No 1 (2013)

The present article dwells upon a learning environment in the classroom, constructed with the use of ICT — a system of conditions that is created through the use of computer technology and information technology solutions for educational purposes of a lesson. Express-assessment methodology is designed to determine the quality of the operational use of software to create a pedagogical environment of a lesson that is why it is represented by a set of some of the most relevant aspects.

The paper is devoted to construction and analysis of the mutual influence of the unemployment rates for different age groups described with due consideration of ageing of population.

The article considers the problem of building professional competences of students seeking bachelor’s degree in «Informatics and Computer Engineering» through implementation of projects on automation of information systems of enterprises, introduces the concept of immersed laboratory works.

The present paper is devoted to the development of a set of models and algorithms for processing information from technical systems which allows carrying out support of decision-making in poorly formalized areas.

The article describes the main ways of informatization of everyday life, examples of processes affected by computerization, and a description of new opportunities that people obtained.

Based on the analysis of the requirements for competences of professional engineers and university graduates of engineering programs as described in the documentation of international organizations, the article considers a feature of the Bologna-based model of an engineer that should be taken into account when developing new federal state educational standards for training specialists in the areas of equipment and technologies in Russia.

The article considers different approaches to the term «interactivity», describes various types of interactivity, ICT tools which give opportunities to develop interactive elements of electronic educational resources, technology of cognitive visualization. The author also dwells upon a multimedia installation as a type of interactive cognitive visualization of educational materials.

The article raises the problem of organization of controlled independent activities of university students and their monitoring in informational and educational environment of the university. The paper speculates on the concept of monitored independent activities of students, covers the principles of its organization at the university. The author describes the components of information and educational environment of the university, information services which allow facilitation of controlled independent activities of students in the information and educational environment of the university.

The author dwells upon the risks to which modern pupils are exposed in the course of training with ICT and ways of eliminating them through methods and forms of education which promote preservation of pupil health. As an example, the recommendations for a teacher of computer science to organize safe work of pupils in the computer lab are described.

The article deals with such important aspects for a team of software developers, as providing continuous education of its members. In connection with this the author speculates on the problems of interaction of the company-developer with a higher school, problems of structuring a team of software developers with students during techniques of problem teaching classes, problems of teaching Informatics, information technologies and information security.

This article reviews the problem of Big Data in regard to database management systems and distributed systems which has become a key issue in today’s IT industry.