Моя специальность. Халюшева Г.Р. - 6 стр.

Graduates of this speciality are supposed to work at different educational
establishments ( ranging from schools to colleges and universities ) as well as to be
able to translate technical literature from English into Russian and vice versa.
Graduates of the Department of Information Studies are expected to be able to apply
their knowledge in different spheres of life such as scientific, social, cultural and
educational activities. Taking into consideration the importance of this speciality in
the age of rapidly advancing information technologies the department has developed
an algorithm for success. It mixes the best aspects of a research university with an
intimate college environment – one that brings students into a close learning
relationship with distinguished teachers. In this environment, they tap students`
considerable potential – their genius for ideas, power of analysis, creativity and
organizational abilities. To realize this potential, the Department maintains a low
student/teaching staff ratio – 10/1- allowing students to build full relationships with
professors.
       The Department offers a five-year course of study. The academic programme
is composed of a varying number of courses. First-year students get general scientific
education and study such subjects as Mathematics, Physics, Technical Drawing,
social sciences, Computer Processing of Information. In their second year students
start getting acquainted with their field of specialization. The current curriculum
consists of the following compulsory disciplines: Programming Languages and
Methods, Domestic PC Programming, Computing Machinery, Information Theory,
Information Systems, Computer Modelling and others. Besides, students have a wide
range of optional subjects to choose from, such as Object Oriented Programming,
Computer Graphics, Databases, Design of Computer Systems and Networks,
Introduction into Artificial Intelligence Systems, Modern Information Technologies
in Education. Students take lectures, do laboratory and practical works, work in the
computer centre, read special literature.
       Special attention is paid to language studies as the Department also provides its
students with an additional qualification of technical translators. Thus, besides
technical subjects students also have English Practice and some theoretical courses in
the language: Theoretical Grammar, Stylistics, Lexicology, Textual Grammar and
others. Upon enrolment students` reading, writing, grammar and conversation skills
are tested. They are assigned to the level most appropriate for their skills. All classes
are organized into levels. Typically at the end of the course of study students can be
expected to progress from either Beginning or Intermediate to Advanced level.
Students build the English language fluency by applying structures and functions of
English to meaningful practical situations through a variety of classroom activities,
such as role plays, discussions, problem-solving exercises and small group activities.
After their third year of studies students have summer practice devoted to translating
authentic technical texts. In this type of work students learn using all kinds of
dictionaries and reference books in combination with computers and the Internet.
       The undergraduates of the Department take on independent research projects,
working one-on-one with teachers on different problems within the field of their
specialisation. They become indispensable partners in research, which of course is a
major component of their education.
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