CONTENT
1 Application area 4
2 Normative documents 4
3 Terms and definitions. Abbreviations 4
4 Passport of educational program 5
4.1 Characteristic of graduates’ professional activity 5
4.2 Graduates’ competences 7
5. List of qualifications and positions 9
6. Educational goals and training outcomes (competences) 9
6.1 Goals of educational program 9
6.2 Training outcomes (competences) of educational program 10
6.3 Conformity of goals and training outcomes of educational program 11
6.4 Conformity of program training outcomes and elements of curriculum 12 7. Module curriculum 12
7.1 Working curriculum on specialty 6М070600 «Geology and exploration of mineral deposits 12
7.2 Structure of EP on directions 12
8. Requirements to the beginning level of training, necessary for mastering educational master program 16
9 Programs of practices 17
10 Organization of academic – experimental – research work of master students 18
11 Factual resource support of Educational master program of specialty 6М070600 «Geology and Exploration of Mineral deposits» 18
12 Characteristic of university environment providing development of general cultural (social-personal) competences of graduates 19
13 Final state attestation of Educational master program 20
14 Other normative-methodical documents and materials providing quality of students training 20
1 Application area
It serves to train profile master students on educational program «Exploration of critical metals» of specialty 6M070600 "Geology and exploration of mineral deposits” in RSE on the REM “D.Serikbaev East Kazakhstan state technical university” within the framework of realization of State program of Industrial Innovation Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (SPIID-2).
The goal of the educational program “Exploration of critical metals” of specialty 6М070600
«Geology and exploration of mineral deposits» is to train highly-qualified, competitive specialists demanded at the labour market for mining-metallurgy sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan who are able to do calculating-design, production-technological and organizational work at industrial enterprises of the region.
2 Normative documents
The given document meets the requirements of the following legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan and normative documents of RK Education and Science Ministry:
- N.A.Nazarbaev’s, RK President, message to the people of Kazakhstan “Kazakhstan in the new global reality: growth, reforms, development”. Astana. November 30, 2015.
- RK President’s decree of August 1, 2014, №874 “About approval of State program of Industrial Innovation Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan on 2015-2019”.
- RK President’s decree of December 7, 2010, № 1118 «About approval of State program of education of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2011 – 2020 ».
- RK Law “About education” of 27.07.2007. № 319-III;
- State obligatory standard of post-graduate education confirmed by RK Government Regulation of August 23, 2012 № 1080;
- Typical rules for the activity of higher and post-graduate educational establishments confirmed by RK Government Regulation of May 17, 2013, № 499;
- The rules of education process organization according to credit technology of training confirmed by the order of Minister of education and science of RK, April 20, 2011, № 152;
- Typical curriculum for the specialty of post-graduate education 6М070600 – Geology and exploration of mineral deposits (profile direction).
- Typical rules for ongoing monitoring of performance control, intermediate and final attestation of students confirmed by the order of Minister of education and science of RK, March 18, 2008, № 125 with changes and additions.
3 Terms and definitions. Abbreviations
The given document comprises terms, definitions and abbreviations in accordance with RK Law “About education”, State obligatory standard of higher education and EKSTU 701.03
“Development of module educational program”
4 Passport of educational program
Magistracy educational program “Exploration of critical metals”, realized within the frameworks of State program of Industrial Innovation Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in D. Serikbaev East Kazakhstan state technical university on specialty 6M070600
"Geology and exploration of mineral deposits”, represents system of documents developed by
EKSTU in collaboration with key employers taking into account labour market demands necessary for priority branches of SPIID-2, based on Typical curriculum on specialty 6M070600
"Geology and exploration of mineral deposits”. The educational program regulates the goals, expected outcomes, content, conditions and technologies of educational process realization, assessment of graduates training quality in the given specialty and includes: working curriculum, working discipline programs (modules) and other materials providing quality of graduates training as well as programs of practice, instructional guidelines for writhing master theses.
instructional guidelines for final attestation, academic calendar and methodic materials, providing realization of corresponding educational technology.
