Data Journalism
Degree
Master of Social sciences
Program length
2 years
ECTS
120
Related specialties
Journalism
PR
Publishing and editing
Training a master of data journalism who can handle big data, critically analyze and produce data based media content. The program focuses on data journalism, the dynamics and direction of its development, application of state-of-the-art technology, and advanced data visualization techniques. Practical subjects are aimed at developing professional skills such as data sorting following with forming data based media content in storytelling format.
- History of Kazakh journalism
- Genre forms and functions of modern journalism
Introduction to Journalism – (5 ECTS);
Media language and Style – (5 ECTS);
Total: 10 ECTS
There is no need to study prerequisite subjects if your Bachelor degree (major) is in relative speciality.
Create a full-fledged journalistic data material, using the analysis of the processed data;
• Use methods to store, access and process information by interacting with website APIs, JSON,
SQL databases, raw text dumps, creating web scrapers and converting hard-to-use PDFs into
useful information;
• Develop interactive data content in various genres and forms of journalism, taking into account
the competent formulation of a judgment based on incomplete or limited information, knowledge
of basic Python coding algorithms and the principles of operation of other services for in-depth
processing of large data arrays;
• Make correct hypotheses based on big data through their filtering and comparative analysis;
• Plan and create journalistic visual data projects by using new technologies and services in
working with open data sources;
• Classify the rights and freedoms of journalists in working with open and confidential data
sources through the analysis of legal issues in the field of data journalism;
• Apply the key aspects of data journalism to influence the media sphere by effectively searching
for data, followed by filtering and processing until the stage of transformation into full-fledged
media content;
• Summarize the laws of science development, apply psychology in the management of society,
create media texts in English and gain practical pedagogical skills.
| AE – Area elective | code | title | th | pr | cr | ects | type | term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUR 503 | Methods of research in media and communications (qualitative and quantitative analysis) | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 1 |
| JUR 540 | Social Science Research Methods and Statistics | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 1 |
| JUR 501 | Narrative Writing | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 2 |
| JUR 513 | Machine Learning, Neural Networks and AI for Journalists | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 4 | Elective | 2 |
| JUR 514 | Data Visualization | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 2 |
| JUR 517 | Animation and Motion Design | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 2 |
| JUR 527 | New technologies for journalism | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 2 |
| JUR 529 | Advanced Reporting | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 2 |
| JUR 506 | Gender and media | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 3 |
| JUR 508 | Media and Law | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 3 |
| JUR 511 | Multimedia Storytelling | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 3 |
| JUR 519 | Programming and Data Analysis | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 3 |
| JUR 615 | Digital Rights | 1 | 1+0 | 2 | 4 | Elective | 3 |
| JUR 628 | Work with Data and Databases | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 3 |
| JUR 801 | Statistics for journalists | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 3 |
| JUR 802 | Data and Society | 2 | 0+2 | 3 | 5 | Elective | 3 |
| 1 semestr | code | title | th | pr | cr | ects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUR 510 | Introduction to Data Journalism | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 |
| JUR 516 | Research work for the Master’s Degree including an internship and a Master’s Thesis 1 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| JUR 523 | Intoduction to Data Science | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 |
| MDE 501 | History and Philosophy of Science | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 5 |
| MDE 522 | Psychology of Management | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 5 |
