Academic Regulations on the Professional Bachelor s Degree Programme Bachelor of Leisure Management September 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME... 3 2. PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, LEARNING OUTCOME, DURATION OF, AND ADMISSION TO THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME... 4 3. STRUCTURE AND ACADEMIC CONTENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME... 7 4. WORK EXPERIENCE (INTERNSHIP)... 13 5. THE BACHELOR PROJECT... 16 6. EXAMINATION AND GRADING... 17 7. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS ON EXAMINATION... 23 8. RE-EXAMINATION... 26 9. COMPLAINTS... 27 10. THE CERTIFICATE... 30 11. CREDIT TRANSFER... 31 12. OTHER REGULATIONS... 32 13. THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE ACADEMIC REGULATIONS... 33 Page 2
1. THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME The professional bachelor s degree programme, Bachelor of Leisure Management, is a commercial bachelor s degree programme focused on organisational development, operation and management within the fields of tourism, events, sports, marketing, plus hotel- and restaurant-keeping. The professional bachelor s degree programme, Bachelor of Leisure Management 1 is an international full-time programme of 3 and a half years' duration, provided at University College Zealand's colleges in Roskilde and Nykøbing Falster. In Roskilde, the language of instruction is Danish, whereas in Nykøbing Falster the principal language of instruction will be English. Depending on the individual college, the professional bachelor s degree programme may vary in some respects, which shall be clearly defined in this document. The professional bachelor s degree programme, Bachelor of Leisure Management, shall be subject to the following statutory instruments and ministerial orders: Ministerial Order no. 333 of 03/05/2004 on the Professional Bachelor Training Pro-gramme, Bachelor of Leisure Management (Ministeriel bekendtgørelse nr. 333 af 03/05/2004 om uddannelsen som Professionsbachelor i Leisure Management) as amended in Ministerial Order no. 876 of 27/8/2012 Statutory Instrument no. 207 of 31/03/2008 on Training Programmes for the Vocational Academy Professions and on Professional Bachelor s Degree Programmes (in Danish only) (Forordning af 31/03/2008 om erhvervsakademiuddannelser og professionsbacheloruddannelser). Ministerial order no. 1521 of 16/12/2013 on Training Programmes for the Vocational Academy Professions and on Professional Bachelor s Degree Programmes (in Danish only) (Ministeriel bekendtgørelse nr. 1521 af 16/12/2013 om erhvervsakademiuddannelser og professionsbacheloruddannelser). Ministerial order no. 223 of 11/3/2014 on Admission to and Enrolment on Vocational Academy Professions and Professional Bachelor s Degree Programmes (Ministeriel bekendtgørelse nr. 223 af 11/3/2014 om adgang til erhvervsakademiuddannelser og professionsbachelorer). Ministerial Order no. 1519 of 16/12/2013 on Tests and Examinations in Professionally Oriented Higher Education Programmes (English translation (by Aarhus University) expected to published in the autumn of 2014) (Ministeriel bekendtgørelse nr. 1519 af 16/12/2013 om prøver i erhvervsrettede uddannelser). Ministerial Order no. 262 of 20/3/2007 on the Grading Scale and Other Forms of Assessment (extract available in English) (Ministeriel bekendtgørelse nr. 262 af 20. marts 2007 om karakterskala og anden bedømmelse). Ministerial Order no. 745 of 24/06/2013 On Accreditation of Institutions of Further Education and the Approval of New Further Educations (in Danish only) (Ministeriel bekendtgørelse nr. 745 af 24/06/2013 om akkreditering af videregående uddannelsesinstitutioner og godkendelse af nye videregående uddannelser). Access to the above ministerial orders and statutory instruments is available (in Danish) via www.retsinfo.dk (please note that in the event of discrepancies between any translation and its original Danish version, the Danish version shall always prevail). 1 The Professional Bachelor s Degree Programme, Bachelor of Leisure Management, has been developed in English with the application of established English professional terminology since, frequently, no adequate Danish terms are available. In certain circumstances, the attempt to apply a Danish translation will only disrupt the meaning; and, hence, English terminology has been retained. This also applies to the term leisure. In general, the word 'leisure' is translated into Danish in the sense of 'fritid' (spare time) an inadequate term in this context, especially in connection with the trades and industries comprised by the expression 'Leisure Management'. A concept such as 'oplevelsesøkonomi' (creative-industries economy or experience economy) is equally inadequate, since many elements in the leisure-industry trades cannot be defined as experience economies. The leisure industry comprises trades which, in particular, provide the consumers with services related to their spare-time, pleasure- and entertainment-oriented consumption albeit exclusive of the retail trade, since focus is on the service trade. Page 3
2. PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, LEARNING OUTCOME, DURATION OF, AND ADMISSION TO THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME 2.1 The objective of the bachelor's degree programme in Leisure Management is to provide the students with a theoretical and practical foundation enabling them to perform duties within the leisure industry at national and international levels. 2.2 The student shall attain a comprehensive and adequate knowledge of theories, methods and practical issues as to the identification, analysis and solution of issues within problem analysis, economics, marketing, organisation and management in general and within the leisure industries in particular. 2.3 The primary objective is to educate students to become competent bachelors within leisureindustry work areas. The programme is focused on providing the students with both knowledge and understanding of practical, theoretical and methodology aspects within the field at a level which will: qualify the student to independently analyse, assess and reflect upon academic problems and issues and, likewise, to perform duties related to planning and work within the industries; qualify the student to reflect critically on own academic performance, seen in the light of modern theoretical perspectives, in order that the student become enabled to assess and improve on own performance; ensure the advancement of the student's personal development through work within area-specific subjects, cooperation with fellow students and, likewise, encourage the student to take responsibility for own learning in order that, subsequently, the student will be enabled to perform management functions related to the leisure industry. 2.4 The learning outcome of the degree programme is as follows: Knowledge Skills GRADUATES HOLDING A PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR S DEGREE IN LEISURE MANAGEMENT The graduate will: have acquired knowledge and understanding of applicable theory, methodology and practice connected with organisations (private as public) operating within the leisure industries in national and international contexts; be able to understand and reflect upon central theories, models, methodologies and practices within the leisure industries. The graduate will: be able to apply key theories and methods within marketing, economics, and organisation and management in his/her work within the leisure industries;. be able to assess practice-oriented circumstances and list and select feasible solutions for organisations (private as public) operating within the leisure industries; be able to communicate practice-oriented circumstances and feasible solutions internally within an organisation and to associates and users. Page 4
Competences GRADUATES HOLDING A PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR S DEGREE IN LEISURE MANAGEMENT The graduate will: be able to cope with developments within the leisure industries; be able apply a professional approach in the participation in academic and interdisciplinary collaboration; be able to acquire new knowledge, skills and competences in relation to the work within the leisure industries. Burden 210 ECTS credits 2.5 As an element in the curriculum, the students shall acquire practice-related competences enabling them to perform duties within the leisure industries, independently and in collaboration with others. The practice-related competences shall be developed through a number of activities comprising: A consistent integration of practice in every subject and project dealt with in the course of the educational programme. A number of compulsory lectures comprising contributions by managers, experts, employees and decision makers within the leisure industries. Work experience (internship) in a business or an organisation operating within the leisure industries. The final bachelor's assignment by way of a paper on a problem area originating in the leisure industries. A development programme focused on the individual student's personal and social skills and competences. 2.6 The academic profile and content of the professional bachelor's degree programme are international in scope and targeted towards private as public enterprises and other organisations, primarily within the subjects of marketing, economics, organisation and management. The international scope of the programme is underpinned by the incorporation of international as well as national examples into the teaching and, in Nykøbing Falster, this is, in fact, further facilitated by the application of English as the language of instruction. 2.7 The educational programme has been structured as a three-and-a-half year fulltime study comprising seven semesters. The first, second, third and fourth semesters shall be completed at the home institution. The fifth semester may, however, be completed at an international partner university or business school (study period abroad). The sixth semester shall be allocated to work experience (internship). The seventh semester shall take place at the home institution. 2.8 Working hours shall comprise scheduled lessons, preparation, excursions, home work and written assignments, other specified activities in connection with the programme s academic content, work experience and projects linked with various organisations, independent study, and the participation in examinations. The full-year equivalent of a full-time student totals 60 ECTS credits. Collectively, the degree programme shall thus equal 210 ECTS credits. Page 5
2.9 Upon completion of the degree programme, the student will be entitled to the title Bachelor of Leisure Management (in Danish: Professionsbachelor i Leisure Management) specialised within the selected field of expertise. The student shall select his or her field of expertise within the following areas: Event Management Hospitality Management Marketing Management Sports Management Tourism Management General Leisure Management With respect to the individual colleges, Nykøbing Falster and Roskilde, the fields of expertise provided may be restricted. In order to acquire specialisation, the student shall comply with the following terms and conditions: 1) The student shall have completed electives linked with the field of expertise. 2) The student shall have completed his/her work experience (internship) within the field of expertise. 3) The student shall have selected an approved subject area within an area of expertise for his/her final bachelor s assignment (the bachelor project). Page 6
