Not related to this study programme.
The graduate of the third (doctoral) degree of the study programme Didactics of Technical Subjects in the field of Teaching and Educational Sciences has demonstrated a systematic understanding of the history, development and the latest scientific knowledge in the field of educational sciences with a specific focus on the didactics of technical subjects. He/she has acquired knowledge of pedagogical research methodology, skills and methods of pedagogical research, demonstrated the ability to conceive and design, construct and plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical research and interpret its results in accordance with the principles of scientific integrity and publication ethics. With his/her creative activity outputs, the graduate has contributed to the expansion of the boundaries of scientific knowledge in the field of didactics of technical subjects and has demonstrated his/her orientation in the latest scientific knowledge in the relevant field in the international context. The graduate is able to critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise new and complex concepts, especially related to his/her own area of expertise within the field of didactics of technical subjects. The student is able to work with national and international source databases. He /she is able to work as a member of a research team but also to manage own research. The graduate is able to work interdisciplinarily and interdepartmentally, to participate in international cooperation in the field, to communicate with the professional and lay public and to present the results of his/her own research process and expertise. He/she can engage in scholarly communication in the field of the major and cognate field, publish the results of his/her research and participate in the development of the major and cognate field. The graduate can persuasively argue the relationships between theory and empirics, coming up with his/her own conclusions, original proposals, and progressive solutions to problems in the supporting areas of the major and cognate field of study.
It is expected that the graduate will be able to develop knowledge in the field of pedagogical sciences in an academic and professional context, with an emphasis on the theory of teaching technical disciplines at all levels and in different forms of education, to promote technical, social and cultural progress in society, to participate in public discourse, to influence public opinion in favour of the fulfilment of the objectives of the development of the field of teaching and pedagogical sciences, to bring forward and formulate innovative and new research problems and topics, to propose, verify and implement new research or working practices in the field of pedagogical sciences with a focus on the field of didactics of technical subjects, to complement and refine the scientific language of the field and new areas of knowledge, especially in the field of their own expertise, and to be able to plan their own development and further systematic education. It is expected that the graduate will be able to synthesize partial knowledge and apply a systemic approach to investigate and analyze the problems of technical education, both as a separate entity and as part of the economic, ecological and cultural aspects of the life of society.
Knowledge: the graduate has a systematic, coherent and comprehensive set of knowledge in the field of pedagogical sciences, didactics and within the didactics of technical subjects he /she is characterized by expertise in the field defined by the topic of his/her dissertation. His/her body of knowledge is characterised by an understanding of the relationships to other parts of the field and to related disciplines. The graduate has a deep understanding of the theories, sophisticated methods and practices of pedagogical methodology, research and development at a level corresponding to international criteria as a basis for innovation and originality in pedagogical practice or research.
Skills: the graduate can actively acquire new knowledge and information in the field of pedagogical sciences and didactics, can critically analyse and review them, formulate and verify new hypotheses, judgements and strategies in the field of his/her own expertise, apply the findings of his/her own work resulting from theoretical analysis and his/her own scientific research of a complex pedagogical and interdisciplinary nature. The graduate can design, validate and implement new research and working practices in the field of educational sciences, didactics and educational professions. He/she can identify global scientific and innovative developments in pedagogy and related fields and use them in the direction and development of his/her field, integrating knowledge from different areas.
Competences: the graduate is characterized by critical, independent and analytical thinking about the phenomena of educational reality and the relationships between them in changing social conditions, taking into account scientific and ethical aspects. He/she is able to design, implement, evaluate and interpret his/her own research within the pedagogical sciences, especially in the focus on didactics of technical subjects, to present the results of research and development to the professional and lay community. The graduate is characterized by responsibility and leadership in the field of technical education, he/she is able to plan and implement his/her own development and the development of society in the context of scientific and technical progress.
The graduate of the third (doctoral) degree of the study programme Didactics of Technical Subjects in the field of Teaching and Educational Sciences will, on the basis of the acquired professional knowledge and skills, be able to work as an independent scientific worker, a professional expert in pedagogically and methodologically active institutions of educational, professional and opinion-forming orientation. The graduate can work in the field of science and basic and applied research, in the field of education (especially as a university teacher), in the field of domestic and international education, and in the field of state and public administration. According to the Sectoral Council for Education, Training and Sport (https://sustavapovolani.sk/sektorova_rada-35#t-zoznam-garantovanych-zamestnani), a graduate of the study programme can be employed as a university assistant professor/assistant professor (profession: university teacher, regulation Act No 131/2002 Coll. on higher education and on amendment and supplementation of certain acts, as amended), who carries out educational (pedagogical), scientific research, publishing and educational activities at the college. He/she participates as author or co-author in the active outputs of these activities. The graduate conducts lectures from selected chapters, seminars and exercises, evaluates students, conducts and opposes final theses in the first two stages of higher education, creates study materials. He /she conducts consultations for students, arranges excursions and professional practice for students. The graduate participates in the research, development or artistic activities of the department and in the publication of results in journals and at scientific, professional or artistic events. An assistant professor with a third-level university degree takes the state examinations in bachelor's degree programmes. The graduate is also employed as a research and development worker/manager (scientific researcher) who creatively applies scientific knowledge and research methods in research and development of new procedures and methods in the field of education, participates in the provision of specific processes or new projects of varying difficulty and complexity in the field of educational sciences. Governmental and non-governmental organisations and third sector institutions represent another range of potential opportunities for its application in practice.
Not related to this programme, it is not a regulated profession.
The graduate of the third (doctoral) degree of the study programme Didactics of Technical Subjects of the Department of Teaching and Educational Sciences will be employed as an independent researcher, university teacher with continuous scientific and pedagogical activity. Through his/her systematic research, the graduate connects scientific and pedagogical profiling with practice, using interdisciplinary links. He/she scientifically investigates and critically analyses the existing knowledge on specific problems in different areas of teaching technical disciplines at all levels and forms of education.The graduate compares theoretical approaches of different provenance applied to specific problems in the field of technical education. He/she considers theoretical and methodological approaches to solving selected problems in the field of technical education in the context of theoretical discourses. He/she is able to synthesize partial knowledge and apply a systemic approach in researching and analyzing the problems of technical education both as a separate entity and as part of the development of the national economy, the culture of society and the ecological aspects of the landscape.
Due to the low number of graduates, it is not possible to statistically evaluate the degree of applicability through the UPLATNENIE.sk portal, but also on the basis of the following list, the current applicability of graduates of the Didactics of Technical Subjects study programme can be evaluated highly positively.
The most notable graduates of this Study Programme include e.g.:
- Peter Arras, currently working at Thomas More University (Belgium) both as an academic staff member at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven and as Head of International Relations and Student and Teacher Mobility, De Nayer University Campus
- Ing. Martin Zatkalík, PhD. - currently works as a director of the Secondary Vocational School of Transport in Bratislava (he was also appointed as a member of the Programme Committee of the Faculty of Education of the UKF in Nitra)
- Mgr. Silvia Manduľáková, PhD. - currently works as a director of the non-profit organization EDUCTECH, n.o., Vranov nad Topľou
- PaedDr. Miroslav Ölvecký, PhD. - currently Head of the Department of Applied Informatics at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
- Mgr. Adriana Poliaková, PhD. - currently Head of the Department of Pedagogy and Social Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava.
- Mgr. Andrej Kubala, PhD. - after completing his doctoral studies, he started to work as a university lector at the University of Technology and Economics in České Budějovice (2015 - 2016), since 2017 he worked as a manager of professional technical education of employees at Kompozitium Ltd. Topoľčany, and currently holds the position of Deputy Director - Coordinator of dual education of students at the Secondary Vocational School of Construction in Nitra.