Training of profile masters within frameworks of educational program “Exploration of critical metals” will be carried out in the following directions (tracks):
- Exploration of critical metals
- Geodesic and cartographic support for exploration of critical metals deposits 4.1 Characteristic of graduates’ professional activity
The field of graduates’ professional activity
Field of masters’ professional activity in the direction of 6M070600 "Geology and exploration of mineral deposits” includes science and engineering sections that comprise complex of means, approaches and methods of human activity aimed at carrying out mineralogical, petrographic and lithologic researches, gemmological researches in diagnostics, studying, expertise and evaluation of precious, ornamental, decorative-facing stones, precious metals and diamonds, rare, disseminated and radioactive elements, perspective technologies of critical metals exploration based on application of up-to-date methods and means of design, mathematical and computer modeling of technological processes.
Objects of graduates’ professional activity
- subsurface management enterprises working at all levels of geological exploration and mining production;
- regulatory bodies and expertises of subsoil use processes;
- enterprises of mining industry;
- design-construction design and scientific-research organizations, plant laboratories;
- forms of different forms of ownership.
Types of professional activity of graduates - production-technological activity;
- organizational-administrative activity;
- design-exploration activity;
Production-technological activity:
- development of optimal technology for geological and geophysicgeophysic works in order to prospect and explore critical metals and deposits of oil, gas, water and solid minerals;
- increase of efficiency of geological, hydrogeological and engineering-geological researches due to application of distance, geophysical and other up-to-date methods;
- sustainable utilization of materials, equipment, special measurement and recording instruments, algorithms, programs, electronics and computer technologies at the different stages of geological exploration;
- geological documentation and testing of crops, mine roadways and shafts;
- geological maps composition;
- economic-geological evaluation and exploration of critical metals;
- following regulations of technological process and quality of obtained products;
- participation in works concerning finishing and mastering of technological processes during preparation of new production;
- laboratory, mineralogical, petrographic, lithologic, and physical-chemical researches of rocks, mineral products and minerals, critical metals;
- gemmological and ecological researches, cameral treatment of field geological materials and drawing of geological reports;
- work sites arrangement, their technique and placement of technological equipment;
- participation in implementation of new technologies and equipment;
- organization of shift, brigade brigade and laboratory assistants’ work;
- drawing of technical and production reports;
- control over adhering to ecological and process safety at the industry;
- mastering up-to-date methods of labour management and work on modern equipment and machines;
Organizational-administrative activity - organization of small teams work;
- making management decisions indifferent conditions;
- development of operation plans for primary production departments;
- engineering documents preparation concerning technological processes quality management;
- development of technical documents (work schedule, instructions, cost sheets, requisition for materials and equipmentrequisition for materials and equipment) according to set forms;
- preparation of basic data and rationale for scientific-technical and organizational decisions on the basis of economic decisions; organizational and planning calculations for creation and reorganization of production sections;
- organization of team work under conditions of operating production;
- defining ways to achieve the stated goals when there is trade-off relationship of quality, safety and costs of the work performed;
- planning and taking measures preventing industrial injuries, occupational diseases and environmental disruption.
Design-exploration activity
- preparation of the task on working out design solution and participation in development of design, working and engineering documentation;
- organization and carrying out complex of geological researches, drawing design estimate documentation;
- project calculations, technical-and-economic and ecological- economic justification of the planned solutions;
- evaluation of project innovation potential and innovation risks;
- collection and analysis of information data and basic data for designing technological processes;
- calculation and design of individual stages of technological process in accordance with technical requirements using design automation facilities;
- control over compliance of developed projects and engineering documentation with standards, technical conditions and other normative documents.
Objectives of graduates’ professional activity
- training of the specialists who are able to formulate and solve up-to-date industrial problems, to plan and carry out experimental-research activity in mining and geological industry, and who are able to use up-to-date information technologies;
- training of managers of different divisions of enterprises and organizations who are engaged in geological study of subsurface and development of advanced technologies in geomapping and computer mapping, as well as modeling of ore formation processes and development of geologic-structural elements of earth crust.
