The Student Voice in the African Harmonization Process in Higher

Education.

Student Workload

The Student Workload

STUDENTS SELECTED FOR THE TUNING

INTRODUCTION

Outline of the presentation: • The Views from the contributions of the different subject areas selected

for the tuning project.

Student expectation and Learning approach

Field work and Practical

Training

Internet access

Dominance of traditional time based learning process than computational based

Time for Leisure activities

University activities

Conclusion

APPLIED GEOLOGY

ANDRIATIANA Stellina Cynthia

University of Antananarivo,MADAGASCAR

Faculty of Sciences

Applied geology

1-The different kinds of activities that I do for my University work are:

COURSES: Theoritical education : 21hours/week (4-7hours/day according to teachers) • Conversation between teacher and students 9 hours/week • Exchange of knowleadge • Participate in the interview at the department of Geology twice

per week PRACTICAL WORK • Field work, study trip depend on the subject and the teaching

units • Company visit • Visit to the laboratory • Teamwork 2 hours a week

Other activities

– Member of Scientific students Association at the Science Faculty 2hours a week

– Reading book, take some knowleadge on internet : its depends on my free time

During the exam times.

I reduce some activities I spend time to revise the lesson 2-The type of activities that I would like to have more time is:

Reading many books at the bookstore Activities taking too much time:

learning teamwork

Any other type activities that I would

like to include: • Management and Leadership program • Learning some cultures and custom for another countries • Learning the International Standardisation (like ISO 9001) • Laboratory work • Learning different software like Modflow, Arcgis

,Mapinfo….. • English courses • 1-After the acquisition of qualities and skills during my

University studies and I want to be a good manager

2-To do and to get this job

There are a lot of skills and competences to do and to get it ,like:

• Diploma

• Experiment

• Good government

• Self confidence

• Professionalism

• An excellent level of numerary,scientific knowleage

• An organised and flexible approch to work

• Commercial awareness

• For to develop it: I need

• Self confidence

• Capacity for critical evaluation and self awareness

• Entrepreneurial spirit and skills

• Ability to evaluate and enhance quality of work

• Leadership, management and teamwork skills

• Ability for creative and innovative thinking

• Communication and interpersonal skills

INFORMATION STUDENTS EXPECT AND LEARNING APPROACH

• By Cynthia

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Field work and Practical Language of Harmonisation

Develop standardised National Qualification transfer across africa

by:

Jacob kuot Daniel

University of Ruba

ECONOMICS

Training, Projects and Seminars

Presented by:

Jacob Ogari Biyogo

MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

HIGHER EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT

INTERNET ACCESS

Presented by:

FOLABIT LENA NOVEL

UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE II

Electrification, Handy Internet network transmission, digital libraries, constant update of libraries to ensure flexibility.

• Internet access to every student to ensure innovation through research

• University administrators should be diligent in their management technics in the nearest future by improvising digital libraries in every higher educational institution and it should be open 24hrs/7 days a week to the students’ convenience.

• Constant Update of the physical libraries. ( outdated books)

• Unlimited Electrification: constant black out may slow students workload and hence his/her learning outcome may not be met.

JIMMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINERING

Contribution area – Mechanical engineering

Full name – Eyuel Abate Lemma

Basically I have three main points that I am going to mention on my presentation.

1. The common work load and study related problems we are facing as a student.

2. The survey regarding my work load at the university.

3. Common solutions or suggestions given from my(student) perspective

1.Regarding The common work load and study related

problems we are facing as a student.

a) Complexity with the course material will results in taking much time to understand.

b) Theory based education will require much time or increased work load than practical one to understand, specially within mechanical engineering.

c) The time taken to complete the course syllabus is also another problem.

d) Shortage of revising time specially during exam period. e) The big difference of the grading system with other universities

from around the world will results in difficulties to find scholarships.

f) Creating a suitable environment for the teaching learning process is not applicable,

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g) Dominance of traditional time based learning process than computational based learning

h) Norm referenced grade.

i) Teacher centered not student.

j)The curriculum is structural/process focus not on the outcome.

k)The curriculum is designed based on knowledge acquisition rather than to be knowledge application.

