Napredni inženirski materiali

The Advanced Engineering Materials study program is designed in a modern and innovative way, interdisciplinary, connects knowledge from the fields of mechanical engineering and chemistry and chemical technology, includes concern for society and the environment, and follows the needs of technological development. Meeting the requirements of the 1st standard, that the study program offers students comprehensive knowledge in terms of composition and content and enables them to achieve the set goals and planned competencies or learning outcomes, is ensured by horizontally and vertically connecting knowledge from different fields. Nevertheless, the group of experts misses the limited scope of contact hours for the master's thesis subject, which would familiarize students with the principles of research work, hypothesis formation and evaluation of results, and suggests the additional inclusion of the content of materials modelling. The group also points out the fact that the selection of elective courses does not follow the guidelines that students should choose among elective courses those that are related to the fundamental knowledge of disciplines that were not part of their studies at the first level, but were part of the studies of another discipline at the first level. As part of the assessment of the 2nd standard, we believe that the study program is appropriately placed in the intended field and discipline by name, purpose and content. The finding follows both the ranking of the two faculties involved according to the KLASIUS and Frascati classifications as well as the content of the courses, both mandatory and elective, which are meaningfully related and adequately contain theoretical knowledge and their practical application. However, we miss the inclusion of content related to wood as a naturally renewable material, electrically conductive polymers and product development and the selection of appropriate materials in the curriculum of one of the planned courses or as independent courses. The group of experts also assessed the connection of the proposed study program with the environment based on the anticipated employment opportunities. The fact that the program provides competencies with a wide range of knowledge offers employment opportunities in larger companies that cover broader areas, while the lack of depth of specific content reduces the possibility of employment in smaller, more narrowly focused companies. When assessing the 4th standard, the experts found that the proposed teaching methods, pedagogical and non-pedagogical staff, as well as the material conditions and students' access to the library and study literature are appropriate. We detected some inadequacies in the study literature, as some of the anticipated literature is not listed in the Cobiss system. While assessing the last, 5th standard no deviations from the expected quality standards were identified. All conditions for study and mandatory components of the study program are specified, transparent and understandable, and enable the exercise of rights and fulfilment of obligations of all stakeholders in the study process. The group of experts only suggests that the independence of students in the preparation of seminar papers be verified and evaluated and that, in the criteria for possible selection in the event of enrolment restrictions, greater weight be given to core content subjects.