The Main Modernization Directions of the Industrial Complex

The functioning of enterprises in the conditions of economic uncertainty and high risks associated with it, dependence on external economic conjuncture, low competitiveness of domestic goods and services of Russia give determine a range of problems that can be solved only through modernization reforms in industry. They are determined by the formation of a competitive type of industrial production in Russia and high-tech industries that are able to generate high technology and modernize the sectoral system of national reproduction. Modernization of the Russian industry is based on internal growth factors using modern technologies and business methods with a gradual increase of the innovation potential. The purpose of the study is to identify the main directions of modernization for the formation of a modern competitive industry as the basis for ensuring economic growth and improving the quality of life of the population. To achieve this goal, the authors used dialectical, system-functional, economic-statistical, and formal-logical methods. In this contribution, the authors summarized the main directions of the implementation of industrial policy, presented statistical data on the creation of industrial parks. To strengthen the industrial potential of the Russian economy, it is necessary to provide conditions for the development of modern production, increasing production and energy efficiency, and increasing investment in fixed assets. The authors developed measures for the modernization of the industrial complex and predicted results of this program. Among key activities there are the development of affordable investment and innovation infrastructure, the creation of industrial parks and the development of the institutional environment

Google Classroom як засіб підтримки комбінованого навчання студентів-географів

The article reveals the experience of organizing blended learning for geography students using Google Classroom, and discloses its potential uses in the study of geography. For the last three years, the authors have tested such in-class and distance courses as “Cartography and Basics of Topography”, “Population Geography”, “Information Systems and Technologies in Tourism Industry”, “Regional Economic and Social World Geography (Europe and the CIS)”, “Regional Economic and Social World Geography (Africa, Latin America, Asia, Anglo-America, Australia and Oceania)”, “Socio-Economic Cartography”. The advantages of using the specified interactive tool during the study of geographical disciplines are highlighted out in the article. As it has been established, the organization of the learning process using Google Classroom ensures the unity of in-class and out-of-class learning; it is designed to realize effective interaction of the subjects learning in real time; to monitor the quality of training and control the students’ learning achievements in class as well as out of it, etc. The article outlines the disadvantages that should be taken into account when organizing blended learning using Google Classroom, including the occasional predominance of students’ external motivation in education and their low level of readiness for work in the classroom; insufficient level of material and technical support in some classrooms; need for out-of-class pedagogical support; lack of guidance on the content aspect of Google Classroom pages, etc. Through the test series conducted during 2016-2017, an increase in the number of geography students with a sufficient level of academic achievements and a decrease of those with a low level of it was revealed.Стаття розкриває досвід організації комбінованого навчання студентів-географів, що використовують Google Classroom, і розкриває його потенційні можливості у вивченні географії. Протягом останніх трьох років автори випробували такі очні та дистанційні курси, як "Картографія та основи топографії", "Географія населення", "Інформаційні системи та технології в туризмі", "Регіональна економічна і соціальна географія світу (Європа і СНД)", "Регіональна економічна і соціальна географія світу (Африка, Латинська Америка, Азія, Англо-Америка, Австралія та Океанія)", "Соціально-економічна картографія". У статті висвітлено переваги використання зазначеного інтерактивного інструменту під час вивчення географічних дисциплін. Як було встановлено, організація навчального процесу з використанням Google Classroom забезпечує єдність навчання в класі та поза класом; він призначений для реалізації ефективної взаємодії предметів, що вивчаються в режимі реального часу; надає можливість контролювати якість навчання та досягнення в навчанні студентів як у класі, так і поза ним тощо. У статті висвітлюються недоліки, які слід враховувати при організації комбінованого навчання за допомогою Google Classroom, включаючи випадкове переважання у студентів зовнішньої мотивації до навчання та низький рівень їх готовності до роботи в аудиторії; недостатній рівень матеріально-технічної підтримки в деяких аудиторіях; необхідність позакласної педагогічної підтримки; відсутність вказівок щодо вмісту сторінок Google Classroom тощо. За допомогою ряду тестів, проведених протягом 2016-2017 рр., було виявлено збільшення кількості студентів-географів з достатнім рівнем академічних досягнень та зменшення кількість тих, хто має їх низький рівень

The Main Modernization Directions of the Industrial Complex

The functioning of enterprises in the conditions of economic uncertainty and high risks associated with it, dependence on external economic conjuncture, low competitiveness of domestic goods and services of Russia give determine a range of problems that can be solved only through modernization reforms in industry. They are determined by the formation of a competitive type of industrial production in Russia and high-tech industries that are able to generate high technology and modernize the sectoral system of national reproduction. Modernization of the Russian industry is based on internal growth factors using modern technologies and business methods with a gradual increase of the innovation potential. The purpose of the study is to identify the main directions of modernization for the formation of a modern competitive industry as the basis for ensuring economic growth and improving the quality of life of the population. To achieve this goal, the authors used dialectical, system-functional, economic-statistical, and formal-logical methods. In this contribution, the authors summarized the main directions of the implementation of industrial policy, presented statistical data on the creation of industrial parks. To strengthen the industrial potential of the Russian economy, it is necessary to provide conditions for the development of modern production, increasing production and energy efficiency, and increasing investment in fixed assets. The authors developed measures for the modernization of the industrial complex and predicted results of this program. Among key activities there are the development of affordable investment and innovation infrastructure, the creation of industrial parks and the development of the institutional environment

Assessment of the European Call and Put Options Cost of Innovative Projects

As part of the research, a method for assessing the cost of call and put options for innovative projects is suggested based on the stochastic model of Bass innovation. The resulting expressions can be used by investors to assess the value of the risk of funds loss associated with innovations. Based on the model innovation project, the assessment of project indicators is analyzed depending on various assumptions about the nature of changes and the possibility of their accounting using stochastic methods, interval mathematics and fuzzy sets. It shows possible approaches and methods for assessing the impact of changes in project data, related to both statistical properties of project revenue, and fuzzy information or uncertainty about their actual values