Cybersecurity

The course includes knowledge of sociological subject areas, research methods and directions. The course will discuss in detail the basic sociological theories and the most effective ways of gaining deep knowledge about various aspects of our modern society. The special significance of this course for students is to develop a sociological imagination, to understand the basic concepts of sociology as a science.

The course is devoted to the formation of the physical culture of the individual and the ability of the directed use of various means of physical culture to maintain and strengthen health.

This course presents questions of psychology in a wide educational and social context. The knowledge and skills acquired and formed as a result of mastering the course content give students the opportunity to put them into practice in various spheres of life: personal, family, professional, business, social, in working with people from different social groups and age groups

In the course, information and communication technologies are considered as modern methods and means of communication of people in ordinary and professional activities using information technologies for the search, collection, storage, processing and dissemination of information.

The course develops student academic English skills, including grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, critical thinking and analysis, and listening and speaking skills. Students will learn how to use academic English effectively to express complex ideas, and deliver academic presentations focusing on various aspects of public speaking. The course helps students better understand academic English conventions and use them competently in their disciplines and specific areas of expertise.

The course further enhances student academic English skills by emphasising active and participatory learning. This is achieved through a series of writing assignments that are designed to develop student ability to produce well-structured, well-supported, and persuasive texts using advanced English conventions, grammar and vocabulary. The course provides students with the necessary tools to write competently across various disciplines, ensuring their success in their academic pursuits.

The course helps students acquire complex knowledge on history of Motherland, identify true history based on facts, evidence, written and archival records, research analysis and develops historical consciousness in accordance with national priorities and modern challenges. History of Kazakhstan covers events, facts, processes, and historical patterns that have taken place from antiquity to the present day. This course is very important because it is a state-significant academic discipline which develops civil identity and brings its contribution to the development of students’ knowledge.

The course is dedicated to general political knowledge for specialties in the field of ICT. It includes political self-awareness, improvement of one’s political outlook and communicative competencies. Teaching political knowledge is communicative, interactive, student-oriented, result-oriented, and largely depends on the independent work of students.

The course is also designed for the formation of bachelors” ideas about the factors that complicate teaching at the present stage of development of society, about the difficulties specific to this activity. The course will help to become the basis for the study of the whole complex of social and human sciences, as well as an addition to general courses in history and philosophy. The course includes topics such as morphology, semiotics, anatomy of culture; the culture of nomads of Kazakhstan, the cultural heritage of the proto-Türks, the medieval culture of Central Asia, the formation of the Kazakh culture, the Kazakh culture in the context of globalization, the cultural policy of Kazakhstan, etc.

The course occupies a special place in the system of bachelor training with engineering education. For engineering students, the study of professional Kazakh/Russian is not only an enhancement of the skills and abilities acquired at school, but also a means of mastering the future profession with a focus on writing and reasoned oral speech allowing for effective communication.

The object of study of the discipline is philosophy as a special form of spiritual studies in its cultural and historical development and modern sound. The main directions and problems of world and national philosophy are studied. Philosophy is a special form of cognition of the world, creating a system of cognition of the general principles and foundations of human life, about the essential characteristics of a person’s relationship to nature, society and spiritual life, in all its main direction.

The discipline introduces students to modern concepts and tools of entrepreneurship and obtaining the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to launch their own startup, taking into account the basics of life safety. On the basis of law and anti-corruption culture, the process of obtaining a patent, the legality of ownership of technological development is being studied, taking into account the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of intellectual property. Students apply strategic analysis in the field of economics, management, communication and technological entrepreneurship.

Within the framework of the academic discipline, the student studies the essence of entrepreneurial activity on the basis of the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The course will demonstrate the role and place of small enterprises in the modern conditions of the functioning of the economy of the state and society. The discipline will allow to understand the basic principles and content of the business plan of business entities, to form thinking based on modern anti-corruption culture, organizational forms of entrepreneurial activity are explained, including taking into account sustainable development, ecology and safety of personnel.

The course teaches students to use data structures, functions, modules, classes, and other features of the Python programming language to solve applied problems.

The course aims to develop an understanding of the foundations of mathematics, combinatorics and graph theory. The subject of the discipline is basic mathematical principles such as proof, understanding of discrete objects; solving counting problems using various enumeration methods.

This course provides a broad overview of cybersecurity, including how computers and networks are attacked, how the attackers benefit, and how to mitigate attacks. The types of attacks, vulnerabilities, attackers, and malware are studied along with the introduction of underlying technologies used in cybersecurity. Social engineering, cryptography, and application security are also introduced. The security principles in the CIA triad (data confidentiality, data integrity, and data availability) will be studied during the course

The course examines basic, classical algorithms and data structures used in programming. The principles of construction and description of algorithms, the concepts of complexity and performance of algorithms, their main classes are considered.