| XXX XXX | [ AE ] Elective (JUR 503 / JUR 540) | 2 | 1+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Theoretical course: 15 | Theoretical course: 25 |
| Non Theoretical course: 3 | Non Theoretical course: 5 |
| Sum: 18 | Sum: 30 |
| 2 semestr | code | title | th | pr | cr | ects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUR 518 | Teaching Practice | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2 |
| JUR 520 | Research work for the Master’s Degree including an internship and a Master’s Thesis2 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| MDE 552 | Tertiary Teaching | 1 | 1+0 | 2 | 3 |
| MDE 554 | Foreign Language (for specific purposes) | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| JUR XXX | [ AE ] Narrative Writing / Advanced Reporting (JUR 501 / JUR 529) | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 |
| JUR XXX | [ AE ] DataVisualization / Animation and Motion Design (JUR 514 / JUR 517) | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 |
| JUR XXX | [ AE ] New technologies for journalism / Media and Law (JUR 527 / JUR 508) | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Theoretical course: 14 | Theoretical course: 23 |
| Non Theoretical course: 4 | Non Theoretical course: 7 |
| Sum: 18 | Sum: 30 |
| 3 semestr | code | title | th | pr | cr | ects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUR 521 | Research work for the Master’s Degree including an internship and a Master’s Thesis 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| JUR XXX | [ AE ] Data driven journalism/Investigative Journalism Toolkit (JUR 812/JUR 716) | 5 | 2+0 | 7 | 10 |
| JUR XXX | [ AE ] Work with Data and Databases / Gender and Media (JUR 628 / JUR 506) | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 |
| JUR XXX | [ AE ] Digital Rights / Machine Learning, Neural Networks and AI for Journalists (JUR 615 / JUR 513) | 1 | 1+0 | 2 | 4 |
| JUR XXX | [ AE ] Statistics for journalists / Programming and Data Analysis (JUR 801 / JUR 519) | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 |
| JUR XXX | [ AE ] Multimedia storytelling / Data and Society (JUR 511 / JUR 802) | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Theoretical course: 18 | Theoretical course: 29 |
| Non Theoretical course: 3 | Non Theoretical course: 5 |
| Sum: 21 | Sum: 34 |
| 4 semestr | code | title | th | pr | cr | ects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUR 522 | Research work for the Master’s Degree including an internship and a Master’s Thesis 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | 9 |
| JUR 524 | Research practice | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | 9 |
| JUR 530 | Registration and defense of masters degree dissertation | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 8 |
| Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Theoretical course: 1 | Theoretical course: 8 |
| Non Theoretical course: 6 | Non Theoretical course: 18 |
| Sum: 7 | Sum: 26 |
| Total Local Credit | Total ECTS |
|---|---|
| Theoretical course: 48 | Theoretical course: 85 |
| Non Theoretical course: 16 | Non Theoretical course: 35 |
| Sum: 64 | Sum: 120 |
Upon completion of the program, graduates can find work in various sectors where data plays an important role and the analysis, visualization and communication of information based on data is required. In particular, data journalists are in demand in online publications and news sites, on television and radio, research centers, marketing and advertising agencies, non-profit organizations and activist groups, consulting firms, in higher education and training. In addition, data journalists can work as freelancers, offering their services to various organizations and clients.
Many of our undergraduates work during the day, so we can organize classes at your convenience in the evening or in an online format.
Our program is necessary not only for theoretical, but also for journalistic professional skills, skills that are used in practice. It is very important that the communication between the company and the client, the editorial office and the audience is good and reliable. The implementation of this project on an online platform has become a particularly urgent problem. Our program offers the skills and knowledge needed to meet these needs in a high-quality and professional manner. By learning these skills, you will be able to reach new and Mature heights in your professional field.
Berik Sabdenaliyev
Dean of faculty
AMADIYAR SAUDBAYEV
madiyar.saudbayev@sdu.edu.kz
Post
Dean of faculty
Academic career