4.2 Competences of graduates of master course educational program
Outcomes of mastering master course educational program are defined on the basis of Dublin descriptors of the second level (master course) and represented by the competences.
After mastering master course educational program graduates should have the following competences:
а) general cultural
– to have culture of thinking, ability to generalize, analyze, comprehend information, set goals, and to choose ways to achieve them;
– be able logically correctly, argumentatively and clearly to speak and to write;
– be able to use normative legal documents in their activity;
– be able to take stock of their strength and weaknesses, set goals, choose methods for developing their personalities;
– to realize social significance of their future profession, to be highly motivated to be engaged in professional activity;
– be able to understand content and meaning of information in the development of modern information society, to realize dangers and threats that appear in this process, to follow main requirements of information safety including the protection of state secret;
– be able to use methods, techniques and means of getting, keeping, and processing of information;
– be able to work with information in global computer networks;
– be able critically to rethink accumulated experience, change type and nature of professional activity if it’s necessary;
- fluently speak official language, language of international communication and one foreign language;
- be able to take responsibility to choose social alternatives;
- be able to understand team processes;
- be able to work in a team;
- be able to contribute to society prosperity and to take leading positions in the sphere concerning development of mining-geological industry and of new geological technologies;
б) professional:
scientiic:
- to know up-to-date conditions and perspectives of mining and geological industry development;
- to know about conventional and contemporary specialized methods of carrying out field and laboratory study of material constitution, structure and development of geological formations, bodies and structures;
- to have skills to formulate complex problems;
- to have skills to develop and implement solution strategies;
- to have skills of logical, analytical and conceptual thinking;
- to have skills to process and to represent geological information with the use of contemporary computer technologies;
- to be able to choose and to use corresponding theoretical and technological calculation methods in practice for calculation of processes and equipment of mining-and-geological industry;
- to have an idea of physical and chemical bases, methods of processing and control of geological products;
- to be able to use new information technologies including computer methods of searching, collection, keeping and processing of information;
instrumental:
– be ready to use professional databases and to work with distributed knowledge bases;
– be ready to work on laboratory devices, installations and equipment for carrying out experimental works;
- be able to use software on design of geological researches.
professional:
organizational-administrative activity:
- be able to apply knowledge about main objects, methods and principles of geological industry organization;
- be able to define society needs in geology;
designing activity:
– be able to participate in designing of geological researches;
– be able to use normative documents defining the quality of geological researches design.
5 List of qualifications and positions
In accordance with typical curriculum of specialty “Geology and exploration of mineral deposits” the graduates who successfully mastered education program “Exploration of critical metals” realized within the frameworks of State program of industrial innovation development of the Republic of Kazakhstan get academic degree: master of engineering and technology on specialty
6М070600 «Geology and exploration of mineral deposits».
Masters of specialty 6М070600 «Geology and exploration of mineral deposits» can take positions at mining enterprises, exploration companies, field scientific-research and design institutes in accordance with qualifying requirements in skilled manual of managers positions, specialists and other employees. They are confirmed by the order of minister of labour and social protection of RK people, May 21, 2012, № 201-п.
6 Educational goals and training outcomes (competences) 6.1 Goals od educational program
Goal code Formulation of goals
G 1 Training of highly skilled specialists in applied area for production activity at industrial enterprises within the frameworks of State program of industrial innovation development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2015- 2019
G 2 Training of a graduate for design and construction activity and research activity who is ready to apply standard calculation methods for
technological process, and to do design and construction work and draw up project and production documentation according to standards and technical conditions.
G 3 Training of a graduate for institutional and management activity who knows forms and methods of work with staff, who is able to manage group of employees, to analyze present forms of management job, to model management processes, to develop and justify suggestions for their improvement.
