Administrative Details (Fall Semester), MPP September Cohort

Fall Semester

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance

First Things First: Your Student Account • Needs to be activated: please take the

time to log in once in the lab • Needed for everything, most

importantly: – Email – Eleum – MyUM


Staying in touch: MyUM & Email

MyUM myum.maastrichtuniversity.nl • Grades • Personal data (keep this up-to-date!) • Note: Enrollment via Student Affairs

Email webmail.maastrichtuniversity.nl • Used for all official purposes


Learning Environment: Eleum www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/eleum

• Schedules • Course material, block book, slides, … • Digital Dropbox: Assignments • Partial grades • General information about MGSoG


Courses of the Fall Semester

Weeks Topical Course Skills Course

Introduction to Governance, Politics & Policy

Quantitative Methods

Public Economics

Intro to EMX with Stata Risk & Uncertainty

Econometrics I & II

Public Policy Analysis


Course Structure: Topical Courses

• Organised in cooperation with other faculties of UM or external experts

• Each course runs for four weeks • Exams take place on the last Friday of

the course • Of course we expect 100%

participation


Course Structure: Skills Courses

• Organized in cooperation with Quantitative Economics

• Differing length and requirements: – Quantitative Methods – Introduction to Econometrics with Stata – Econometrics I & II


Teaching methods

• Lectures • Seminars & workshops • Discussion groups • Papers • Assignments & project work • Simulations • Problem-Based Learning


Problem-Based Learning

Solving Tasks in 7 Steps 1.  Reading the task and clarifying the concepts 2.  Defining the problem 3.  Analyzing the problem: brainstorming to collect

prior knowledge and best guesses 4.  Analyzing the problem: structuring your knowledge 5.  Formulating learning goals 6.  Self-study: identifying sources, studying, preparing

report for post-discussion 7.  Reporting back to the group


Problem-Based Learning: The Actors

• Lectures: introductions & overview • Learning happens in the group and

self-study • Three actors play an important role:

– Discussion leader (student) – Secretary (student) – Tutor (staff member)


Literature

• Block books list the required reading • Books are available for purchase at

Study Store, Selexyz Dominikanen • Reference copies of books are available

at the MGSoG Book & Documentation Centre (2.027), open upon request

• Copying material? Please be careful


Which books do we need?

IES

EMX QM

IGPP


Study Month: January

•  Exam Econometrics •  Re-sit

– Introduction to Governance, Politics & Policy – Quantitative Methods – Public Economics – Introduction to Econometrics with Stata – Risk & Uncertainty

•  Proposal for your Masters Thesis


Education & Examination Regulations

•  The EER have been posted in Eleum! •  They contain important rules about:

–  Examinations –  Grading –  Internships & Capstone Projects –  Graduation

•  Please read them…


Specialization Tracks

Food, Health & Development Globalisation Trade & Development Migration Studies Social Policy Design Social Policy Financing Sustainable Development


Choosing Your Specialization

•  Information meeting in late October: Presentations and material

• Option to do a free elective • Deadline for your selection:

15 November • Minimum/maximum per specialization


Master Thesis

•  Information meeting in November! •  Outline of thesis process:

– Before December: Think about topics – December–January: Develop a proposal – End of January: Present final proposal – February: Find a supervisor –  January–July: Continuous progress, feedback –  July: Thesis defense


Graduation

•  Requirement: 60 ECTS •  To graduate on time (August 31, 2011), you

need to: -  Hand in the thesis at the latest 15 working days

before August 31 -  Hand in the graduation request by August 15

•  Otherwise you need to register for another year, pay partial tuition


Need help?!

•  Contact the Student Affairs Office: Janneke, Susan & Anouk – Email: [email protected] – Office hours: Mon–Fri 10.00–12.00

•  Course coordinator for course-related questions

•  Contact the Education Director: Lutz Krebs – Email: [email protected] – Meetings by appointment


Remainder of today’s programme

12:00 Lunch 13:00 About DEMOS, our student organization

— book lottery! 13:15 Practicalities tour of Maastricht —

Meeting point court yard 14.15 SSC assisting registrations 16:00 Lecture Quantitative Methods —

Tongersestraat 53 (SBE) Lecture Hall


As a last note…

•  Check EleUM very regularly •  Check your student e-mail account at least

every two days •  If there are any problems, let us know!

•  And… Enjoy your time at MGSoG and in Maastricht!

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Administrative Details (Fall Semester), MPP September Cohort