- Ing. Milan Štúr, PhD. - currently works as a process manager at ZKW Topoľčany, a company that is a supplier of lighting systems and electronics to the automotive industry in Slovakia.
- Ing. Martin Podařil, PhD. Et Ph.P. - after completing his doctoral studies, he started to work as a university lecturer at the University of Technology and Economics in České Budějovice, and currently is responsible for the education and training of new designers in the engineering sector.
Teachers of the study programme adapt the content and form of the courses offered to the current trends and strategic direction of relevant disciplines at home and abroad. They maintain contacts through the implementation of professional work, excursions, scientific projects and events in cooperation with similarly oriented departments in the academic environment and with employers. Feedback from employers is obtained through direct contact or through social networks. Positive evaluation of the quality of the study programme by employers is also evidenced by consenting opinions to the continuation of the study programme Didactics of Technical Subjects at the Faculty of Education, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (available for consultation at the workplace).
PF UKF in Nitra based on the description of the supporting topics of the core of knowledge of the study field 38 when modifying the study plan in the study programme Didactics of Technical Subjects. Teaching and pedagogical sciences, or from the description of the areas and scope of knowledge, skills and competences that profile the graduate of the third degree study programme in accordance with the relevant level of the national qualification framework (Decree No. 244/2019 Coll. on the system of study disciplines of the Slovak Republic), from Act No. 131/2002 Coll. 269/2018 Coll. on Quality Assurance of Higher Education, as amended, from the Standards for the Study Programme (2020), from the formalised processes of quality assurance of education at UKF and PF UKF and from the internal documents of the University.
The Faculty of Education of the UKF in Nitra has established procedures and tools for the approval, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of study programmes, which relate to the definition of formal procedures for the approval of study programmes; the development of study programmes implemented at the faculty; monitoring the availability of appropriate learning resources for the implementation of study programmes; the formulation of expected and control of achieved learning outcomes in relation to the graduate profile; the monitoring of the academic success and learning outcomes of students; the regular evaluation and revision of study programmes; and the involvement of students in activities aimed at the evaluation of study programmes. The design of study programmes, their content and form of study is based on the description of the fields of study and accreditation criteria/standards, the professional and qualification potential of the creative staff, reflecting the interest of applicants and the needs of the labour market. Study programmes are prepared in accordance with the formalised processes of quality assurance of education at the UKF and the Faculty of Education of the UKF, which determine the responsibility for individual quality management processes.
The availability of learning resources for the implementation of study programmes is ensured by the faculty in cooperation with its departments through the purchase of literature, the faculty's editorial activities, as well as e-learning educational courses. The fulfilment of the expected learning outcomes, which are formulated in the course information sheets, is evaluated by means of questionnaires on the evaluation of the educational process by students, in periodic evaluation reports on educational activities and in statistics on success rates in state examinations, as well as by analysing the evaluations recorded in the AIS. Regular evaluation and revision of study programmes is carried out by the person responsible for the study programme, by the staff of the departments, by means of questionnaires on the evaluation of the educational process by students and by the quality assurance bodies at faculty and university level.
Teachers involved in the implementation of the study programme regularly update the content of their courses with the knowledge gained in the course of scientific research projects. They publish the results of their scientific research activities in indexed periodicals, monographic works and teaching texts, which serve as study literature for the students of the study programme. The results of their scientific research and publication activities are also presented and promoted in scientific and professional events for the professional public and students. Feedback on the success of graduates' employment is obtained by the faculty from employers, through contact with graduates and through surveys conducted and initiated from the management of the faculty and its departments.
The study programme curriculum and course information sheets are available at:
The study plan lists the individual subjects structured into individual blocks (compulsory subjects, compulsory elective subjects, state examination subjects, profile subjects). The study plan also lists the number of credits awarded for completing the course and the persons providing the course.
Persons providing the subject, subject-related learning outcomes, educational activities and methods used to teach the subject, syllabus of the subject, student workload, criteria and rules of assessment within the subject ensuring the fulfilment of the objectives of the study programme, conditions for completing the subject, the number of credits awarded for completing the subject are listed in the information sheets of the relevant courses.
Contacts of persons responsible for teaching individual subjects:
prof. PaedDr. Alena HAŠKOVÁ, CSc. - contact: ahaskova@ukf.sk
prof. PhDr. Jana DUCHOVIČOVÁ, PhD. - contact: jduchovicova@ukf.sk
prof. PhDr. Viera KURINCOVÁ, CSc. - contact: vkurincova@ukf.sk
prof. PhDr. Gabriela PETROVÁ, CSc. – contact: gpetrova@ukf.sk
prof. RNDr. Anna TIRPÁKOVÁ, CSc- - contact: atirpakova@ukf.sk
doc. PaedDr. Peter BREČKA, PhD. - contact: pbrecka@ukf.sk
doc. PaedDr. Jana DEPEŠOVÁ, PhD. - contact: jdepesova@ukf.sk
doc. PaedDr. Gabriel BÁNESZ, PhD. - contact: gbanesz@ukf.sk
doc. PaedDr. Danka LUKÁČOVÁ, PhD. - contact: dlukacova@ukf.sk
doc. PaedDr. Viera TOMKOVÁ – contact: vtomkova@ukf.sk
prof. Dr. hab. Henryk NOGA – contact: henryk.noga@up.krakow.pl
doc. PhDr. Božena HORVÁTHOVÁ, PhD. - contact: bhorvathova@ukf.sk
Profile subjects:
STUDY PART
- Block of compulsory subjects
- Theory and practice of contemporary education
- Didactics of technical subjects
-.Planning and evaluation of a pedagogical experiment
- Methodology of scientific research
- Methodological Seminar I
- Methodological Seminar II
SCIENTIFIC PART
- Block Publication activity - Outputs category I. and II.
Referred to in the previous point (4b).
number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 50 K (for both full-time and part-time studies)
number of credits for compulsory optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: block "compulsory elective courses - Scientific part - publication and presentation activities": min 42 K (for full-time and external studies)
Block "Compulsory elective courses - Scientific part - Publication activity - outputs of category I. and II.": min 20 K (for both full-time and external studies)
block "compulsory elective courses - Scientific part - project, organizational and other activities": min 10 K (for full-time external studies)
number of credits for optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: Not applicable to this programme
number of credits required for the completion of studies/completion of a part of the studies for the common foundations and for the relevant specialization, in the case of a teaching combination study programme or a translation combination study programme: Not applicable to this programme
number of credits for the final thesis and the defense of the final thesis required for the proper completion of studies: 30 K
number of credits required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of the studies for project work with the indication of relevant courses in engineering study programmes: Not applicable to this programme
number of credits required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of the studies for artistic performances in addition to the final thesis in art study programmes: Not applicable to this programme
The study programme has clear and transparently published rules, criteria and methods of assessment of learning outcomes in the information sheets of individual courses. The course information sheets are accessible via AIS for all students. Feedback is also given to students through continuous assessment. The results of interim and final course evaluations are recorded in the AIS and archived in accordance with the legislation in force.
The rules for the verification of learning outcomes, student assessment and the possibility of corrective procedures against the assessment are regulated by the UKF Study Regulations
(https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf).
The conditions for the recognition of studies or part of studies in the case of a change of study programme, enrolment of a student of another university and mobility are regulated by the Study Regulations of the UKF.
https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf
Topics of dissertations announced in the academic year 2016/2017
- prof. PaedDr. Alena HAŠKOVÁ, CSc.