G 4 Training of highly qualified masters for scientific-research activity, creation of innovation technologies in geology on the basis of advanced scientific training, participation in scientific researches, project, patent and innovation activities.
Goals of educational programs are formulated due to assessment of educational programs demand based on interests of potential employers, students, university potential, requirements of the state and society in accordance with national framework of qualifications, professional standards conforming with Dublin descriptors and European frameworks of qualifications.
Goals of the program are defined by competences students have after mastering the program in the university and provide consumers with information concerning spheres of professional training, profiles of the program, and kinds of professional activity in which the masters will be engaged.
When the goals of the educational program were formulated, priority requirements to graduates quality were competences define d by main employers and State Standards. Besides goals of the program are based on the requirements of strategic partners, analysis of survey results conducted among employers, graduates who work in their professional ield, university mission and EKSTU development strategy.
6.2 Training outcomes (competences) of educational program
Competence Code Training outcome
Key competences Knowledge and
understanding Р1
To know methodology and modern tendencies of scientific cognition; principles and structure of scientific activity organization; role of education and science in social activity, psychological methods and means of improving training quality Application of
knowledge and understanding
Р2
Ability to demonstrate understanding of main point and meaning of information in modern society development, ability to be engaged in design and engineering activity; assessment of project innovation potential, innovation risks of events arrangement devoted to rational utilization of feedstock
Formation of
judgements Р3
To think creatively and find creative approaches to solving new problems and situations; ability to apply methods and means of leaning, studying and self-controlling independently; to realize
the perspective of intellectual, cultural, moral, physical and professional self-development and self-improvement, ability critically assess one’s own strength and weaknesses.
Communicative abilities Р4
Ability to work effectively by oneself and in a team demonstrating management skills while working with a group of executors, ability to demonstrate personal responsibility, devotion to professional ethics and standards of professional activity, ability to speak foreign language fluently at the professional level which enables to conduct scientific researches.
learning skills and abilities for
studying
Р5
To demonstrate knowledge of legal, social, ecological, and cultural aspects of complex engineering activity, awareness in issues concerning health protection, life safety, and labour protection in mining and metallurgy industry.
Р6 Widening and deepening of knowledge for professional activity and for further studying at doctoral course.
Special competences
Knowledge and understanding
Р7
Deepening of special, intersubject, and extra-subject knowledge that were obtained at the first professional educational stage of training (bachelor course), completing this knowledge due to widening of methodological and analytical researches.
Р8
Knowledge of general laws of special disciplines, knowledge and understanding foundations of theoretical and experimental researches in complex engineering activity in order to model objects and processes in geology and geodesy, using standard packages, means, and systems of computer-aided design and remote sensing
Application of knowledge and
understanding
Р9
Abilities for professional exploitation of contemporary equipment and devices, checking technical state and remaining life of operating equipment at production areas of an enterprise.
Р10
Skill to carry out experiments according to specified techniques with processing and analyzing of the results; to use methods of standard testing for defining mechanical-and-physical properties and technological parameters of the materials used and finished products.
Р11
Ability to use telecommunication systems and global satellite positioning systems in Готовность применять системы телекоммуникации geoinformation systems, aerospace work and geodetic engineering, monitoring of natural resources
Formation of judgements
Р12
Skill to carry out preliminary feasibility study of design solutions, to do organizational-planning calculations for creation or reorganization of production sites to use advanced methods of technological equipment exploitation.
Р13
Ability to process, analyze and synthesize geodesic and aerospace information for the purposes of mapping, scientific-research and production work
Communicative abilities
Р14
Skill to apply conventional calculation methods for technological processes, to do design-construction work and to complete design documentation and production documentation according to standards, technical conditions and other normative documents, and to use computer-aided design facilities.
