Technical Faculty Research Articles

ACQUISITION OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE BY KOREAN STUDENTS (technical program students)

This article deals with traditional and modern methods, techniques of language pedagogy, connected with Russian lexicography and corpus linguistics. Contemporary tools of teaching Russian as a foreign language (new types of dictionaries, particularly ideographic and text corpuses) address issues related to unsystematic learning of the language, structuring the teaching process, enhancing students’ creativity and interests in the language. The author considers linguocultural aspect as central point of intercultural communication needed for linguistic persona development. It is reported that within language training programs for technical faculty students the following components are to be covered: gender aspects of communicative behavior reflected in verbal interaction, features of mind-set, cultural traditions of formal and informal communication. According to the author, this aim can be reached due to tasks on ranking in communication, contrastive-comparative analysis, working with lexicographic literature; texts of different styles and genres enable foreign students to learn lexical-phraseological system of the Russian language (theme groups; synonymic rows; antonymic pairs) more effectively, and pay attention to functional aspect of the language system.

Pathways to Alternative Transport Mode Choices among University Students and Staff—Commuting to the University of Maribor since 2010

The study of commuting behavior at the University of Maribor (UM) was the subject of our research, which focused on the building complex of the four technical faculties (BCTF) and was based on the analysis of two questionnaire surveys (with 1057 and 462 respondents, respectively) and the transport policies implemented at the study site from 2010 to 2020. The research aimed to identify the factors influencing student and staff mode choice/shift over a decade period and to understand the weaknesses, strengths, and opportunities for improving sustainable mobility at the university. Since 2010, active commuting has predominated among students, while car use has decreased by 22%. Female students were 16% more likely to walk than their peers, while male students were 5% and 12% more likely to use bicycles and cars, respectively. Active commuting and car use by staff have not changed since 2010, and there was an insignificant difference between genders, 63% of whom used cars. Mode shifts were primarily related to trip origins, subsidization of bus use, availability or unavailability of free parking, and parking fees. Questionnaire responses were a powerful tool for finding the most effective interventions to manage transport at universities. The results also suggest that transport policies can be more effective if they are planned in coordination with housing policies.

Burnout Among Students of Technical Faculties in Serbia – A Case Study

Even though university students are not employees of the faculties, their academic duties (attending classes, taking exams, writing term papers and essays, and so on) can be considered as forms of work, whereby they engage socially with their teachers and other students, which is why student burnout has come into increased focus of numerous studies. The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between gender, tuition fee status, and year of study and burnout among the students of basic academic studies at one of the public faculties in southern Serbia (N=194) using the School Burnout Inventory (SBI-U 9). The obtained results indicate that moderate exhaustion, cynicism, and the feeling of inadequacy are related to moderate burnout of the majority of the students. It has been determined that gender influences one burnout dimension – exhaustion, while the students’ tuition fee status is related to cynicism and inadequacy, as is their year of study. This study also found that high degree of burn-out increases with the years of study.

REINSURANCE WITH R: PRICING, RESERVING, SOLVENCY AND PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS

The lack of education and training has been highlighted as one of the highest factors stifling the growth of the re/insurance industry in Africa. Although reinsurance is offered as a course in the insurance/actuarial undergraduate and postgraduate study programs, many higher institutions of learning in Nigeria lack the sufficient mathematical and technical faculty expertise required to thoroughly deliver the reinsurance subject matter particularly at the masters and doctorate levels. As a result of the general absence of the required expertise in the re/insurance field of study, only a couple of universities offer postgraduate programs in insurance within Nigeria. The ripple effect of this gap is consequently felt in the re/insurance sector. This paper, therefore, is meant to serve as a teaching aid to boost the postgraduate teaching and classroom experience in reinsurance and to strengthen the technical capacity of researchers in this field. First, contributions to literature from the Nigerian academic landscape is reviewed and then the computational aspect is implemented. The study aims to bridge the gap between theory and application. Both simulated and real data are used to illustrate the different concepts in reinsurance with techniques ranging from Monte Carlo simulations to various statistical distributions. The R language has been adopted because of its ease of use.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Educational-Instructional Process of the Students from Technical Faculties

Even though we live in a period when the word digitization is prevalent in many social areas, the COVID-19 pandemic has divided mankind into two main categories: some people have seen this crisis as an opportunity to move the activities online and, furthermore, to accelerate digitization in as many areas as possible, while others have been reluctant, keeping their preferences for face-to-face activities. The current work presents the results of an analysis on 249 students from 11 engineering faculties. The study aims to identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students’ educational experiences when switching from face-to-face to online education during a public health emergency or COVID-19-related state of alert. The overall conclusion was that, although the pandemic has brought adverse consequences on the health and life quality of many people, the challenges that humankind has been subjected to have led to personal and professional development and have opened up new perspectives for carrying out the everyday activities.

