Poslovne vede II

The self-evaluation of the study program is implemented based on the provisions of the Quality Regulations of the Faculty. The NAKVIS expert group concluded in the interviews that students are involved in research work in various ways (theses, projects), but in the SER the involvement of students in scientific research work and the transfer of the results of scientific research work into the educational process is less clear. The NAKVIS expert group notes that the faculty has an adequate quality assurance system to monitor and update the study programmes, but it needs to be updated by including all feedback collected through formal and informal channels. The quality assurance system should fully close the quality loop and action plans should be based as far as possible on the findings of the SER The Faculty has developed a process and ways of collecting proposals to change the study programme. In the first phase, curriculum and programme change proposals are developed in pre-determined project groups, which forward parts of the programmes for review to a group of lecturers covering individual professional areas or subjects. In the second phase, they are discussed in departmental meetings, and in the final phase, the changes are approved and adopted by the Faculty Senate. The faculty should set up a system for collecting information and proposals for changes to the study programme that involves all four subject areas equally: Business, Business Informatics; Tourism; Security Management. At the same time, the Faculty should extend the powers and responsibilities of the programme coordinators with the aim of developing all study programmes appropriately and equally. When organising extracurricular events (workshops, round tables, consultations), the Faculty should take into account the equal representation of all fields of study. The closure of the quality circle can be seen in the multidisciplinary examples presented earlier in the description of stakeholder participation in the functioning of the quality assurance system at the Faculty. In the last period, the faculty has introduced additional measures based on the findings of the self-evaluation that complete the quality loop: - Adaptation of the pedagogical process to the specific needs of part-time students (adjustment of the timetable, availability of IT classrooms for students at weekends). - Organising field courses on tourism, - Introduction of seminars on methodology and writing dispositions as well as the Master's theses themselves using information resources and databases, etc. All relevant stakeholders of the Faculty are involved in the collection of information on quality and proposals for its improvement, which will become part of the action plan adopted by the Faculty Senate. The measures, the person responsible and the implementation deadline are defined for the individual elements of the action plan. The faculty develops very effective interpersonal communication with all stakeholders and receives a lot of feedback, which it uses for its development. A group of experts proposes the introduction of a system to formalise and collect the feedback gathered in this way. At the same time, the faculty should introduce qualitative methods (focus groups) to collect feedback in order to gain a deeper understanding of the stakeholders and their needs and consequently address the main problems that emerge from the self-evaluation reports (reduction in the number of students). There are many opportunities for additional improvements and updates in the curricula of the individual courses according to the suggestions of the NAKVIS expert group (adaptation of competences and learning Outcomes). The faculty adapts the programme to part-time students with a hybrid format, which is made possible by the appropriate technical equipment. Considering that the programme is part-time, with reduced direct contact hours and increased hours of independent work by the student, it would be appropriate and useful to introduce a system that effectively monitors the workload of students' independent work. The expert group proposes that additional consideration should be given to the possibility of adaptation for the blind and visually impaired and the provision of toilets for students with special needs. It is necessary to implement measures for greater involvement of students in the ZRD from the Action Plan for the acquisition of projects and the development of professional activities in the period 2024−2025. In order to complete the programme faster, the faculty should consider choosing the topic of the Master's thesis and the mentor already at the beginning of the 2nd year, as the student can apply the seminar and project assignments he/she prepares during the courses to the topic of his/her Master's thesis. The faculty should intensify the ERAMSUS exchange of postgraduate students with the aim of acquiring competences and knowledge for the preparation and defence of a Master's thesis - select international partner institutions/institutes that can offer postgraduate students relevant and useful topics in their postgraduate programmes.