Online meeting minutes on the change of courses on 27th May, 2021

Date: 27th May, 2021

Time: 14:00 - 16:00 (Vietnam time)

Venue: Online meeting through Google meet

Participants: Mr. Anton Shkaruba, Mr. Daniele La Rosa, Mr. Igor Novopashenny

                         Ms. Nguyen Thi Van Ha

                         Mr. Tran The Nam, Mr. Tran Duc Phu, Ms. Dinh Thi Thuy Hang, Ms. Hoang Thi

                         Khanh Huyen (VMU)

 

 

Key issues to be agreed:

1. For the changes and switch on new and revised courses of VMU, all member agreed on the following changes described in table below:

No.

Initial proposal

­ETC

Program

No.

Change into

­ETC

Program

Revised courses

15

 

Revised courses

13.5

 

1

Ocean Environmental Management

4.5

Bachelor - Global Maritime Affairs, VMU

1

No change

2

Environmental Law

4.5

Bachelor - Global Maritime Affairs, VMU

 

(move to new course)

3

Management and Control of marine pollution

6

Bachelor - Environmental Engineering, VMU

2

No change

       

3

Hydro-meteorology

3

Bachelor - Maritime Safety Engineering

New courses

7.5

 

New courses

10.5

 

4

Port and Marine constructions

3

Bachelor - Marine environment and resource management, HCMUNRE

4

No change

5

Adapting building construction to the effects of climate change

4.5

Master, VMU

5

Sustainability in coastal construction

3

Master - Construction project management, VMU

 

 

 

 

6

Environmental Law and Policy

4.5

Bachelor - Global Maritime Affairs, VMU

The overall change is that:

- Revised courses: 1.5 ETC less than initial proposal.

- New courses: 3 ETC more than initial proposal.

2. The syllabus of each course will be prepared based on 2 templates:

- 1 VMU template with approval of authorised department.

- 1 MARE template with required description of new/revised topics.

In addition, all subjects are registered through the university's training system, then teaching and exams are conducted in class. We only provide online exercises, slideshows and do not organize fully online exams because the university's ISO quality management system requires to save the proofs in the form of hand writing.

3. The evidences to be attached with project report are mentioned as below:

+ 1 syllabus using VMU template with approval.

+ 1 syllabus using MARE template

+ Decision on the approval of Undergraduate program covering new/revised courses.

+ ppt files for lessons of new/revised sections in the course.

+ Teaching schedule at beginning of semester, student attendance sheet, student grade records.

4. E-learning platform:

- All subjects are registered through the website of the university's training system

- Teaching activities and exams are conducted in class

- Trainers use google classroom to provide online exercises, slideshows to students.