Evaluation of strengths and weaknesses of the Programme and its implementation, and elaboration of the Programme Development Plan falls within the competence of the Programme Administration, chairs, professors’ groups and institutes involved, as well as the Faculty of Engineering Economics on the whole, which generally implies the analysis of various Programme aspects, evaluation of results, and planning.
Strengths and weaknesses of the Programme were established when analysing the study process in the 1st-level specialisation “Business logistics and transport economy” and of the former economists and after-college programmes; the results of the analysis are highlighted in Table 3.
Table 3
SWOT analysis of the programme “Business logistics”
Strengths
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Weaknesses
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Students:
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qualitative education;
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good career prospects;
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possibilities to continue education in professional master programmes.
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Students:
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some students have inadequate background of knowledge in some subjects after secondary school;
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work due to financial considerations.
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Study process:
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possibility to use practical cases in Latvia to improve the study process;
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adequate provision with study materials and textbooks;
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good material base.
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Study process:
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students research work skills could be better developed;
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special subject courses could include more case analysis.
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Academic staff:
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motivated and professionally qualified;
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good working relations between academic staff and students.
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Academic staff:
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Other factors:
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Other factors:
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insufficient activity to attract external financing.
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The Programme Development Plan is presented in Table 5 and has been elaborated based on the analysis of strengths and weaknesses of the Programme and “ The RTU strategic goals and objectives” approved by the RTU Senate.
Table 5
Programme Development Plan
No.
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Activity
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Persons/institutions responsible for execution
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Timeframe
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1.
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To regularly update and publish study materials (study programmes, summaries of lectures, methodological guidelines for elaborating course projects, support materials for practical classes etc.)
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academic staff
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constantly
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2.
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To develop projects for wider application of IT in the studies process, to train academic staff how to use the Blackboard medium.
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academic staff
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constantly
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3
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To enhance the quality of studies by increased integration of the Programme with the practical needs of operating enterprises.
|
Programme director, academic staff
|
|
4
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To conduct regular students’, employers’ and graduates’ questionnaires; to collect and analyse the results to further improve the study process.
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Programme director, academic staff
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constantly
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5
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To regularly raise qualification of academic staff (qualification advancement courses, seminars, conferences etc.).
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Programme director, academic staff
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constantly
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6
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To motivate involvement of doctoral students in the study process
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Programme director
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where possible
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7
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To encourage students to independently study foreign languages, IT
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Programme director
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constantly
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8
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To ensure that at least 2-3 students take part in the annual RTU Students Scientific Conference.
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Programme director, leading academic staff
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every academic year
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9
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To ensure more active involvement of potential employers in the organisation, realisation and perfection of the study process.
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Programme director, leading academic staff
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where possible
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