1. Brief Report on the performed activities Oct 2010 – Oct 2013
TEMPUS-PROMENG, PSTU, Mariupol Ukraine
Valeriy Dmytriev
Project Coordinator
Vice-Rector for Economics and Perspective Development 1

2. Main areas of work under PROMENG project1
Analysis of current curricula on Electrical Engineering 2
Development of 4 General Curricula and 5 Learning Modules 3
Retraining of teachers, trainings for mentors from industries 4
Pilot teaching 5
Setting up of ELM Office with support of Chamber of Industry and Commerce 6
Quality control of project implementation 7
Provision of sustainability of project outcomes 8
Dissemination of project outcomes

3. List of upgraded existing curricula by degree fields
Electrical engineering systems of electric consumption
Production control and electrical distribution systems
Electrical-mechanical automation systems and electrical drive
Computer science
Consolidated information
Automatic control of technological processes
Computer-integrated technological processes and productions

4. Project participants - 3 departments at 2 faculties
Dept. of Electrification of Production Enterprises
Power Engineering Faculty 1
Dept. of Computer Science
Information Technologies Faculty 2
Dept. of Automation of Technological Processes and Productions
Information Technologies Faculty 3

5. 12 new study programmes were integrated into the current curricula:
1. Digital data transfer and control systems in electrical engineering
2. Fundamentals of CAD
3. Automation of electrical mechanical systems
4. Engineering and environment protection control.
5. Modern-TRIZ
6. Soft Skills for engineers
7. Modern programming tools for simulation and engineering of business-processes
8. Design and administration of network communications for the Internet
9. Modern programming tools for investigation of systems and processes
10. Quality management and certification of software products and information systems
11. Automated control systems of technological processes
12. Computer networks and automation systems protocols

6. Main results of upgrading the curricula
Number of specialities 7
Number of courses 12
Share of new or modernised courses
up to 25%
Number of credits
up to 10 credits of ECTS
Share of credits
up to17%
Number of teachers
20 people

7. Summing up: introductng the modernized courses into master programme at Dept. of Electrical Industrial Supply
1. Digital data transfer and control systems in electric power engineering - 4 ECTS credits, final assessment - exam
2. Fundamentals of CAD – ECTS credits, since September 2012, final assessment – pass (zachot)
3. Engineering and environment protection control, 3 ECTS, since February 2013, final assessment – pass (zachot)
4. Modern-TRIZ, 2 ECTS, since February 2013, final assessment – pass (zachot)
5.  Soft skills for engineers, 2 ECTS, since February 2013, final assessment – exam
During academic year 8 master students (full-time) and 10 master students (part-time) were taught under the pilot programme.
During master students (full-time) and 4 master students (part-time) are being taught under the pilot programme.

8. Final assessment in the modernized courses
Summing up: introducing the modernized courses into master programmes at IT Faculty
Contact hours, total: 767.
ECTS points: 21.
Classes for master students are held since
13 master students had pilot courses since г.
As of today 14 master students are being taught under modernized study programmes
Final assessment in the modernized courses
Name of the course
Final assessment
Design and administration of network communications for the Internet
exam
Modern programming tools for simulation of business processes
Automated control systems for technological processes in ferrous metallurgy
Computer networks and automation systems protocols
Modern programming tools for investigation of systems and processes
Modern-TRIZ
pass
Soft skills for engineers

9. Computer design lab was set up
Computer design class
11 computers
MFD;
Beamer;
Portable screen;
LVC equipment;
Licensed software.

10. Data transfer lab was set up
1 computer;
Receive/transfer antenna;
Mini-radio station equipment set

11. Automation of Technological Processes and Productions
Retraining of teachers and trainings in new didactics methodology were held
Working Group 1
(Germany, TUB) –
Applied informatics and digital data transfer systems
Тheory and practice of engineering solutions (МТРIZ)
Soft Skills for engineers
Аudit and fundamentals of systems certification on ISO basis
Name
Department
Position
M.V. Vereskun
IT Faculty
Dean
Е.А. Chichkarev
Computer Science
Head of Department
А.А. Koifman
Automation of Technological Processes and Productions
Senior Teacher

12. Power Engineering Faculty Industrial Electric Power Supply
Retraining of teachers and trainings in new didacrics methodology were held
Working Group 2
(Bel;gium, De Nayer) –
CAD/CAM/CAE design for electrical engineering and electronics
Monitoring and engineering support of quality
Simulation of producation systems
Re-eingineering
Name
Department
Position
Y.L.Sayenko
Power Engineering Faculty
Dean
Т.К.Baranenko
Industrial Electric Power Supply
Docent

13. Heat Power Engineering
Retraining of teachers and trainings in new didactics methodology were held
Working Group 3
(Lithuania, VSTU) –
Engineering and environment protection control
Name
Department
Position
O.A. Khelstova
Heat Power Engineering
Senior Teacher

14. Beginning with September 2012, pilot probation of new curricula is being carried out
Mathematical simulation of engineering systems: approach based on using Maxima and Scilab.
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15. Beginning with September 2012, pilot probation of new curricula is being carried out
Between and Master Classes on environment protection were taught by Egidius Petraitis and Violetta Borutiene, professors from Gediminas Vilnus Technical University (Lithuanina)

16. Beginning with September 2012, pilot probation of new curricula is being carried out
Between and г. Master Class on CAD/CAM/CAE-systems in mechanics, electrical engineering and electronics was taught by Peter Arras from Lessius Michelen University (Belgium)

17. New subdivisions have been set up at PSTU
Mariupol Business-School: Teaching-and-Learning Centre (teaching Soft Skills for everybody – Order , ) 1
Research and Educational Centre of Technical Design (teaching Моdern-ТRIZ for everybody – Order оf ) 2
Career Centre (ELM Office) – search of employment internship positions for university graduates – Order of ) 3

18. Coverage in mass media and promotingthe project aims

19. Ukraine, Mariupol, PSTU, October 2013