Dominance of traditional time based learning process than computational based learning

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• Competence of education can be assured by implementing the above learning methodologies stated on the above table to the student(learner),

• Jimma university specifically the school of mechanical engineering is trying to create or establish competence of education by; By developing concepts of curriculum mapping and

competency, frame works By imposing the students to solve community

problems directly. By providing internship programs for the students

which helps them to acquire practical knowledge .

a)Lecturing- this is one of the work I am performed in my university, in which I am assisting(lecturing) new coming students those who joins mechanical engineering department by giving them introductory courses.

I. Regarding different kinds of activities I am doing for my university work.

c)And also I am participating in different kinds of seminars, projects and group works(1 to 5 change army by both participating and organizing the group) .

2.The survey regarding my work load at the university

b) I am also taking lectures for my study at the university from my professors and this is another major activity I am doing in my university.

II.Regarding the type of activity I would like to have more time for;

a)The type of activities I would like to have more time mainly implies to the lecture class I m taking and also to participate in different project works, and this is for the typical week but during the exam week I will focus more on my study.

b)Now my study at the university takes too much time because of the load of the courses included in the program so during the exam period again I will give more emphasis to this one.

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c) Additionally I would like to work or participate on practical works related with mechanical engineering, because practical works will helps me to analyze or apply the theoretical knowledge I studied in the class.

3. Apart from my university work I don’t have any other activities or demand because of the load I have with the university work.

Common solutions or suggestions given from me(student) perspective

Modularizing the syllabus.

paying attention on laboratory and practical works.

Applying learner centered structure.

The learning process should be active and integrated.

Harmonizing the curriculum based on the standard criteria.

• Applying competence based education.

• Implementing blended e learning to assure availability of electronic book and to create equal understanding between the students.

Prepared by: Omnia Sayed & Essa Ali

Suez Canal University , Egypt

MEDICINE

A descriptive study describing the work done by students in the university .The study was done on 50 full-timed students in faculties of

medicine from different universities allover Egypt.

62%

38%

Gender females

92%

8%

University

Suez CanalUniversityOtherUniversities

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5%

10%

15%

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year1 year2 year3 year4 year5 year6

10%

6%

14%

30% 30%

10%

Academic year

Percent…

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10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

90%

64%

55%

76%

62%

72% 72%

82%

20%

72%

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percenta…

When students were asked about activities done for university work their

answer was as following

The time spent on activities

For lectures….

28%

12%

60%

5 to 6 hours

8 to 9 hours

10 hours or more

For clinical examination training….

64%

18%

18%

1 to 6 hours

7 or more hours

0 hours

For classes….

46%

28%

26% 1 to 2 hours

3 to 4 hours

0 hours

While in exam’s week,

No activity taken on most days in exam’s week….

90%

10%

yes No

“Students opinion about including other activities in the university work”

76%

24%

No

Yes

94%

6%

No

Yes

In regular week

In exams’ week

Including other activities in the university work

“The independent work of the

student”

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

lessa than 10 hours/week from 10 to 20 hours/week more than 20 hours /week

20%

70%

10%

percentage

In regular week,

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

less than 10 hours from 10 to 20 hours more than 20 hours

5%

30%

65% percentage

In exams’ week,

“Concerning extracurricular

activities”

17%

21%

32%

24%

4% 2%

charity work

student associations

hobbies e.g: reading, drawing

sports

professionalcommitment

others

We found that,

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

less than 10 hours /week

from 10 to 20 hours /week

from 21 to 30 hours /week

morethan 30 hours /week

60%

35%

4%

1%

percentage

Time spent on these extracurricular activities:

KATYAVALA BWILA UNIVERSITY SUPERIOR INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LETTERS

ENGLISH SECTOR

TEACHER EDUCATION

The Student: Daniel Tchikoko VINDOSE

Case of the Students in the Third

Year – English Course

Activities at University

Lectures, Seminar, Scientific Journey, Reading at Library for

Searching and Changing experiences with other students and

task based in classroom on.

TIME SPENT: from 2 hours to 5 hours depending on the subject

in the case,.

Assignments, reports, preparing power point and ICT.

CONCLUSION

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