Efficient Methods at Combined Study Programs

Abstract

Students on combined study programs range across a number of backgrounds, age categories and reasons of study; however their aim is the same: to get higher qualification, improve and enhance knowledge in a particular field (which had been based mostly on practical experience so far) and then be offered better paid jobs and more attractive chances at the more and more competitive job market. As time is usually a problem for these students (age 30 – 45, regular job, usually married, have children) teaching and as well as learning approach have to be both time saving and efficient. Therefore problem-focused modules containing explanation training feedback for home self-study, simple handbook with additional available brief information and further links to the Internet proved as the best teaching-learning aids. Many-year practice at university showed that step-by- step focused modules supplied with sufficiently wide range of practical examples, exercises and solutions regardless the subject (equations, fractions..in mathematics; tenses and questions in a foreign language) have become the most efficient tools with best results achieved and most positive feedback from students. These modules are verified and approved for he combined study programs and certain modules may be identified as prerequisites for subsequent study.