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Welcome to the Department of Economics
Spring term 2015
Today’s programme
• General information• The Study Advisory• Head of study, Mette Gørtz• Use of KUnet and Absalon• How to find information• Examination• Facilities at the Department/Good to know• IMECO• Important dates• (Registration)
General Information
• Academic quarter• All classes and lectures begin quarter past, even though it
might say 8-10 it’s actually 8.15-10.00• Does NOT apply to exams and other events.
• Exams: be there at least 30 minutes before
• Finding your way around CSS• Room numbers – ex. 25.01.53
• Building 25, basement (01), room 53
• Map of CSS
The Student Advisors
• We are 4 students at the Advisory- Emma, Iben, Dagmar and Mathias
• We are located in building 5
• You can contact us by phone (+45 35323052), mail ([email protected]) or by showing up at our office, room 5.1.44 (building 5, first floor, room 44)
• You can find our opening hours at www.econ.ku.dk/polit/english
The Student Advisors
We can help you with•Most academic questions – courses, exams etc.•Information on teachers •Exemptions etc.•Dates and deadlines
We cannot help you with•Housing•Residence permits etc.•Language courses etc.
Do not hesitate to contact us – if we cannot help, we know who can!
CSS
You are here
Our office is here
The Faculty Library - Vibeke
Download the handout here
Welcome to the international students at Department of Economics
Spring 2014
Mette GørtzHead of studies
Department of Economics
Students:•More than 2000 students enrolled in our program at BA and MA level•In 2013, 400 students started 1st year
Faculty and staff, approximately:•50 professors / associate professors / assistant professors•45 Ph.D. students•20 administrative personnell
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Ranking
• Studying economics at University of Copenhagen is a good choice
• Department of Economics ranks 1-2 in Scandinavia based on scientific publications in leading international journals
• (And No. 1 in Denmark!)• By European standards, we also do well: Among
20 best in Europe, top 50 in worldhttps://econtop.uvt.nl/rankinglist.php
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The New York Times
The New York Times, 2013, on joint research from Harvard University and our department:
Tax incentives for pension savings have little effect on total savings.
Every Kroner that the Danish government spent on tax breaks had a negligible effect on total savings.
In contrast, policies that automatically saved a portion of a worker’s income (e.g. forced pension savings and labor market pension schemes) substantially increased total savings.
Researchers: Raj Chetty and John N. Friedman, Harvard, and Søren Leth-Petersen, Torben Heien Nielsen and Tore Olsen, University of Copenhagen
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Master’s programme
• Our Master’s programme MA Econ (cand. polit.)• Specialization in finance (”F”-marked courses)• MA program offers a wealth of options• Summer schools• Economic seminars: Write a paper, present, discuss in class• Master thesis
Plagiarism
Please note rules for academic writing: •Mention all references in reference list•Sate clearly in text the references you build on•Remember to put in ”quotes” when citing•If not: Plagiarism!•Automatic control for papers you hand in•Consequences are severe: Rector may expel students who are caught cheating!
3 types of international students
1. International MSc. Students. Stay for 2 years and earn our MSc: 10 courses, 2 seminars and a thesis.
2. Erasmus (incl. Nordplus) students. When visiting us only: at least 22½ ECTS.When visiting more than one department at the Faculty: at least 30 ECTS in total. (60 ECTS= one year’s work load).
3. Exchange students: No formal requirements
Courses and exams
• Sign up for both courses and exams• Courses run until end December/May• Exams January/June• Regular exams: Plans and schedule available in the Course
Catalogue on the international student website. • Resit exams February/August• Sign up for resit exams: Contact the Study Administration• If not in Denmark at time of exams, apply for exemption.• Summer schools – if you stay on till July/August?
Fine with us (get approval from your home university).
Please give us your feedback!
• Evaluations of courses: Please participate• We would also like to publish reports from
students who have completed a stay with us Please send us half a page when you leave
• Information for future students – “is this a place for me?”
More information and help
Information on practical details: I-mentors Student Advisors (building 5) Study Administration - building 26 International coordinator, associate
professor Thomas Markussen On courses and academic curriculum:
Academic staff – building 26 and 35
Web and e-mail
Most information is electronic:• Your UCPH e-mail [email protected]• The department: www.econ.ku.dk/english/ • International students’ web:
www.econ.ku.dk/polit/english/ • I-mentors: www.altandetlige.dk/profil/imeco • E-learning - Absalon – more on this later today
Finally
• Please find also the time to enjoy the student life, enjoy coffee and meet Danish students in Cafelitten – the student café for economics students
• Enjoy Copenhagen and Denmark• Welcome once again - hope you will have
a wonderful stay!
KUnet
Absalon
How to find information
• Homepage
• Faculty
• International Office
• Your alumni-mail - @alumni.ku.dk
Examination
• Three types of examination – written, oral and take-home assignments
• All written exams takes place at Peter Bangs Vej 36
• Time and place for the oral exams will be published in Absalon
• Take-home assignments have to be uploaded at Absalon (format pdf)
Examination
Rules:
•Be aware of requirements for participation•3 attempts•Re-sits in August•Change of examination form – re-sits•Appeals
Rules for exams and papers
No plagiarism! Remember references and quotation marks, cheating is punished harshly
• Written exams – mostly closed bookNo aids of any kind, no calculators, phones, MP3’s etc. only linguistic dictionaries. Remember anonymity
• Papers and take-home examsIndividual = no collaboration! Groups = state contribution of each author. Remember formal requirements, anonymity and deadlines!
Facilities at the Department
Important to know:
• Library and study halls
• Computer lab
• Student ID
• Course evaluations
Facilities at the Department
Important social places and activities
• Cafélitten• Kommunen• Semester-start party• Student bar each Friday• Black tie party• Study trips
IMECO will know much more about these social events
Important dates - Academic
• 16th February – Last chance to change your courses
• 1st March – Last chance to seek an exemption for different examination date – ONLY EXCHANGE
• June (May) – Examinations
• August – Re-sit exams
Important dates - Events
• 6th February – Orientation meeting (International Office)
• 10th February – Get your paperwork done at UCPH Student Centre
• Stay updated at www.studies.ku.dk/welcome !
Questions?
Any questions?
Thank you for your time!