- Distance learning in an industrial manufacturing practice environment
- Teaching system for programming low cost control units
- Alternative CAD/CAE systems teaching methods
- Creation of didactic materials for teaching CNC technologies
- Pursuing the maximum benefit of experiential learning for technical subject areas
- doc. PaedDr. Gabriel BÁNESZ, PhD.
- Design of methodological materials for area modelling with CATIA
- doc. PaedDr. Viera TOMKOVÁ, PhD
- Tools to support the development of technical literacy of students at secondary vocational schools
- Developing key competences of learners in technical subjects
- doc. Ing. Ivana TUREKOVÁ, CSc., MBA
- Monitoring the impact of environmental quality on the teaching of technical subjects
- A model of the OSH lifelong learning system in a selected organisation
- OSH education and training system
- A new approach to the education of safety technicians in technical subjects
Topics of dissertations announced in the academic year 2017/2018
- prof. PaedDr. Alena HAŠKOVÁ, CSc.
- Creation of didactic materials for teaching CNC technologies
- doc. PaedDr. Gabriel BÁNESZ, PhD.
- Methodological materials for creating technical documentation using open source software
- doc. PaedDr. Jana DEPEŠOVÁ, PhD.
- Technical education in primary and secondary schools in the context of preparation for technically oriented fields of study
- Model of a practical teacher training centre
- Competence profile of graduates of selected study programmes of secondary vocational schools in the context of practice requirements
- Developing technical skills in ISCED 2
- doc. PaedDr. Viera TOMKOVÁ, PhD
- Readiness of secondary vocational school graduates for industrial practice
- doc. Ing. Ivana TUREKOVÁ, CSc., MBA
- Training programme for lifting equipment operators
Topics of dissertations announced in the academic year 2018/2019
- prof. PaedDr. Alena HAŠKOVÁ, CSc.
- Factors influencing students' interest in technical fields
- doc. PaedDr. Gabriel BÁNESZ, PhD.
- Metodické materiály pre tvorbu technickej dokumentácie pomocou open source softvérov
- Sustainability of the results of the project "Workshops" in the subject of techology
- doc. PaedDr. Jana DEPEŠOVÁ, PhD.
- Continuity of technical education in primary and secondary schools
- Model of practical training of teachers of technical subjects
- The development of the technical education curriculum in primary schools
in Poland
- Technical education in primary and secondary schools in the context of preparation for technically oriented fields of study
- Model of a practical teacher training centre
- Competence profile of graduates of selected study programmes of secondary vocational schools in the context of practice requirements
- Developing technical skills in ISCED 2
- doc. PaedDr. Danka LUKÁČOVÁ, PhD.
- Professional readiness of primary school teachers to teach World of Work issues
- doc. PaedDr. Viera TOMKOVÁ, PhD
- Distance education in technically oriented subjects in secondary and higher education
- Developing critical technical thinking in primary school pupils
- doc. Ing. Ivana TUREKOVÁ, CSc., MBA
- CNC machine operator training Prof. Dr. hab. Henryk NOGA
- Humanoid robot and Arduino platform in teaching technology in primary schools in Poland
Topics of dissertations announced in the academic year 2019/2020
- prof. PaedDr. Alena HAŠKOVÁ, CSc.
- Factors influencing students' interest in technical fields
- Practical activities for pupils in technical education
- Digital educational content for technical subjects
- Analysis of technical education in the context of career choice
- Innovative elements in transport education as part of the technology subject in Poland
- doc. PaedDr. Gabriel BÁNESZ, PhD.
- Sustainability of the results of the project "Workshops" in the subject of technology
- doc. PaedDr. Danka LUKÁČOVÁ, PhD.
- Preparedness of primary school teachers to teach the World of Work issues
- doc. Ing. Ivana TUREKOVÁ, CSc., MBA
- Evaluation of environmental and safety education programmes
- The quality of the indoor environment of school buildings and its impact on pupils' performance in technical education
- Innovative didactic modules on occupational safety for the needs of dual education
- Prof. Dr. hab. Henryk NOGA
- Causes of students' failure in solving practical technical problems
- The concept of teaching traffic education in the technology subject in Poland
Topics of dissertations announced in the academic year 2020/2021
- prof. PaedDr. Alena HAŠKOVÁ, CSc.
- Developing students' technical thinking through STEM education
- Digital educational content for technical subjects
- New technologies in relation to the development of technical education of primary school pupils
- New technologies in relation to the development of technical education of secondary school pupils
- Analysis of technical education needs in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution, focusing on the transport and automotive segment
- Teaching portal for CNC technology programming
- Application of Virtual Reality Elements in Teaching Technical Subjects
- doc. PaedDr. Gabriel BÁNESZ, PhD.
- The STEAM concept in the content of technical education subject in primary schools
The rules for assigning, processing, opposing, defending and evaluating theses are regulated by
- Study Regulations of the UKF
https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf,
- Directive 13/2020 on thesis, rigor and habilitation theses
- Publication of information about studying at UKF
https://www.ukf.sk/studium/vysokoskolske-studium
The possibilities and procedures for participation in student mobility are governed by
- Study Regulations of the UKF
https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf
- Directive 12/2021 on the implementation of mobility under Erasmus+, other scholarship programmes and bilateral agreements
- Publicising information on mobility abroad
https://www.ukf.sk/granty/erasmus,
https://www.ukf.sk/granty/ine-mobilitne-programy
The rules for observing academic ethics and drawing consequences are regulated by
- UKF Code of Ethics
https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/vnutorne-predpisy/eticky-kodex
- UKF Disciplinary Regulations for Students
- Rules of Procedure of the UKF Disciplinary Committee for Students:
- Disciplinary Regulations and Rules of Procedure of the PF UKF for Students:
https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/uradna-tabula/legislativa-smernice-predpisy
In the area of providing services to students with specific needs, the faculty is guided by
- Internal regulation on the provision of a generally accessible academic environment for students with specific needs (VP 28/2015)
- and cooperates with the university's Centre for Supporting the Studies of Students with Specific Needs, which is located at the Faculty of Education of the UKF
http://www.centrumpodpory.pf.ukf.sk/
Student grievance and appeal procedures shall be governed by
- Act on Complaints No. 9/2010 Coll. 94/2017 Coll:
https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2010/9/
- and the recommended procedures listed on the Faculty's website under Study
https://www.ff.ukf.sk/organizacia-studia/interne-formy-studia
Appeals against tuition fees are governed by the University's internal regulation (32/2019)
Course information sheets are available in AIS: https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.vs.st.VSST178App&kodAplikacie=VSST178&uiLang=SK&viewer=web
Academic year schedule: https://www.ukf.sk/studium/organizacia-studia/harmonogram-akademickeho-roka
Current timetable of the study programme Didactics of Technical Subjects (ZS 2021/2022):
1st year
Didaktika technických predmetov
doc. PaedDr. Jana Depešová, PhD. 16.11.2021
Metodika tvorby projektov
prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc. at 8:30 a.m. 4.2.2022
forma prezenčná
2nd year
Technika a technológie
prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc. at 8:30 a.m. 4. 2. 2022
forma prezenčná
Metodologický seminár II
doc. PaedDr. Gabriel Bánesz, PhD. at 14:00 p.m. 10. 2. 2022
forma online
link: https://meet.ukf.sk/Banesz
Presentation for the methodology seminar:
Mgr. Ľuboš Borza
Ing. Florián Danko
Mgr. Ján Haller
Ing. Dominik Zatkalík
Timetable of the study programme Didactics of Technical Subjects (LS 2020/2021):
1st year
Planning and evaluation of a scientific experiment prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc. 12 March 2021 at 8:30 a.m.