3. STRUCTURE AND ACADEMIC CONTENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME 3.1 The Bachelor of Leisure Management (BLM) degree programme comprises seven semesters combining theoretical and practical knowledge within the following subject categories: Economics Leisure Management Organisation and management Marketing Methodology Work experience (internship) Final bachelor s assignment (the bachelor project) The ECONOMICS category comprises the following academic subjects: YEAR ACADEMIC SUBJECT ECTS CREDITS 1 Microeconomics 7.5 1 Accounting 10.0 2 Corporate Finance 10.0 3 Macroeconomics 5.0 TOTAL 32.5 ECTS credits The objective of the economics subject category is to equip the student with competences within issues related to business-economics as well as socio-economics that will enable him/her to perform analyses of economy issues and to incorporate financial assessment as an element in the basis for decision in managerial decision-making processes independently or in collaboration with others. The ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT category comprises the following academic subjects: YEAR ACADEMIC SUBJECT ECTS CREDITS 1 Service Management in the 5.0 Leisure Industries 2 Innovation and Entrepreneurship 10.0 in the Leisure Industries 3 Organisation Theory and Human 12.5 Resources Management in the Leisure Industries TOTAL 27.5 ECTS credits The objective of the subject category, organisation and management, is to equip the student with competences within aspects of organisational and managerial theory, comprising psychology and sociology, enabling him/her to perform analyses of organisational and managerial issues be that at organisational, group or individual levels. On the basis of such analyses, the student shall be able to propose solutions and incorporate his/her assessment as an element in the basis for decision in managerial decision-making processes. The MARKETING category comprises the following academic subjects: YEAR ACADEMIC SUBJECT ECTS CREDITS 1 Leisure Marketing 10.0 2 Market Communications and Sponsorship 10.0 Page 7
YEAR ACADEMIC SUBJECT ECTS CREDITS 3 Branding 5.0 TOTAL 25.0 ECTS credits The objective of the subject area, marketing, is to equip the student with competences with respect to issues within the field of marketing economics enabling him/her to propose solutions and incorporate assessments based on marketing economics as an element in the basis for decision in managerial decision-making processes independently and in collaboration with others. The METHODOLOGY category comprises the following academic subjects: YEAR ACADEMIC SUBJECT ECTS CREDITS 1 Personal Leadership 2.5 1 Research Methods I 5.0 1 Research Methods II 5.0 1 Statistics 2.5 2 Leadership Career Development 5.0 TOTAL 20.0 ECTS credits The objective of the subject category, methodology, is to equip the student with competences as regards the investigation and analysis of social-science research issues, enabling him/her to be critical towards the selection of method and theory as well as demonstrate an insight into the consequences such choices may have with respect to problem identification and proposals for solutions. The LEISURE MANAGEMENT category comprises the following academic subjects: YEAR ACADEMIC SUBJECT ECTS CREDITS 1 Introduction to the Leisure Industries 7.5 1 Experience Economy 5.0 2 Event Management 10.0 2 Attraction and Destination Management 5.0 3 Impacts 5.0 3 Pre-Internship 2.5 3-4 Elective subjects 20.0 TOTAL 55.0 ECTS credits The objective of the interdisciplinary subject category, leisure management, is to equip the student with competences within topics of particular relevance to the leisure industry, enabling him/her to apply the competences acquired in other academic subject areas in connection with issues applicable to the leisure industry. The WORK EXPERIENCE (internship) category comprises the following academic subject: YEAR ACADEMIC SUBJECT ECTS CREDITS 3 Work experience (internship) 30.0 TOTAL 30.0 ECTS credits The objective of work experience (the internship) is to establish a link between theoretical and practical knowledge and thus ensure both profession-based skills and practice-orientation. The work experience (the internship) will be progressively structured from observing to contem- Page 8
plating and independent practice in connection with the training of basic competences within the leisure industries. The BACHELOR PROJECT category comprises the following: YEAR ACADEMIC SUBJECT ECTS CREDITS 4 Bachelor project 20,0 TOTAL 20.0 ECTS credits The objective of the final bachelor s assignment, the bachelor project, is for the student, through independent work, to acquire a particular insight into a defined subject or problem that is central to the objective of the education. To achieve the objective of the professional bachelor s degree programme, the following requirements must be complied with: The development of basic commercial understanding. The development of competences within commercial problem identification, analysis and informed decision-making The development of generic competences The development of competences to act within specific commercial scopes Work experience (internship) where the students shall demonstrate their skills for independent performance The integration of commercial understanding with knowledge, commercial competences and personal development. The individual academic subject areas and their position as regards the time used and the equivalent ECTS credits are as follows : SEMESTER ACADEMIC SUBJECT: ECTS CREDITS 1 Introduction to the Leisure Industries 7.5 1 Personal Leadership 2.5 1 Accounting 10.0 1 Research Methods I 5.0 1 Experience Economy 5.0 2 Microeconomics 7.5 2 Leisure Marketing 10.0 2 Research Methods II 5.0 2 Service Management in the Leisure Industries 5.0 2 Statistics 2.5 3-4 Event Management 10.0 3 Marketing Communications and Sponsorship 10.0 3 Leadership Career Development 5.0 3 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Leisure 10.0 Industries 4 Corporate Finance 10.0 4 Branding 5.0 4 Attraction and Destination Management 5.0 4 Impacts 5.0 5 Macroeconomics 5.0 5 Pre-Internship 2.5 5 Organisation Theory and Human Resources Management 12.5 in the Leisure Industries 5 Electives (1 and 2) 10.0 6 Work Experience (Internship) 30.0 7 Electives (3 and 4) 10.0 7 Bachelor Project 20.0 Page 9
