COOP: formal framework 2024-2025
FIRST YEAR ( INCOMING 2024) & SECOND YEAR STUDENTS (INCOMING 2023)
First and second year students study together.
Over the course of one academic year every DAI-student will join one out of the COOPs that have been organized for that year.
For the academic year 2024-2025 DAI offers 7 different COOP study groups. Each student commits for the duration of one year ~ and is placed in one of the seven study groups after a guided process of matchmaking which involves writing statements of intent.
First year students choose 4 COOP study groups and describe how they could see themselves relate to the proposed reseach topic of each of the selected COOPs.
Second year students choose 2 COOP study groups and describe how they could see themselves really relate to the proposed reseach topic of each the selected COOPs.
The 7 tutorial teams will be invited to read all statements that concern their COOP and asked to make a selection of students who they think could potentially benefit from, contribute to and thrive in, their specific COOP in the making.
The COOP's education leader, Philippa Driest, supported by the head of program and the study trajectory counsellor will build 7 balanced study groups, fully taking in account all relevant information provided by students and tutors.
COOP study groups = 18 ECTS | 504 hours in total Contact hours: 276 hours
Self-study: 228 hours
ELABORATION ON CONTACT HOURS:
The student participates in one out of seven study groups .
*Mandatory presence study groups Confluence 1,2,3,4,5: 100% attendance is strongly recommended, but if there are urgent reasons for non-attendance, you are, by law, allowed to miss out on four and a half days (4.5) out of 23 days, without an additional task above the required hours of self-study.
*Mandatory presence & participation during Confluence 6 (this concerns preparation days toward as well the so-called COOP SUMMIT 2025 in Nicosia, June 2025 itself, which count as exam and cannot be missed out upon. COOP SUMMIT is a public presentation of collaborative work.).
If your absence extends beyond that number, an additional task (always tailor-made !) must be agreed upon your COOP tutors, the COOP leader, the study trajectory counsellor, the head of program and by yourself, backed by the Central Exam Committee.
If, because of force majeure ( which needs to be proven ) a student cannot be present in real life during the COOP SUMMIT, a tailor made special task will be organized by the DAI.
ELABORATION ON SELF-STUDY HOURS:
*Mandatory statement of intent after introduction week.
*Substantial preparations for contributions during each Confluence.
*Substantial contribution to the Chronicles.
*Substantial contribution to the collectively written (with individual inserts) COOP SUMMIT Plan. Deadline to be announced.
Testing COOP
*Midterm formative evaluation.
*End of year: formative + summative written evaluation guided by DAI's:
COMPETENCIES | FINAL QUALIFICATIONS DAI
Assessors: tutorial teams (2 representatives per team)+ COOP leader + BKE certified examiner.