Link: https://meet.ukf.sk/PF-DRD01150
2nd year
Doctrine of materials Assoc. PaedDr. Gabriel Bánesz, PhD. 24.4. 2021 at 8:15 a.m.
Link: https://meet.ukf.sk/PF-DRD00070
1st - 4th year
Methodological Seminar I. - III. doc. PaedDr. Gabriel Bánesz, PhD.
prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc
4/16/2021 at 8:30 a.m.
Presenting PhD students: Mgr. Mgr. Eva Felixová
PaedDr. Patrik Janíček, MBA
Zbigniew Małodobry
April 23, 2021 at 8:30 a.m.
Presenting PhD students:
Ewelina Maria Migo
Mgr. Ľuboš Borza
Ing. Florián Danko
5/14/2021 at 8:30 a.m.
Presenting PhD students:
Mgr. Mgr. Ján Haller
Mgr. Želmíra Hasičová
Ing. Dominik Zatkalík
Link: https://meet.ukf.sk/B%C3%A1nesz
Doctoral students will prepare a presentation about their work for the methodology seminar on the given date. The time limit for the presentation is 10 min.
prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc.
post: professor
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10575
contact: ahaskova@ukf.sk
prof. PhDr. Viera Kurincová, CSc.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10534
Contact: vkurincova@ukf.sk
Profile subjects:
- Theory and practice of contemporary education
prof. PhDr. Jana Duchovičová, PhD.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10647
Contact: jduchovicova@ukf.sk
Profile subjects:
- Methodology of scientific research
prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10575
Contact: ahaskova@ukf.sk
Profile subjects:
- Planning and evaluation of a pedagogical experiment
- Metodologický seminar I - II
doc. PaedDr. Jana Depešová, PhD.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10567
Contact: jdepesova@ukf.sk
Profile subjects:
- Didactics of technical subjects
doc. PaedDr. Gabriel Bánesz, PhD.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10566
Contact: gbanesz@ukf.sk
Profile subjects:
- Methodological Seminar I - II
doc. PaedDr. Danka Lukáčová, PhD.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10569
Contact: dlukacova@ukf.sk
Profile subjects:
- Methodological Seminar I - II
Doc. PaedDr. Peter Brečka, PhD.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10770
kontakt:pbrecka@ukf.sk
Profile subjects:
- Methodological Seminar I - II
The Research/Artistic Pedagogical Characteristics (VUPCH) are located in the AIS: https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.lz.LZ020App&kodAplikacie=LZ020&uiLang=SK&viewer=web
prof. PhDr. Viera Kurincová, CSc.
prof. PhDr. Jana Duchovičová, PhD.
prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc.
doc. PaedDr. Jana Depešová, PhD.
doc. PaedDr. Peter Brečka, PhD.
doc. PaedDr. Gabriel Bánesz, PhD.
doc. PaedDr. Danka Lukáčová, PhD.
prof. PhDr. Viera Kurincová, CSc.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10534
Contact: vkurincova@ukf.sk
Subjects:
Theory and practice of contemporary education
prof. PhDr. Jana Duchovičová, PhD.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10647
Contact: jduchovicova@ukf.sk
Subjects:
- Methodology of scientific research
prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10575
Contact: ahaskova@ukf.sk
Subjects:
- Planning and evaluation of a pedagogical experiment
- Methodological Seminar I – III
- Practice in didactics of technical subjects
- Methodology of project development
doc. PaedDr. Jana Depešová, PhD.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10567
Contact: jdepesova@ukf.sk
Subjects:
- Didactics of technical subjects
- Practice in didactics of technical subjects
doc. PaedDr. Peter Brečka, PhD.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10770
Contact: pbrecka@ukf.sk
Subjects:
- Methodological Seminar I – III
- ICT in technical education
doc. PaedDr. Gabriel Bánesz, PhD.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10566
Contact: gbanesz@ukf.sk
Subjects:
- Methodological Seminar I – III
- Materials science
- Engineering and technology
doc. PaedDr. Danka Lukáčová, PhD.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10569
Contact: dlukacova@ukf.sk
Subjects:
- Methodological Seminar I - III
- Practice of statistical methods in scientific research
- Engineering and technology
prof. PhDr. Gabriela Petrová, CSc.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10529
Contact: gpetrova@ukf.sk
Subjects:
- Theory and practice of higher education
prof. RNDr. Anna Tirpáková, CSc.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10463
Contact: atirpakova@ukf.sk
Subjects:
- Research work statistics
doc. PhDr. Božena Horváthová, PhD.
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/10371
Contact: bhorvathova@ukf.sk
Subjects:
- Foreign language
Within the doctoral study programme Didactics of Technical Subjects, individual supervisors are currently supervising the following final dissertations:
prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc.
Contact: ahaskova@ukf.sk
- Application of Virtual Reality Elements in Teaching Technical Subjects
- Proposal for the unification of content standards for PLC system programming
- Teaching portal for CNC technology programming
- Analysis of technical education needs in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution, focusing on the transport and automotive segment
doc. PaedDr. Gabriel Bánesz, PhD.
Contact: gbanesz@ukf.sk
- Sustainability of the results of the project "Workshops" in the subject of technology
- The STEAM concept in the content of technology in primary schools
doc. PaedDr. Peter Brečka, PhD.
contact: pbrecka@ukf.sk
doc. PaedDr. Jana Depešová, PhD.
Contact: jdepesova@ukf.sk
- Technical education in secondary schools in an online environment
- Model of practical training of teachers of technical subjects
- Curriculum development in the subject of technology in primary schools
doc. PaedDr. Danka Lukáčová, PhD.
contact: dlukacova@ukf.sk
doc. PaedDr. Viera Tomková, PhD.
contact: vtomkova@ukf.sk
doc. Ing. Ivana Tureková, PhD., MBA
contact: iturekova@ukf.sk
- Evaluation of environmental and occupational safety training programmes
prof. Dr. Hab. Henryk Noga
contact: henryk.noga@up.krakow.pl
- Multimedia-supported teaching of traffic education in primary schools
- Model of practical training of teachers of technical subjects
The Research/Artistic Pedagogical Characteristics (VUPCH) of thesis supervisors are available in AIS: https://ais2.ukf.sk/ais/servlets/WebUIServlet?appClassName=ais.gui.lz.LZ020App&kodAplikacie=LZ020&uiLang=SK&viewer=web, or can be consulted at the Department of Science and Research of the Faculty of Science in Nitra (Prof. Dr. Hab. Henryk Noga).
prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc.
doc. PaedDr. Jana Depešová, PhD.
doc. PaedDr. Peter Brečka, PhD.
doc. PaedDr. Gabriel Bánesz, PhD.
doc. PaedDr. Danka Lukáčová, PhD.
doc. PaedDr. Viera Tomková, PhD.
doc. Ing. Ivana Tureková, PhD., MBA
prof. Dr. Hab. Henryk Noga – external supervisor
- Mgr. Erik Krajinčák, erik.krajincak@ukf.sk
- Ing. Dominik Zatkalík, zatkalik@hotmail.com, dominik.zatkalik@ukf.sk
- study advisor - study programme coordinator: prof. PaedDr. Alena Hašková, CSc., ahaskova@ukf.sk
- study advisor - consultant of timetable matters – doc. PaedDr. Gabriel Bánesz, PhD., gbanesz@ukf.sk
- study advisor - consultant of pedagogical practice – doc. PaedDr., Jana Depešová, PhD.