СФОРМОВАНІСТЬ ІНТЕРЕСУ ЗДОБУВАЧІВ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ ДО ЗАНЯТЬ СТРІТБОЛОМ

The health of student youth is an ongoing issue, closely linked to organizing and maintaining physical education. The objective of the study is to investigate the interest of applicants to education in streetball study in the higher education institution.Research materials and methods. To solve the problems, a corresponding set of research methods was used, which were included in the following groups: general scientific, i.e.: analysis, comparison, generalization; sociological (written survey), mathe-matical statistics. As for the organization of the study, it was assumed that only 150 applicants for higher education were involved, namely: Kamenetz-Podolsk National University named after Ivan Ogienko on the physics and mathematics faculty (20 students)Faculty of Science and Economics (15 students), Faculty of History (15 students); Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy Fedkovich with Faculty of Economics (15 students), Institute of Chemistry, Biology and Bioresources (20 children), Geographic Faculty (15 children); Podolsk State University of the Faculty of Agro-Technologies and Environmental Management (20, guys) Engineering and Technical Faculty (30 students). The questionnaire was intended to provide information about the problem under consideration. Results. Found out guys enjoy playing team sports 86.6 %. The most preferred sports game is football 80 %, volleyball 46 %, basketball 33 %, streetball 13 %. 54 % of respondents wanted to learn how to play streetball. Сonclusion. The essential condition for optimizing motor activity in higher education institutions is that interest is taken into account and new types of interesting classes are introduced. Determined that the most popular game among university applicants is football, volleyball, basketball. Found that students have interest in streetball, and the main reason of interest is the ability to play with friends, as well as have fun

TEACHING STRATEGIES AND TECHNICAL SKILLS IN ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING

The research was entitled ?Teaching Strategies to the Technical Skills in online Distance Learning?. This study aimed to determine the effects of online teaching strategies in the acquisition of technical skills of grade 7 learners in Caritas Don Bosco School (CDBS). Specifically, it sought answers to the following questions; 1. What is the profile of the respondents as to; age and gender. 2. What is the level of teaching strategies in terms of; adaptive teaching, computational thinking, learning by doing, visualization and analogies. 3. What is the level of technical skills among grade 7 learners with regards to; calculation, critical thinking, performance of practical tasks and spatial visualization. 4. Do the teaching strategies have significant difference according to their gender? 5. Do the technical skills have significant difference according to their gender? 6. Is there a significant relationship between the teaching strategies and the technical skills of grade 7 learners in CDBS? The study adopted the quantitative descriptive research design and made use of survey questionnaire. A total on one hundred and twenty-four (124) learners of Caritas Don Bosco School for the school year 2021-2022 were used as respondents and selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected and analyzed through Mean, Median, Standard Deviation and Pearson r correlation tools. Findings revealed that, adaptive teaching strategy has strongly correlated among all the technical skills and interpreted as significant. The answers demonstrated that adaptive teaching, computational thinking, learning by doing, visualization, and analogies play a part in the learners' acquisition of technical skills in online distance learning. As a result, it is clear that learners gained the fundamental abilities. The null hypothesis that there is no significant difference between gender of the respondents and the teaching strategies was rejected. However, the null hypothesis stating that is no significant difference between gender of the respondents and the technical skills in online distance learning was accepted. The result shows that there is a significant relationship between the teaching strategies and the acquisition of technical skills in online distance learning among grade 7 learners in CDBS. It is recommended that learners should use their preferred learning styles in the execution of practical activities. Encourage them to devote more time to practicing practical skills. Technical faculty members who teach technical subjects are advised to continue to apply adaptive teaching strategies in the coming school years and to improve afterwards. Teachers are advised to evaluate, create and deliver differentiated solutions to meet the requirements of the students. And lastly, give reference to school principal and officials to demand that technical faculty members engage students in more laboratory and hands-on activities. Simultaneously, consider feasible teaching strategies to apply when the pandemic is over and the shift to traditional face-to-face classrooms occurs.

