WG3 Continuing education

Workplan

LEFIS Continuing education

Malta, 8th April 2006

Summary

• General Working Schedule

• Work description and Milestones

• Attendants to the WG 3 Meeting

• Development of Learning material

• Putting in practice of a Model of e-learning module

• Initial plan for the publication of a LEFIS Book on Continuing Education

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General Working Schedule

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  Oct. 05 -January 06

February 2006-January 2007 February 2006- September 2007

  O N D J F M A M J JU A S O N D J F M A M J JU A S

Stage

 

1 M1  

2   M2  

3   M3+  

4   M3A  

5   M4  

6   M4A  

7   M5  

8   M6  

9   M7  

10

  M8

    

   

Workplan (WG3): Work description and Milestones

(I)

 Workgroup 3.- Continuing education.- • Coordinator FASE.- Secretary. U. Zaragoza

• Stage 1.- LEFIS-TN KICKOFF.- 1.10.05 / 31.10.05.- General plan of activities• M1

• Stage 2.- COMPETENCES.- 1.11.05 / 11.2.06.- • Activities and outputs.-

– 1.Proposal of initial document (U. Zaragoza).- • 1)      Kinds of Continous education in the Law and Policy area, Business and Management and Informatics and

Telecommunications• 2)      General competences and professional habilities: definition of competences to be acquired by LEFIS students • 3)      Studies plan: on further teaching and learning issues (contents, teaching offer, materials…)

– 2. Review by FASE– 3. Review by another selected LEFIS Members– 4. Draft document on general and specific competences to be acquired by students at graduate level– 5. Public presentation of the draft and agreement on competences  in the General Assembly in Firenze

(with Tuning Advisor)– 6. Approbation of the Workplan of the WG 3  in the General Assembly in Firenze

• M2

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Workplan (WG3): Work description and Milestones

(II)

• Stage 3.- PROPOSAL OF THE LEFIS TEACHING MODEL.- 1.2.06 / 30.4.06.-

– 1. Activities.-• 1)      Development of the planned tasks,  in special as for the proposals of the teaching

offer, activities and contents in relation with the competences defined in the Stage 2. • 2)      Proposal of normalization and quality requirements for LEFIS learning materials• 3)      WG’s Workshop

• M3– 2. Outputs.-

• 1)      Proposal of contents, ECTS and work load of the modules elaborated by the Thematic Network

• 2)      Draft proposal of the LEFIS Teaching Model at continuing education level• 3)      Proposal of e-learning modules at continuing education level 

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Workplan (WG3): Work description and Milestones

(III)

• Stage 4.-  FEASIBILITY OF THE LEFIS TEACHING MODEL.- 1.5.06 / 30.6.06– 1. Activities.-

• 1)      Assessment of the current teaching offer in the light of the LEFIS model (Stages 2-3) • 2)      Proposals on involvement of non academic members in the LEFIS model (e.g. “practica”) • 3)      Selection of participants for model implementation

– 2. Output.-• 1)      Report on the feasibility of the LEFIS Teaching Model

• Stage 5.-  LEARNING MATERIALS.- 1.7.06 / 30.9.06– 1. Activities.-

• 1)      Elaboration of three sets of learning materials of continuing education in accordance to the LEFIS rules (Stage 2-3).

• 2)      Design of one eLearning model-module of continuing education level– 2. Outputs.-

• 1)      Online publication of learning material (and in printed form if possible)• 2)      eLearning model-modules

• M4

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Workplan (WG3): Work description and Milestones

(IV)

• Stage 6.-  PROOF OF THE LEFIS MODEL.- 1.10.06 / 31.1.07– Activities.-

• 1)      Proof of the LEFIS model-module of continuing education level by Members of the WG 3• 2)      Proof of the LEFIS eLearning model-module of continuing education level by Members of the

WG 3• 3)      Carrying out of tests and surveys in the centers of proofs. The quests and tests will be defined

by the WG5 (Quality) according to the criteria defined in Stage 3

• Stage 7.-  LEFIS ACCREDITATION SYSTEM.- 1.2.07/ 31.7.07– 1. Activities.-

• 1)      Review of experiences and needs (reports, audits)• 2)      Contrast with the TUNING results in other areas • 3)      Workshop on the LEFIS accreditation system.- Beja (Portugal)

• M5• 4)      Drafting of accreditation rules for the LEFIS teaching model, continuing education level

– 2. Outputs• 1)      Working document on the LEFIS accreditation system and the LEFIS code of practices in

continuing education level.