- study advisor - administrative affairs – Mgr. Zita Hamarová, +421 37 6408 215, zhamarova@ukf.sk
- Vice-Dean for Scientific and Research Activities PF UKF: doc. Ing. Ivana Tureková, PhD., MBA, iturekova@ukf.sk,
- Advice for students - https://www.ukf.sk/studium/poradenstvo-pre-studentov
- AIS+ helpdesk administrator - Ing. Rudolf Kaniansky, +421 37 6408 296, rkaniansky@ukf.sk
- IT support - Mgr. Branislav Ziman, +421 37 6408 288, bziman@ukf.sk
- Centre of Information and Communication Technologies of the UKF - https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/centrum-informacnych-a-komunikacnych-technologii/28-univerzita/pracoviska/318-informacne-systemy-v-sprave-cikt
- Department of Pedagogical Practice - PaedDr. Katarína Szíjjártóová, PhD., +421 37 6408 267, kszijjartoova@ukf.sk
- Psychological counselling - http://www.kpsp.pf.ukf.sk/poradna.html
- Support Centre for Students with Specific Needs - PaedDr. Vladimíra Poláčková, PhD., +421 37 6408 246, vpolackova@ukf.sk, http://www.centrumpodpory.pf.ukf.sk/
- Student Centre - Centre Manager Mgr. Miroslav Tvrdík, PhD. , +421 37 6408 140, mtvrdik@ukf.sk https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/studentske-centrum
- Student Services - https://www.ukf.sk/studium/sluzby-studentom
- Accommodation, Student Homes - Director Mgr. Peter Hrobár, Secretariat +421 37 6408 168, kabelova@ukf.sk https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/studenske-domovy
- Accommodation Department - Accommodation Centre of the School of Science and Technology: RNDr. Katarína Bat'ová, PhD, kbatova@ukf.sk; Mgr. Simona Gutová, sgutova@ukf.sk, https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/studenske-domovy
- Catering, University Canteen - UKF catering system - ordering internet portal - https://www.stravovanie.ukf.sk/ - UJ has food dispensaries and cafeterias in five buildings of the university, https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/univerzitna-jedalen
- Scholarships - Ing. Dana Buchová, +421 37 6408 161, dbuchova@ukf.sk, https://www.ukf.sk/stipendia
- University Library - https://www.uk.ukf.sk/sk/
- University Pastoral Centre - http://www.upcnitra.sk/
Student education will be provided in the premises of the Faculty of Education of the UKF, where 2 lecture rooms are available:
- lecture room D1: 473 m2 , 246 seats, wardrobe system (sound equipment - 2 independent sound systems, 2 data projectors, 2x electric screen, computer for the teacher, wifi router, overhead projector, electric room blackout, 2x set of boards - green, 1x set of boards - ceramic),
- lecture room D3: 201,3 m2 , 126 seats, set of wardrobes (sound equipment - 1 independent sound system, 1 data projector, 1x electric screen, computer for the teacher, audiovisual recording equipment, wifi router, overhead projector, electric room blackout, 2x set of blackboards - green, 1x set of blackboards - ceramic, notation ceramic board).
Other faculty spaces in which the teaching process will be provided include:
- seminar room 306: 46,52 m2, 24 seats;
- Seminar room 307: 48.60 m2, 42 seats;
- seminar room 308: 46,50 m2, 24 seats;
- seminar room 319: 45,30 m2, 24 seats;
- seminar room 321: 47,40 m2, 24 seats;
- seminar room 322: 46.30 m2, 17 seats,
- seminar room 421: 46.30 m2, 20 seats;
- Vocational classroom Computer room 418, 20 seats
- Vocational classroom Computer room 420, 20 seats
- classroom for teaching occupational health and safety
All rooms are equipped as follows: (sound equipment - 1 independent sound system, 1 data projector, 1x electric screen, computer for the teacher, audiovisual recording equipment, wifi router, overhead projector, blackout room, 2x set of boards - green, 1x set of boards - ceramic, notation ceramic board (in room 307, 418 additionally interactive whiteboard). Computer rooms equipped with computer sets for each student according to the number of seats.
There is also a specially adapted classroom 409: 46,73 m2 , in which training in personal and social competences, etc. takes place.
Part of the Department of Education, the Centre for Supporting Students with Specific Needs (419) provides access to learning with appropriate technologies for undergraduate students with specific needs.
For the reflection of pedagogical practices, a multifunctional room was created in 2020, the Centre of Practice, which, in addition to the standard equipment of the teaching room, has technology that allows to analyze and create video sequences of the teaching process. In the short term, it is planned to equip the centre with multimedia technologies supporting education and application of educational software for the needs of the development of didactic skills of the university students.
The faculty has a multimedia workstation to develop and use the inter-university Internet communication system. There is instrumentation, information and computer equipment in the following structure: interactive whiteboards, special cameras, web cameras, audio system mix console, amplifier, speakers, microphones, digital camera, data projectors, PC (personal computer for videoconferencing purposes).
As it is an academically oriented study programme, which does not require special technological equipment due to its content and composition of courses, the classrooms and lecture rooms fully meet the standards for spatial, material and technical provision of the study programme.
UKF has the following systems for managing, storing and evaluating information, including its added value, which it uses in line with its strategic and operational objectives:
1. Academic Information System (AIS2) - currently used to record comprehensive information about the study programme (study plans, information sheets, The Research/Artistic Pedagogical Characteristics (VUPCH) of teachers, registration of students and comprehensive information about their admissions, and studies, final theses, state exams. UKF creates timetables through AIS and carries out evaluation of programmes, teachers and studies by students. Through the AIS, data are provided to the Central Register of Students and the Central Register of Final Theses, the University Portal. At the management level, the AIS serves as a source for reporting on teaching and for measuring the educational performance of departments and their study offerings. The information collected in the AIS also serves as a basic source for accreditation and the development of study offerings.
2. Document management (DOC) - (document management system) serves as an authorized zone for employees and students of the university and together with the intranet part of the website provides access to current documents (internal regulations of the university and faculty, forms, decisions of the rector, deans (e.g. in the field of scholarships), software (licensed and freely available), working materials of management units, etc.
3. Education Portal (EDU) - https://edu.ukf.sk/
4. Library Information System (LIS) - https://kis.ukf.sk/opacXE
5. Registry (REG) - https://uis.ukf.sk/
6. Food system - https://www.stravovanie.ukf.sk/
7. Order system (OSYS) - ttps://osys.ukf.sk:4443/osys/users/login/?u=%2Fosys%2F
8. Accommodation System (UIS)- https://uis.ukf.sk/
9. Attendance system (Watt) - https://watt.ukf.sk/
10. Employee Portal (ESS) - https://portal.ukf.sk/kvalita/index.php?r=site/login
11. Web mail for staff and students- https://posta.ukf.sk/webmail/
12. University website - https://www.ukf.sk/
All information systems communicate with the user through a secure channel. In order to simplify access and minimize the possibility of access data theft, central authentication has been deployed, which stores the access data of staff and students via LDAP and allows their authentication on request from all information systems.
The system is linked to the financial and personnel system (SOFIA) so that an employee's access to the University's systems and objects is automatically blocked upon termination of employment and, conversely, access is created upon hire.
The complete educational agenda at the UKF is provided through the Academic Information System (AIS). The system processes data on the education of a particular student from the moment of submitting his/her application for university studies, through the registration of the results of studies to the registration and printing of documents on education. In addition to the learning outcomes, it also includes the registration of final theses, timetable of classes and students' registration for it. At the same time, the AIS provides data for the Central Register of Students and the Central Register of Final Theses. At management level, the AIS serves as a source for reporting on teaching and for measuring the educational performance of departments and their staff. The information collected in the AIS also serves as a basic source for accreditation and the development of study offerings.
DOC (document management system) serves as an authorized zone for employees and students of the university and together with the intranet part of the website provides access to current documents (internal regulations of the university and faculties, forms, decisions of the rector, deans (e.g. in the field of scholarships), software (licensed and freely available), working materials of management units, etc.