Р15
To demonstrate understanding of main point and meaning of information in the development of up-to-date geology, ability to use principle methods, approaches and means of obtaining, keeping, processing of information, to use contemporary technical means and information technologies for solving communicative problems
learning skills and abilities for
studying
Р16
To study independently and improve one’s qualification constantly within the whole period of professional activity, to obtain scientific, technical, and social competencesm experience of international and intercultural interaction
Р17
Ability to study and model the processes and phenomena in the sphere of geodesy, geodynamics, and remote sensing, to implement technologies of multimedia, virtual, multidimensional digital stereoscopic modelling for making scientific-research and production-technological decisions.
Р18
Skill to apply up-to-date methods for the development of complex, energy-conserving and environmentally friendly metallurgical technologies, skill to apply methods of sustainable utilization of raw material, energy and other resources in metallurgical production
6.3 Conformation of goals and training outcomes of the education program Training outcomes Goals of educational program
Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4
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6.4 Conformation of training outcomes of the program with elements of module curriculum Code of
outcome
Element of curriculum (the name of the module) Р1 ON, TSUKR, GMKBM, MIPRMKE, ITGK
Р2 GMKRE, GMKNS
Р3 ON, MIPRMKE, TSUKR, GISTTMASDZ, GMKNS
Р4 GISTTMASDZ, SGMIGPMMPIDDZ, SMSRGSMORGI
Р5 ON, GMKBM, GMKRE, SGMIGPMMPIDDZ
Р6 MIPRMKE, GMKNS
Р7 MIPRMKE, GISTTMASDZ, SMSRGSMORGI
Р8 TSUKR, ITGK, SGMIGPMMPIDDZ, GISTTMASDZ, SMSRGSMORGI Р9 GMKBM, ITGK, SGMIGPMMPIDDZ, GISTTMASDZ
Р10 GMKRE, SMSRGSMORGI
Р11 GMKNS, MIPRMKE, ITGK, SGMIGPMMPIDDZ, GISTTMASDZ
Р12 TSUKR, SMSRGSMORGI
Р13 GMKNS, GMKRE, ITGK, SGMIGPMMPIDDZ, GISTTMASDZ, SMSRGSMORGI
Р14 MIPRMKE, SGMIGPMMPIDDZ, GISTTMASDZ, SMSRGSMORGI
Р15 GMKBM, ITGK, SGMIGPMMPIDDZ, GISTTMASDZ,
SMSRGSMORGI
Р16 GMKRE, TSUKR, MIPRMKE
Р17 ITGK, SGMIGPMMPIDDZ, GISTTMASDZ, SMSRGSMORGI
Р18 TSUKR, GMKBM, GMKNS
7 Module curriculum
7.1 Working curriculum for specialty 6М070600 «Geology and exploration of mineral deposits» is represented in appendix 1
7.2 Structure of education program on directions
Modules Disciplines Cycle Compo
nent
Number of credits
RK
Number of credits
ЕCTS 1 General modules (GМ)
General scientific (ON)
Foreign language (professional) (IYa (prof))
БД О
2 3
Management (Men) БД О 1 2
Psychology (Psi) БД О 2 3
Geology and
metallogeny of critical rare and rare-earth elements (GMKRE)
Geology and
metallogeny of rare and rare-earth elements (GMRRZE)
ПД КВ
3 5
Actual problems of up- to-date subsurface usage АРSN
ПД ОК
3 5
Total number of credits GM 11 18
2 Specialty modules (SM)
Track "Exploration of critical metals"
Technogenic seismicity and ore quality management (TSUKR)
Ore quality management (based on the disciplines of the program Wrocław University of Technology, Poland)
БД КВ 3 5
Technogenic seismicity БД КВ 2 3
Geology and metallogeny of critical
and precious metals (GMKBM)
Geology and metallogeny of
precious metals (GMBM) ПД КВ 3 5
methods of precious metals deposits prospecting and forecasting (MPPMBM)
ПД КВ 3 5
Research methodology in prospecting and exploration of critical
elements deposits (MIPRMKE)
Up-to-date pretentious surveying method (SPMI)
(based on the disciplines of the program Wrocław University of Technology, Poland)
ПД КВ 3 5
Modern technologies for study of rocks and ores composition
(STISGP)
ПД КВ 2 3
Geoinformation systems in prospecting and exploration
of critical elements ПД КВ 3 5
Geology of critical nonmetallic feed deposits (GMKNS)
Geology of nonmetallic feed deposits (GMNS)