The learning objectives of the individual academic subjects have been laid down in Appendix A. This description comprises a list of academic subject elements plus the goals set out for the academic outcome with respect to such knowledge, skills and competences as are expected to have been acquired by the student at the completion of each academic subject. 3.2 The electives are placed in the fifth and seventh semesters. The electives total 20 ECTS credits of the bachelor's degree programme. In the semesters incorporating electives, academic subjects should be provided to an extent allowing the students a minimum of 5 ECTS credits with respect to their choice of specialisation. The institution shall be committed to do everything in its power to enable the students to follow such academic subjects that will meet their requirements. The number of students and the academic staff availability may, however, be decisive factors as to whether an individual academic subject will be provided. In the event that the number of students is deemed to be insufficient with respect to achieving a satisfactorily professional and academic level within an area of expertise, the institution may decide not to provide this area of expertise and, hence, the electives pertaining to such an area. The objective of the electives is to facilitate the student's option of tailoring his/her educational profile and pursue his/her field of interest. The learning objectives of the individual electives have been laid down in Appendix B. This description comprises a list of academic elements together with objectives for the academic outcome by way of knowledge, skills and competences to have been attained by the student on his/her completion of the individual elective. The requirements to the selection of electives in order to obtain specialisation are stated below. ELECTIVES, REQUIREMENTS AND STRUCTURE: The electives total 20 ECTS credits, distributed with 10 ECTS credits in the fifth and the seventh semester, respectively. Electives are provided every second year, with each elective equalling 5 ECTS credits. Since the completion of an elective will depend on various factors, such as e.g. the number of student registrations, not all offered electives may necessarily be realised. The objective of the elective subjects is to enable the student to adapt his/her academic profile in order to match their areas of interest. Thus, the student will be enabled to qualify for one of the following areas of expertise (see 2.9): To qualify for specialisation, the student shall have passed the compulsory subject (COMP.) linked with the specific row in the table below. Likewise, the student shall have completed the electives (four in total) from the list of accessible electives (ELECTIVE) linked with the specialisation in question. Page 10
SUBJECT Leisure Sport Hospitality Tourism Event Marketing Strategic Leisure Management COMP ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Hospitality Management ELECTIVE ELECTIVE COMP ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Field Project ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Tourism Management ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE COMP ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Sports Management ELECTIVE COMP ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE International Project Management ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE COMP ELECTIVE Experiential marketing ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE E-Business ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Capacity Management ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Intercultural Communication ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Consumer Behaviour ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Strategic Marketing ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE COMP Information Technology in the Leisure Industries ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE
3.3 The student is entitled to contributory influence and under an obligation to participate actively in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the teaching and other study activities. The student's work towards the acquisition of competences shall be encouraged by binding, varied and involving teaching and study activities. The term study activity, in the wide sense of the term, shall be construed as the forms of teaching, study and learning in which the student shall be expected to take an active part in the course of the degree programme; and, hence, the term shall also define the requirements to the student's work performance. Every subject shall be defined by a study-activity model as the recommended distribution of the expected work and study burden within each of the four quadrants. The quadrants comprise progression as well as variation of study activities across disciplines and the degree programme in general. The expenditure of hours shall be equally distributed among the quadrants of the study-activity model. The study-activity model below, which applies to the Professional Bachelor s Degree Programme in Leisure Management, illustrates who initiates and who participates in the various teaching, study, and learning activities. The model further illustrates that the degree programme is a full-time study comprising a number of different activities. It is applied as a point of departure for a mutual matching of expectations between teachers and students. On the basis of the student's own experience from education and learning, the student shall practice his/her reflection competences with respect to the teaching and learning processes which will contribute to the development of the student's competences.