Szukać prawdy – służąc światu. Rys biograficzny i naukowy dra Ryszarda Skawińskiego

Ryszard Skawiński is a graduate of Polish philology at the Adam Mickiewicz Universityin Poznań (1979). He started working as a teacher in November 1979. In 1991–1996 he was thedeputy director of the Complex of Vocational Schools No. 1 for them. Jędrzej Śniadecki in Ełk, andin the years 1996–2006 their director. In 2005, at the Educational Research Institute in Warsaw,he obtained his doctorate on the basis of his doctoral dissertation. From June 20, 2001, a certifiedteacher, an expert of the Ministry of National Education in the field of professional promotion andan OKE examiner. He is a board member of the Masurian Scientific Society in Ełk. He conductedclasses at many universities, e.g. Wszechnica Mazurska in Olecko, Faculty of Technical and SocialSciences (formerly Centrum Studiów Bałtyckich) in Ełk of the University of Warmia and Mazuryin Olsztyn (now a branch of UWM in Ełk), the Faculty Department in Ełk of the Universityof Finance and Management in Białystok, at the University of Information Technology andEconomics in Olsztyn, the Branch Department in Ełk at the University of Economy in Bydgoszcz.In the years 1998-2002 he was a councilor of the City of Ełk, and in the years 2006–2009 andfrom 2014 he was a councilor of the Ełk Poviat. During the 2006-2010 term, he was the DeputyStarost of the Ełk County. Author of nearly 200 publications, including 11 books, 35 editors of the“Publisher” magazine and 15 scientific articles. Editor of scientific journals “Studia Ełckie” and“Civitas et Lex”. In 2021, he was awarded the honorary title of professor of education.

Varanje na ispitima: uloga motivacije za učenje i kontekstualnih čimbenika

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between motivational beliefs (achievement goals, self-efficacy, self-efficacy in self-regulated learning), as well as contextual factors, and academic cheating in midterm and final exams at technical faculties of the University of Zagreb. The participants were 398 students enrolled in all five years of the study. Data were collected by the Achievement Goals Scale, the Self-Efficacy Scale, the Self-Efficacy for Self- -Regulated Learning Scale, the Contextual Reasons for Cheating on Exams Scale, and the Academic Cheating Scale. The results demonstrated that, compared to lower- -year students, higher-year students had higher self-efficacy and self-efficacy in self-regulated learning, but lower performance-avoidance and work-avoidance goals. There were no differences in other motivational beliefs, frequency of academic cheating and reliance on contextual factors. Frequency of academic cheating was positively related to work-avoidance goals and contextual factors, and it was negatively related to average grade in previous academic year, self-efficacy in self-regulated learning, and mastery- -approach goals. The analysis of incremental validity of contextual factors revealed that they explained 28.6% of the variance of academic cheating above and beyond motivational beliefs. Moreover, the results showed a greater independent contribution of contextual factors in explaining academic cheating compared to the contribution of motivational beliefs.

Perancangan Penempatan Wireless Agar Memenuhi Akses Poin Dari Beberapa Titik Aplikasi di Fakultas Teknik UHN

The failure of the strong cover of wifi signals in building L floors 1, 2, 3, and 4 occurred due to the lack of installation of AP on each floor. The research was conducted by surveying and taking direct measurements in the coverage area (coverage area) that has been determined, namely in building L floors 1, 2, 3, and 4 at the Technical Faculty of HKBP Nommensen University Medan. Measurement data was obtained using measurement instruments, namely inSSIDer software, Acer Aspire 4736Z laptop with windows 7 ultimate SP 1 32 bit operating system. Survey data produces parameters that will be processed using RSSI calculations (Received Signal Strength Indicator). Using the RSSI calculation model (Received Signal Strength Indicator). RSSI measurements in the field are directly influenced by the conditions around them with different contours and densities.