(based on the disciplines
of
the program AkitaUniversity, Akita, Japan)
ПД КВ 3 5
Research methodology in prospecting and exploration of nonmetallic critical elements deposits (MPPMNKE)
ПД КВ 3
5 Total number of credits SM
25 41
Track "Geodesic and mapping support for prospecting and exploration of the deposits of critical metals "
Innovation technologies in geodesy and cartography (ITGK)
Innovation technologies in
geodesy and cartography БД КВ 3 5
Up-to-date geodesic satellite methods of prospecting and exploration of mineral deposits
(based on the disciplines of the program Wrocław University of Technology, Poland)
ПД КВ 3 5
Up-to-date geodesic methods of study of geodynamical processes
and monitoring of mineral deposits by
LLP
(SGMIGPMMPIDDZ)
Geodesic methods of study of geodynamical processes
ПД КВ 4 6
Monitoring of mineral deposits by LLP
(based on the disciplines of the program Wrocław University of Technology, Poland)
ПД КВ 3 5
GIS technologies, three-dimensional modeling ГИС and computer-controlled
systems of remote sensing (GISTTMASDZ)
Geographic information support and 3D modelling of objects
(based on the disciplines
of
the program Akita University, Akita, Japan)ПД КВ 3 5
Computer-controlled systems of collecting and processing of the results of remote sensing
ПД КВ 4 6
Up-to-date methods of creation and development of
Up-to-date methods of creation and development of geodetic networks
ПД КВ 3 5
geodetic networks and mathematical treatment
of geodetic measurements results
(SMSRGSMORGI)
mathematical treatment and analysis of geodetic measurements results
БД КВ 2 3
Total number of credits SM 25 41
3 Additional modules (AМ) 3.1 Modules of practices (МP) Practice Manufacturing practice
(PP)
10 10
Total number of credits on MP 10 10
3.2 Modules of experimental-research work (MERW) Experimental-research
work
Experimental-research work of a master student including including presentation of Master’s thesis
(EIRMVMD)
4 16
Total number of credits on MERW 4 16
4 Module of final state attestation (MFSA)
Final state attestation
Complex examination 1 3
Writing and defense of
Master’s thesis 3 10
Total number of credits on MFSA : 4 13
Total number of credits (including DVO) 54 90
8 Requirements to the entry level of training necessary for mastering master course education program
Basic document regulating conditions and requirements for taking master course is
“Typical rules for enrolling into educational establishment realizing professional academic programs of post graduate education” confirmed by RK government regulation №111 of 19.01.2012, with additions of 19.04.2012г. №487.
Master course can be taken by citizens who have mastered professional academic programs of higher education. Citizens are enrolled to master course on competitive basis due to entrance exams results.
Programs of master course entrance exams are formed on the basis of typical programs of higher education disciplines. Master course applicants take entrance exams:
1) one of foreign languages (English, French, German);
2) major discipline.
Foreign language entrance exam are taken by technologies developed by National Testing Center of RK Education and Science Ministry. Those ones who have got enough scores for foreign language exam are accepted to major discipline exam. Those ones who have got not less
than 8 scores in total (according to 4-scores scale of assessment per each exam).
Major discipline exam is based on the program of previous stage of higher professional education (bachelor course) and is conducted according to corresponding program of master course entrance exam. (http://www.ektu.kz/magistracy/order.aspx).
9 Programs of practices
According to typical curriculum on specialty 6М070600 «Geology and Exploration of mineral deposits» manufacturing practice is specified.
