Received 03.09.2023
Revised 14.11.2023
Accepted 24.12.2023
Retrieved from Vol. 26, No. 2, 2023
Pages 114 -121
Abstract
This article is aimed at conducting a comprehensive analysis of the course “Fire and Rescue Equipment” taught in the 4th year (7th semester) at the National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine. The course is intended for students majoring in Fire Safety, Fire Safety and Fire Fighting and Rescue Operations. The discipline is worth 3 ECTS credits and has 40 classroom hours, including 14 hours of lectures and 26 hours of practical classes. The course covers a wide range of topics, including the operation of firefighting equipment, vehicle maintenance, road safety, and the operation of firefighting equipment. The anonymous survey of offline cadets, which involved 97 respondents out of a total of 105, included an assessment of such parameters as the usefulness of the course for future service, the adequacy of the number of classroom hours, the logical structure of the course, the quality of teaching, the availability of the instructor for consultations, the effectiveness of the assessment system, etc. The survey results indicate a high assessment of the course’s usefulness for future service in the units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU), which was expressed by 79.4% of participants. However, problems were identified with the availability of the lecturer for consultations and the instability of the OpenTEST 2.3.0 testing system, which led to difficulties in assessing students’ knowledge. The findings indicate the need to focus on the practical component of learning, improve the material and technical base for learning the subject, and change the assessment system. The respondents also suggested increasing the number of practical classes and improving the assessment system. The main conclusion of the study is to emphasise the importance of improving the educational process based on the opinions of the student audience to increase the effectiveness of teaching the course “Fire and Rescue Equipment”
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