VIRCLASS

1. VIRCLASS NEW ADMINISTRATIVE and FINANCIAL MODEL Presentation at the VIRCLASS conference in Bergen 23-25 November 2006 By/ Anne Karin Larsen

2. Project administration HiB – project leadership Virclass Board Inholland Jønkøping Warmia-Mazury Parma Bergen Project group All partner institutions Commitment to the project established by letter of intent and agreement about educational participation Existing organisation

3. Financial situation 2003 - 2006/07 • Grants from NUV (Norway Opening University) • Grants from HiB – Department of Health and Social Science and the Institute for Social work • Partner institution support by workload, covering travel costs and hosting meetings • Many hours of voluntary work from project members

4. Budget 2003 - 2006 • SOFF/NUV 2004/05 400.000NOK • NUV 2006/07 450.000NOK • HiB department/institute 1.200.000NOK • Total 2.050.000NOK • Approximately: EURO 250.000

5. Production of the Virtual BookBudget • Working time Media Centre: • 1020 hours 326.400 NOK • Actors 25.000 NOK About 351.400 NOK Approximately: EURO 43.000 In addition working time for teachers and travel costs/accomodation

6. Important aspects with the VIRCLASS project • High commitment to the work that has to be done • Broad feeling of ownership to the project from partners • Common experience by running e-learning courses together and even a summer school • The project group know each other, collaborate and cooperate easily • Increase knowledge of Bologna Process; Tuning Project and Lisbon Agenda

7. Important experience about international cooperation • Since 2002 • Focus on internationalisation as part of the expectations to all HEI in Europe • Teacher involvement in the VIRCLASS project should be included in the ordinary work as teacher • Institutions should be represented with the same person over time.

8. A pilot project – pioneer workWhat has been achieved • E-learning in social work education on an international level • Developing e-learning competence • Developing e-learning pedagogy • Developing Virtual Book

9. VIRCLASS CONSORTIUM • ADMINISTRATIVE MODEL

10. VIRCLASS CONSORTIUMTHREE PILLARS • Education through e-learning • Development of new theme/courses • Research related to the experience in VIRCLASS courses

11. VIRCLASS CONSORTIUM • A higher level of commitment • Including responsibility for a common budget • share of expenses • Educational cooperation • Teachers • Assessors • Supervision to students • Developing e-learning competence in staff

12. VC CONSORTIUM • Incorporation of VIRCLASS courses as optional courses in the BA programme • Support with applications • Adverticing the courses in study plan, web sites and by direct student contacts

13. Consortium organisation • Board • 5 members • Consortium Management Group • Project leader

14. Administration • Bergen University College (HiB): • Project leadership • Coordination of the courses • Intake of students • Coordination of assessors and assessment • HiB and Partner institutions • Adverticing the courses • Recieving applications and quality control • Certificate

15. Elements for calculation of costs • Number of students • Number of teachers • Number of teaching hours • Number of assessment hours • Administrative costs • Teaching costs • Project leadership costs • Marketing costs • Meeting and travel costs

16. Number of students in future courses • 75 students • 55 students from partner institutions • 10 scholarship to East European students • 10 places paid by student fee

17. Calculating the costs • Module 1 • 14 hours of teaching and assessment/student • 60 Euro/hour • Total 840 Euro/students • Module 2 • 17 hours of teaching and assessment/student • 60 Euro/student • Total 1020 Euro/students • Module 1 and 2 = 1860 EURO/student

18. Additional costs • Project leadership: 10.500 Euro/year • Marketing: 1200 Euro/year • Meetings: • Teachers meetings 2 meetings/year: 1500 Euro/participant • Board meetings: 1 meeting/year: about 750 Euro/participant

19. Price/hour teaching • 48 Euro direct cost teaching/assessment • 12 Euro indirect cost • Administrative costs: • central and department administration • admission costs • administration of assessment and certificate • ICT – licenses for use of IT:s Learning • technical support

20. Refundance teacher/assessor costs • 48 Euro/hour with a group approximately around 15 students according to the fixed hour of work for module 1 and 2

21. Different teachers roles • Main teacher • Responsible for weekly programmes and bulletin board, coordination of the module/theme • Supervisor • Responsible for supervision to a group of students • Assessor – internal/external • Assessing the final assignment

22. ECTS credits • Optional courses in the BA programme: • Students receive their ECTS from their home institution • Courses on top of BA programme: • Students receive their ECTS from HiB • Optional courses in MA programme: • Students receive their ECTS from their home institution • Professional social work students: • Students receive their ECTS from HiB

23. VIRCLASS CONSORTIUM Financial model

24. Estimated variable cost

25. WHAT IF ANALYSISCost per partner

26. Towards a Consortium Agreement

27. Next step • APRIL 2007 • Advertising the 2007/08 VIRCLASS courses • 1.October • Appliction deadline • 15 October • Next years courses starts