Manufacturing practice of a master student takes place at a profile enterprise in order they could apply theoretical knowledge obtained during study process, obtain practical skills, competences, and experience of professional activity of specialty «Geology and Exploration of mineral deposits», as well as master advanced experience. Content of manufacturing practice is defined by the theme of Master’s thesis.
Master course practice oriented program is achieved due to long lasting manufacturing practice (3-6 months after all theoretical study or in the middle of study, or by turns during sudy process) where master student works in profile specialization.
The best credit is considered to be realization of project approach to studying when mater student realizes one or several experimental-promotional projects, approximate analogue of scientific research and experimental development work (SREDW). It contributes to deeper and more complex, intersubject understanding of the studied program.
Bases of practices of profile master course of specialty 6М070600 «Geology and Exploration of mineral deposits», realized within the framework of realization of State program of Industrial Innovation Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2015-2019 are profile industrial enterprises SPIID-2.
10 Organization of master students’ academic, experimental and research work Scientific work of EKSTU students is organized according to the rules of Scientific- research work of D.Serikbaev EKSTU 704-III-2013 “Scientific-research work and scientific and production activity”
Master students’ experimental and research work is carried out at profile industrial enterprises SPIID-2 as well as at the sub-department branch offices of Ltd UK Metallurgical plant “Kazzinc”. JSC “Ulba Metallurgical plant”, affiliation of Regional state enterprise «NC of CEMR RK» , “VNIItsvetmet” and in laboratories of engineering profile “Irgetas” of D.Serikbaev EKSTU.
Experimental and research work should:
- correspond to basic problematics of the specialty (specialization) and define the subject matter of Master’s thesis;
- be based on up-to-date achievements of science, technology and production and comprise definite practical recommendations, independent solutions of management problems;
- be carried out with the help of advanced information technologies;
- comprise experimental-research (methodological, practical) parts on main defended statements;
Conclusion of experimental and research work of master students is Master’s thesis.
On the basis of experimental researches master students can participate in an annual scientific-practical conference.
11 Factual resource support of Educational master program of specialty 6М070600
«Geology and Exploration of Mineral deposits»
Resource support of this educational program is formed on the basis of requirements to the conditions for realization of master course educational programs defined by State Standards concerning training in Geology and exploration of mineral deposits taking into account normative documentation of RK Education and Science Ministry.
According to the profile of the given educational program, teaching staff of degree-granting sub-department “Geology and mining” and representatives of industrial enterprises of corresponding field, and representatives of universities-partners are involved in the program. The educational program is realized by teaching staff who have basic education corresponding to profile of the discipline, and who regularly are engaged in scientific and/or scientific- methodological activity. It is also realized by representatives of industrial enterprises who have corresponding practical experience. Teachers of professional cycle have scientific degree of Candidate, Doctor of science and/or experience in the activity referring to professional sphere.
Share of teachers who have scientific degree and/or title and involved in educational process according to this educational program is 100%. This meets requirements of State Standards of post-graduate education confirmed by RK government regulation of August 23, 2012, № 1080.
Master students have the right to exchange information with native and foreign universities-partners, main enterprises, and companies-employers including those ones participating in educational process for mastering the given educational program.
Material and technical support of educational process provides all laboratory types of disciplinary and interdisciplinary training, practical, experimental and research work of master students according to the confirmed curriculum.
Sub-department laboratories are equipped with modern devices and equipment that enable to carry out experimental and research work. Material and technical support of the new laboratory of the sub-department is represented in the table below:
Classroom № List of equipment Application
Г-3-115
Laboratory of
innovation technologies for
exploration of critical metals
texture analizer
Device for speeded cement activity test pendulous hardness measuring instrument
Analytical scales with internal calibration СЕ224-С(220 g/0,1 mg)
electronic weighing machine ВТЛ-500 mineralogical microscope (2)
Visualization complex (camera) binocular microscope
Microscope of binocular type (2) Microscope Altami Polar (4)
Petrographic microscope "Polam"Р (2)
polarized-light microscope А (2) Microscope N-32
to carry out laboratory work and
experimental and research work concerning master’s thesis theme
Г-3-515 Лаборатория
StereoMirror monitor 1710, Planar USA (1) Processing unit Fujitsu-Siemens with display
to carry out laboratory work
дистанционного зондирования Земли
card nVideo Quadro FX1800 (1)
Stereo monitor StereoPixellcReflex-2003 (1) Processing unit Intel(R)Core (TM) i3- 2100 [email protected] (1 шт.)