The Library Information System (LIS) ensures the activities of the University Library of the UKF. The record of publication activity is operated within the Library Information System, allowing access to the personal publication activity of each employee both at the level of input and at the level of retrieval of publication and citation outputs. The data obtained serve as a source for the evaluation of staff and departments in the area of publication performance and at the same time represent a source for the Central Register of Publication Activity.
Students of the Didactics of Technical Subjects study programme have priority access to the University Library located on the campus of the Faculty of Education in Zobor - Dražovská 4 (the University also includes three reading rooms: at Dražovská cesta 4, Hodžova 1 and Kraskova 1). Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 20.00, Saturday 8.00 - 13.00. The University Library's mission is to ensure free access to information disseminated on all types of media through library and information services, to meet the cultural, informational, scientific research and educational needs of users, to promote lifelong learning and the spiritual development of people. The library provides library services (interlibrary loan, consultation, reference, bibliographic and research services) to teachers, researchers and students, as well as to the general public. In addition, it stores and bibliographically registers the qualifying works of students, scientific and pedagogical staff of the UKF and the publishing and artistic activities of pedagogical, scientific staff and doctoral students of the UKF. In the reading rooms there is compulsory literature, which is freely available. Users are informed about the library's services and activities on the library's website www.uk.ukf.sk. The library's collection is processed in the library-information system DAWINCI and the library's collection is accessible via the on-line catalogue. The library provides access to the Internet and in its shop it sells textbooks and publications published by the UKF in Nitra. The premises of the University Library are covered by wireless internet connection. The total stock of the University Library of the UKF in Nitra as of 28/10/2020 was 323 751 library units.
Remote access to electronic information resources results from the long-term goal of the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra. Within the priority area IV-2.1, the task of the library is to provide remote access for users of library services (access to domestic and foreign databases and electronic periodicals) for the possibility to use library services from the external environment.
The National Licence of Electronic Information Resources (NL EIZ) is intended for all academic, public, scientific and special libraries in Slovakia. It includes databases of Gale publishing house: AcademicOneFile, GeneralOneFile, InfoTracCustomJournal
The Infotrac database provides more than 31,800 titles in various disciplines. For easier work, the entire database is divided into sub-databases: AcademicOneFile database containing more than 18 000 titles - intended for academic and scientific libraries, GeneralOneFile database containing more than 14 000 titles - intended for public and other libraries.
List of resources: Discovery service, Summon, NISPEZ project databases, Gale Virtual Reference Library: Art Knovel Library, ProQuest Central + kolekcia ebrary vzdelávanie, ScienceDirect, SCOPUS, SpringerLink,Web of Knowledge – Current Contents Connect, Web of Knowledge – Essential Science Indicators, Web of Knowledge – Journal Citation Reports, Web of Knowledge – MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge – Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, EBSCO
Pre-paid databases NISPEZ 4: Springer eBooks, SpringerLink, WoS – Core Collection, WoS – Journal and Highly Cited Data, Journal Citation Reports (JCR), Proquest Central, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Springer Nature, Web of Science Citation Connection, WoS – Current Contents Connect, Wiley Online Library (HSS Collection)
An overview of library services:
https://www.uk.ukf.sk/sk/kniznicny-fond
https://www.uk.ukf.sk/sk/sluzby
https://www.uk.ukf.sk/sk/studovne
https://www.uk.ukf.sk/sk/e-zdroje
E-learning portals are a secondary source of study materials. In September 2007, LMS Moodle was implemented as a university-wide e-learning portal in the structure corresponding to the structure of the university (faculties divided into departments). The edu.ukf.sk portal is designed to support the teaching of accredited courses. The number of users of the EDU system exceeds 13,500 users per year (of which about one third are active), which can be considered as a smooth promotion of e-learning in the university environment. The successful implementation of Structural Funds projects involving the development of e-learning courses has contributed to this fact.
Within the framework of the NISPEZ project University Library UKF through CVTI SR provided access to the following electronic information databases: SCOPUS, SpringerLink, Wiley Online Library, ProQuest Central, ScienceDirect, Knovel Library, Web of Knowledge - Current Contents Connect (CCC), Web of Knowledge - Essential Science Indicators (ESI), Web of Knowledge - Journal Citation Reports (JCR), Web of Knowledge - MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge - Web of Science (WOS), Web of Knowledge - Korean Journal Database, Web of Knowledge - Russian Science Citation Index, Web of Knowledge - SciELO Citation Index.
Thanks to the cooperation with the Slovak National Library in Martin, the University Library UKF had access to the databases of the American company EBSCO Publishing: Academic Search Complete, Agricola, AHFS Consumer Medication Information, Business Source Premier, ERIC, GreenFile, Health Source - ConsumerEdition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Humanities International Complete, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, MasterFILE Premier, MEDLINE with Full Text, Newspaper Source, Regional Business News, Teacher Reference Center.
UKF has an extensive network of specialised ICT-equipped classrooms. In addition, students have free access to computer boxes in the corridors, practically in all buildings of the university. UKF currently has 790 PCs at its disposal for students. Their construction and renovation of the existing ones were largely carried out in 2010-2012 (however, they have undergone complete renovation several times) within the framework of the Structural Funds projects (Modernisation of infrastructure to improve the quality of education and Development of infrastructure with a focus on ICT - a prerequisite for education in the 3rd millennium). Under these projects, more than 100 classrooms were also equipped with data projectors and connected workstations. Specialised classrooms were created and equipped (a special language classroom equipped with software for translators; 2 classrooms equipped with complete interpreting facilities; a specialised audiovisual classroom; a research, recording and communication centre and a university creative studio).
A significant step in the field of e-learning is the integration of a system for recording and broadcasting lectures, which is deployed in 5 lecture rooms within the individual faculties.
The basis of the technical infrastructure of data and telecommunication networks is a 10 Gb/s optical network, built within the framework of the Structural Funds projects (Modernisation of infrastructure to improve the quality of education and Development of infrastructure with a focus on ICT - a condition for education in the 3rd millennium). Thanks to the Structural Funds, the wireless signal coverage was also extended and is now available in all the University's buildings. UKF currently has 113 wireless access points.
The computer network and the operation of the information systems are provided by several dozen servers, which have been gradually expanded thanks to funding from the Structural Funds. At present, information systems are in most cases run on virtual systems, which saves energy costs and increases the security of the systems against intrusions.
In order to provide basic information support for students, an e-mail system has been set up on the University's own behalf, through which each student receives his or her own e-mail account for official communication with the institution upon enrolment. In addition to e-mail communication, communication via the departmental websites and the distribution of messages in the AIS system, student information is also provided via large screens integrated into the University's information system. This technology has been implemented within the framework of the project Development of ICT Infrastructure - a prerequisite for education in the 3rd millennium and its aim is to provide up-to-date information, multimedia presentations as well as departmental presentations at the most frequented locations of the University.
A significant step demonstrating the level of the university was the involvement in the Eduroam project, the basic idea of which is to allow students and academic staff to connect to a computer network in another academic institution without having to register or obtain access data. Currently, all areas of the university have wifi available to students on the Eduroam network. Connecting to the network only requires the user to have a username and password that they use at their home institution. We anticipate use by visitors to the University as well as by our students and staff on visits to other universities.