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Journalism, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University 2004
Master of Arts (MA) in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University 2006
Exchange Semester in Mass Communication/Media Studies, Istanbul University 2014
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Journalism, Mass Communication/Media Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University 2015
Employment
Dean of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, SDU University 2021 – Present
Member of the National Educational and Methodological Council, Lead by L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University 2019 – Present
Member of the Editorial Board, Bulletin of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University 2019 – 2023
Founder & Director, Aqparat.kz and “Ақпарат медиа” LLP 2017 – 2023
Head of the Department of Social Sciences, SDU University 2017 – 2021
Assistant Professor, Journalism Education Program 2015 – 2017
Vice Dean for Social and Administrative Affairs, Faculty of Philology and Pedagogical Sciences SDU University 2014 – 2015
Senior Lecturer, Journalism Education Program, Editor-in-Chief of SDU Tribune Newspaper SDU University 2013 – 2015
Journalism Program Coordinator, SDU University 2013 – 2015
Lecturer, Journalism Education Program SDU University 2010 – 2013
Deputy Editor, International Cultural-Intellectual Magazine “daKazakhstan” 2005 – 2010
Brand Manager, Professional Studio “ProStudio” 2003 – 2005
Certificates
1. “Менеджмент в образовании: управление образовательными программами”
2. “Основы бережливых KAIZEN технологии”
3. Wisefull Coaching Training Course
4. Coaching Training Course
Publications
1. “Жаңа коммуника-ция құралдары және жаңа ақпарат алмасу орталарындағы зәру мәселелер” Herald of the L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University №3 (100) 2014. p. 354-359
2. “Қазіргі интерактивті телевидениедегі «екінші экран» ұғымы (second screen)” Herald of the Kazakh National University, А, 2 (36), Journalism Series. 2014. p. 248-255
3. “Measurement of PR Effectiveness During the Era of Social Media” Herald of the Kazakh National University, А, 2 (36), Journalism series. 2014. p. 30-32
4. “Ғаламторда тоғысқан дәстүрлі бақ пен жаңа медиа немесе репортаж жанрының түрленуі” Herald of the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Philology series, А, 4 (50) 2015
5. “Әлеуметтік желілер: терминнің шығу тарихы мен оның қоғамдық ғылымдарда қолданысы (алғашқы кезең)” Herald of the Kazakh National University, А, 1 (43), Journalism series. 2017. P.30-32
6. “Әлеуметтік желілер» ұғымы мен оның заманауи желілік қоғамдағы алар орны” Herald of the Kazakh National University, 2 (44), Journalism series. 2017. P.48-51
7. “Журналистік контенттің таргеттенуі немесе ақпаратты нақты адресатқа жолдау механизмдері” Herald of the L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University № 3 (118) 2017
8. “The Role and Features of Analytical Journalism in Kazakh society in the Era of Asian Social Science.” Vol 10, No 15, 2014. pp. 55-62
9. “Social information exchange In Aitys performance” 2nd World Conference on Design, Arts and Education DAE-2013. /Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences 122 ( 2014 ) pp. 72 – 76
Aisulu Shaikenova
Candidate of philology
AISULU SHAIKENOVA
aisulu.shaikenova@sdu.edu.kz
Post
Candidate of philology
Academic career
September 1985 – June 1990: Karaganda National University, specialist in Russian Literature and language, North Kazakhstan University
September 2016 – June 2018: named after Manash Kozybayev, bachelor in Journalism
Employment
1995- 1997: Teacher, senior teacher of “Kazakh language” department of North-Kazakhstan State University
1997: Announcer at the channel MTRK (municipal TV and radio channel) Petropavlovsk
2010: Associate professor of department “Kazakh language” of the North Kazakhstan State University named after M. Kozybaev
2011: Deputy Dean for educational work of the Institute of Language and Literature of SKSU named after M. Kozybaev
2015: Scientific Secretary of M. Kozybaev SCU
2017: Head of the Department of “Journalism” SKU named after M.Kozybaev
2023: Head of the Department of “Social Sciences” SDU University. Kaskelen
Publications
38 publications, including 11 articles recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Education and Science, 4 textbooks
Yessengul Kap
Candidate of philology
Assistant professor
YESSENGUL KAP
yessengul.kap@sdu.edu.kz
Post
Candidate of philology, Assistant professor
Academic career
