Methodological Support of the Learning Process

In accordance with the objectives of the Department in the field of quality, the level of methodological support of the learning process has been significantly improved.

The plan of educational materials publication in Kereku is completed every year.

EMCS have been formed for all specialties of the Department in Kazakh and Russian languages, СECs are available for all specialties. Content of CECs is annually reviewed for compliance with modern requirements for graduates, the latest achievements in science and practice. A reason for making changes to the list and content of elective courses is a suggestion by consumers of educational services.

The plan of methodological activities is executed by means of development and re-approvement of work programs, syllabuses, methodological recommendations and guidelines for course works (projects), materials for knowledge control and final examination in Russian and Kazakh.

Creating a system of education based on the credit transfer technology requires the presence of academic mobility, i.e. transfer of the credits for the courses studied at other universities. After completion of any part of the work plan, there is a certain form of control, which allows accumulating credits, determine the position of a student on his or her learning trajectory for transition to the next educational level.

Professional development of the academic staff members is carried out in the following areas:

- performing independent research projects;

- studying research methods in various subjects;

- performing contractual research projects in cooperation with companies and organizations;

- participation in national and international scientific conferences;

- participation in scientific competitions;

- attending specialized courses in foreign languages.

Extensive professional development of the Department staff members resulted in:

- update of the lecture material;

- development of teaching materials;

- The development of case-study in the disciplines of "Practicum on Psychology", "Social services in social work" (Korovayko I.V., Samekin A.S.);

- Development of a work program, syllabus, materials for knowledge control and final control in Kazakh and Russian languages for the Bachelor of all disciplines on the subject "Psychology of Leadership and Human Resources Management " (Kudarova N.A., Kodekova G.B.);

- Implementation of training within the trilingual program (the Ps-201 and Ps-401 student groups, all Master’s degree programs);

- implementation of interactive teaching methods for lectures and practical classes.

As part of the implementation of the educational program, students participate in academic mobility, scientific internships:

- Doctoral students of the department Mukatayeva K. B., Zhomartova A. D., Schcherbakova Ye. P. received certificates of scientific internship at the Palacky University in Olomouc (Czech Republic) from September 16 to October 18, 2019;

- doctoral students of the department Kayumova M.S., Kuanysheva B.T., Alimova Sh. Zh., Popandopulo A.S., Suyundikova M.K., Baymoldina D.N. received certificates of scientific internship at the G. V. Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow (RF) in the period from November 23 to December 23, 2020;

- Doctoral student of the department Pshembayev M.A. received a Certificate of passing a scientific internship at the Department of Pedagogy of Mogilev State University named after A.A.Kuleshov, Mogilev (Republic of Belarus) in the period from March 01 to April 09, 2021.

- undergraduates Nazhmidenova G., Sattarova Z., Konakbaev E., Aleushinova A., Karimov A., Dyusenova A. completed an internship at KazNU named after Al-Farabi from January 25 to February 9, 2020

2021-2022 academic year:

As part of the implementation of the educational program, students participate in academic mobility, scientific internships:
- doctoral students of the department Kazhikenova G. M., Pshembayeva E. S., Khaimuldina A. Yu., Taibolatov K. M., Shaimerdenova A. K., Torpishcheva R. Sh., Ospanova B. B., Karimova A. O. received Certificates of scientific internship at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow (RF) in period from October 11 to November 09, 2021;
- doctoral students of the department Kazhikenova G. M., Pshembayeva E. S., Khaimuldina A. Yu., Shaimerdenova A. K., Torpisheva R. Sh., Ospanova B. B., Karimova A. O. received Certificates of scientific internship to Mogilev State University named after A. A. Kuleshov, Mogilev (Republic of Belarus) from February 01 to March 03, 2022;
- doctoral students of the department Taibolatov Қ. M., Abetanov D. N., Kozhakhmet Zh. E. received Certificates of scientific internship at Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir (Turkey) from May 23 to June 29, 2022;
- doctoral student Torpisheva R. Sh. became the owner of the Bolashak international scholarship for an internship at Michigan State University in May-June 2022 (Michigan, USA).

2022-2023 academic year:
From March 27 to 28, a meeting “Improving educational and methodological support of the educational process” of the educational and methodological Council of Higher and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held at the L. N. Gumilev ENU (Astana). Associate Professor of the Department of Personal Development and Education S.K. Antikeyeva took part in the project management group in the specialty “Social Work” with a report “Analysis of the current situation of the educational program “Social Work” at the NJSC “Toraighyrov University”.
Post-doctoral student of the department Popandopulo A. S. conducted a training seminar for teachers of schools in the Pavlodar region on the topic “Psychological and pedagogical support for the development of metacognitive abilities of students” within the framework of grant funding for young scientists under the project “Zhas Galym” for 2022-2024 AR13268772 “Psychological pedagogical support for the development of students’ metacognitive abilities as the main factor in the success of learning in the conditions of updated education”.