Typology Grid

Within the ProParti Partnership the partners agreed on a typology grid for the description of different Part Time Study Programmes, which would fit into all different systemic backgrounds within Europe. Hence, this typology grid somehow had to stay on a quite superficial basis for describing study programmes (and would therefore also fit for the description of full-time study programmes throughout Europe as well). On the other hand, for developers of part time study programmes the typology grid should also give a reflective insight into the different possibilities of development within the systemic background. Some of the categories only will fit within specific systemic borders, others will fit all over Europe.

Within the ProParti Partnership the partners agreed on a typology grid for the description of different Part Time Study Programmes, which would fit into all different systemic backgrounds within Europe. Hence, this typology grid somehow had to stay on a quite superficial basis for describing study programmes (and would therefore also fit for the description of full-time study programmes throughout Europe as well). On the other hand, for developers of part time study programmes the typology grid should also give a reflective insight into the different possibilities of development within the systemic background. Some of the categories only will fit within specific systemic borders, others will fit all over Europe.

Market / Audience

  • Traditional (under)graduate
  • Pre-employment (under)graduate
  • Sponsored employed (under)graduate
  • Independent employed (under)graduate
  • Sponsored employed post graduate
  • Independent employed post graduate

Admission

  • School diploma or equivalent
  • First cycle award (degree / diploma)
  • Second cycle award (masters)
  • Professional qualification
  • APL / ACEL / APEL

Mode of Attendance

  • Full time
  • Part time (day)
  • Part time (evening)
  • Part time (weekend / block)
  • “No time” (distance / e-learning)

Target Award

  • Pre-degree / diploma
  • Degree / Honours Degree / Diploma
  • Masters (including MPhil, MResearch, etc.)
  • Professional qualification
  • Undergraduate credit points
  • Postgraduate credit points
  • CPD (career parallel development) points
  • No award

Student Profile

  • Age (18 – 24 / 24 – 60 / 60+)
  • Qualifications
  • Employment
  • Social economic background

Duration

  • No. of years
  • No. of semesters
  • No. of weeks
  • No. of credit points (ECTS)

Purpose / Motivation

  • General education
  • Undergraduate award
  • Advanced education – postgraduate award
  • Professional qualification (undergraduate, graduate)
  • Professional qualification (postgraduate)
  • CPD (career parallel development)
  • Interest – for one’s own sake
  • Re-skilling / re-training

Learning Location

  • Campus
  • Work based (enterprise)
  • Distance
  • “E”-Learning
  • Blended

Funding Source

  • Central / local government
  • Individual
  • Company / employer
  • Other

Pedagogic Style

  • Dependent traditional (lectures / seminars / face to face)
  • Interdependent (group work / work based / interactive)
  • Independent (project work / research dissertation / “e”-learning distance)