Bachelor: KazNU, specialist in Kazakh Literature and language, 1995, Turan, bachelor in Journalism, 2019
Master of Art, Newcastle University, 2022
PhD: KazNU, candidate of Philology science, 2001
Employment
30 years, 21 years as a professional Journalist. Worked as print, radio and online Journalist, organised NGO to support Kazakh Journalists, media trainer, 9 years as a Senior lecturer, and became an Assistant professor from this year
Courses
Медиаанализ
Медиасоциология
Project Works
Media Ethics and children’s representation in Kazakh Media
Publications
— Сөздің шыны, Есенгүл Кәпқызы, 372, Textbook, Kazakhstan, Almaty city, July 2007
— Жырақта қалған тағдырлар, Есенгүл Кәпқызы, 190, Textbook, Kazakhstan, October 2010
— Ой түбінде жатқан сөз, Есенгүл Кәпқызы, 285, Textbook, , Kazakhstan, November 2013
— Журналистика бойынша оқу бағдарламаларының моделі, Есенгүл Кәпқызы (жалпы редакциясын басқарған), 152, Textbook, Kazakhstan, Almaty city, November 2014
— Қазіргі кездегі журналистік білім беру: Инновациялар, жаңа технологиялар, Есенгүл Кәпқызы (редакторы), 168, Textbook, Kazakhstan, Almaty city, June 2014
— Сараптамалық журналистика, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Bulletin series, Journalism, SSCI, Есенгүл Кәпқызы, October 2015
— «Ақпаратты жазуда нені ескереміз?», Вестник Евразийского национального университета имени Л.Гумилева. Journalism, SSCI, Есенгүл Кәпқызы, January 2016
— Ақпараттың шынайылығын қалай тексереміз? Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Bulletin series, Journalism, SSCI, Yessengul Kapkyzy, 6, January 2017
— РЕСЕЙ-УКРAИНA ҚAҚТЫҒЫСЫ: ҚAЗAҚСТAНДЫҚ БАҚ КӨЗІМЕН, Әл-Фараби атындағы ҚазҰУ-нің Хабаршысы, Journalism, Other, https://bulletin-journalism.kaznu.kz/index.php/1-journal/article/view/876, Yessengul Kap, November 2018
— КОНСПИРОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ТЕОРИИ И ДЕЗИНФОРМАЦИЯ В КАЗАХОЯЗЫЧНЫХ МЕДИА, Әлеуметтану – Sociology, Book chapt, Other, https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/kasachstan/18218.pdf, Yessengul Kap, August 2020
— ҚАЗАҚ ТІЛІНДЕГІ МЕДИА: КТК, АЙҚЫН ЖӘНЕ WWW.MALIM.KZ МЕДИА ҚҰРАЛДАРЫНДАҒЫ КӨПБАЛАЛЫ АНАЛАР РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЯСЫ, Әлеуметтану – Sociology, Book chapt, Other, https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/kasachstan/19672.pdf, Yessengul Kap, , September 2022: Monitoring public electoral sentiment through online comments in the news media: a comparative study of the 2019 and 2022 presidential elections in Kazakhstan, Asian Social Science, Scopus, Other, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01296612.2023.2229162, Yerkebulan Sayrambay, Assel Khamza, Yessengul Kap & Bakhtyar Nurumov, , United Kingdom, July 2023
Askhat Yerkimbay
MA, senior lecturer
ASKHAT YERKIMBAY
askhat.yerkimbay@sdu.edu.kz
Post
MA, senior lecturer
Academic career
Bachelor of Kazakh Language and Literature: May 2005 Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay
Master of Social Studies in Journalism: Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi May 2011
Master of Arts in Communication: University of Wyoming – Laramie, WY (U.S.A.) May 2013
Employment
September 2014 – present: Teacher, Department of Media and Communication, SDU University, Faculty of Law and Social Science
September 2013 – August 2014: Teacher, Department of International Journalism and UNESCO, Kazakh National University named after Al Farabi, Faculty of Journalism
September 2012 – July 2013: Master Thesis: Kazakh Language issues in the Kazakh Language Blogosphere, University of Wyoming, Department of Communication and Journalism
September 2011 – March 2013: Supervisor: Dr. John Couper, professor, Chair of JMC Department at the KIMEP, Almaty, Kazakhstan
The research sponsored by Soros-Kazakhstan Foundation, Public Fund “Minber” Center for Supporting Journalism
September 2011 – May 2012: Master Thesis: The Kazakh Language Blogosphere: current situation, Kazakh National University named after Al Farabi, Department of Print and Online Journalism
Media training:
Media-trainer — May 2009 – present
Freelancer, media-trainer — November 2013 – March 2015
Media Trainer, Eppson Center for Seniors — March 2012 – April 2013
Teacher/Media Trainer of “Blogging Journalism” and “Multimedia Journalism” courses — 2010 September – 2011 May
Media Trainer, “MediaNet” International Center of Journalism — 2009 – present
Courses
JUR 628 Data and Databases
Project Works
Media specialists , member of the International Fact – Checkers expert at Poynter, Institute for Media Studies (U.S.) | VR project, “Inside Xinhang’s Prison State,” for Newyorker magazine (U.S.).
