can be carried out even though a grade has been awarded for the assignment, and it will be noted that the student has failed the assignment. Further cheating in another exam will mean exclusion from the course overall.

Permanent or temporary exclusion from the course If a more serious incident or if repeated cheating has taken place, the student will be removed from the course and from IBA permanently or for a period of time. Permanent exclusion means that the student will be excluded from all activities at IBA, including teaching and exams. Removal for a time-limited period means that the student will be excluded from all activities at IBA, including teaching and exams, for a specific period. After this period has expired, the student will automatically be included on the course again. This temporary exclusion will be noted in the student’s file.

If the episode represents a breaking of Danish law, then as well as IBA’s own sanctions being imposed it will also be reported to the police.

14.1.9 Right to complain

Complaints about exam conditions should be submitted individually by the student to IBA (to the pro-gramme manager or equivalent). As well as BEK no. 1519, of 16/12/2013, the rules about complaints proce-dure can be found with the secretariat of the chair of examiners. The complaint must be submitted latest 2 weeks after exam assessment has been announced in the usual manner. For use in complaints cases, the student must have submitted a copy of the set assignment, and with written exams also a copy of their own exam answers. The student can continue the course while the complaint is being processed, except where otherwise stated in the regulations or in relation to the regulations. The complaint might concern 1) The basis of the exam, including exam questions, assignments or similar, along with its relationship to

the course’s objectives and demands 2) The evaluation.

The programme’s regular manager must immediately present the complaint to the original examiners, who have a period of usually 2 weeks in which to make a statement. The examiners must address the subject-specific questions in the complaint. The complainant must be given the opportunity to comment on the statement, within a period of usually 1 week. The Principle, after input from the programme manager, will settle the complaint, based on the examiners’ subject-specific statement and the complainant’s comments about the statement. The decision, which must be written and substantiated, may involve:

1) a new evaluation (re-evaluation), though not with oral exams, 2) the offer of a new exam (re-sit), or 3) the complainant’s case failing to be carried.

Only when the examiners are in agreement can the school’s decision be that the complainant’s case is not carried. IBA should immediately inform the complainant and the examiners of the decision.


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For re-sits and re-evaluations, new examiners should be selected. Re-evaluations or re-sits should take place as soon as possible. Re-sits and re-evaluations can result in a lower grade. If the offer of a re-sit as a result of a complaint is accepted, and the certificate has been issued, the school must suspend the certificate until the new assessment is made, and issue a new certificate if applicable.

14.1.10 Appealing decisions in higher education courses IBA’s decisions regarding subject-specific questions can be brought by the complainant to one of the school’s appointed Appeals Boards, which will deal with the case. The complainant should submit their appeal to IBA. The appeal should be in writing and substantiated. It should be submitted latest 2 weeks after the complain-ant has been made aware of the school’s decision. IBA appoints an Appeals Board as soon as possible after submission of an appeal. The board consists of two appointed examiners, an examinations-approved teacher, and a student within the subject area. The chair of examiners from the exam secretariat will select the two examiners for the board. The chair of examiners may select themselves as examiner or as chair of the board. IBA selects the examinations-approved teacher and the student. In order that the Appeals Board is fit for purpose, all of its members must take part in all of its considera-tions, and all of the case documentation must be sent to all members. Consideration may take place in writ-ing, including electronically, as long as all of the members of the board approve this. If not all members ap-prove this, then consideration must take place in a meeting, at which all members of the Appeals Board must be present. Considerations conclude with a vote, and if there is a tied vote, the vote of the chair of the appeals board is decisive. The Appeals Board’s decision, which should be in writing and substantiated, can involve

1) a re-assessment with new markers 2) an offer to re-sit, with new markers, or 4) that the appeal is not carried.

The appeals board’s decision must be given by IBA as soon as possible - 2 months at the latest at winter ex-ams, and 3 months at the latest at summer exams, after the appeal has been lodged with the institution. If the appeal cannot be processed within these timeframes, IBA should notify the complainant of this, giving reasons, along with information about when the appeal can be expected to be processed. IBA will inform the complainant as soon as possible, and forward a copy of the decision to the examiners.

14.1.11 Commencement date and transitional measures1

This institutional section of the study programme becomes effective as of 1st August 2016, and applies to all students who are enrolled on the course, and to all assignments beginning on or after the above-named date.

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Curriculum - Institutional Section...2016/09/05 · case of over- or under-booking, IBA reserves the right to assign students to other elective components. The elective course components