Admission to university studies

Course: Cultural Studies

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Admission to university studies
Code
ОК 26
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2
Learning outcomes
1. To have the skills of critical thinking, to present their own thoughts in a clear way, to make their arguments. 14. To conduct a public discussion and maintain a dialogue on Ukrainian culture with professionals and non-specialists. 15. To communicate freely on professional issues orally and in writing in the official and foreign languages, taking into account the purpose of communication and social and cultural features of its context. 16. To define, formulate and argue their own civic and professional position on topical social issues.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Before starting this course, students must: 1. to know the main stages, regularities and characteristics of the historical and cultural process; 2. be able to navigate the issues of organization of the educational process in the higher education system, collect and interpret information on cultural phenomena and phenomena, cultural processes and events; 3. to have elementary skills of scientific research and information management, skills of active listening, use of foreign language professional informative sources.
Course content
The discipline "Introduction to university studies" introduces students to the specifics of formation, main tasks and principles organization of the university, key concepts of the classical university. Laws of Ukraine regulating the sphere of education and educational activities in the field of higher education of Ukraine are being considered consistently. The history of the integration of Ukrainian education into the European educational space and the key provisions of the Bologna Declaration are outlined. Ethical standards and the importance of academic integrity in the educational process are explained. The peculiarities of the functioning of universities in Ukraine and the structure of the educational process in higher education institutions are determined; the main milestones of the origin and formation of the higher education system in the history of world civilization, the main concepts and classification of higher educational institutions are considered; the role and influence of Ukrainian educational institutions on the formation of traditions of higher education; the main stages of formation, development and activity of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University in general and the Faculty of Philosophy in particular are traced
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Self-study #1 (creative task): 12 / 20 points 2. Control work #1: 12 / 20 points 3. Self-study #2 (text summary): 15 / 24 points 4. Self-study #3 (writing an essay): 9 / 16 points Final written test - 12 / 20 points Final evaluation in the form of credit: The final number of points for the discipline (maximum 100 points) is defined as the sum of points for systematic work during the semester, taking into account the final test. The credit is given based on the results of the student's work throughout the entire semester and does not include additional assessment measures.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Department of History of Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy
Halyna Heorhiivna Kotsur
Department of Archival Studies and Special Fields of Historical Science
Faculty of History