(Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. German version below.)<\/p>\n
17 AUGUST 2006, THURSDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
Revenge of the German Bureaucrats (Naturally Not at the Technical University of Munich) \u2013 3<\/p>\n
\u201cThe end of the nineties brought a change: up to that point, it was the number of hours spent in class each week during the semester that counted toward a degree at German universities. However, this system was changed to a credit system that took into account the actual workload of the student. Every seminar, every course, is now worth a certain number of credits that correspond to the number of papers that have to be written and to the amount of time spent preparing for exams. Thirty hours of student effort yields one credit. Each semester should represent thirty credits, which correspond to 1800 hours of work, about twenty percent more than the average workload of a German employee. As a rule, six semesters and 180 credits are required for a bachelor\u2019s degree, and another four semesters or 120 credits for a master\u2019s. Because this system is so important, the accrediting authority pays particular attention to seeing that it is adhered to.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Jan-Martin Wiarda, \u201eDer lange Weg zum Master\u201c, Die Zeit, 10.08.2006, 33\/2006.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n “I love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” – James Baldwin<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n —————————————————————————-<\/p>\n 17 AUGUST 2006, DONNERSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Rache der deutschen B\u00fcrokraten (nat\u00fcrlich nicht an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen) \u2013 3<\/p>\n \u201eEnde der Neunziger bedeutete einen Perspektivenwechsel. Wurde zuvor das Studium nach Semesterwochenstunden berechnet, also den Lehrveranstaltungen, richten sich die Credits nach dem tats\u00e4chlichen Arbeitsaufwand der Studenten, dem so genannten Workload. Jedes Seminar, jede Vorlesung ist jetzt eine bestimmte Anzahl an Leistungspunkten wert, die dem Umfang an Referaten oder der Klausurvorbereitung entspricht. 30 Stunden studentischer Flei\u00df ergeben einen Credit. Pro Semester sollen 30 Credits vergeben werden, das entspricht aufs Jahr gerechnet 1800 Arbeitsstunden, etwa 20 Prozent mehr als die durchschnittliche Arbeitszeit eines deutschen Arbeitnehmers. Bis zur Verleihung des Bachelortitels m\u00fcssen die Studenten in der Regel sechs Semester und 180 Credits vorweisen, bis zum Master weitere vier Semester oder 120 Credits (siehe Infografik). Weil die Leistungspunkte so zentral sind, genie\u00dfen sie den besonderen Schutz der Akkreditierungsagenturen, jener Beh\u00f6rden, die f\u00fcr die Anerkennung reformierter Studieng\u00e4nge zust\u00e4ndig sind.\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n (Fortsetzung folgt)<\/p>\n Quelle: Jan-Martin Wiarda, \u201eDer lange Weg zum Master\u201c, Die Zeit, 10.08.2006, 33\/2006.<\/p>\n \u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber muss man andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n \u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c – James Baldwin<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n ===========================================<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. 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