The academic discipline includes knowledge of analyzing functions represented in a variety of ways, and understanding the relationships between these various representations; understanding the meaning of the derivative in terms of a rate of change and local linear approximation, and using derivatives to solve a variety of problems. The course is aimed at forming students’ mathematical foundation for solving applied problems in their specialty

Course in the format of training on information security for students. They use a game approach, practical exercises, simulated attacks, and other interactive techniques. This allows you to form sustainable habits and strengthen cybersecurity in the long term.

Educational practice is an integral part of the student training program. The main content of the practice is the implementation of practical educational, educational and research, creative tasks that correspond to the nature of the future professional activity of students. The purpose of educational practice: the study and consolidation of theoretical and practical knowledge in the disciplines obtained in the learning process, the development of creative activity and initiative of students, their artistic and creative needs and aesthetic worldview.

The academic discipline acquaints students with important branches of calculus and its applications in computer science. During the educational process, students should become familiar with and be able to apply mathematical methods and tools (ordinary differential equations, series, double and triple integrals) to solve various applied problems. The discipline forms the ability to apply mathematical methods and tools (differential equations, series, double and triple integrals) to solve complex applied problems in their specialty.

The course aims to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of linear algebra and matrix theory. The subject of the discipline is the basic properties of matrices, including determinants, inverse matrices, matrix factorizations, eigenvalues, linear transformations, etc.

The course considers the basic methods of calculation of established and transient processes in electric circuits, their application to the most widespread in engineering practice electronic circuits, including amplifiers, rectifiers, stabilizers, triggers and other devices. Much attention is paid to properties and characteristics of semiconductor elements: diodes, bipolar and field transistors, thyristors, operational amplifiers, simple logic elements. Some chapters are devoted to the circuitry of digital devices.

The course aims to study error-correcting codes, given the information limit of redundancy. Estimate sampling and quantization errors

This course provides in details the principles and applications of digital electronics, including the fundamentals of Boolean algebra, the design and analysis of combinational and sequential logic circuits, and the operation and application of key digital elements such as decoders, multiplexers, counters, and registers. In addition, students are introduced to various memory circuits and the basics of programmable logic devices. The course also covers modern methods and technologies for designing digital systems, preparing students for work in the field of electronics and microprocessor technology.

The course outlines the main approaches, methods and algorithms of modern cryptography, as well as formulates the basic concepts of modern cryptography. Much attention is paid to new areas of cryptography related to ensuring the confidentiality of interaction between computer users and computer networks.

The course provides knowledge and skills in database design, starting from the conceptual stage and ending with physical implementation

The course teaches the study of patterns of random phenomena and their properties, and use them for data analysis. As a result of studying this discipline, students will know the basic concepts of probability theory and mathematical statistics and their properties and be able to use probabilistic models for solving problems, work with random variables, calculate sample characteristics, evaluate the reliability of statistical data.

This course provides an in-depth examination of issues in operating system security. The course studies features and characteristics of the Linux and Windows Operating Systems with a focus on the design of authorization systems and thorough examination of the operation of network protocols and services. Students will study how to prevent malicious access to endpoint hosts and data and how to investigate endpoint vulnerabilities and attacks.

Academic Writing is aimed to develop the ability in differentiating writing styles in English; skills in critical reading and writing strategies to foster critical thinking and prepare a critical analysis of а written piece; understanding of academic vocabulary, grammar and style; skills in writing well structured paragraphs; writing statements with arguments and proofs; and writing an academic essay.

The discipline builds knowledge about computer hardware and its technical characteristics. Students will get acquainted with the basic concepts of the architecture of a modern personal computer (PC), learn a low-level language – assembly language and programming methods on it, get acquainted with the structure of the most important components of PC hardware and the mechanisms for sending and managing information, the basic rules of logical design

The course goal is to acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence in general and in particular in the creating of algorithms capable of learning. The course examines the basic machine learning algorithms, various approaches and technologies for data analysis, their qualities, features and impact in various fields of science and technology. As an outcome of mastering the course, students will be able to apply machine learning methods to visualize their data, build graphs, and present the results qualitatively.

Introduction to Security Operations Center (SOC) Analytics discipline introduces establishing and maintaining a centralized facility to monitor, detect, respond to, and mitigate security incidents within an organization’s IT infrastructure. The discipline introduces methods to analyse the processes to effectively analyze and respond to security alerts.

This course explores the application of deep learning techniques in cybersecurity, focusing on adaptive threat detection, malware analysis, and security analytics. Students learn to develop and deploy deep learning models for detecting and mitigating cyber threats, enhancing organizations’ capabilities for proactive defense.