Publications
M.Brown, K.Myssaeva, A. Yerkimbay “Radio and the Development of Kazakh as a National Language”, (Journal of Radio and Audio Media) Manuscript ID HJRS-2016-0314.R1 (2017), Мультимедиа анықтамалығы/Справочник по Мультимедиа [“Handbook on Multimedia”] (2013) 170 pg, By “Kazcontent” JSC request, Жаңа медиа: монологтан диалогқа [“New media: From Monolog to Dialog”] (2012) 170 pg,Publication was sponsored by OSCE centre in Astana, Kazakhstan
Медиа құқық, [Media Law] (2011) handbook for journalist translated from English into Kazakh), Page 4 of 4 60 pg, Publication was sponsored by U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan
Yelnur Alimova
MA, senior lecturer
YELNUR ALIMOVA
yelnur.alimova@sdu.edu.kz
Post
MA, senior lecturer
Degree Qualifications
Bachelor: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Journalism, 2009
Master: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Journalism, 2010, Durham University (UK) MA Social Research Methods, 2017
Employment
Correspondent and executive editor of Zhas Alash newspaper – May 2008 – January 2020
Correspondent of Malim portal – February 2020 – October 2021
SDU University Senior Lecturer of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences – January 2019-present
Courses
JUR 501 Narrative Writing
Berdak Bayimbetov
MA, senior lecturer
BERDAK BAYIMBETOV
berdak.bayimbetov@sdu.edu.kz
Post
MA, senior lecturer
Academic career
Bachelor: Uzbek National University, Uzbekistan
Master: University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
PhD: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium (ongoing)
Employment
Senior Lecturer — SDU University 2012 – present
Corporate Communications Officer — Westminster International University in Tashkent 2008 – 2010
Deputy Head of the Department, Lecturer — Uzbek State World Languages University, Faculty of International Journalism 2005 – 2007
Research fellow — Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Rep. of UZB 2022 – 2005
Educational background
Brussels School of Governance — Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium 2017 – present
Communication Studies — Anadolu University, Turkey 2010 – 2012
Faculty of Journalism and Political Science — University of Warsaw, Poland 2007 – 2008
School of Media Studies — University of Ulster, NI, United Kingdom 2000 – 2002
Faculty of Journalism, Department of International Journalism — Tashkent State University, Uzbekistan (now National University of Uzbekistan) 1995 – 1999
Courses
JUR 607 Political Communication
JUR 613 Media, Activism, and Social Changes
Project Works
World Journalism Studies Project
Publications
— “Mass Media’s role in political and social transformation in post-Soviet Central Asia”. Book Chapter. Turdubaeva, E. & E. Papoutsaki, Eds. (2023) “Mapping the media and communication landscape of Central Asia: an anthology of emerging and contemporary issues”, Published by Lexington Books. An imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.
— “Social Information Exchange in Aitys Performances”. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences 122 (2014) 72–76. http://www.sciencedirect.com
— “Measurement of Public Relations effectiveness”. VI-International Conference: Building Cultural Bridges. Suleyman Demirel University, 2014
— “Using social media in studying public opinion”. V-International Conference: Building Cultural Bridges. Suleyman Demirel University, 2013
Yerkebulan Sairambay
PhD, senior lecturer
YERKEBULAN SAIRAMBAY
yerkebulan.sairambay@sdu.edu.kz
Post
PhD, senior lecturer
Academic career
1999-2011, Public school, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
2011-2015, BSc in Marketing, South Kazakhstan State University
2013 Sep-Dec, Visiting student, University of Luxembourg
2014-2015, Erasmus student, University of Padua
2016-2017, MSc in Russian, Central and East European studies, University of Glasgow
2017-2018, MA in political science, Corvinus University of Budapest
2021 Apr-Sep, Visiting research fellow, University of Tartu
2018-2022, PhD in (media political) sociology, University of Cambridge
Employment
2022-present, assistant professor and research fellow, SDU University
2022 – 2023, research associate, Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge
2021, visiting PhD scholar and assistant lecturer, University of Tartu Estonia
2017 – 2017, camp counsellor, Concordia Language Villages (United States)
2015 – 2016, economist, IE ‘Toksanbaeva G.E.’, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
2015 – 2015, marketing manager, Best IELTS Center, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Conferences
Numerous conferences, seminars, contests, competitions, forums in regional, national and international levels –
more than 100, including:
• Connecting Protest Research(ers) workshop, the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, 15-17 May 2023;
• Law, media, society, politics, & geo-economics in the changing landscape of Eurasia, SDU, 24 April 2023;
• Various conferences, events, seminars, and workshops at the University of Cambridge, 2018-2022;
