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Information technologies and the related disciplines are the most popular and rapidly developing areas in the modern society. The competences of a graduates have to meet modern requirements. However, to meet them, the student must be aware of both new computer technologies, methods, models, and master the basic knowledge of their subject area, as well as understand other scientific fields, since computerization is impossible without integration with other sciences. Here we encounter with a contradiction: the increase in the number of requirements and the amount of material to be mastered by the student, while the cognitive features of a human being are not unlimited. The situation is complicated by the fact that the level of mastered knowledge and skills of entrants in profile disciplines is diverse, since there is no unified program for teaching computer science in secondary schools. This article is concentrated on the authors' proposal to apply the object-oriented approach (OOA) based on the key principles of object-oriented programming (OOP) to students' education. The purpose of the research is to study possibilities of improving the quality of education and perception of educational material by students through the use of OOA as the metamethod of teaching. Objectives of the study are 1) to systematize the approach to the study of various technologies and tools; 2) to use the principles of OOP for the distribution of material to be mastered at levels of abstraction; 3) to develop a unified approach to mastering various software of different versions; 4) to elaborate stable inter-representative relations among students throughout their studies at the university; 5) to form an understanding of the possible application of the material being studied. The teaching method developed by the authors has been practically applied since 2013 till now as the specialized discipline in the groups of Informatics and Computer Science direction with the annual methodical improvement of OOA approaches. Such classical methods of pedagogical research as the analysis of problem area, pre- and postquestioning, pedagogical observation, a synthesis of the accumulated material and the comparative experiment in terms of classroom instruction, including traditional ascertaining, forming and control stages of the recurrent spiral patterns in various profile disciplines were used. Seminars and classes were conducted through the prism of the OOA, i.e. the object was revealed, its methods and properties were determined, at the same time students formed a clear idea of the goals and variations of the studied technologies. The learned material was encapsulated and then used as a basis for further studies. The knowledge and skills of students were evaluated during the execution of laboratory tasks and courseworks and their answering on theachers' questions. According to the authors' observations and estimates, the proposed OOP method allowed 1) to systematize the process of te. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Social demands aim at the improvement of the modern engineering and technical education in the conditions of the information educational environment of a technical university. The priority purposes of the teaching in the system of Higher education are the personal and professional growth of students: the formation of such qualities of a personality as the ability to take the responsibility, creativity, reflexivity, the ability to work in a team and readiness for further self-development. For this reason, the formation of the independent cognitive activities of students leads to the solution of the socially significant problem of competitiveness of future engineers and transport workers. The authors of the article consider the question of using of remote technologies for the formation of the independent activity of students in the information educational environment of a technical university. Research methods: To study the influence of information technologies on the formation and development of the independent activity of students the authors of this article used some theoretical methods of the research: studying of scientific literature in the field of psychology for the determination of the levels, criteria and indicators of the formation of the independent cognitive activity of students, Case method and the method of observation for the identification of the development of the motivational sphere of the independent activity and the experimental methods allowing to substantiate and prove the research hypothesis. Results: On the basis of the competence-based, activity and personal-centered approaches to the training several information technologies of the formation of the independent activity of students of technical universities have been developed. The process of training of future engineers and transport workers at technical institutions of Higher education is based on the application of active forms and methods of teaching as well as the implementation of modern educational information technologies taking into account the specifics of the taught disciplines. Conclusions: The approach under consideration is of interest as a model of the creation of the educational process allowing to achieve the readiness of graduates of technical institutions of Higher education for independent activity. The competitiveness of future engineers and transport workers is defined by the level of formation of their independent professional activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Digital humanities is an activity based on a symbiosis of the humanities sciences and information technologies. This is an international activity. There are many communities implementing projects in this area. For example: Russian Association for Digital Humanities (http://dhrussia.ru) and European Association for Digital Humanities (http://eadh.org/). Under the flags of Digital Humanities ITMO University (Department of Graphic Technologies, Center of design and multimedia), Saint Petersburg State University (department «Information Systems in Arts and Humanities») and Saint-Petersburg state Roerich family Museum and Institute create project - Multimedia Information System "Architecture and art complex Theodore town in Tsarskoye Selo as an example of Russian style" (http://russianstyle.ifmo.ru/). The main components of this portal are: Virtual reconstruction of Architectural and artistic complex of Feodorovsky town in Tsarskoye Selo; Scientific articles about Feodorovsky town and Russian Style; archive of materials and interactive applications for virtual reality headsets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the issues of information technologies and its role in the labor law of the Russian Federation. The development of information technologies leads to expanding the scope of application of such technologies. The sphere of law, including labor law, is no exception. Indeed, if earlier information technologies were used for processing, storage and transfer of personal data of employees, now in connection with the development of the remote work, the importance of information technologies are increasing in the labor law of the Russian Federation. For instance, at the moment the Russian Government is discussing the possibility of switching to electronic employment record books. Despite the obvious advantages of the use of information technologies, which greatly facilitate the employment