Academic Communication Ingrid Hinojosa

Emails Be polite (salutation, saying who you are) Include as much relevant information as possible Save the email conversation Don’t forget to add your name Reply to the emails Replies may take time

Going to the office Respect the office hours If necessary, make an appointment Prefill your documents Keep the volume down... Knock and step in!

Dress code Formal ceremonies – safest black and white Appropriate to weather conditions

Cheating and plagiarism (Study Regulations) In a case of disregard for academic practice, depending on the seriousness of the violation, the Director of the academic unit has the right to issue a letter of reprimand to the student or make a proposal to delete the student from the matriculation register. The following is considered a violation of academic practice: 1) Using additional materials; 2) Unauthorized exchange of knowledge during an examination 3) Participating in an examination or pass-fail assessment on behalf of another student or enabling it; 4) Submission of someone else ́s written work under one ́s own name or submitting previously submitted work; 5) Plagiarism, i.e. using somebody else ́s written work without providing proper academic reference; 6) Knowingly giving untrue data in papers and applications.

System of Studies Ingrid Hinojosa

Courses and timetables www.tlu.ee/courses Departmental Erasmus Coordinators ÕIS (Studies Information System) www.tlu.ee/timetables ASIO (A-gen_courses General courses in English, Sports) ÕIS shows your personal timetable after you have registered to courses, but please also double check the course timetable in ASIO What to do if there are two or more courses taking place at the same time?

NEW course ELU Social Entrepreneurship ELU course The course is based on the learning by developing (lbD) model to introduce the concept of social entrepreneurship to the participants. Social enterprises promote social inclusion of vulnerable people in the community in a sustainable way combining entrepreneurship with social responsibility. The timetable of the course is flexible, it will be negotiated with participants after the registration period. https://elu.tlu.ee/project/search?_token=D3gCh08LZvSAF Lr4hpREwgb2QavUZe5ayc0PTXgD&search_param=proj ect&search=Social+Entrepreneurship If you are interested in the project course please contact Zsolt Bugarszki at zsolt.bugarszki@tlu.ee What to do if there are two or more courses taking place at the same time?

Academic Calendar Spring Semester: January 30, 2017 – June 30, 2017 23.01.2017 Registration for courses begins (ois.tlu.ee) 30.01-03.02.2017 Orientation for international students 30.01.2017 Start of the first study period of the Semester 06.02.2017 Deadline for online registration in the Spring Semester courses; submit a personal study plan 19.03.2017 End of the first study period of the Semester 20.03-26.03.2017 Intermediate week 27.03.2017 Start of the second study period of the Semester 14.05.2017 End of the second study period of the Semester 15.05-21.05.2017 Intensive courses, consultations, individual work 22.05-11.06.2017 Exam session 26.06.2017 End of entering study results in ÕIS for the Semester 30.06.2017 End of the Spring Semester

Grades A - excellent D - satisfactory B - very good E - poor C - good F - fail P (pass) – the student has acquired the knowledge and skills required; a positive outcome. MA (fail) – the student has failed to acquire the knowledge and skills at the required level; a negative outcome. Show ASIO

Grades Starting from this semester, Tallinn University does not issue grades (A-F) for courses that end with an assessment and the result is either P (passed) or MA (not passed).

Credit system European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) Exchange students have to follow their Learning Agreement You have to take as many ECTS credits as your home university requires

Registration for classes At the beginning of each term you have to register for the classes that you are going to take. If you register for a class, you will have to take an exam/pass-fail test in this subject. Online registration deadline is February 6. Saab teha vabas vormis avalduse, kui vaja hiljem aineid muuta. Küsi Merli käest.

Registration for classes You can register online at the Studies Information System (ÕIS): ois2.tlu.ee TU e-mail account from room S-203 (during orientation A-303)

Registration for classes If you have registered for a class at the beginning of the term, but decide to drop the subject, you can remove your name from the list during the first two weeks of the semester. Classes usually start 08:15, 10:15, 12:15... Don’t be late!!!

Exams You have to register for exams in ÕIS (Performances - Search for performances) at least one working day before the exam. If you change your mind before the exam and decide to take it another time, you will have to cancel your registration at least one working day before the exam. If you fail to show up for the exam you have registered for, the result will be “MI” (did not attend). There are two dates for each exam. Exam results will be in ÕIS two weeks after the exam.

Documents Learning Agreement changes by the end of February (signed by your Departmental Erasmus Coordinator) Before you leave: Fill in the feedback survey, get the Transcript of Records (your final results) and Confirmation Letter from the Academic Affairs Office (Ingrid Hinojosa)

International Student Adviser Signs your arrival certificate, confirmation of your student status, gives information, .... E-mail: ingrid.hinojosa@tlu.ee, phone: +372 6409217 Office hours: Monday-Thursday 14:00-16:30, room T-215

More information http://www.tlu.ee/exchange

More information Facebook: Erasmus in Tallinn University

Departmental Erasmus Coordinators In every institute/college Help you with your studies (timetables, choosing courses) Sign your Learning Agreement and changes to it www.tlu.ee/coordinators

Departmental Erasmus Coordinators BFM Ms Eve Müür – N-524 School of Digital Technologies Ms Viktoria Humal – A-431 School of Educational Sciences Ms Liis Raudsepp – M-425 School of Governance, Law and Society Ms Triin Tõnurist– M-564 School of Humanities Ms Maris Peters – S-408 Health Sciences and Sports Ms Reeda Tuula – Rä49-508 Natural Sciences Ms Kaija Käärt – A-512 Psychology Ms Sille Silluta – S-212