USE OF INTERACTIVE FORMS AND METHODS LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ONLINE

This article presents interactive methods of online learning a foreign language. Completing assignments requires the use of various methods in teaching English to students of technical faculties, but the main methodological innovations today are associated with the use of interactive methods. Interactive teaching methods, in contrast to traditional ones, are based on the active interaction of participants in the educational process, with special attention paid to the interaction of students with each other. The article describes the most popular interactive teaching methods (role-playing, presentations, conversations, brainstorming, projects, podcasting, videos, blogging, round table, discussion, situational analysis) in foreign language lessons.

"Essence of Teaching Business Communication Skills to IT Students in ELT in Serbia"

This paper deals with the needs of IT students in ELT in the context of business communication skills. The results presented in this paper are a part of much greater research. The mix-method research was conducted at eight IT departments in five cities in Serbia during the academic year 2011/2012. The quantitative sample included 775 IT students at II and III year of their studies and 77 professors and assistants teaching domain content courses while the subsample for the structured interview included 16 students, 10 professors and 10 assistants. One of the aims of this research was to establish a detailed framework of English language courses suitable for IT students in Serbia. Among the courses that emerged, as the ones that meet the needs of IT students in ELT at tertiary level in Serbia, was the course of Business Communication. In this paper, the authors present the aims of the Business English Communication Course and elaborate on the specific activities and genres that emerged essential for this type of course. The findings may be useful for all ESP teachers teaching at Technical faculties, especially the ones teaching IT students

An Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Selection of a Given Form of Learning

In modern times, we observe many new trends, including technological, economic, cultural, ecological, and economic changes, which are part of the fast and uneven process of globalization. The current educational system is undergoing global changes caused by the current situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing both academic teachers and students not only to change the way they function or operate, but also to change attitudes and beliefs, especially regarding new media and remote learning. The article presents an analysis of the factors influencing the selection of a given form of learning in technical faculties from among three hypothetical options: stationary learning, remote learning, and hybrid learning. This analysis was based on the results of a survey conducted among students after two years of experience studying in the COVID-19 pandemic. The obtained results allowed for the selection of features influencing the choice of a given form of learning by the students. The knowledge of these factors is especially valuable for university authorities making decisions about the form of student learning after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nerealizovani projekat zgrade Državne arhive (1922) arhitekte Dimitrija M. Leka

The unrealized project of the State Archives building (1922) is one of the earliest works of the prominent architect and university professor at the Technical Faculty in Belgrade, Dimitrije M. Leko. The project stands as an embodiment of the high-standard academic education of the architect, as well as his affectations and skill in designing monumental public buildings, which would come to have a deep impact on the Yugoslav architectural scene. As a witness to the gradual formation of the architect's particular authorial expression, the project is of great importance to a more complete understanding of his artistic opus. With a more detailed historiographical treatment, this paper strives to contribute to a more complete understanding of the complex history of the construction of the State Archives building, as well as to the genesis of Leko's own personal architectural style.

Формирование иноязычной профессиональной компетенции у обучающихся технических вузов на разных уровнях подготовки

The article deals with the issues of foreign language professional competence formation among students of technical universities and technical faculties of higher educational institutions. The idea and methodology of vocationally-focused education are considered. A curriculum formation model under multilevel initial training of students is proposed. The advantages of vocationally-focused education in a non-humanitarian environment are emphasized.

ETUDE DE LA NUISANCE DES MOUSTIQUES EN MILIEU UNIVERSITAIRE DE LA FACULTE DES SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES, BAMAKO, MALI

Mosquitoes are potentially harmful and vectors of pathogens. They compromise the rest and well-being of humans and animals. The main goal of this study is to determine the composition of mosquitoes responsible of human biting at the Faculty of Sciences and Technics of Bamako-Mali. Longitudinal monitoring with monthly cross-sectional visit was carried out from September to December 2019, in order to collect the endophilic and endophagic mosquitoes. The spray-catch was used as a collection methodin 21 rooms selected randomly at the FST. Mosquitoes were identified morphologically andthen by PCR. ELISA-CSP test was used for Plasmodium infection index and the ELISA blood-meal test was to determine mosquitoes blood origin. In total, 802 mosquitoes were collected: 794Culex and 8Anopheles. There were 200 males and 602 females. Female mosquitoes were separated by gonotrophic stages: 231 unfed, 223 fed, 80 semi-gravid and 68 gravid. Up to 34% of Culex and 67% of Anopheles had a preference for human blood, but no female tested positive for Plasmodium infection. This result would be due to the small number of Anopheles captured. An. coluzzii is the only Anopheles species collected.This study shows that mosquitoes are linked to serious problems of nuisance and risk of pathogens transmission in the university. They highly prefer to feed on human host.