set of radio navigational aids GS Leica 08 plus (1)
Electronic tachometer Trimble M3 (1 шт.) Digital gradienter Trimble DINI 0.3 (1 шт.)
and scientific and research work concerning
master’s thesis theme
12 Characteristic of university environment providing development of general cultural (social-personal) competences of graduates
Corporate culture of D.Serikbaev EKSTU in combination with modern education technologies are the main conditions that guarantee professional and cultural development of master students.
Realization of competence approach in training requires wide usage of active and interactive forms of classes in educational process (seminars in the form of a dialogue, discussions, business plays and role plays, analysis of certain situations, psychological and other types of trainings, computer simulations, group discussions, work in research students group, university and interuniversity teleconferencing) in combination with extracurricular work in order to form and develop master students’ professional skills.
In order to develop social and educational component of education process in D.Serikbaev EKSTU all the opportunities are used for formation of social-personal competences, social cultural environment and conditions are created as they are necessary for all-round development of personality.
To achieve the goals of profile education program on specialty 6М070600- Geology and exploration of mineral deposits within the framework of realization of State program of Industrial Innovation Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2015-2019 involving of professors from near and far abroad is planned for lecturing, conducting practical classes, scientific consultations, carrying out joint scientific-research work with universities-partners:
Prof. Masahiko BESSHO- Akita University (Akita, Japan)
Доктор PhD Laurence Gerald – Curtin university of technology, campus Kalgoorlie, Australia
Professor Lech GLADYSIEWICZ – Wroclaw polytechnic university (Wroclaw, Poland) 4. Professor Talant Ryspaev – Technical university Профессор Талант Рыспаев – Технический университет Clausthal (Clausthal, Germany);
5. Professor Vladimirov А.А. – IGMS SB RAS (Novosibirsk, Russia);
6. Professor Freidin А.М. – Mining institute of SB RAS (Novosibirsk, Russia);
7. Prof. Takeyuki Ogata – Akita University (Akita, Japan);
8. Prof. Jasek Cieslik – AGN University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland 13 Final state attestation of Educational master program
Final attestation of higher educational establishment graduate is compulsory and is held after mastering education program completely. When students write master’s thesis, they consult Regulation “Procedure of preparation, writing defending Master's thesis” P EKSTU 708.02-II- 2014.
14 Other normative-methodical documents and materials providing quality of students training
Scientific library of D.Serikbaev EKSTU consists of 17 divisions including 6 reading rooms that have 425 seats, 2 computer rooms that have 17 seats, a room of catalogues that have 7 automated seats. There is remove electronic access to library services (http://www.lib.ektu.kz).
There is multimedia fund in the library computer rooms. It includes e-books, audio and video cassettes, training programs on CD-s, abstracting journals on floppy disks, CD-applications to books and journals (total number is 2714). The library comprises full text electronic databases (total number of of databases documents is 304 205) that enable quickly service readers:
- Full text «Paragraf»;
- Program AISS (automated information searching system) comprising copies of all normative documents of RK (construction norms and rules, State standards, building regulations)
- Electronic version of program «SANA 2001», developed by project academy
«KAZGOR» and comprising cost estimate documentation on new norms and prices introduced on the territory of RK.
- Database “Patents of Kazakhstan” 1993-2010 (bibliography and descriptions).
- Full text database of technological normative documents «DEREK INFO building»
Electronic document delivery from other libraries funds is available – Moscow state library, Republican scientific technical library, Novosibirsk state university and others.