Computer network usage policy
https://www.ukf.sk/helpdesk/wifi
https://www.ukf.sk/helpdesk/zasady-pouzivania-pocitacovej-siete
In addition, based on the agreement between the Ministry of Education and Microsoft, every student and employee has access to Microsoft Office 365 Education:
https://www.ukf.sk/helpdesk/office-365-education
Students and teachers use the university e-mail for communication:
https://www.ukf.sk/helpdesk/elektronicka-posta
As part of the implementation of the quality of education and research, an information systems superstructure has been built in recent years to map the activity, productivity and results of the university's creative staff. The development of this management superstructure has resulted in closer cooperation between the different systems and the creation of an integrating portal facilitating access to the different university information systems.
The external presentation of the University is ensured by its website. It has undergone several changes over the past years. In the first phase, the design was changed and made clearer, and during the second phase a content management tool was implemented to allow easy and user-friendly maintenance and updating of the content. Subsequently, the site management system was also implemented in the faculties and other parts of the university. A secondary information resource, intended mainly for students, is the presentation of university and faculty activities on several social networks, which has made access to information to the target group faster and more efficient.
UKF creates and continues to innovate its own ICT infrastructure and information systems (IS), which are part of the information support processes focusing on research, education, management. The implementation and operation of ICT and IS is ensured by the university-wide CIKT department, thus ensuring compliance with the long-term plan and strategic goals of the university. At the level of individual areas of technology application, technologies are used as follows: project and task management (IS Projects, SAP system, MIS Performance Indicators); support for learning and improvement activities is provided at the level of knowledge management (KIS, UK UKF database, educational materials are provided by some departments through e-learning courses); support for learning and improvement activities (existence of computer labs - each faculty has several such labs); provision of Internet access (all facilities are almost completely covered by wireless connection and all fixed computers provide Internet connection).
Interaction with students is ensured through AIS, e-mail communication, web presentations of the university, faculties and faculty departments. Promotion through print media, workshops and open days is used at selected times. Information sharing and provision at the level of educational content (e-learning, library services, learning management) is provided through electronic services 24 hours a day. All the University's information systems are linked to the single user management system (LDAP), allowing access to all systems via the same login credentials.
An example of minimising the environmental burden is the electronic tracking and evaluation of attendance, sick leave, business trips and overtime in the form of contactless smart cards or employee software (Watt Attendance System). Another example of minimising the environmental burden is the ordering of goods (oSys information system), designed for internal ordering of goods and services within the UKF by means of bulk collection of information from individual departments with the possibility of approving individual requests, while respecting the hierarchical structure of the UKF), as well as information on the remuneration for the work performed.
Videoconferencing system (meet) - https://meet.ukf.sk/
The system is used to provide distance learning and student assessment as well as to conduct online state examinations during the time of supervised distance learning. It is also used to provide an online connection to students for consultation and to address other study obligations and group activities. All communication through the UKF Meet application is fully encrypted.
Distance learning is also possible in the form of the MS Times tool, which is part of the Office 365 package with UKF licence support.
EDU Education System- https://edu.ukf.sk/
It is an e-learning portal of the UKF, which provides automatic access to published e-learning courses to all students of the UKF. It supports the completion of individual tasks and assignments and ensures clear communication in forums. It has sophisticated on-line knowledge testing capabilities.
Teachers of the study programme use videoconferencing systems (especially https://meet.ukf.sk/), as well as the e-learning portal of the UKF Moodle and other applications (e.g. MS Teams, etc.). The faculty provides all teachers with special training in working with distance courses.
Secondary Vocational School of Polytechnic (SOŠP), Zlaté Moravce
SOŠP is a secondary vocational school established by the NSK under Act No. 302/2001 Coll. on self-government of higher territorial units, Act No. 596/2003 Coll. on state administration in education and school self-government and Act No. 245/2008 Coll. on education and training, as amended. The subject of the agreement between the UKF and the SOŠP is cooperation in the following areas:
a) the implementation of the Parties' professional activities, the improvement of the quality of education of the students of the Secondary School and the provision of a link between theory and practice,
b) the transfer and application of scientific and research knowledge in the context of addressing the current and conceptual challenges of both Parties.
Mühlbauer Technologies s.r.o. is the Slovak branch of the international concern Mühlbauer Group, which operates in the field of engineering and development and production of complete technological solutions for the production of cards, personal documents, RFID and semiconductor technologies, solar technologies and LED. The subject of the contract between the UKF in Nitra and this company is cooperation in the following areas:
a) education in the field of activity of Mühlbauer Technologies s.r.o., especially in the areas of mechanical engineering and automation,
b) cooperation in the implementation of professional activities of the contracting parties, improving the quality of education of students of the UKF and ensuring the link between theory and practice,
c) professional assistance to students in their final theses.
NUPSESO, a. s.
NUPSESO, a. s. has been providing services in the field of digitization of documents and processing of data and information from them for more than 20 years. It cooperates with the software company ABBYY, which is a world leader in the development of OCR applications. The subject of the contract between the UKF and cthis company is cooperation in the following areas:
a) Providing students with the opportunity to be trained to work with cutting-edge information technology applications directly in practice in their commercial use,
b) providing students with the opportunity to acquire habits from the organisation of a real production process,
(c) providing opportunities for the application of theoretical knowledge in the optimisation of production processes,
(d) providing access to the latest versions of OCR and document data extraction software, by installing trial versions of various applications.
Social security, sports, cultural, spiritual and social activities of the students of the UKF are part of the UKF Long-Term Plan for 2019-2025 and the UKF Long-Term Plan for 2019-2022. In addition to higher education and research, the engagement and provision of specific know-how of universities to support the development of society and especially the region in which the university operates is the third main pillar of the mission of the university. To this end, the university also benefits from feedback from its alumni and other participants in the social and cultural life of the region. The UKF has its own grant scheme to support students' cultural and sporting events.
The University of Constantine the Philosopher supports cultural and sports activities of students within its possibilities. Student activities are concentrated in university associations and clubs. Up-to-date information is available at https://www.ukf.sk/studium/studentsky-zivot).
The University Creative Studio operates in the premises of the Student House Nitra. It is an integrative cultural point for university students and their artistic bodies to rehearse and realize productions, various scenic projects and cultural events. The studio is also used for the pedagogical process (workshops, seminars, trainings, workshops) of the artistic and art-education oriented study programmes within the university.
The PonitranFolklore Ensemble is the artistic ensemble with the longest history at the university and focuses on traditional Slovak folklore with a focus on the Ponitria region. The mission of the ensemble is to develop students' interest activities, to build on the traditional Slovak culture, to interpret it artistically and to collect folklore material from different areas of Slovakia, especially from the Nitra and Tekov area.
The VYDI Student Theatre was founded in 1992. During one academic year, it usually produces one production, which students present in front of the home audience at the University Creative Studio of the FF UKF. Similarly, they participate in various regional shows or thematic festivals. Students' activity in this ensemble is not only related to the creation of theatre productions, but also to a diverse range of variable activities within the academic year: improligy, stand-up performances, street parades, St. Nicholas parties, majales, cabarets, matriculations, beanies, workshops, etc.
The civic association JA a MY is dedicated to the organization of cultural events, exhibitions, concerts, scientific conferences, seminars, discussion forums, round tables, discussions, as well as the preparation and organization of alternative art projects in a national and international context with an emphasis on supporting the all-round artistic development of the region. The association supports emerging artists, publicists and art historians in order to enable the public presentation of their creative and scientific activities. The best known of the association's activities is the organisation of the Peter Scherhaufer Festival.
The Hungarian Choir of the UKF has successfully represented the University at national and international concert stages, choral festivals and competitions. It regularly receives the Zlaté pásmo award at the annual national qualification competition for choirs Kodály Days in Galanta. The choir regularly gives concerts and its aim is to cultivate and further revive the Kodály traditions as well as to disseminate Hungarian choral culture, primarily among university youth.
