A graduate of the study program Measurement and Quality Management in Mechanical Engineering in the study field Mechanical Engineering can: a. define safety and operational regulations, procedures for ensuring health protection at work, technical and quality standards, in particular with a focus on mechanical engineering; b. characterize technical documentation in mechanical engineering, documentation of quality management systems, including procedures for ensuring the quality of measurements and tests, documentation defining the characteristics of measuring instruments and their suitability for the intended use; c. define selection of measuring methods, measuring procedures, specific measuring instruments and measuring systems for the intended purpose of use, the suitability of the method of evaluation of measurements in the regulated and non-regulated area; d. describe engineering production technologies with a focus on the processing of metallic and non-metallic materials, principles of construction of machines and equipment, quality management and quality assurance tools, measurement methods and measurement procedures, including evaluation of measured data, individual types of measuring instruments, their design, properties and use, procedures for calibration and verification of measuring instruments, requirements put on legally controlled measuring instruments and procedures for their verification, procedures and means for testing engineering products; e. apply general knowledge of natural science basis of the study field of mechanical engineering, design, construction and manufacture of machinery and equipment, areas of the regulatory basis of measurements, quality management systems and other documents defining the requirements for quality assurance of mechanical engineering production, technical solutions for measuring instruments and measuring systems, evaluation of measurements and tests in the regulated and non-regulated area.
A graduate of the study program Measurement and Quality Management in Mechanical Engineering in the study field Mechanical Engineering can a. prepare background documents to improve quality and processes in mechanical engineering, for development of standard operating procedures and instructions; b. prepare reports and documentation related to the implementation and maintenance of a quality management system in mechanical engineering, related to the implementation and maintenance of a quality management system in the departments of technical control, calibration and testing laboratories, in the operations of authorized and registered persons, on management of measuring instruments in the organization; c. set quality control methods according to customer requirements; d. select appropriate quality management system procedures to ensure the quality of products, goods and services, measurement methods, measurement procedures and technical means of measurement suitable for achieving the desired objective; e. summarize and evaluate quality indicators of products, goods and services, the status of the identified risks and the adoption of measures, the effectiveness of corrective action, condition of measuring and testing equipment; f. work up required documents of the quality management system, standard operating procedures and instructions for calibration and verification of measuring instruments, certificates, assessments and protocols on the results of inspections in mechanical engineering, documents on the results of calibration and verification of measuring instruments; g. determine prescribed parameters of engineering products, legislative parameters of specified measuring instruments; h. apply principles of safety and health protection at work, fire protection and hygiene at work and protection of the environment, general procedures and principles of quality management systems for a specific situation, case studies and model procedures for quality control of products, goods and services, sample procedures for measuring instruments calibration, regulations and recommendations for the verification of legally controlled measuring instruments.
A graduate of the study program Measurement and Quality Management in Mechanical Engineering in the study field Mechanical Engineering has the ability a. to independently solve professional tasks and coordinate sub-activities in the ensuring of the quality of engineering production, creation, implementation and maintenance of quality management systems, design, implementation and evaluation of measurements and tests in the regulated and non-regulated area, implementation of model procedures, examples, case and expert studies and other supporting materials to solve specific tasks; b. to present one's own opinions and solutions of non-standard measurement tasks, in analyzing and eliminating deficiencies in the production process; c. to work effectively in a team, collaborate and motivate people in the quality assurance of engineering production, implementation of measurements and tests in the regulated and non-regulated area; d. to think analytically and practically and to approach creatively when dealing with new and non-standard situations in the selection of appropriate procedures, methods, solutions and means of quality assurance, when creating standard operating procedures and instructions for non-standard measurements in the regulated and non-regulated area; e. to work independently, organize and plan work within the calibration and testing laboratory, technical inspection department or quality management department, in the creation and implementation of quality management system documentation, standard operating procedures and instructions, in carrying out the measurement and testing activities, calibration and verification of measuring instruments; f. to recommend and defend one's own opinion and one's own decision in solving a problem in application of general principles of the quality management system to the specific situation in the organization, quality assurance of performed measurements and tests.
There is a specialized website uplatnenie.sk, where you can find data on the application of graduates of individual study programs of all degrees of study. Unfortunately, for the study program Measurement and Quality Management in Mechanical Engineering, the page states that due to a small number of graduates, it does not have enough data to show their application. Therefore, it can only be based on similar data for other bachelor's degree study programs at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of STU in Bratislava. It follows from them that 99% of graduates of bachelor study programs in 2019 (the website does not provide more recent data) continued their studies, while it can be logically assumed that they studied in subsequent study programs at the engineering level. It is likely that such a high number of graduates who continue on to an engineering degree also applies to the study program Measurement and Quality Management in Mechanical Engineering.
A graduate of the study program Measurement and Quality Management in Mechanical Engineering in the study field Mechanical Engineering is prepared for study at the second level of university study, especially in the follow-up study programs Measurement and Testing resp. Production systems and quality management, which are provided at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering STU in Bratislava in the study field Mechanical Engineering. If a graduate of a bachelor 's study program decides to go into practice, he/she can be employed as a - specialist in quality management, quality control and related activities in industrial organizations, namely in mechanical engineering, - technical specialist in quality assurance departments in all areas of the national economy, in particular industry (automotive), the services sector, health and the environment, - specialist for metrology services providers in regulated and non-regulated area, - specialist in quality infrastructure institutions, including conformity assessment bodies and inspection bodies.
All graduates of the Bachelor's degree study program Measurement and Quality Management in Mechanical Engineering, who completed their studies in the academic year 2019/2020, continue in the academic year 2020/2021 on the engineering degree. Among them are also Bc. Renata Cápová, Bc. Zuzana Gajanová and Bc. Martin Olekšák.
Due to the fact that the bachelor's degree still does not have the required tradition and acceptability among Slovak employers, none of the employers we contacted explicitly confirmed the quality of the bachelor's study program Measurement and Quality Management in Mechanical Engineering. These employers hire mainly engineering graduates to their organizations and companies, for some positions doctoral graduates, and they have also expressed themselves adequately in the evaluation of graduates of these study programs. Similarly, there is a tendency for bachelor's degree graduates to continue their studies at the engineering level. Therefore, the supporting leters of the representatives of the Slovak Legal Metrology, n.o. and Bratislava Metrological Society, s.r.o. reflect general satisfaction with the focus, content and quality of teaching in the so-called metrology-oriented study programs that are studied at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering STU in Bratislava. Specifically, the statement of opinion towards the graduates of these study programs mainly concerns the engineering and doctoral degrees of study.They are not aplicable, it is not a preparation for regulated professions