• BASEES Annual Conference, Robinson college, Cambridge, 8-10 April 2022;
• ESA PhD Summer School, Barcelona, 28-30 August 2021;
• Fifth Annual Tartu Conference on Russian and East European Studies, Estonia, 7-9 June 2021;
• «4th Eurasian Research Forum», University of Cambridge, 17 March, 2017;
• «29th Annual European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy» Conference, Corvinus University
of Budapest, Hungary, 2017;
• «Giornata Internazionale dei Diritti Umani 2014», Padova, Italy, 2014;
• «XXX national congress of the Italian society of protistology ONLUS», University of Padova, Padova,
Italy, 2014;
• «Innovative economy of Kazakhstan: sustainable development in the conditions of globalization»
International Scientific Conference, VII Astana Economic Forum, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2014;
• «Europe 2014: Humanities Between Past and Future» International Student Conference, European
Humanities University, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2014;
• «SCIENCE and EDUCATION – 2014» IX International Scientific Conference, L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian
National University, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2014;
• «Less Must» program in European Parliament, Strasbourg, France, 2013;
• «SCIENCE and EDUCATION – 2013» VIII International Scientific Conference, L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian
National University, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2013;
• «International competition of youth business projects «Business Eurasia», IV EEFY, Yekaterinburg, Russia,
2013.
Publications
• 2023 (November) — New Media and Political Participation in Russia and Kazakhstan: Exploring the Lived-Experiences of Young People in Eurasia. Lexington Books | Rowman & Littlefield.
• 2023 — Monitoring public electoral sentiment through online comments in the news media: A comparative
study of the 2019 and 2022 presidential elections in Kazakhstan. Media Asia. [Scopus, Q2]
• 2022 — How Young People Use New Media in Political Participation in Russia and Kazakhstan.
Laboratorium: Russian Review of Social Research, 14(2), 38-72. [Scopus, Q2]
• 2022 — Internet and Social Media Use by Young People for Information About (Inter)National News and Politics in Russia and Kazakhstan. Studies of Transition States and Societies, 14(1), 56-70. [Scopus, Q2]
• 2022 — The Contributions of New Media to Young People’s Political Participation in Russia and Kazakhstan. Central Asian Survey, 41(3), 571-595. [Scopus, Q2]
• 2021 — Political Culture and Participation in Russia and Kazakhstan: A New Civic Culture with Contestation? Slavonica, 26(2), 116-127. [Scopus, Q3]
• 2021 — Transitional Justice and Democratic Consolidation in the Post-Communist Space: A Comparative Review of the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Slovakia. Politics in Central Europe, 17(1), 127-142. [Scopus, Q2]
• 2020 — The contemporary challenges of measuring political participation. Slovak Journal of Political
Sciences, 20(2), 206-226. [Scopus, Q2]
• 2020 — Reconceptualising Political Participation. Human Affairs, 30(1), 120-127. [Scopus, Q1]
• 2019 — Young People’s Perspectives on How ‘Zhuz’ and ‘Ru’ Clans Affect Them: Evidence from Three Cities in Post-Soviet Qazaqstan. Studies of Transition States and Societies, 11(1), 39-54. [Scopus, Q2]
• 2019 — Post-Soviet Russian Nation-Building: ‘Purposefully Ambiguous’ or ‘Sufficiently Flexible’ with ‘a
Russian Flavour’. Slavonica, 24(1-2), 1-11. [Scopus, Q3]
Mukhametzhan Seitzhapparuly
Senior Lecturer, ТТ
Gaukhar Alipbay
Senior Lecturer
MADINA KENZHEGARANOVA
madina.kenzhegaranova@sdu.edu.kz
Post
Assistant Professor
Profile
Madina Kenzhegaranova joined SDU University in September 2019. She holds a PhD degree in Management (Kazakh National University after Al-Farabi, 2015 ) and a master’s degree in educational human resources development (Texas A&M University, 2008, The Presidential Bolashak sholarship holder). Madina Kenzhegaranova has 17 years of teaching experience and three years of the administrative staff experience (2016-2019) in the position of the Director of Doctoral programs at Almaty Management University (AlmaU). Research interests of Madina Kenzhegaranova: change management in organizations, entrepreneurship. She has taught at Universities of Lithuania and Poland within the framework of the Erasmus plus program (2017 (one week program), 2018 (one week program)
Degree qualifications
Zhetysu State University after I.Zhansugurov, Taldykorgan, RK (foreign languages) 2002
Master of Science in educational human resources development, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA 2008
PhD in Management, Kazakh National University after al-Farabi, Almaty, RK 2015
Certificates
1. “Strategic thinking and capability course”, Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Jyväskylä city, Finland (28.04. 2019 – 03.05.2019)
2. “Agile management” course, Solbridge International School of Business, Daejeon city, South Korea (May 2017).
