IT Management

The course examines the modern history of Kazakhstan, as part of the history of mankind, the history of Eurasia and Central Asia. The modern history of Kazakhstan is a period in which a holistic study of historical events, phenomena, facts, processes, the identification of historical patterns that took place on the territory of the Great Steppe in the twentieth century and to this day is carried out.

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 course includes an intensive English language learning program focused on grammar and conversational skills. The course includes topics reflecting the latest developments in the field of information technology, and the terminology dictionary makes them directly relevant to the needs of students.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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 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.

The discipline introduces students to modern concepts and tools of entrepreneurship and obtaining 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 a technological development, taking into account the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of intellectual property, is studied. 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 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 is aimed at developing an understanding of the basics of mathematics, combinatorics and graph theory. The subject of the discipline is the basic mathematical principles, such as proof, understanding of discrete objects; solving counting problems using various methods of iteration.

The course teaches you to study the 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, as well as be able to use probabilistic models in solving problems, work with random variables, calculate sample characteristics, and evaluate the reliability of statistical data.

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

The course includes the execution or management of business operations and decision-making, as well as the effective organization of people and other resources to direct activities to achieve common goals and objectives.

The course is aimed at developing an understanding of the main sections of micro and microeconomics: consumer behavior, producer behavior, market structures, welfare economics, the theory of asymmetric information; the subject and methods of macroeconomics. The subject of the discipline is macro and micro economic indicators and their interrelation, general macroeconomic equilibrium, consumption and savings, money market, capital accumulation and economic growth, state budget and its structure, balance of payments and its structure, international trade and trade policy, etc.

A course on organization management. Management includes the activity of developing an organization’s strategy and coordinating the efforts of its employees (or volunteers) to achieve their goals by using available resources, such as financial, natural, technological and human resources. The term “Management” can also refer to those people who run an organization.

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

This course includes the fundamental principles of leadership and how they relate in practice to becoming an effective leader. These fundamentals are illustrated with examples and case studies. Special attention is paid to the phenomenon of destructive leadership, which is investigated using the concept of the toxic triangle, which describes how destructive leadership arises, along with practical recommendations.

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

It is a discipline that focuses on the practical application of business management knowledge and skills in the context of a simulated business project. In this course, students learn to plan, manage and control various aspects of a business project using the models and tools they have learned during their studies. This discipline is unique in that it offers students the opportunity to “go through” the full life cycle of a project in a safe and controlled environment. This allows them to gain practical experience in project management and understand how theoretical knowledge is applied in practice.

It is a discipline that studies approach to the organization and management of IT infrastructure and information systems within an enterprise or corporation. Students studying this discipline develop the skills necessary for effective IT management at the enterprise level, including the ability to strategically approach the use of information technology, design and implement modern IT solutions, as well as assess and manage IT risks.

The course is aimed at studying the principles of operation of modern microprocessor technology underlying universal and specialized computers and embedded systems, methods of organizing the interaction of the microprocessor with memory and external devices. In the course of studying the course, students should get an idea of the features of the internal structure of a modern microprocessor.

The course focuses on accounting skills, concepts and principles that students can apply to analyze financial statements and various models of functioning of fintech companies, includes topics covering various aspects of not only evaluating the effectiveness of fintech projects, but also their integration, necessary for decision-making for various types of IT enterprises.

This discipline involves the study of the basics of management, where a lot of analytics take place for the development and continuous improvement of the product.

The course is aimed at developing an understanding of business processes and skills for describing and developing new business processes. The subject of the discipline is the development of a digital business process and the modeling of a digital processing system to form a consistent supply chain of information for the process.

The course is aimed at learning the basics of operating systems and computer networks required for software developers to understand the basic principles of using, storing and transmitting data.

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, as well as be able to use probabilistic models in solving problems, work with random variables, calculate sample characteristics, evaluate the reliability of statistical data.

Modern understanding of the quality and quality concept of the project. General concepts of project quality management. Evolution of quality management forms: quality systems. Development of the quality management system of projects abroad. The process and content of project quality management. General project quality management functions.

The course is designed to study the basic methods and tools required for the introduction of scientific research. The course also introduces students to the most popular search and scientometric databases of scientific articles, such as Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect and others. During the course, students will get acquainted with the citation tools and search for the required scientific information.

Service Integration and Management (SIAM) helps organizations maintain control over their internal and external service providers as they gradually transition to a more selective and dynamic supplier sourcing model. SIAM is a prerequisite for dynamic sourcing, which in turn allows organizations to maximize the speed at which they can innovate. SIAM is used in combination with other service management principles and structures and has a clear impact on the requirements for service management tools.

The course involves mastering design thinking – a human-centered design process that approaches problem solving with an understanding of the user’s needs. Design thinking includes concept development, applied creativity, prototyping and experimentation.