Digital Skills Certificate (PIX)
PIX at the Faculty of Science, University of Montpellier
Since the start of the 2019-2020 academic year, Pix certification has been integrated as a teaching element in a general TU in the first or second semester (HA1G10H & HA2G12H respectively (4 ECTS credits), TU 40 places per TU , first come, first served, no group extensions possible).
For certain courses, training and/or obtaining Pix certification is mandatory:
- PEIP-bio: Pix training and certification required to obtain the diploma (HA2G12HY: registration and transition to L1S2)
- CMI: Pix training and certification required to obtain the diploma (HAI509I, registration and testing—contact the CMI manager for more information)
- Bio-MV: Training is mandatory, but Pix certification is not required. Completion of theTU (S3-Pix) training course is aprerequisite forTU HAV404VTU . This TU is mandatory in L2S4 for students in the Bio-MV (PCAV, LAS, Bio-ME) life sciences bachelor's degree program. The grade obtained in the first semester is taken into account as CC3 in the second semester inTU (S4:bioinfo).
The main Steps
Prerequisites for these teaching units:
=> A computer (keyboard + mouse). Tablets and phones are not suitable. You can use the computers in the Faculty of Science, in room 36.209. The room's schedule is posted on the door.
=> You must install free software and use only this software, both for practice and for certification.
=> No prior knowledge is necessary; you will learn everything you need to know.
The evaluation:
=> There will be two continuous assessments (remote—individual, independent work at home ≈ 25 hours) on specific Pix digital skills.
These assignments are mandatory and contribute to the final grade forTU. They must be completed and submitted by a specific date.
=> There will be one final exam: a placement test (remote – individual, independent work at home ≈ 25 hours) covering all 16 Pix digital skills.
This test is mandatory.
It must be completed and submitted by a specific date:
This positioning indicates to the student their level (from 1 to 7) in each digital skill, as well as the number of points earned. To be eligible to take the pix certification exam, you must achieve at least level 4 in each skill.
This final exam can be retaken as many times as necessary to achieve a score of 4 before the results are sent. The time limit depends on the submission date. Students can thus improve their initial score, measure their progress, and send their results whenever they want before the deadline.
=> Retake: Pix certification exam (in person – computer-based test lasting 1 hour and 45 minutes – this will be the retake score)
At the end of each semester, during the assessment weeks, students must take the certification test organized by the FDS or theTU manager. This will validate the digital skills they have acquired in relation to the last placement test they took.
Students may only take the certification exam if they have first completed the placement test, submitted the results to the person in charge, and achieved level 4 in each skill.
The pix certification will be issued to the student after deliberation by the national jury, in digital format directly to the student's Pix account.
In conjunction with the national procedure, TU & HA2G12H offerface-to-face training in the form of tutorials (3 hours)/practical work (6 hours) to students, to help them achieve this certification.
However, the assessment for these TU the same and is based on three scores obtained on the Pix assessment platform, which must be sent to the TU manager TU
– CC1: Tests the following Pix skills (Personal work at home ≈15 hours)
Pix skill 1.3: Processing data
Pix skill 2.3: Collaborating
Pix skill 3.1: Developing text documents
– CC2: Tests the following Pix skills (Personal work at home ≈15 hours)
Pix skills 3.2: Develop multimedia documents
Pix skills 3.3: Adapt documents to their purpose
Pix skills 3.4: Program
– Final exam: Test of the 16 skills on the pix platform (personal work at home ≈15 hours).
– Catch-up grade: Grade obtained in the PIX certification exam
Certification:
The certification exam can only be taken in person on the FDS campus.
It lasts 1 hour and 45 minutes and consists of 32 questions.
To obtain certification, you must answer 20 questions correctly. The difficulty of the questions adapts to your answers, allowing you to assess your level in all 16 skills.