3. Training seminar “Organization and implementation processes of the e-learning in higher education institution” – IAB, January 24th, 2014
4. Certificate of professional development on the program “Teaching Excellence (2ndlevel)” – (28th of February to 16th June 2015), AlmaU.
Courses
– Change management
– Innovation management and business communications for bachelors
– Research methods in Social sciences for masters
Publications
Journals:
1. Kenzhegaranova M.K. On the questions of theories and technologies of continuous improvement. Herald of the Kazakh National University after al-Farabi.Economic Series. Almaty. – 2015. – № 2 (108). Pp 140-145
2. Kenzhegaranova M.K. Organizational development patterns and regularities during implementation of change management strategies. Herald of the Kazakh National University after al-Farabi. Economic Series. Almaty. – 2014. – № 2 (102). Pp 138-143
3. Kenzhegaranova M.K. Concept of quality management in the implementation of organizational changes. Herald of the Kazakh National University after al-Farabi.. Economic Series. Almaty. – 2013. – № 6 (100). Pp 190-195
4. Kunanbayeva D.A., Kenzhegaranova M.K. Theoretical aspects of resistance to change in organizations. The monthly scientific journal “Young Scientist” Chita – Moscow, Russian Federation – 2013. – №9 (56). C. 200-204
Books:
Учебное пособие «Менеджмент: теория и практика Казахстана». Раздел: «Управление изменениями» – Алматы, 2-ое изд., доп.- Алматы: Игілікgroup, 2017 г. – 1,9 п.л.
Conference
1. International Conference: “Entrepreneurship and Business Education in a Changing World”, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the International Academy of Business, October 31, 2013, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2. IX International scientific-practical conference of IAB: “Business and Education: development vector”. The role of innovation in the international transfer of knowledge. International Academy of Business (IAB), February 8, 2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
3. International scientific-practical conference “Regulation of economic issues in the CU and the CES: Practice and Problems” Kazakh National University. Al-Farabi, on December 6-7, 2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
4. International Conference: «ICEBMM 2012: International Conference on Economics, Business Management and Marketing», 12-13 May 2012 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Research interests
Change management in organizations, entrepreneurship
Scholarships & awards
International Presidential Bolashak Scholarship 2005-2008, Master’s program at Texas A&M University, Texas, USA.
Ali Makhmud
ELNURA NABIGAZINOVA
elnura.nabigazinova@sdu.edu.kz
Post
Senior lecturer
Profile
2014 as student, 2018 as staff, information systems, Dms analyst
Degree qualifications
BA: Information Systems 2018, SDU University
- Training of a modern specialist who can constantly improve himself, effectively use individual characteristics and abilities, work with the date on a professional level;
- Instilling the skills of collecting, processing, filtering large amounts of data, making a hypothesis with a logical basis;
- Release of a date journalist that can deduce the value and event line from the processed date and perfectly convey it to the audience with visual elements;
- Training of masters who are familiar with the basic features of coding, well-versed in the original technologies and programs necessary for date processing;
- Training in methods for building and processing information in a non-fully processed format that can work with various information formats, such as JSON, CSV;
- Formation of professional communication that contributes to the improvement of each other.
