Examples of e-course level assessments

The Fluid Mechanics e-course integrates an e-learning system with traditional teaching to facilitate knowledge acquisition and improve student monitoring. At this level, the use of technology goes beyond a purely informative role and introduces structured content, interactive elements and basic forms of evaluation.

Teaching materials are organised by teaching units (lectures, seminars, exercises) and are available through the e-learning system. For example, in the unit "Basic Equations of Fluid Mechanics", students can access presentations, detailed notes and additional flow illustrations. Each unit contains links to required and recommended literature.

Open forums are used for communication and discussion. The news forum is used for official teacher announcements (e.g. changes in the date of the final exam), while special course-related forums are intended for content-related questions, such as discussions on the application of Bernoulli's equation in hydraulic systems. Students also communicate with each other in discussion forums, where they can exchange experiences from laboratory exercises.

Students have access to a calendar of course events with dates for lectures, exercises, midterms and assignment submissions. Notifications are regularly posted through the system, including midterm results and feedback on assignments.

The course includes self-assessments in the form of short quizzes with feedback, for example after the unit on laminar and turbulent flow. Assignments are submitted online, and teacher grades and comments are available to students in the system. This makes it easier to monitor progress and enables transparent evaluation.

For additional learning support, a glossary/dictionary with definitions of key terms, such as "Reynolds number" or "dynamic viscosity", is used. The teaching material is supplemented with videos of laboratory exercises and audio explanations of more complex parts of the lecture. When necessary, lectures can also be held in real time via video conferences or webinars, for example, consultations on hydrostatic equilibrium problems.

Student administration is also managed in the e-learning system: grades, points and class attendance are recorded. This way, teachers have insight into progress, and students can check their status at any time.

The technologies used include an e-learning system, videoconferencing, webinars and an e-portfolio system. This moves the Fluid Mechanics course from a basic informational level to a second level of e-learning integration, where the emphasis is on organization, learning support and systematic student monitoring.