1. VIRCLASS NEW ADMINISTRATIVE and FINANCIAL MODEL Presentation at the VIRCLASS conference in Bergen 23-25 November 2006 By/ Anne Karin Larsen

2. Existing organisation Project administration HiB – project leadership Virclass Board Inholland Jønkøping Warmia-Mazury Parma Bergen Project group All partner institutions Commitment to the project established by letter of intent and agreement about educational participation

3. Financial situation 2003 - 2006/07 Grants from NUV (Norway Opening University) Grants from HiB – Department of Health and Social Science and the Institute for Social work Partner institution support by workload, covering travel costs and hosting meetings Many hours of voluntary work from project members

4. Budget 2003 - 2006 SOFF/NUV 2004/05 400.000NOK NUV 2006/07 450.000NOK HiB department/institute 1.200.000NOK Total 2.050.000NOK Approximately: EURO 250.000

5. Production of the Virtual Book Budget Working time Media Centre: 1020 hours326.400 NOK Actors 25.000 NOK About 351.400 NOK Approximately: EURO 43.000 In addition working time for teachers and travel costs/accomodation

6. Important aspects with the VIRCLASS project High commitment to the work that has to be done Broad feeling of ownership to the project from partners Common experience by running e-learning courses together and even a summer school The project group know each other, collaborate and cooperate easily Increase knowledge of Bologna Process; Tuning Project and Lisbon Agenda

7. Important experience about international cooperation Since 2002 Focus on internationalisation as part of the expectations to all HEI in Europe Teacher involvement in the VIRCLASS project should be included in the ordinary work as teacher Institutions should be represented with the same person over time.

8. A pilot project – pioneer work What has been achieved E-learning in social work education on an international level Developing e-learning competence Developing e-learning pedagogy Developing Virtual Book

9. VIRCLASS CONSORTIUM ADMINISTRATIVE MODEL

10. VIRCLASS CONSORTIUM THREE PILLARS Education through e-learning Development of new theme/courses Research related to the experience in VIRCLASS courses

11. VIRCLASS CONSORTIUM A higher level of commitment Including responsibility for a common budget share of expenses Educational cooperation Teachers Assessors Supervision to students Developing e-learning competence in staff

12. VC CONSORTIUM Incorporation of VIRCLASS courses as optional courses in the BA programme Support with applications Adverticing the courses in study plan, web sites and by direct student contacts

13. Consortium organisation Board 5 members Consortium Management Group Project leader

14. Administration Bergen University College (HiB): Project leadership Coordination of the courses Intake of students Coordination of assessors and assessment HiB and Partner institutions Adverticing the courses Recieving applications and quality control Certificate

15. Elements for calculation of costs Number of students Number of teachers Number of teaching hours Number of assessment hours Administrative costs Teaching costs Project leadership costs Marketing costs Meeting and travel costs

16. Number of students in future courses 75 students 55 students from partner institutions 10 scholarship to East European students 10 places paid by student fee

17. Calculating the costs Module 1 14 hours of teaching and assessment/student 60 Euro/hour Total 840 Euro/students Module 2 17 hours of teaching and assessment/student 60 Euro/student Total 1020 Euro/students Module 1 and 2 = 1860 EURO/student

18. Additional costs Project leadership: 10.500 Euro/year Marketing: 1200 Euro/year Meetings: Teachers meetings 2 meetings/year: 1500 Euro/participant Board meetings: 1 meeting/year: about 750 Euro/participant

19. Price/hour teaching 48 Euro direct cost teaching/assessment 12 Euro indirect cost Administrative costs: central and department administration admission costs administration of assessment and certificate ICT – licenses for use of IT:s Learning technical support

20. Refundance teacher/assessor costs 48 Euro/hour with a group approximately around 15 students according to the fixed hour of work for module 1 and 2

21. Different teachers roles Main teacher Responsible for weekly programmes and bulletin board, coordination of the module/theme Supervisor Responsible for supervision to a group of students Assessor – internal/external Assessing the final assignment

22. ECTS credits Optional courses in the BA programme: Students receive their ECTS from their home institution Courses on top of BA programme: Students receive their ECTS from HiB Optional courses in MA programme: Students receive their ECTS from their home institution Professional social work students: Students receive their ECTS from HiB

23. VIRCLASS CONSORTIUM Financial model

24. Estimated variable cost

25. WHAT IF ANALYSIS Cost per partner

26. Towards a Consortium Agreement PROGRESS PLANNovember 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 Partner meeting in Bergen Signing letter of intent 23-25 nov Presentatin of consortium agreement. First draft 15 January Administrative discussion/hearing in partner institution from --- till Middle of janMiddle of Febr Feedback from partner institutions12 Febr VIRCLASS Board meeting Developing the final proposal by 15-17 Febr 28 Febr Final proposal for consortium presented for the partners 1 March Administrtive decisions in partner instiuttions by 15 March Establishing the VIRCLASS consortium with signature of the partners 20 March

27. Next step APRIL 2007 Advertising the 2007/08 VIRCLASS courses 1.October Appliction deadline 15 October Next years courses starts