Beta Career
Beta Career is a special course for fourth year students that covers all elective courses of the penultimate semester of a study program. Beta Career is optional and has its own requirements described in the next sections. The number of students that are admitted to Beta Career is limited.
Goals
The goals of Beta Career are the following:
– Adjust professional preferences
– Apply theoretical knowledge to practice
– Get necessary basic knowledge
– Install network contacts
Duration
The duration of Beta Career is 15 weeks. It starts in September, and ends in December.
Grading Policy
The indicated score in the statement is 60 percent from the Organization and 40 percent (15 points for providing a weekly report, 25 points for the final presentation) from the University.
The assessment criteria should correspond to the quality of assimilation and application of skills corresponding to the subjects of the 7th semester specified in the syllabus.
Important
The company should be located in the city of Almaty.
The company must be included in the list of:
– The legal 500; and/or
– Asia Pacific Law; and/or
– Chambers and Partners.
| Мemorandum | Duration | Вilateral contract |
|---|---|---|
| ТОО NLC Partners | unlimited | Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry |
| Police Department of the Almaty city | unlimited | |
| Sсhmitt & Orlov LLC | unlimited | JSC passenger transportation |
| Republican Chamber of Private Bailiffs of the Republic of Kazakhstan | unlimited | |
| ТОО MG Partners Almaty | unlimited | LLP Center for Research, Analysis and Performance Evaluation |
| Public Association “Red Crescebt society of the Republic of Kazakhstan” | unlimited | Samruk Business Academy |
| Police Department of the Almaty region | unlimited | Almaty City Bar Association |
| Karasay District Court of Almaty region | unlimited | Mangystau Region Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Аrtyushenko & partners law firm | unlimited | |
| GRATA law firm | unlimited | |
| Integrites Kazakhstan LLC | unlimited | |
| Akhmetov &Partners LLC | unlimited | |
| Administration of courts in the city of Almaty | unlimited | |
| Unicase Law Firm | unlimited | |
| Synegy Partners Law Firm LLC | unlimited | |
| Administration of courts in Zhambyl region | unlimited | |
| Zhylyoy district Police Department | unlimited | |
| Fors-mazhor LLC | unlimited |
| Мemorandum | Duration | Вilateral contract |
|---|---|---|
| ТОО NLC Partners | unlimited | Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry |
| Police Department of the Almaty city | unlimited | |
| Sсhmitt & Orlov LLC | unlimited | JSC passenger transportation |
| Republican Chamber of Private Bailiffs of the Republic of Kazakhstan | unlimited | |
| ТОО MG Partners Almaty | unlimited | LLP Center for Research, Analysis and Performance Evaluation |
| Public Association “Red Crescebt society of the Republic of Kazakhstan” | unlimited | Samruk Business Academy |
| Police Department of the Almaty region | unlimited | Almaty City Bar Association |
| Karasay District Court of Almaty region | unlimited | Mangystau Region Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Аrtyushenko & partners law firm | unlimited | |
| GRATA law firm | unlimited | |
| Integrites Kazakhstan LLC | unlimited | |
| Akhmetov &Partners LLC | unlimited | |
| Administration of courts in the city of Almaty | unlimited | |
| Unicase Law Firm | unlimited | |
| Synegy Partners Law Firm LLC | unlimited | |
| Administration of courts in Zhambyl region | unlimited | |
| Zhylyoy district Police Department | unlimited | |
| Fors-mazhor LLC | unlimited |
Members of the advisory board of the EP «Data Journalism» for 2023-2024 academic year
| Akisheva Assiya | Editor Forbes.kz. Media expert |
| Zhapisheva Assem | Editor «Til Kespek Joq» |
| Amanzholkyzy Bakhytgul | Director of AB Marketing, marketer |
| Karipov Baurzhan | Director of the website qaz365.kz |
| Kurmangazinova Nazerke | Graduate of «SDU university», journalist for the site vlast.kz |
| Nurumov Bakhtiyar | “SDU university” MA, senior lecturer |
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