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Workplan (WG3): Work description and Milestones

(V)

• Stage 8.-  THEMATIC WORKSHOPS.- 1.3.07 / 30.6.07

• M6

• Stage 9.-  FINAL ASSEMBLY.- 1.8.07 / 30.8.07– 1. Activities.-

• 1)      Assessment of activities• 2)      Review of the activities in co-operation with the TUNING advisor• 3)      Conclusions of every WGs• 4)      Final General Assembly.- Wroklaw (Poland)

• M7– 2. Outputs.-

• 1)      Final document on the LEFIS accreditation system and the LEFIS code of practices (approval) • 2)      Report by the TUNING advisor on the educational activities of the Thematic Network

• Stage 10.- CONCLUDING TASKS.- 1.9.07 / 30.9.07– 1. Activities.-

• 1)      Final conclusions– 2. Output.-

• 1)      Final report

• M8

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Attendants to the WG 3 Meeting

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Belgium Queck, Robert,  University of Namur

Bulgaria Dimitrov, George,  Law and Internet Foundation (CLICT)

Czech Republic Vrecion, Vladimir  Tomas Bata University, Zlin

ItalyNannucci, Roberta   Institute of Legal Information Theory and Techniques (ITTIG), Firenze

Lithuania Petrauskas, Rimantas  Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius

Malta Cannataci, Joe  University of Malta

Poland Lach, Arkadiusz  Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun

Spain Muñoz, Jose Luis  FASE, Madrid

Pérez Gil, Julio  University of Burgos

Galindo, FernandoLasala, Pilar  University of Zaragoza

The Netherlands Kleve, Pieter  Erasmus University, Rotterdam

TurkeyKuru, Selahattin  FMV ISIK University, Istambul

United Kingdom Paliwala, Abdul  University of Warwick

Development of Learning material

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Modules to put in the web:

as soon as possibleBurgos.- Judges

Firenze.- Civil servants

Istambul.- ICTs

Malta.- Video enhanced proposals

Namur.- JuriTIC

Rotterdam.- Law and Business

Sofía.- Law

Torun.- Penal Law

Vilnius.- Business

Warwick .- Law, Economics and Development

Zaragoza.- Law and ICTs

Zlin.- Business

Material of the modules

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Proposal of contents, ECTS and work load of the modules elaborated by the Thematic Network

•Title•Duration•Contents •Participant persons•Teaching methods •Proof with another LEFIS Members or another persons, if possible

Putting in practice of a Model of e-learning module

• The use of a common tool, in different languages, to present jointly an international and interdisciplinary topic– Proposed by an Industry– As soon as possible

• Formation of teachers of e-learning: special action

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• European e-commerce legislation

• New Technologies for Laws Professors– e-Learning and on-site

• Zaragoza (Spain), October 2006

– Funds available under the Grundtvig 3 initative– With acreditation from University of Zaragoza

First Courses

A PLACE TO SHARE KNOWLEDGEwww.lefislit.org

Initial plan for the publication of a LEFIS Book on Continuing Education

• From the learning material and the e learning product (draft 1st July 2006)

• Possible index,– Continuing education: general introduction

from the LEFIS perspective– Several examples:

• Law and Policy• Business and Management• ICTs

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LEFIS Book on Continuing EducationChapter Law and Policy

• The Characteristics of the Information Society

• Understanding of electronic signature

• Information Technology Law

• Accessing legal texts

• Producing Written Reports

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LEFIS Book on Continuing EducationChapter Business and Management

• ICT and the Changing Legal Professions in The Information Society

• Information Technology Law

• Understanding of Professional ICT practice and business structure

• Interpretation of legal texts in context

• Application of legal texts in context

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LEFIS Book on Continuing EducationChapter ICTs

• Presenting information visually and orally

• The Characteristics of the Information Society

• Producing Written Reports

• Information Technology Law

• ICT and the Changing Legal Professions in The Information Society

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