Forms of study and forms of Conducting Studies

Forms of Study

Regular studies is a form of study targeted at students for whom studying is the main activity and where contact learning takes place regularly every week

Block mode study is a form of study where contact learning takes place in study sessions in accordance with the specificity of the study programme and target group, and where more emphasis is placed on independent work in the achievement of learning outcomes in comparison to daytime students.

Forms of Conducting Studies

Studies take place in the form of contact learning, traineeship or independent work either in face-to-face, distance or blended learning.

The study load is calculated in credit points. A credit point (hereinafter ECTS credit) is a calculated unit of study used for calculating the study load. One ECTS credit is equivalent to 26 hours of work performed by a student, including up to 13 hours of contact learning and at least 13 hours of independent work.

More specific requirements and conditions are determined by the member of teaching staff in the course programme, as well as by the proportion of contact learning in comparison to independent work.

Contact Studies

Contact learning can be organised in the form of lectures, seminars, practical courses, laboratory work, individual classes or studies organised in any other form determined by the member of teaching staff with the aim of acquiring knowledge and skills. Contact learning is carried out in a learning environment (including digital learning) where the student and the member of teaching staff are engaging in learning at the same time.

Traineeship

Traineeship is a targeted activity organised for achieving learning outcomes with the aim of applying in the working environment the acquired knowledge and skills in the form determined by the university and under the guidance of a supervisor. Academic units shall establish the content and organisation of traineeship in their guidelines for traineeship.

Independent Work

Independent work is independent acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary for achieving the learning outcomes, taking the tasks provided by the member of teaching staff as basis. The requirements for the content and format of independent work and the form of assessment shall be established in the course programme.

Key Terms

• Face-to-face learning is a form of study where studies take place in one physical environment.
• Distance learning is a form of study where the learners and teachers are physically separated from one another.
• Online learning is a form of learning where studies are conducted entirely as web-based distance learning.
• Blended learning is a form of study where studies are partly conducted face-to-face and partly in distance learning.