4. WORK EXPERIENCE (INTERNSHIP) 4.1 This professional bachelor s degree programme has been planned in pursuance of the requirements in the ministerial orders on education and with a view to establish coherence between theoretical and practical knowledge within the leisure industries. 4.2 For the purposes of strengthening the student's skills in applying theoretical knowledge in practice, this degree programme comprises substantial integration with vocationally focused practice-orientation. The specific practice-oriented sequence comprises five compulsory activities: The subject Personal Leadership The subject Leadership Career Development The subject Pre-Internship (pre-work experience) The actual work experience (the internship) A report written subsequent to the work experience (the internship). 4.3 The objective of the pre-internship, taking place in the fifth semester, is to prepare the student for the actual sixth-semester work experience. The student has access to a course description providing more detailed information about formal and academic requirements to the projects and the project content. The actual work experience, the internship, can only be commenced on the provision that the student has passed the Pre-Internship exam or any subsequent re-examination in the subject. 4.4 The objective and intention of the work-experience period, the internship, is to develop vocational qualifications within the leisure industry. The student will be expected to be in regular close contact with the educational institution in order that the institution be kept informed about any progress as to the work-experience workplace search. When a commercial enterprise has accepted to take on a trainee, this enterprise must be approved by the educational institution. When the internship workplace has been approved by the educational institution, the student can take contact to the firm for the purposes of entering an agreement. Now, an individual agreement will be entered between the student, the workplace and the educational institution. In close collaboration with the educational institution's representative and the workexperience workplace, and on the basis of the learning objective for the work-experience period (the internship), the student shall prepare the objectives of his/her outcome of the workexperience period. Subsequently, these objectives shall be applied as guidance with respect to the planning of the student's work during the internship period. This agreement, intended to render intentions and objectives visible and set standards for the requirements to the student, the institution and the workplace, shall further constitute the foundation for a mid-term evaluation and for the final evaluation. In their Manual on BLM Internship, the educational institution will define and set out the parameters to be applied in the preparation of such agreements. Page 13
The work experience (the internship) may also take place abroad. 4.5 The educational institution shall be responsible for performing an assessment of the suitability of the work-experience workplace. The assessment criteria comprise the following stipulatins: Any practice-period assignment must be definable as being relevant to the leisure industry. The work-experience workplace must be in a position to provide the student with an internship supervisor. The prospective of the learning to be provided by the workplace must be likely to facilitate the student s compliance with the learning objectives defined for the workexperience period. Prior to the commencement of an internship, the educational institution shall be under an obligation to clarify expectations with the workplace and, subsequently, to follow up on the student's internship. 4.6 The guidelines below are not exhaustive, but gives an impression of the allocation of responsibilities in respect of the educational institution and the work-experience workplace, respectively. It shall be the responsibility of the educational institution to: provide the work-experience workplace with information and guidance concerning applicable rules and frameworks pertaining to the work-experience workplace; approve work-experience workplaces with capacities for providing learning that will enable the trainee to comply with the learning objectives for the work-experience period; provide the student with a work-experience supervisor to be in charge of assisting the student before, during and after the work-experience period and, where required, establish contact with the contact person of the work-experience workplace; ensure that the work-experience be completed in accordance with the approved job specification and the learning objectives specified in the agreement. assist the student with obtaining a visa/residence permit by supplying any studyrelated documentation that may be required; Be available for both student and work-experience workplace. It shall be the responsibility of the work-experience workplace to: provide a work-place contact person from whom the student may seek advice and guidance in connection with the solution of assignments etc. The contact person shall furhter be responsible for informing the student about firm-specific rules, procedures, confidentiality, etc; ensure that the work-experience procedures and content will support the workexperience learning objectives; ensure that the student will perform study-relevant assignments and that there will be a progressive level of complexity in connection with job specifications etc. in the course of the work-experience period; ensure that the student is covered by the firm s business-insurance scheme; participate in a mid-term evaluation together with the work-experience supervisor and the student; prepare a completion evaluation. Page 14
4.7 Prior to the work-experience semester (the internship), the students will receive a workexperience manual (Manual on BLM Internship) specifying the formal and academic requirements to the work-experience report. At the completion of the work experience (the internship), the student will prepare an individual written report in which he or she accounts for how he or she has profited from the workexperience, for how he or she experienced the work-experience situation as such, and for the competences and goals attained in the course of the work-experience period. The workexperience period will be assessed as passed/not passed. 4.8 The student s weekly working hours shall be the equivalent of full-time employment at the workplace in question unless the student has been granted dispensation as regards reduced hours in advance of the internship. Reduced hours may be granted on the provision of medically documented illness and after an interview with representatives from the educational institution. In such cases, the period of internship will be prolonged in order that the collective number of hours will be the equivalent of a full-time position. The duration of work-experience is one semester, equal to 800 working hours (approximately 20 weeks). The working hours and culture of the work-experience workplace shall apply, comprising contribution and flexibility commitment. 4.9 The work experience, the internship, is unpaid. Students eligible for the Danish State Education Grants and Loan Scheme (SU) shall also be eligible during the internship. Page 15
