Our university
Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University was opened in 1953 to create the scientific base for agriculture in the Siberian region. Today it ranks among the best 10 Agrarian Universities in Russia. The University trains qualified specialists for different branches of agroindustry. They are trained at 13 departments – at the veterinary department, department of electrification and mechanization, at the departments of law and management and so on.
Our specialists deal with different problems of agroindustry, among them intensification of food production, improvement of soil fertility and yield increase, mechanization and electrification of agroindustry. They try to solve problems of soil improvement and yield increase by proper irrigation and drainage practices.
Our students have 2 old buildings and some new and quite modern buildings. There are many classrooms, lecture halls and different laboratories there. There is also a computer centre at the University. One of the new buildings is our library. Here we have a conference hall and some reading rooms.
In summer students of our University have their on-the-job training. They work at the crop-growing or livestock-breeding farm, or at the processing enterprise. Some students work as milkmaids and tractor drivers. It helps our students to get practical knowledge and skills and become good specialists.
Our department was opened in 1993. There are about 400 students there. We study different subjects, among them English, economics, marketing, management, accounting, computer technologies, etc.
We study six days a week Monday to Saturday. We have lectures, seminars, role-plays, laboratory works. We have highly-qualified teachers who deliver lectures and conduct seminars. Sometimes foreign teachers come to our University.
Topical Vocabulary
to create the scientific base – создать научную базу
agriculture – сельское хозяйство
department – факультет
improvement of soil fertility – улучшение плодородия почвы
yield increase – повышение урожайности
irrigation and drainage practices – методы полива и дренажа
on-the-job training – практика
crop – growing – выращивание урожая
livestock-breeding farm – ферма племенного животноводства
а milkmaid – доярка
а tractor driver – водитель трактора
processing enterprise – предприятие по переработке
My research
Let me introduce myself to you. My name is Z.N. I am an assistant at the chair of entrepreneurship and business at the Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University. I am interested in problems of economics and my scientific interest is……………..
I study at the post-graduate course and now I am taking candidate exams. I have been working on my problem for 2 years. My scientific supervisor is……..
My scientific problem is not deeply studied now, but it is very important for our Russian economy. I am conducting research now. Research in general is defined as the systematic gathering, recording and analyzing of data. The five basic steps in research are:
defining the problem;
collecting secondary data;
collecting primary data;
compiling and collating the data;
analyzing and interpreting the results.
I have already defined my problem. It is . . . Now, I am collecting secondary data. It is information easily obtained through examination of company records or through library research. I have already studied the books on my problem, such as … by … They give different views on my problem.
The next step for me is collecting primary data. There are three basic methods for collecting primary data.
observation method;
experimental method;
survey method.
Experimental method is the basic approach used in science. Before introducing the results of my research into economy, it is necessary to test them in a limited location.
Survey method is also very important.
The next stage will be compiling and collating the data. I plan to process my data using the electronic data processing equipment. There is special software which can be used now, for example ...
The final step is interpreting the results. It involves using the data after it has been analyzed. It is very important as it exerts great influence on management decision relating to the original problem.
There are different ways of scientific material development:
- the first way is material development by listing. Here the author gives arguments, ideas and facts proving or rejecting the given statement.
the second way is material development by examples. It is the example of method of listing, but here the examples are illustrated by tables, graphs, schemes and photos;
the third way is material development by comparison. There are 2 ways of comparison. In the first case you alternate the examples relating to the phenomenon A with the examples relating to the phenomenon B. In the second case, first, you analyze all the examples relating to the phenomenon A, then – to the phenomenon B.
the fourth way is material development by contrast. It is realized by collating heterogeneous aspects or qualities of two objects or phenomena, which differ greatly.
the fifth way is material development by definition. It is used to introduce new terms, descriptions or concepts.
the sixth way is material development by space and time. It is used with the equipment, connected with the analysis of changing space and time relations.
the seventh way is material development by process description. It is used for describing steps of scientific experiments.
the eighth way is material development by cause and effect.
the ninth way is material development by generalization. Here first we analyze the examples proving the author’s idea and then draw the generalized conclusion.
Topical Vocabulary
chair – кафедра
entrepreneurship – предпринимательство
scientific supervisor– научный руководитель
to conduct research– проводить научное исследование
to compile data– собирать данные (материал)
to collate data– сопоставлять данные
survey – обзор
to process data– обрабатывать данные
to exert great influence– оказывать большое влияние
to alternate– чередовать
heterogeneous– разнородный
to interpret results– объяснять, комментировать результаты
to draw a conclusion – делать вывод