The sports activities of the students of the UKF focus on team sports in addition to individual student performances. An important place is occupied by the Association of Sports Clubs of UKF Nitra, which includes four sports clubs Volley ProjectnUKF Nitra, BKM Junior UKF Nitra, Taekwon-Do UKF NITRA and the hockey team Philosophers Nitra.
Student Parliament of the UKF
https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/studentske-kluby-a-zdruzenia
Every year it organizes events Nitra University Days, Days of Nitra Universities, in which UZS students participate as participants, but also under the supervision of lecturers as medical supervision in providing first aid
https://www.ukf.sk/verejnost/aktuality/udalosti/4288-studentsky-parlament-chysta-online-podujatia)
In order to ensure quality study and extracurricular life, the University of Constantine the Philosopher provides various services to its students služby
(https://www.ukf.sk/studium/sluzby-studentom).
The Paul Strauss University Pastoral Centre in Nitra (UPC) was opened in December 2008. Its main aim is to provide pastoral care and spiritual assistance to students and staff of Nitra universities, institutions and student hostels (www.upcnitra.sk).
The Student Centre (SC) offers students counselling and support services for their activities outside the classroom. Centralized counseling services include spiritual, financial, career, psychological, legal, social, health, and counseling and support services for students with specific learning needs (https://www.ukf.sk/sc).
The possibilities and conditions for students to participate in mobility and internships are regulated by Directive 12/2021 on the implementation of mobility within the Erasmus+ programme, other scholarship programmes and bilateral agreements: https://www.ukf.sk/fakulty-a-sucasti/studenske-domovy/73-moja-ukf/4514-12-2021-smernica-o-realizacii-mobilit-v-ramci-programu-erasmus-inych-stipendijnych-programov-a-bilateralnych-dohod.
Instructions for application are published on the University's website: www.ukf.sk The rules for the recognition of this education are regulated by the UKF Study Regulations: https://www.ukf.sk/images/univerzita/Uradna_tabula/Studijny_poriadok_uplne-znenie_23_11_2020.pdf .
The faculty coordinator of the Erasmus+ programme as well as the contact person for students for other types of mobility and internships is the Vice-Dean for Development, Lifelong Learning and International Relations Assoc. PhDr. Adriana Récka, PhD. (arecka@ukf.sk). The contact person for students of the doctoral studies in question is doc. PaedDr. Peter Brečka, PhD. (pbrecka@ukf.sk).
The basic condition for admission to the doctoral study programme Didactics of Technical Subjects is the completion of the second degree of higher education.
Applicants for doctoral studies are assessed in relation to 5 basic criteria, which are:
- the relevance of the completed university education in relation to the focus of the field of study,
- relevance of work experience (areas of work), professional experience,
- reporting on research, publication and project activities, - intention of the project prepared by the applicant to meet the topic of the dissertation thesis, the applicant applies for,
- the concept of the methodology to solve the research problem presented in the applicant´s project.
To apply:
- graduates of the field of Teaching of general education subjects in the aprobation of Technical Education or in combination with the second approbation subject,
- graduates of the field of Teaching of Professional Subjects and Practical Training of the single-subject study programme (Teaching of Technology) or in combination with a second approbation subject,
- graduates of technical fields of study,
- graduates of natural science fields of study.
Basic and other admission requirements are published by the faculty on its website
https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/prijimacie-konanie/podmienky-prijatia-na-studium
Applicants apply for the course by following the application procedure, which includes supporting manuals and information on how to apply.
https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/prijimacie-konanie/prihlasovanie-na-studium
https://www.ukf.sk/prijimacie-konanie/prihlasovanie-sa-na-studium
Applicants are evaluated by members of the committee according to individual criteria, the total number of points achieved is determined as the sum of the average number of points for each criterion, and the ranking of applicants for the study in question is determined on the basis of the total number of points achieved.
Admissions results for the most recent period are available in the AIS and are regularly published as statistics in the Faculty's annual report.
The results of the admissions process in the last school year:
Applicants for external study:
- Robert Sito - Multimedia-supported teaching of traffic education in primary schools
- Krzysztof Sułkowski - Technical education in primary schools in the context of preparation for technically oriented fields of study
Monitoring and evaluation of study programmes by students is carried out on an annual basis by means of questionnaires on the evaluation of the educational process and teachers by students. The procedures for monitoring and evaluation of students' opinions on the quality of the study programme are regulated by the Quality Assurance System at the Faculty of Education of the UKF.
Periodic evaluation of teaching and teachers by students is accessible through AIS.
The results of student feedback are analysed at several levels of the Faculty (Dean's College, PF Scientific Council, PF Academic Senate, etc.), communicated with stakeholders and published on the Faculty's website, in the Report on the Educational Activities of the UKF for the Academic Year (https://www.ukf.sk/intranet/vyrocne-spravy/73-moja-ukf/4353-vyrocne-spravy-za-rok-2020) /vyrocne-spravy/73-moja-ukf/4353-vyrocne-spravy-za-rok-2020) and in the Report on the Evaluation of Teaching and Faculty Teachers (https://www.pf.ukf.sk/index.php/sk/44-oznamy/98-hodnotenie-vzdelavania-a-ucitelov-studentmi The results of the feedback are an important basis for improving the quality of the study programme.
Due to the low number of graduates and their areas of application, feedback is mainly based on personal communication (through e-mail contacts, contacts at professional and scientific events, participation in project activities, etc.). As an example of good practice in this regard, we can mention the participation of two graduates of the Didactics of Technical Subjects Mgr. Miloslav Skačan, PhD., and Mgr. Mgr. Miloš Palaj, PhD., who are currently working at Secondary Vocational School of Polytechnic in Zlaté Moravce, in the solution of the currently terminated project KEGA 017UKF-4/2020 Teaching materials supporting progressive form of teaching CAD/CAE systems (project duration: 2020 - 2021). Measures to improve the quality of the study regulations are predominantly based on students' evaluations and comments, which are also based on personal communication and personal inquiries (for which both Methodological Seminars and PhD students' conferences organised by the training department are used), given the low numbers of students.
Study Guide - https://www.pf.ukf.sk/sk/organizacia-studia/sprievodca-studiom
Internal regulations of the University - https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/vnutorne-predpisy/vnutorne-predpisy-univerzity
Tuition fees and study-related fees - https://www.ukf.sk/studium/vysokoskolske-studium/skolne-a-poplatky
Accommodation service charges - https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/vnutorne-predpisy/vnutorne-predpisy-univerzity/14-univerzita/2665-22-2020-smernica-o-poplatkoch-za-ubytovacie-sluzby-a-sluzby-spojene-s-ubytovanim-v-studentskych-domovoch-ukf
Accommodation Policy - https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/vnutorne-predpisy/vnutorne-predpisy-univerzity/14-univerzita/3129-21-2020-smernica-o-zasadach-ubytovania-v-studentskych-domovoch-ukf-a-v-zmluvnych-zariadeniach-ukf
Scholarship Regulations - https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/vnutorne-predpisy/vnutorne-predpisy-univerzity/14-univerzita/2202-stipendijny-poriadok-ukf
Disciplinary Regulations - https://www.ukf.sk/univerzita/vnutorne-predpisy/vnutorne-predpisy-univerzity/14-univerzita/2203-disciplinarny-poriadok-ukf-pre-studentov
Quality Assurance - 21_VP_zabezpecenie-kvality-vzdelavania-na-UKF.zip
19/2016 Smernica: monitoring potrieb, očakávaní a pracovnej spokojnosti zamestnancov univerzity
8/2018 Smernica: Zásady hodnotenia vzdelávania a učiteľov študentmi univerzity