5. THE BACHELOR PROJECT 5.1 The objective of the final bachelor s assignment, the bachelor project, is for the student to demonstrate acquired knowledge and skills as regards theory, methodology and analysis within practice-oriented subject areas pertaining to the leisure industries. The bachelor project shall demonstrate that the learning objectives have been achieved and that the student has reached a level which is adequate as regards passing the bachelor project exam. Thus, the student shall demonstrate his/her ability to integrate the knowledge and competences acquired in the course of the preceding semesters and from the academic subjects of the degree programme. 5.2 The final bachelor s assignment, the bachelor project, shall be individually prepared. The written project will be defended at an oral examination. The grading will be a collective grading i.e. the written project plus the oral examination will be collectively graded and equally weighted in the overall assessment. The scope of the project paper shall be a maximum of 50 standard pages, exclusive of appendices. A description of the project requirements will be available in the bachelor-project course description. The time frame of this oral test is 45 minutes which shall comprise the student's oral presentation, appropriate examination plus the subsequent project assessment. In the event the student is given grades below 02, he or she shall be entitled to hand in a revised version of the original project for re-examination. 5.3 The bachelor-project theme shall be decided by the student in compliance with the supervisor's advice. The research question shall be subject to the supervisor's approval. 5.4 A commercial enterprise, an organisation or a leisure-industry subject shall constitute the basis of the project. 5.5 A teacher from the academic subject area relevant to the project shall be appointed as supervisor. The student shall be entitled to up to four hours' supervision from the appointed supervisor. An additional supervisor may be appointed on professional grounds. The collective supervision time cannot, however, be extended. 5.6 The bachelor project shall comprise a 1-2 page project abstract. The abstract shall precede the table of contents. The abstract will be included in the collective assessment of the bachelor project. 5.7 Every other internal or external test shall have been passed before the student can register for the oral bachelor-project test. Page 16
6. EXAMINATION AND GRADING 6.1 The qualifications acquired by the student in the course of the degree programme shall be documented by oral and written tests. The tests shall be either external or internal. An external test shall require the participation of an external examiner appointed by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science (Uddannelses- og forskningsministeriet). Internal tests shall either be assessed by the examiner alone or with the participation of an additional internal examiner appointed by the institution. The institution may decide to replace an internal assessment with an external assessment. All tests shall be structured as individual tests. An oral test may take its point of departure in a preceding assignment performed by a group of students. In such group-prepared assignments, the contribution of each student must be clearly defined/individualised, and the contribution shall meet academic criteria as to scope and consistency. Such criteria will be stipulated in the course description pertaining to the academic subject in question. In connection with an oral group exam, the individual student shall be examined in such a way as to ensure individual assessment of the student's performance. A group comprises 2-5 students unless otherwise stated. The following standards shall apply in connection with examination time frames in respect of oral group examinations: Number of students Examination time in minutes 1 30 2 50 3 65 4 80 5 95 Similarly, the maximum number of pages for written assignments prepared by a group of students shall be reduced in compliance with the table below: Number of students Maximum number of standard pages in written assignments 1 7 9 2 9 13 3 11 17 4 13 21 5 15 25 All tests shall be assessed in pursuance of the 7-point grading scale. Work experience (internship) shall be assessed as 'Passed' or 'Failed'. Page 17
The commencement of an educational element shall entail simultaneous registration for the test(s) pertaining to this educational element. It shall also signify the first use of an attempt to take this examination unless absence from the test is due to sickness. 6.2 Assessments pertaining to the degree programme shall state time, academic subject, external/internal assessment and weight, as follows: Page 18
EXAMINATION OVERVIEW COMPULSORY ACADEMIC SUBJECTS Year Semester Examination Number of pages Academic subject Weight Assessment 1 1 Assignment written by a group of students and subsequent oral group examination Maximum 25 pages (group of 5 students Experience Economy 2 Internal Introduction to the Leisure 2 Industries Research Methods I 1 1 1 Three-hour individual written test --------------------- Accounting 2 Teacher assessment (supplementary materials allowed) 1 1 Individual written reflection 2 pages Personal Leadership 1 Teacher assessment 1 2 Three-hour individual written test (supplementary materials allowed) 1 2 Assignment written by a group of students and subsequent oral group examination --------------------- Microeconomics 2 Teacher assessment Maximum 25 pages (group of 5 students) Leisure Marketing 3 External Research Methods II 1 Service Management in the 2 Leisure Industries Statistics 1 2 3-4 The planning and implementation of an event (group) with a subsequent written critical analysis of the eventplanning process (group) Maximum 15 pages (group of 5 students) 2 3 Four-day written group assignment Maximum 15 pages (group of 5 