MSTU im. Bauman returns to Habr, and we are ready to share the latest news, talk about the latest developments, and even invite you to “walk” around the research centers and laboratories of the University.
If you are not familiar with us yet, be sure to read the review article about the legendary Baumanka from Alexey .
Today we want to talk about the unique faculty of the GUIMC, the opportunities that the university provides to young people with hearing impairments, and the adapted educational programs that have no analogues in the world.
The country's first educational institution for the deaf and hard of hearing
GUIMC is the leading educational, research and methodological center for the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities (disabled people) at the Moscow State Technical University. N.E. Bauman.
The history of inclusive education at MSTU began in 1934 - then the first 11 people with hearing disabilities were enrolled in the university, from which a study group was formed. Today at MSTU im. N.E. Bauman created unique, unparalleled in the domestic and world practice of inclusive education, conditions for teaching students.
customized programs. How to act on them and what is special?
When entering MSTU, each applicant with disabilities chooses in what format he wants to study: together with the majority of students or according to inclusive (adapted) professional educational programs. Sensibly assessing their capabilities, the applicant chooses either the classic, familiar to everyone format, or training with the support of the faculty of the GUIMC.
The main feature of the adapted programs is an additional year of study. That is, studies in undergraduate programs last 5 years, and in specialist programs - 7. The main advantage of "introducing" an additional year into the curriculum is a reduction in the labor intensity of the first year of study.
Studying at MSTU is not at all easy: first-year students face a heavy workload, new subjects and difficult tasks. By dividing the most difficult disciplines of the first year of study into two, the faculty of the GUIMC gives its students the opportunity to master the material in a more comfortable mode for them. Also, in the first two years of study, the faculty introduces additional disciplines depending on the needs of students. Most students of the faculty have hearing impairments, and especially for them, classes are held to study the technical means that they need: on the use of hearing aids, where all the possibilities of such devices and market novelties are discussed; on the semantics of technical texts, etc.
For the first two years, GUIMC students study in small groups of no more than 12 people with partial integration into general streams. These groups come from different fields of study depending on the educational needs. As a rule, the set for the first course looks like this:
Group 1: students with complete hearing loss who need full sign language interpreting;
2nd group: hard of hearing students who do not need sign language interpretation;
Group 3: students with disabilities caused by other diseases who need a special organization of the educational process (a long lunch break, a specially designed schedule, etc.).
Since the first courses of study consist of similar disciplines, students from different departments can study together in such small special groups.
After completing the first two years of mastering the first-year program, students are fully integrated into the 2nd-year groups of the general stream of their chosen specialty and the remaining courses study inclusively. That is, all couples attend classes with students from groups of other faculties, but they attend classes with an interpreter or special equipment that allows you to hear the teacher's speech clearly and without noise. It consists of a paired microphone system, which the teacher puts on at the beginning of the lesson, and the student's hearing aid itself.
Also, the faculty of the GUIMC provides an opportunity to study in master's programs.
What are the areas of study (specialties)?
Applicants can choose any area of study available at MSTU, however, there are some features and recommendations. Students with complete hearing loss are advised to choose from the three most promising areas of training: "Informatics and Computer Engineering" (department II5), "Automation of Technological Processes and Production" (department RK9), "Materials Science and Technology of Materials" (department MT8) . This is due to the limited number of sign language interpreters of the Center - such students need them throughout the entire period of study, including in general streams in senior years.
Those who do not need sign language translation can choose absolutely any specialty of an engineering profile - for the first two years, such students will study in the GUIMC groups, after which they will go to the general streams. However, hearing-impaired applicants are also recommended to choose one of the above - the teaching staff of these departments over the years of studying students of the GUIMC have accumulated significant experience and developed their own methods of teaching disciplines. In addition to the above, the departments of "Information Security" (department IU8) and "Metrology and Interchangeability" (department MT4) have extensive experience.
This year, 33 freshmen entered the faculty of the GUIMC. Among them is a student with a hearing impairment who entered the department of Sociology (department SGN2). An individual curriculum for 5 years was drawn up for her. The freshman will attend couples with students of the SSS faculty. On them, she, like everyone else, will be completely immersed in the educational process, and the faculty of the GUIMC will provide her with additional devices and hearing aids that will be configured and individually adapted to the girl’s hearing.
In the next article, we will show you what the Learning Center itself looks like with all the technological features, tell you about the smart classrooms of the faculty and introduce you to some specialists working in the field of inclusive education.
Source: habr.com