E-xcellence project Yaroslavl Branch of MESI

1. E-xcellenceprojectYaroslavl Branch of MESI

2. Yaroslavl Branch of MESI • Regional Network: • Council of rectors in Yaroslavl • Chamber of Commerce and Industry • “Manager-club” • Expert Group on monitoring of the laws and regulations, activities, events and projects of different aspects of social and economic living conditions of the public • Work Group of the project Standard of business environment • Work Group Leader on education and science under the Coordination Council of the project Tourism and recreation special economic zone • Regional Cooperation: • educational institution • business-communities and Government executive bodies • employers

3. Yaroslavl Branch of MESI • Yaroslavl Branch of MESI lifelong learning System: training for pupils, training for schoolchildren, courses for the graduates of colleges and technical schools, Higher Professional Education, Supplementary Programs • Include offering of: Business Informatics, Commerce, Marketing (full-time), Crisis management Mathematical methods under Bachelor's programs • Yaroslavl Branch of MESI is a founder of interuniversity school “E-learning Model in an educational institution” • Nowadays Yaroslavl Branch of MESI is the leading university member of the group designing of the project Tourism and recreation special economic zone (focal area in Yaroslavl) • University placement office

4. ManagementBachelor'sprogram Educational aim: The program is to train professional managers skilled in modern management technologies, versed in all aspects of business and capable of performing efficient management of a company in competitive environment

5. Economics Bachelor’s program Educational aim: This program gives its students update knowledge in the sphere of global macroeconomics, international finances, global corporate strategies, global marketing strategy, innovations etc. In this program, special attention is paid to the build-up of cross-cultural competency required for a modern manager

6. E-xcellence • in Yaroslavl Branch of MESI

7. E-xcellence in Yaroslavl Branch of MESI Expert Group

8. 3 Strategy • The 2011-2015 strategic plan of MESI contains the introduction of an e-learning program. E-learning identifies in the concept of MESI • The 2011-2015 strategic plan of Yaroslavl Branch contains the introduction of an e-learning programme • The introduction of an e-learning program identifies in faculty and department plans. • E-learning is an integral part of the strategic of the Branch • Yaroslavl Branch of MESI is a founder of interuniversity school “E-learning Model in an educational institution” Improvement Plan

9. 2 Management • All staff concerned with academic, media development and administrative roles can adequately support the development and delivery of e-learning components • In accordance with the idea of e-learning there are internal structural units in Yaroslavl Branch of MESI • Software training course for staff и студентов • Resource limitation to provide e-learning in the Branch Improvement Plan

10. 2 The curriculum • The curriculum conforms to qualification frameworks, codes of practice, subject benchmarks and other institutional or national quality requirements • The majority of MESI courses and different types of e-learning are used by Yaroslavl Branch of MESI • Regimentedcurriculum design • Curricular practical training for students • The optimum mixture of online and traditional approaches • Available operational experience on coursework task with other branches of MESI • It is not given the facilities to be own master • Updating of procedures on curriculum design • Sequence of study is not always defined logically • Improving of the interactive techniques to provide on-line courses Improvement Plan

11. 2 Course Design • The majority of MESI courses and different types of e-learning are used by Yaroslavl Branch of MESI • The use of learning materials designed for independent student study offers learners significant flexibility in time and place of study • Updating of e- learning package • The monitoring of staff and students activity in an e-learning context • Updating of e- learning package must be more intensive • It is not given the facilities to change the content • There aren’t self-engineered products and teaching methods Improvement Plan

12. 2 Course Delivery • There is an annual calendar of Software purchasing for Yaroslavl Branch by MESI to improve e-learning • MESI provides consulting services • Authorized access. Security acceridation • In accordance with the idea of e-learning there are internal structural units in Yaroslavl Branch of MESI • Feedback to enable improvement is realized with LMS and teaching staff websites • In accordance with the idea of e-learning there are post profiles for staff and students • The monitoring of staff and students activity in an e-learning context • E-Learning Software is powered by the only Internet Explorer • Standard design of a system with bare possibilities of changes • Test base isn’t designed for regular updating. Unmaintainable program for test design • Multimedia delivery system is out • Teaching staff is not ready to on-line knowledge assessment Improvement Plan

13. 3 Staff Support • All new employees have e-learning course “E-leaning Tutor” and take the Certificate on on-line working • All staff concerned with academic, media development and administrative roles can adequately support the development and delivery of e-learning components. Career development incentives promote the use of e-learning • The monitoring of staff activity in an e-learning context • The Branch ensures that issues of staff workload and any other implications of staff participation in e-learning activities are taken proper account of in the management of courses or programms • Possibilities of Management of the Branch are poor • Credit system is poor. Absence of staff work time logging Improvement Plan

14. 3 Student Support • Students are provided with guidelines stating their rights, roles and responsibilities, those of their institution, a full description of their course or programme, and information on the ways in which they will be assessed including e-learning components • All students have e-learning course “E-leaning Student” • All freshmen are given the CD with the information about Yaroslavl Branch of MESI • Staff websites contain standard requirements for students • E-learning students may be provided with access to human support delivered on-line, via telephone or face to face • Wi-Fi • The provision of access (on-line or otherwise) to library resources: 840 books with full texts • Students have all materials in hard copies • Server errors. Absenceof 24х7 support. • E-Learning Software is powered by the only Internet Explorer • There are no methodological recommendations on e-learning • Отсутствие регламентов по педагогической поддержке удаленных студентов • It isn’t possible to update and edit the electronic catalogue on the MESI website Improvement Plan

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