Student guide 2016 - 2017 (ord. D.M. 270/04)

COURSES SUGGESTED BY THE UNIVERSITY CATALOGUE
Courses offered by the University Catalogue, counting towards the number of necessary free credits, will be assigned to students on the basis of merit, taking into account the order of preference you indicated when you defined your Annual Personal Study Plan ( see PROCEDURES FOR THE DEFINITION OF THE PSP /APSP).
When foreseen, course allocation will take into account the number of places reserved to students of the following Collegi: Architecture, Design and Planning and Design.

If more than one student with the same position in the ranking list choose the same course and places are not sufficient to satisfy all of them. In this case the course will be offered to those students who have the highest number of exams passed with honours; subsequently, remaining places will be randomly allocated by a computerized draw.

When you define your APSP, you need to insert the name and generic code illustrated in the Teaching portale under the section: “Offerta formativa – Piano degli Studi – Programmi dei corsi” / “Course catalogue – Curriculum – Course syllabi”

When to express your order of preference for courses suggested by the University catalogue

First semester courses:

from 27th July to 21st October 2016 (first phase – merit ranking list)
from 4th October 2016 at 10.00 a.m. (second phase - selection of courses with available seats)

Second semester courses

from 16th to 23rd February 2017 (first phase – merit ranking list)
from ~~28th February~~ 1^st March at 10.00 a.m. until 7th March 2017 (second phase - selection of courses with available seats)

(Aggiornamento effettuato in data 16/01/2017)

The merit ranking list is calculated as follows:

(V1 * CFU1) + (V2 * CFU2) + (Vn + CFUn) + (moverall average grade * CFU suitability)
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number of semesters from first enrolment in the university system

The number of semesters is calculated starting from the first enrolment in the university system. The score is calculated taking into account only those exams that were recognized and validated by Politecnico di Torino.

For the allocation of 1st semester courses, the merit score takes into account the exams taken by the July 2016 examination session.
For the allocation of 2nd semester courses, the merit score takes into account the exams taken by the September 2016 examination session.

How to indicate your order of preference for courses suggested by the University catalogue

Course allocation on the basis of merit
At the end of the definition of the PSP/APSP through your personal page of the Teaching portal, you will be redirected to a new page offering several choices related exclusively to the generic codes inserted in your APSP.
You will be able to establish an oder of preference using the arrow or dragging and dropping the course titles, as shown in picture 1:

You can repeat this procedure until the closure of the period dedicated to the definition of the Annual Personal Study Plan.

Choice of courses with residual seats (after the allocation on the basis of merit)
If, for any reason, you haven’t chosen your free credits by the deadline, you will be offered the possibility to choose a single preference among the courses with residual seats.

Log into your personal page of the Teaching Portal, go to the section “SEGRETERIA ON-LINE”, then select “ACCEDI/ACCESS” from the box named “COMPILA PIANO CARRIERA – CARICO DIDATTICO/FILL IN YOUR PSP /APSP”. The system will show the list of courses with residual seats, as illustrated in picture no.2:

In this phase you should pay careful attention to the course you are selecting. In fact, once you confirm your choice, it cannot be modified.

RESEARCH ESSAY
The critical historical Research essay is not assigned to students on the basis of a merit ranking list. When you define your Annual Personal Study Plan, you need to insert the name and code shown on the Teaching Portal “Offerta formativa – piano degli studi – programmi dei corsi”. /“Course catalogue – Curriculum – course syllabi”.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY
The rules for the acquisition of free credits through external training activities are published in the Course catalogue, Curriculum, under the section “Training activities outside the University”.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
If you choose professional training, when you define the study plan you must enter the name and the code shown in the Teaching Portal "Offering - Course programme". As regards organization and assignment, please refer to the Stage & Job.

ADDITIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGES (3 CFU)
If you have a language certificate of a foreign language other than the compulsory languages envisaged by your degree programme, you can ask for its recognition at any time of your career. The request shall be submitted from your personal page of the Teaching Portal, where you also have to upload a copy of your language certificate. If your request is accepted, you will have to show the original language certificate at the counters of the Office of Student Services.

A table of the accepted languages certificates for French, Spanish and German ((link: https://didattica.polito.it/cla/it/certificazioni) is available on the CLA’s website. If your certificate is not included in the list or is referred to another foreign language, it will be sent to the CLA for evaluation.

COMPETITIVE SPORTING ACTIVITIES (3 CFU)
If you play a sport at a high competitive level while you are studying at the university, you can ask for the recognition of this activity at any time of your career. The request shall be submitted from your personal page of the Teaching Portal.

STUDENT TEAM ACTIVITIES
If you participate in the activities of a student team, you can ask for the recognition of this activity. The request shall be submitted from your personal page of the Teaching Portal. The team leader will have to certify the nature of your activity and the amount of time you have dedicated to it. On the basis of such information the Supervisor of your degree programme will decide whether to accept your recognition request and evaluate the number of credits you will be assigned (3 or 6 credits). Further information on Student teams are available on: https://didattica.polito.it/team_studenteschi.html

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