students) Marketing Communications and Sponsorship 2 3 Individual oral test based on a job application within the --------------------- Leadership Career Development leisure industries 2 3 Assignment written by a group of students and subsequent Maximum 15 pages Innovation and Entrepreneur- oral group examination (group of 5 students) ship in the Leisure Industries Event Management 3 Internal 3 External 1 Internal 2 Internal 2 4 Four-hour individual written test --------------------- Corporate Finance 3 Teacher assessment (supplementary materials allowed) 2 4 Individual written project Maximum 7 pages Branding 2 Teacher assessment 2 4 Individual written project Maximum 12 pages Attraction and Destination 2 External Management Impacts 2 3 5 Two-hour individual written test --------------------- Macroeconomics 1 Teacher assessment (supplementary materials allowed) 3 5 Individual written reflection Maximum 5 pages Pre-Internship 1 Teacher assessment 3 5 Individual written synopsis with subsequent individual oral test Maximum 4 pages Organisation Theory and Human Resources Management in the Leisure Industries 3 External 3 5 Examination in accordance with the description of the --------------------- Electives (1 and 2) 2 External
EXAMINATION OVERVIEW COMPULSORY ACADEMIC SUBJECTS Year Semester Examination Number of pages Academic subject Weight Assessment subject 3 6 Individual written project. Assessment of the practice period as passed/failed 4 7 Examination in accordance with the description of the subject 4 7 Individual written project with subsequent 45-minute individual oral examination Maximum 5 pages Work experience (Internship) Teacher assessment --------------------- Electives (3 and 4) 2 External Maximum 50 pages Bachelor project External Page 20
EXAMINATION OVERVIEW ELECTIVES Year Semester Examination Number of pages Academic subject Weight Assessment 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages Tourism Management 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages Sports Management 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages Strategic Leisure Management 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages Strategic Marketing 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages Intercultural Communication 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages Hospitality Management 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages Capacity Management 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages Consumer Behaviour 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages International Project Management 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages IT in the Leisure Management 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages E-Business 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages Field project Special Events 2 External 3-4 5-7 Individual test, written project Maximum 7 pages Experiential Marketing 2 External Page 21
6.3 In the event that the test is assessed as Failed or fails to comply with the requirements laid down, the student shall automatically be registered for re-examination and, hence, use of the second examination attempt. A student shall only be entitled to three attempts at passing a specific test. The student may only continue the fifth semester degree programme on the provision that the first and second semester tests have been passed. In special circumstances and subject to an application from the student, the institution may grant exemption from this rule. 6.4 The participation in compulsory activities may represent a precondition for the student's registration for examination in a given subject. Compulsory activities can be construed as written assignments, compulsory participation in specific lectures, feature days, or the oral presentation of a paper. Compulsory activities shall be stated in connection with the individual subject description. Compulsory activities may be activities requiring student payment (e.g. the participation in tours of observation within the area of expertise or study tours). Students not desiring to participate in compulsory activities requiring student payment shall be offered an alternative activity requiring identical work performance from the student albeit without requiring the individual student's payment. In the event of non-compliance with the participation requirements stipulated for compulsory activities, the student shall be required to prepare a compensatory assignment to make up for his/her non-performance. 6.5 Other terms and conditions in connection with assessment have been stipulated in the ministry's Order on Examination and Grading. Page 22
7. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS ON EXAMINATION 7.1 The objective of examinations is to determine the extent to which the individual student's qualifications with respect to the education are in compliance with the objectives and requirements laid down by the ministry in the applicable law and any subsequent ministerial orders on professional bachelor s degree programmes. Pursuant to the ministerial order on examinations, the assessment of all examination performances shall also place emphasis on the student's spelling accuracy and general language skills. In no assignment shall the assessment of the student's spelling and writing skills be attached more weight than one grade point of the collective grading, however. 7.2 A student may be registered for the same test up to three times. Subject to the student's request for an exemption and subject to exceptional circumstances, the institution may grant an exemption from the rules and allow the registration for a fourth attempt. The question of academic ability cannot be included in the assessment of exceptional circumstances. The request shall be sent to the institution after the publication of the third failed examination attempt. Students not having participated in compulsory teaching activities cannot be registered for examination. 7.3 Information pertaining to tests shall be announced via Fronter. 7.4 The language in which the examination will be conducted shall depend on the educational establishment. In Nykøbing Falster, the only language shall be English. This applies to oral as written examinations and to all types of written assignments to be assessed. In Roskilde, all tests shall be conducted in Danish. The tests may, however, be taken in Swedish or Norwegian instead of Danish. The electives tests may be held in the English language. The institution may grant a student an exemption should he or she wish one or more of their examinations to be conducted in English. 