The image of a Russian student and his attitude to the study of Non-Core disciplines

The main purpose of this article is to study the psychological attitude of representatives of the professional sphere to the consumer in the field of education and students to the study of non-core disciplines. To achieve the goal, methods of observation, polling, free associations, content analysis, mathematical and statistical methods were used. The image is characterized by subjects by different criteria, sometimes contradictory. The attitude of students of technical faculties to management disciplines contains cognitive, affective and behavioral components. It was revealed that at the intrapersonal level it is based on the assessment of the value of knowledge application in future professional activities. When teaching, students divide disciplines into core and non-core ones. At the interpersonal level, learning outcomes and forecast of their achievement are important. The desire for interpersonal similarity is manifested. At the intragroup level, behavior is explained by: effect of “group thinking”, group defense mechanisms and identity and dynamics of collective experience in the learning process. At the intergroup level, the following prevails: assessment of the competencies of teachers, effectiveness of management of educational institution and exchange of views on the quality and value of training.

Automatic Sorting System for Educational Training

At the same time as the introduction of automated equipment in industry, production operators and mainte-nance workers servicing automated stations require profes-sional training courses depending on the category and job. Depending on the particularity of the production process, these training courses can be done internally at the produc-tion unit, at external industrial partners or at universities. The paper presents an automatic tire sorting system made on a small scale. The sorting system is composed of an input stock and two output stocks of sorted tires. Tire stor-age in the two output stocks is done with an electro-pneumatic manipulator robot. The sorting is done according to the tire bead width, for which the system is equipped with the appropriate sensors. The structure is controlled by an Arduino Mega2560 microcontroller development system. The sorting station can also be controlled manually by the operatorvia a joystick and some buttons. In comparison to other sorting systems, the robot structure is simpler. It performs the transfer of the tires by only two movements, thus reducing the handling time. Also, the automatic sorting system realized corresponds to the requirements imposed on flexible production systems. The automatic system can be used both for training students from technical faculties and industrial operators in the field.

Notes on an Algorithmic Faculty of the Imagination

Following Bernard Stiegler’s perspective on an ‘originary technicity’, this article explores the relationship between imagination and politics in light of recent developments in neural networks technologies (also known as machine learning algorithms). It examines how this new technology is reshaping the political role and place of human imagination. Furthermore, it uses Vilém Flusser’s terminology to examine to what extent this technology can be understood as a new ‘technical faculty of the imagination’. The first part will argue, following Stiegler and Flusser, for a type of approach to the notion of imagination that challenges the human-technology opposition. The second part will introduce the topic of neural networks technologies using the specific example of algorithmic image recognition systems and then, through the prism of the Kant-Hume debate on the foundations of universal knowledge, it will set three possible perspectives on the question of an algorithmic imagination. The third and final section will return to Flusser to see how the relation between imagination and politics is shifting from a modern and human-centred perspective to a post-historical and post-anthropocentric one.

Changes and Perspectives in Teacher Training Methodology

Abstract School closures induced by the COVID-19 crisis have led to the rethinking and reshaping of teacher training considering the norms of online and blended learning, and the pressure to embrace the possibilities offered by information and communications technology. We propose to examine the new perspectives and necessary changes related to three domains in which our institution – the Teacher Training Institute of Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences – offers training: foreign languages, social sciences, and engineering. Different areas of education have been affected in different ways by the pandemic. In language teaching, familiarity with pre-existing platforms and programs helped the transition to online education. In the field of social sciences, the transfer of theoretical information did not cause any particular problems, but the development of interpersonal relationships, interactivity, and communication became more difficult. In the domain of engineering, practical education has become nearly impossible, as in order to develop certain practical skills students need access to laboratories equipped with special tools, devices, and instruments. In our study, we will focus on ways of updating and developing our methodology courses based on new paradigms and good practices presented in the specialized literature, also reflecting on feedback received from our teacher trainees related to their difficulties and needs revealed by the shift to online teaching.