STUDENT GUIDE
2016 - 2017
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Master course in
Location: Torino - Class: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (LM-33)MECHANICAL ENGINEERING(change)
Academic calendar
Continuing students - Enrolling for years after the first: Personal Study Plan (PSP) and Annual Personal Study Plan (APSP)
Free credits
Tuition fees and enrolment fee
Attending the courses and taking the exams
Foreign language learning
Studying abroad - Mobility programmes
Transfers, internal transfers
Taking the Final Examination for the Master’s degree and deadlines
Enrolment in Master's degree programmes
Certificates, self-certifications and other documents
Interruption, suspension and reactivation of studies
Forfeiture
Career credit recognition
Enrolment in single courses
Organization of Politecnico and student representatives
Official communications, privacy and data protection
Glossary
Free credits
The catalogue of FREE CREDITS is published in the Curriculum.
In the catalogue you will find many different types of courses. You can choose
among these courses, bearing in mind the rules mentioned here below.
1- Specific features of each course
When you choose a course from the general catalogue, you should pay attention to potential specific features illustrated in the footnote of the Curriculum (for instance, maximum number of students – if foreseen, campus where the classes take place, video lessons, etc.) or in the course syllabus (prerequirements, class structure, etc.)
You shall make your choice following the procedure for the definition of the Personal Study Plan- Annual Personal Study Plan, available on your personal page of the Teaching Portal.
When a course is oversubscribed, it will be assigned to students on the basis of a merit ranking list, prepared by the Division of Student Affairs.
UPDATE OF 16th MARCH 2017 UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1- Specific features of each course
When you choose a course from the general catalogue, you should pay attention to potential specific features illustrated in the footnote of the Curriculum (for instance, maximum number of students – if foreseen, campus where the classes take place, video lessons, etc.) or in the course syllabus (prerequirements, class structure, etc.)
You shall make your choice following the procedure for the definition of the Personal Study Plan- Annual Personal Study Plan, available on your personal page of the Teaching Portal.
When a course is oversubscribed, it will be assigned to students on the basis of a merit ranking list, prepared by the Division of Student Affairs.
UPDATE OF 16th MARCH 2017 UNDER CONSTRUCTION
2- Training
activities carrying 3 credits
3 – Internship
In the Curriculum and on the website of the Office of Career Services you can find the information and rules about the internships: how to insert an internship into your Curriculum, how to activate, perform and register it.
4 – Training activities outside the university
Universities can recognize external activities and competences acquired outside the university, in compliance with the restrictions foreseen by law (Law No. 240/2010, Article 14).
* Creation of the ranking list and allocation of oversubscribed courses
The ranking list is created on the basis of students’ scores. Each student is assigned a score, which is calculated by multiplying the number of credits of each course by the grade obtained in the exam.
Pass-or-fail exams (without a grade) are assigned the average grade of the other exams with a grade.
The sum of these products is divided by the number of semesters of enrolment (from first enrolment in the university system).
Credits that have been validated from previous careers are calculated according to the standard ratio of credits to course duration (1 semester = 30 credits).
Only those exams which have been passed before 23rd July 2016 will be taken into account for the preparation of the ranking list.
Second allocation of oversubscribed courses
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.
- Competitive
sporting activities
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 participation and the amount of time you have dedicated to this activity. On the basis of such information, the Programme academic coordinator (referente cds) will decide whether to accept your recognition request and decide 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_en.html
- Workshops
If you attend a workshop organized in cooperation with Politecnico, you can ask for the recognition of this activity. The request shall be submitted from your personal page of the Teaching Portal. You will have to upload the documents which certify your participation in the workshop. On the basis of such information (workshop topic, duration, etc.) the Programme academic coordinator (referente cds) will be able to evaluate your request.
3 – Internship
In the Curriculum and on the website of the Office of Career Services you can find the information and rules about the internships: how to insert an internship into your Curriculum, how to activate, perform and register it.
4 – Training activities outside the university
Universities can recognize external activities and competences acquired outside the university, in compliance with the restrictions foreseen by law (Law No. 240/2010, Article 14).
* Creation of the ranking list and allocation of oversubscribed courses
The ranking list is created on the basis of students’ scores. Each student is assigned a score, which is calculated by multiplying the number of credits of each course by the grade obtained in the exam.
Pass-or-fail exams (without a grade) are assigned the average grade of the other exams with a grade.
The sum of these products is divided by the number of semesters of enrolment (from first enrolment in the university system).
Credits that have been validated from previous careers are calculated according to the standard ratio of credits to course duration (1 semester = 30 credits).
Only those exams which have been passed before 23rd July 2016 will be taken into account for the preparation of the ranking list.
Second allocation of oversubscribed courses
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.