course work is one of the most important and necessary learning activities of students and a means of formation of the creative personality of the future specialist.
purpose of course work - promote the acquisition and development of skills of research activity of the student, required for the preparation and protection of final qualifying work - thesis (project).
main tasks , which are solved in the process of implementation of student term papers:
a) fix, get to deepen and broaden the theoretical knowledge gained in the study of student academic discipline;
b) strengthen the skills of independent work with a variety of sources;
c) acquire and consolidate research skills, the use of various methods of learning and transformation phenomena of the process;
d) develop the ability to formulate judgments and conclusions, coherently and convincingly express them;
d) develop the skills of the public defense of the results obtained during the study (study) of any events or processes;
e) to prepare for a more responsible task - the choice of theme, development and protection of the thesis.
previous stages of the research skills of students are:
- writing essays based on literature review of social subjects.During this work, the student produced a critical approach to evaluating the literature, skills, selection and compilation of factual material;
- preparing reports on student conferences;
- participation in the work of students' scientific circles;
- training of research students' works and presenting them to the faculty and university-wide competitions.
Preparation and writing a term paper is a type of intellectual and speech activity associated with the accumulation and transmission of information.Analyzing human intellectual activity, AALeontiev wrote in its three phases:
1) orientation in terms of the problem and develop a plan of action;
2) phase of the execution of the plan;
3) to get the result collation with the intended purpose
Therefore, the entire process of preparing course work can be represented as follows:
- 1. Step understanding and development topics:
- choice of topic, the definition of a scientific problem, objectand an object of research, its aims and objectives;
- drawing up a preliminary plan of the course work;
- study of the state of the research problem in scientific, methodical literature and practice;
- selection of appropriate research methods.
- 2. Stage material selection and execution of the main part of the work:
- identification, study, analysis and synthesis of the positive social and technological expertise;
- preparation and conduct of the research work;
- compilation and interpretation of data;
- 3. Stage of analysis and summarizing:
- design of the study results;
- formulation of conclusions and practical recommendations;
- Protection of course work.
part of the course work can be reports, presentations, performed by the students in the study of general professional disciplines.These types of training and research activities aimed at the development of logical and compositional skills;the ability to reveal the contents of the problem, needed for speech (the topic title, relevance, to define the purpose, objectives, key concepts, ideas, object and subject of research, make a plan), to pick up the language means and methods of persuasion, adequate to the situation, purpose, recipient;effective use of professional knowledge;simulate performance;logically and emotionally present information, etc.
Ongoing coursework students expanding scientific-theoretical outlook on the selected issue, there is a further mastery of the techniques and methods of scientific research, knowledge of the studied phenomenon or process, its essence, content, factors and conditions affecting the development and features of display.
When their development requires not only theoretical knowledge on the current understanding of the technology practice, but the real expertise.Such experience is studied and set out in the course work based on personal observations of the practical activities of experts and, if possible, the understanding of personal participation in the practical process of social activity.In such course work can take place and practical recommendations arising from the practice of the disclosed experience to address a particular problem.Term papers are necessary for the learning process.