7.5 Audio and video recordings of an examination are not allowed Students applying for permission to take an individual oral examination via Skype shall be required to send an application to the institution at the commencement of the semester. The institution shall make a decision no later than 8 weeks prior to the date on which the examination will be held. Students applying for special examination terms shall do so in writing, and the institution must have received such applications at the commencement of the semester. Such applications further require the submission of necessary documentation. The institution s decision shall be available no later than 8 weeks prior to the date on which the examination will take place. 7.6 Unless otherwise stipulated in the subject description, the students shall be allowed supplementary aids be they in writing or technical, inclusive of dictionaries. Where the examination rules stipulates that electronic aids may be applied in written tests (tests conducted at the educational institution), the individual school's rules pertaining to the application of PC and printer at written examinations shall apply. 7.7 Page 23
Upon the handing in of a written assignment, the examinee shall with his/her signature confirm that the assignment has been prepared without the help of unlawful means. Cheating in exams by plagiarism shall comprise such cases where a written assignment, constituting the foundation for assessment, in whole or in part purports to be produced by the examinee or examinees themselves, even though the assignment comprises the reproduction of identical or practically identical wording or works by others without the reproduced passages being identified as such by means of either quotation marks, italics, indentation or similar clear identification, and by stating the source; comprises considerable passages written in a language so similar to another work or bearing so strong resemblances to phraseology etc. that, on comparison, it becomes evident that such passages could not have been written without the application of the other work; comprises the use of others' words or ideas without giving appropriate credit to such other sources; re-uses text and/or central ideas from own previously assessed work without compliance with the regulations stipulated in items 1 and 3. An examinee who, during an examination, has indisputably enlisted unlawful help; or helped a fellow examinee with the solution of an assignment; or applied unlawful resources and/or An examinee who demonstrates disruptive behaviour during an examination may be expelled from the examination by institution, by a person empowered by the institution, or as a result of the examiners' joint decision while such disruptive behaviour is still taking place. In such cases, the legitimacy of the expulsion shall subsequently be assessed in connection with a subsequent decision. With respect to minor cases of disruptive behaviour, the student shall, in the first instance, be given a warning. If, during or after a test, an examinee comes under suspicion of having enlisted or provided unlawful assistance; or published another's work as his/her own (plagiarism); or applied own previously assessed work without source reference (plagiarism), the person in charge of the examination procedures shall immediately be notified thereof. In the event that such notification about examination cheating concerns plagiarism in a written assignment where this assignment will constitute the foundation for assessment at a subsequent oral examination, and where the matter cannot be clarified before the appointed examination date, the oral examination shall be postponed. Notification of examination cheating shall be given without undue delay. The notification shall be accompanied by a written presentation of the case comprising information identifying the persons being reported on, together with a brief statement and available documentation pertaining to the alleged breach. In the event of a second or third offence committed by one or more of the persons reported on, this should likewise be stated. In the event of notification of plagiarism, the plagiarised parts shall be marked together with a clear reference to the source(s) of the plagiarism. Similarly, the plagiarised text shall be clearly marked in the original source text. The institution decides whether the student's comment shall be oral, in writing or a combination thereof. With respect to the oral consultation procedure, the examinee will be presented with doc- Page 24
umentation of the assumed examination cheating, and the examinee will be given an opportunity to give his/her view of the matter. Where the student is invited to a meeting, he or she shall be entitled to bring an observer. Where the case substantiates that examination cheating has taken place and that this action has or would have influenced the assessment, the head of education shall expel the examinee from the test. In less serious cases, an initial warning will be issued. In aggravated circumstances, the head of education is empowered to expel the student for briefer or longer periods. In such cases, the student shall receive a written warning stating that repeated offence may result in permanent expulsion. Expulsion from an examination shall entail that any grading with respect to the examination in question shall be declared void and, further, that the examinee shall have used one (1) examination attempt. Moreover, the student shall neither be entitled to take part in teaching nor examinatiodu during the period in which the expulsion is in force. Page 25
8. RE-EXAMINATION 8.1 Students who can provide documentation that, for reasons of sickness or childbirth, they cannot participate in a test shall be entitled to participation in a make-up test (one examination attempt). Notification of withdrawal from examination participation due to sickness shall be received by the institution immediately before the test. Sickness documentation (medical certificate) shall be sent to the study office no later than 14 days after the date of the respective examination, otherwise the student will be registered for one (1) test attempt. In exceptional circumstances, the instituttion may grant an exemption to allow participation in make-up examination. Make-up examinations will take place as soon as possible after the ordinary test. Where only a limited number of students have registered for an educational element, the institution shall be entitled to change the ordinary test design of the examination that concludes this element of the bachelor degree programme. Page 26