Ενότητα 1β: INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA Τμήμα Εφαρμοσμένης Πληροφορικής
Άδειες Χρήσης Το παρόν εκπαιδευτικό υλικό υπόκειται σε άδειες χρήσης Creative Commons. Για εκπαιδευτικό υλικό, όπως εικόνες, που υπόκειται σε άλλου τύπου άδειας χρήσης, η άδεια χρήσης αναφέρεται ρητώς. 2
Χρηματοδότηση Το παρόν εκπαιδευτικό υλικό έχει αναπτυχθεί στα πλαίσια του εκπαιδευτικού έργου του διδάσκοντα. Το έργο «Ανοικτά Ακαδημαϊκά Μαθήματα στο Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας» έχει χρηματοδοτήσει μόνο τη αναδιαμόρφωση του εκπαιδευτικού υλικού. Το έργο υλοποιείται στο πλαίσιο του Επιχειρησιακού Προγράμματος «Εκπαίδευση και Δια Βίου Μάθηση» και συγχρηματοδοτείται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση (Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινωνικό Ταμείο) και από εθνικούς πόρους. 3
What do you know about UoM? Write: 5 things that you know/you are certain about 5 things that you are not certain about or you would like to learn about UoM 4
Do you know? When was UoM established? How many departments does UoM have today? How many postgraduate programmes are currently offered at UoM? What is the name of UoM s current Rector? What is the name of the current Head of your Department? How many courses do you have to take in the 1st sem.? 5
Find the names of the undergraduate departments and their governing bodies 6
University Governing Bodies: Answers Council Senate Rector & Vice-Rectors of Strategic Planning & Investment Economic Planning & Development Academic Affairs 7
Schools/ Departments : Answers 1. School of Business Administration Department of Business Administration Department of Accounting & Finance 2. School of Information Sciences Department of Applied Informatics 3. School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts Department of International and European Studies Department of Educational & Social Policy Department of Music Science & Art 4. School of Economic & Regional Studies Department of Economics Department of Balkan, Slavic & Oriental Studies 8
Department Governing bodies: Answers Head of the Department Deputy Head General Assembly Dean (Head of the School) 9
Postgraduate departments: Answers 1. Master in Economics 2. Master in Business Administration 3. Master in Information Systems 4. Master in Applied Informatics 5. Master in Educational & Social Policy 6. Master in Accounting & Finance 7. MA in Strategic Business Accounting & Financial Mgt 8. MA in Applied Accounting & Auditing 9. MA in International Studies 10. MA in Politics and Economics of Contemporary Eastern and Southeastern Europe 11. MA in European Youth Policies 12. MA in Total Quality in Public Administration 10
True or False? 1. The first name of UoM was Graduate Industrial School of Thessaloniki. 2. According to the text UoM has 5 departments. 3. The Head of the department and the General Assembly are the main governing bodies of the University. 4. The Rector of the University can decide by him/herself or together with the Council or the Senate according to the issue. 5. The UoM address is 158 Egnatia st, Thessaloniki, Greece. 6. There are 3 postgraduate programmes in UoM. 7. There is a restaurant. 8. There is a cafeteria in UoM. 9. There are 8.500 active students in UoM. 10. The faculty of the university exceeds one hundred members. 11
Find words related to academic studies university facilities 12
Find words related to: Answers academic studies departments, faculty members, curriculum, course, semester, undergraduate, postgraduate, graduate, student union university facilities auditorium, amphitheaters, seminar rooms, library, computer center, conference room, restaurant, book shop, photocopier center 13
Complete the paragraph A university is an institution of and research, which grants academic in a variety of. A university is an institution that provides both education and postgraduate education. Most universities not only offer courses in subjects ranging from the natural sciences, engineering, architecture or medicine, to,, l or, they also offer many amenities to their student population including a variety of places to eat, banks,,,, and bars. In addition, universities have a range of like libraries,,,, and research laboratories. In a number of countries, major classic universities usually have their own botanical gardens, astronomical observatories and university hospitals. 14
Complete the paragraph: Answers A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an institution that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education. Most universities not only offer courses in subjects ranging from the natural sciences, engineering, architecture or medicine, to sports sciences, social sciences, law or humanities, they also offer many amenities to their student population including a variety of places to eat, banks, bookshops, print shops, job centers, and bars. In addition, universities have a range of facilities like libraries, sports centers, students' unions, computer labs, and research laboratories. In a number of countries, major classic universities usually have their own botanical gardens, astronomical observatories and university hospitals. 15
Derivatives 1. industry: The Graduate School of Thessaloniki. 2. economy: They are students in the Dept of. 3. administer: We are in the Dept of Business. 4. assemble, researcher: The General of the department is composed of the entire Teaching and staff. 5. represent: The Head of the Dept acts as a of the department. 6. participate: There is student in the Senate. 7. graduate: After my I want to continue with 16
Tenses-1 An important idea in the definition of a university is the notion of academic freedom. The first documentary evidence of this comes early in the life of the first university. University of Bologna 1 (adopt) an academic charter, the Constitutio Habita, in 1158 or 1155, which 2 (guarantee) the right of a traveling scholar to unhindered passage in the interests of education. Today this 3 (claim) as the origin of "academic freedom". This 4 (now widely recognize) internationally, when on 18 September 1988 430 University Rectors signed the Magna Charta Universitatum, 5 (mark) the 900th anniversary of Bologna's foundation. 17
Tenses-2 The number of Universities signing the Magna Charta Universitatum 6 (continue) to grow, 7 (draw) from all parts of the world. Prior to their formal establishment, many medieval universities 8 (run) for hundreds of years as Christian cathedral schools or monastic schools, in which monks and nuns 9 (teach) classes; evidence of these immediate forerunners of the later university at many places 10 (date) back to the 6th century AD. 18
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