relationship in some situations, there are also some risks in their use. In particular, the use of information technologies raises the question of the need to protect information, which is essential for the safe use of information technologies. Thus, information technologies are necessary phenomenon in the labor law of the Russian Federation, and the use of such technologies will only expand over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information technology is currently one of the most important labour productivity drivers to increase economic efficiency. The aggravation of the geopolitical situation occurred in Russia over the past few years has demonstrated the vulnerability of the domestic financial sector and some other national economy branches to foreign manufacturers and suppliers of various software that led to the intensification of import substitution in this area. The conducted analysis has revealed that information technologies create a brand new infrastructure for economic agents. Consequently they could enter foreign markets more easily, expand globally and participate actively in the international labour division. Moreover, the authors prove the demand for the establishment of economic ICT clusters in Russian regions with the view to intensify the state orders placement in the field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes a political phenomenon as a process of sequential information exchange which connects all groups of individuals in a dynamic system in space and time. The symbolic essence of information exchange assumes paramount importance in relation to political communications because symbols, representing imperiously significant meanings in texts, constitute grounds for identifying political objects in human perception. It is approved that in political context information is modified, constructing social meanings that requires development of information applicability criteria in the elaboration of strategic political models. According to authors, these criteria are coherence, competence, legitimacy and efficiency. Particular emphasis is given to determination of "areas of disagreements" where political information control, corruption, and hiding of information begin to occur. As shown by the in-depth consideration of aspects of strategic modeling in politics, the main problems of strategy development and implementation have to do rather with excessive information treated in a very perfunctory manner, which determines the subjective perception of strategic modeling in general. Global property of intelligent innovations unfolds in the communicative field of political administration, where information resources are produced that require further storage, reformatting, and transmission to contiguous political environments in expectation of feedback. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents a brief summary of the research on self-development and adaptation of public service broadcasting in the multimedia environment. Background: the purpose of the study is to provide versatile and objective examination, comparison and analysis of the impact of the latest information technologies for a well-established model of public broadcasting. Methods: for the purpose of verifying the theoretical ideas the analysis of foreign web-publications on the establishment and development of public service broadcasting has been conducted. Besides the theoretical and methodological basis of the study are: policy statements and annual reports of public broadcasters in the UK, Germany, Japan, USA; normative legal instruments regulating their activities; the materials of UNESCO, the Council of Europe and other international organizations; the scientific works of national and foreign scientists devoted to the activities of public broadcasting and the new media environment. Results: the results of the experiment indicated that the establishment of a global information society involves changes in the field of media and communication, transforming the traditional audio-visual media in accordance with the requirements of information and convergence. The development of technology becomes not a threat but a new opportunity to implement a genuine public television, available to audiences on any technological platform, in any format and not limited to the actual TV broadcasting. Technologies of the XXI century bring the empowering public television to public service communications. Conclusions: on the basis of the studies the conclusion was made that the development of digital technology makes a number of channels of various profiles is virtually unlimited, but such diversity does not reduce the value of public sector information dissemination. Moreover, as it was shown by this study, the whole process of evolutionary development of public broadcasting proves its viability and ability in the process of transformation to adapt to any environment, including to the conditions of the multimedia environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present article is involved the task of development of an innovative course of uniform mathematics on the basis of synergetic approach in future mathematics teacher training. The integration of mathematical is assumed: algebra, calculus, geometry, stochastic and development of mathematical activity on the basis of expansion of a complex of motivational and applied tasks in the saturated information and education environment within an innovative course. Future mathematics teacher has to master uniform of mathematical knowledge not only from methodological, philosophical and theoretical positions, but also technologically comprehend a series of the specific problems of mathematics solved by a complex of mathematical methods of various disciplines. Thus, the applied and nonlinear side of the problem is fixed, joint communications as a basis for identification of points of bifurcation in expansion of professional and significant results are actualized, the heuristic moments and aesthetic beauty of mathematical actions in emergence of an identification of new communication are emphasized. The important role is played by availability and reproducibility of mathematical material on the basis of visual modeling, opportunity for the trainee to internalize gained knowledge in the conditions of openness of informational and educational environment. The technology of visual modeling and a foundation of personality's experience are used, the saturated informational and educational environment and communication in small groups are actualized. Heuristic interactions of qualitative and quantitative at the same as substantial and formal methods of research make an objective basis of mathematical involvement in scientific knowledge. In the process the synergy of mathematical knowledge is defined as a methodological basis of using mathematics in scientific knowledge, its integration. Update of these integration processes gives to mathematical science complete character and internal uniform of ideas, methods, concepts and theorems, algorithms and procedures. As a result of research activity of students the complex of integrative problems of uniform mathematics as the tool of professional competence of future teachers of mathematics is created. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present-day economic, social and cultural environment in Russia calls for deep and constant remodeling of the system of higher education as a source of future highly-trained professionals. Conventional educational routines need to be revised, and new approaches to training, teaching and learning appear in real-time mode. Most of these are based on rapidly growing information technologies and suggest a vast use of technical means of education, therefore they have been dubbed "educational technologies" or "educational techniques" (ETs). The major advantage of ETs is their feasibility for nearly all areas of human expertise, from technical and natural sciences to humanities. This approach can easily be applied both as a supplement in conventional education and as a basis for developing alternate teaching systems. ETs in higher education are commonly understood as detailed computer-aided algorithms of group discussions, interactive lectures, team problem solving and such. Unlike the European tradition, where ETs are understood as technically-assisted forms of knowledge transfer and generation, in Russia ETs are a part of syllabus that covers a wide range of activities from data search to on-the-job training. In D.Mendeleyev University ETs have become a cornerstone for developing an educational strategy in chemical technology and biotechnology, which comprises training models with clear and easily assessable results achieved with the use of tailored programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Modern virtual space reaches the stage of saturation of perceived information. Various types of information coexist and are waiting for their intended recipient. A special place within the virtual space occupied by the various phenomena of multimedia features which are examined by experts from various fields of knowledge. Philosophical analysis media phenomena within the virtual space allows you to diagnose and analyze important trends of modern, post informational society. Modern media phenomena (computer games, interactive movies, multimedia content within social networks), entering into the everyday life of many people, offer contact with virtual objects, the number and the nature of which are changing. In the era of Internet of things, expanding the quality of virtual-interactive narrative enhanced by the process of the presence of virtual objects into the real world. Gaining relevance and counter-tendencies associated with the spread of the ideas of digital media asceticism and self-restraint, trying to mark the formation of a new type of elitism in post informational era. Philosophical analysis of these phenomena and trends using semiotic methodology will identify and analyze the relationship commitment to the virtual and the real in the virtual to the real. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article deals with applying cognitive analysis methods to manage online store operations. Structured modeling offers an opportunity to build indicative management and create an expert system to support managerial decisions making that enables any time to identify the most effective strategic management and develop specific tactic recommendations for store's managers. Currently, much attention is paid to the process of effective management and profitability of the online store. It is very important to start analyzing any information about orders, customers and transactions from the beginning of the online store. Modeling of effective management of the store is one of the most important tasks of management, as the decision-maker will optimally choose necessary factors. This will allow us to make important conclusions for the further development of sales and online store overall. In addition, the analysis result may be changes in the advertising campaign and other marketing tools and management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is a study of interdisciplinary cooperation of IT and multimedia experts from the University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (UITMO), and the New Stage of Alexandrinsky Theater. The cooperation resulted in several theatre projects that involve multimedia and internet technologies, in designing the prototype of a system for multi-stream online broadcasting of shows, with the option of interactive involvement of the online audience and switching between the streams; several longterm goals on the use of internet and media technologies on stage have been set. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyses the phenomenon of the virtual museum as one of the key features of post-postmodernism. It describes the way modern science masters virtual reality. The article gives classification of the virtual museums and indicates specific features. In details it tells about the creation of virtual museum. In 2014 The Chair of Engineering Graphics of ITMO University, the Center of Design and Multimedia of ITMO University together with the Prosecutor's Office of Novgorod region created a project Virtual Museum of Prosecutor's Office of Novgorod Region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays many versions of ontology are loosing their meaning completely or partial. It happens because of various reasons. First of all, the development of information technologies and human sciences, which are influence more and more on the life on the contemporary man, and make him to rethink about the problems of being, and contact with it. Secondary, the process of aesthetisation is getting stronger, and that's why increase the role of the being of the things in the everyday structures. In these case, we pay attention to the role, which play non-hermeneutic and perceptive factors in the cognition of the world. Thirdly, it can be related to the increasing fashion on various methodological syntheses with primary reference to transdisciplinarity. For the fourth, distribution of hermeneutical researches and researches in area of philosophy of sign, their essence modifications and alteration of many segments of humanitarian knowledge create terms for constructing of update versions of ontology, which would take into account all complication, meaningfulness and polymodal character of sign existence. Sense is referred to as one of the central categories of hermeneutics and philosophy of sigh. The prospects of research of sense are in the field of newest aesthetics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes the principle of founding of mathematical knowledge for linear algebra and analytic geometry in the plane and shows its using in the implementation of university students successive remote settlement projects. We apply these topics in mathematics (settlement projects "Arithmetic operations with matrices", "Solving systems of linear algebraic equations " and " Study of various parameters of an arbitrary triangle in the plane "). Information system, stages of learning mathematics and student's activity are discovered. Some technological instruments as spiral of founding and original information system are involved. The implementation of settlement projects in educational process is carried out according to the following algorithm from six stages: Good practice of such innovation will significantly save the time on validation of students calculated force for automation projects in an information system. The comparative analysis of values of intermediate and final results obtained directly in the system has been based on relevant calculation algorithms which are implemented at the program level. So students should have the possibility to specify multiple values as long as they will not be correct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]