"Too much reproduction - too little explanation and transfer" is how Niclas Scharper describes examination practice at German universities. Since Bologna, the aim has been to promote and test competences rather than just repeating facts. But what exactly is meant by "competences"? How can they be operationalised and assessed? This workshop explores precisely these questions and supports participants in preparing and conducting competency-based examinations and achieving a well-founded grade at the end.
Various forms of written and oral examinations will be discussed, with the learning outcomes forming the starting point for considering the design of the examination. The course also prepares students to accompany written work in its development process and gives them the opportunity to develop their own examinations.
The seminar is a workshop: participants will have time to develop and design their own examinations throughout the course. It is a good idea to bring your own documents - or even your laptop.
Methods: inputs, discussions, exchange of experiences, exercises
About the Trainer:
Dr. Sebastian Walzik studied Vocational Education in Nürnberg, Galway (Ireland) and St. Gallen (Switzerland). In St. Gallen University he worked as research staff at the Institute for Business Education and Educational Management and wrote his PhD-Thesis on Fostering Social Competences at University. He is an educated trainer and coach in psychology of communication (Prof. Dr. Friedemann Schulz von Thun), is a trainer for Systemic Structural Constellations (SySt®, Prof. Dr. Matthias Varga von Kibéd) and has a basic education in hypnotherapy (Milton Erickson/Dr. Henning Alberts).
Concerning training and teaching at universities, he is a regular trainer at the Berlin Center for University Teaching (BZHL) and offers seminars also in Switzerland and Austria, e.g. University of St. Gallen, Vienna and Potsdam.
Contact and further information: sebastian@walzik.de
Admission settings
The course is part of admission "Beschränkte Teilnehmendenanzahl: Examing Competences".
The following rules apply for the admission:
A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
The seats will be assigned in order of enrolment.
Die Anmeldung ist nur mit Teilnahme an einer Evaluation möglich.
