Программа дисциплины иностранный язык (английский) (стр. 9 )

  8.  Специализация «Статистика, анализ данных и демография»

№	Название раздела	Всего часов	Аудиторные часы	Самостоя-тельная работа
Лекции	Семинары	Практи-ческие занятия
1	The nature of Probability and Statistics
1.1.	Descriptive and Inferential Statistics				4
1.2.	Variables and Types of Data				4
1.3.	Data Collection and Sampling Techniques				4
1.4.	History of Probability and Statistics				4
1.5.	Data Analysis Project 1				4
1.6.	Data Analysis Project 2				4
2	Frequency Distributions and Graphs
2.1.	Organizing Data				4
2.2.	Histograms, Frequency Polygons, and Ogives				4
2.3.	Other Types of Graphs				4
2.4.	Data Analysis Project 3				4
2.5.	Data Analysis Project 4				4
3	Data Description
3.1.	Introduction into Data Description				4
3.2.	Characteristics of Data Description				4
3.3.	Measures of Central Tendency				4
3.4.	Measures of Variation				4
3.5.	Measures of Position				4
3.6	Data Analysis Project 5				4
3.7	Data Analysis Project 6				4

Содержание дисциплины

Раздел 1. The nature of Probability and Statistics

1.1.  Descriptive and Inferential Statistics - 4 а. ч.

Academic Vocabulary: Talking about ideas, Presenting an argument

Academic Reading: Human Resource Management (HRM)

Academic Listening: Interview with an HR director, A lot of debt is not always bad

Exam Practice: Reading, Writing

Focus on professional reading: Elementary concepts of Statistics (What are variables?/Correlation and experimental research/Dependant and independent variables)

1.2.  Variables and Types of Data – 4 а. ч.

Academic Vocabulary: Key nouns, Nouns and the words they combine with

Academic Listening: Competition in the US insurance industry

Academic Writing: graph description

Exam Practice: Listening, Speaking

Focus on professional reading: Elementary concepts of Statistics (Measurement scales/Relations between variables/Why relationship between variables are important?/Two basic features of every relation between variables)

1.3.  Data Collection and Sampling Techniques – 4 а. ч.

Academic Vocabulary: Research and study aims, Describing problems

Academic Reading: Motivation, communication and teamwork

Academic Listening: Interview with a CEO

Exam Practice: Reading, Writing

Focus on professional reading: Elementary concepts of Statistics (What is statistics significance?/Statistical significance and the number of analysis promoted/Strength and reliability of a relation between variables)

1.4.  History of Probability and Statistics – 4 а. ч.

Academic Vocabulary: Key verbs, Verbs and the words they combine with

Academic Reading: Miscellaneous Economics

Academic Listening: The falling value of dollar

Exam Practice: Listening, Speaking

Focus on professional reading: Elementary concepts of Statistics (Probability theory and mathematical statistics/Applied statistics/Statistical tools of an economic investigation)

1.5.  Data Analysis Project 1 – 4 а. ч.

100% Chance of Rain/Power Lines and Brain Cancer

1.6. Data Analysis Project 2 – 4 а. ч.

High Fat and Your Lower Back/ Adjustment versus Your Heart

Литература по разделу:

1 , , Getting Ready for Your Finals: Учебно-методическое пособие по английскому языку для студентов, обучающихся по программе бакалавриата, 2011. Unit 1 стр.18-56, Unit 2 стр. 57-97.

2 Learning Statistics in English: Учебно-методический комплекс. – М.: Изд. центр ЕАОИ, 2008. Theme 3 стр. 33-48.

Раздел 2. Frequency Distributions and Graphs

2.1. Organizing Data – 4 а. ч.

Academic Vocabulary: Talking about points of view

Academic Reading: Globalization and economic policy

Academic Listening: Interview with a venture capitalist

Exam Practice: Writing, Speaking

Focus on professional reading: Qualitative data collection methods (Interviews/Questionnaires)

2.2. Histograms, Frequency Polygons, and Ogives – 4 а. ч.

Academic Vocabulary: Key adjectives, Adjectives and noun combinations

Academic Listening: Jobs and the US economy

Exam Practice: Listening, Reading

Focus on professional reading: Qualitative data collection methods (Observation/Organization records)

2.3. Other Types of Graphs – 4 а. ч.

Academic Vocabulary: Describing research methods

Academic Reading: Analyzing the data

Exam Practice: Writing, Listening

Focus on professional reading: What is statistical data analysis? (Defining the problem/Collection data/Reporting results)

2.4. Data Analysis Project 3 – 4 а. ч.

American Students Study Less/Calling Long Distance

2.5. Data Analysis Project 4 – 4 а. ч.

Inmates And Lawsuits/Great Lakes Statistics

Литература по разделу:

1 , , Getting Ready for Your Finals: Учебно-методическое пособие по английскому языку для студентов, обучающихся по программе бакалавриата, 2011. Unit 3 стр.98-132, Unit 4 стр.133-169.

2 Learning Statistics in English: Учебно-методический комплекс. – М.: Изд. центр ЕАОИ, 2008. Theme 2 стр. 19-29.

Раздел 3. Data Description

3.1. Introduction into Data Description – 4 а. ч.

Academic Vocabulary: Talking about meaning, Comparing and contrasting

Academic Reading: Corporate strategy and structure

Academic Listening: Interview with a project manager

Exam Practice: Reading, Writing

Focus on professional reading: Analysis and Presentation of Gender Statistics (Showing gender differentials in data/Data/Absolute values and proportions)

3.2. Characteristics of Data Description – 4 а. ч.

Academic Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs in academic English, Prepositional phrases

Academic Reading: Understanding news stories

Academic Listening: Americans invest for the future in mutual funds

Exam Practice: Listening, Speaking