International  competition «Education and science in the era of digitalization»

On November 23, 2020, the Council of Young Scientists of the University is holding an international essay competition on the topic «Education and science in the era of digitalization» as part of the 175th anniversary of the great Kazakh poet and thinker Abai Qunanbaiuly. All young scientists and teachers up to 40 years old can take part in the competition.

Works are accepted via e-mail: smu_kaznpu@gmail.com.

Deadline for the submission: November 19.

The winners will be awarded prizes and diplomas.

REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITING ESSAYS
I. The essay should be written based on the following questions:
- expressing a personal point of view;
- theoretical justification and factual evidence (arguments);
- citing terms and quotations;
- using different approaches based on critical thinking;
- compliance with the laws of logic;
- use of comparison and generalisation methods;
- literacy (spelling, grammatical and stylistic);
- citation of authors;
- taking as a basis the requirements of academic writing and writing in one of three languages (Kazakh, Russian, English).

II. The essay writing plan is as follows:
1. Introduction (about 20% of an essay). It includes the essence of the topic, a number of logically and stylistically related structures. At this stage, it is very important that the applicant correctly poses the question that is being answered in the research, and furthermore, consistency of evidence is required to support the answer. For example, you may look for answers to the following questions: «Is the topic I am working on important?», «What concepts, in my opinion, can this topic include?» etc.
2. The main part (about 70% of an essay). The selected problem and the main issue include theoretical and practical foundations. This section assumes that there is evidence and analysis; arguments and positions other than your own need to be justified on the topic. The main content of the essay in this part. Therefore, based on the subheadings, it is important to organise the evidence (using logical data or reasoning), i.e. the presented evidence/analysis must be justified. If necessary, you can use tables, graphs, diagrammes, as well as your own experience as a tool for analysis.
3. Conclusion (about 10% of an essay). Conclusion - reasoned inference and summary on the topic. It summarises the essay or redefines the meaning and significance of what was said in the main section. Recommended methods for formulating a conclusion: repetition, description, quotation, effective proof. A conclusion can be made by following to a very important element complementary to the essay, such as a reference to the application of the study (implication), without excluding its connection with other problems. The conclusion should contain the answer to the question «What can be said about the question raised at the beginning of the essay?» The essay is evaluated for validity, originality and innovative thinking in the study of the posed problem.

III. Essay structure: no more than 1000 words.

Only those works that have successfully passed the anti-plagiarism test will participate in the competition.