The department introduces the most modern types of training, lectures, practical, seminars, case studies, round tables, Olympiads, internships, control, course and diploma projects (works), educational and industrial practices, etc. Teaching technology involves, in addition to the compulsory attendance of the classroom, individual work of students, organized individual learning activities with the teacher, examinations and tests in accordance with the curriculum. For this purpose, the department has prepared electronic courses for distance learning of students without breaking from educational, technological or industrial practices.
The deepening of knowledge in all subjects through self-preparation is stimulated by various forms of control of the current and final character.
Teachers of the department are focused on a combination of self-control, computer control and control of experts. Training sessions are conducted in accordance with the schedule. In order to determine the level of knowledge, skills and skills of students, current knowledge control is conducted using modern methods of control, including testing. A modular knowledge control system is implemented and used at the department. Active consolidation of educational material is carried out by: application of automated training systems; consideration of specific situations in disciplines; testing, including computer testing; carrying out control, module works; individual acceptance of completed tasks; independent work of students with the use of computer technologies.
These forms of active learning are materially provided with task packages and applications.
In order to control the level of theoretical and practical training of students in the process of their learning, the measurement of knowledge and skills at different levels is carried out:
– current knowledge control (seminars, practical classes, rating control, modular control, individual work);
– final control of knowledge (tests, exams, control of residual knowledge);
– assessment of the level of compliance with the qualification requirements.
Teachers of the department constantly maintain creative contacts with the basic enterprises of the region. As a result of such a commonwealth, the subjects of complex control tasks, coursework and diploma projects (works) are formed, as well as the topics of research and research work of the department. In the last five years, all the teachers of the department have upgraded their qualification by training at other educational institutions of higher education and passing professional development courses in production.
The system of advanced training, which is implemented at the department, provides continuous growth of scientific and pedagogical skills of teachers and meets modern requirements.
Teachers of the department take an active part in international, inter-university conferences, seminars, have and establish further relations with countries of CIS and abroad, publish their work in international publishing houses. Since 2014, teachers of the departments periodically undergo training at leading universities and research institutions in Europe on the topic of the departments.