Russian State Hydrometeorological University Information technology usage in

Russian State Hydrometeorological University Information technology usage in meteorological education and training Vladimir M. Sakovich Vice-Rector for Teaching RSHU

Content RSHU corporate profile Meteorological Faculty Departments and Labs Specialized software used at RSHU for meteorological education and training IT for education and training Social networks usage for education and communication Brief students’ opinion survey Conclusion

RSHU Mission Meeting the needs of the labour market in hydrology and meteorology specialists for the Russian Federation and the Member countries of RA II (Asia) and RA VI (Europe) Balanced personality development for future specialists Innovative approach to education and implementation of quality assurance into the learning process Improving the structure and content of profile specialties and directions education and training Teaching the specialists to master information technologies and to be able to use digital information for successful decision-making Facilitating environmental conservation to go together with raising living standards of people, using positive aspects of globalization processes and sustainable development

RSHU corporate profile Founded in 1930 WMO Regional Training Centre since 1996 Leading Higher Educational Institution, St Petersburg Branches in Tuapse, Rostov-on-Don, Aleksin 7 Faculties 32 Chairs 16 Educational directions and specialties 7 Postgraduate study programmes (Ph. D) 3 Doctorate councils 40 career progression programmes Student body: § 5400 students § 110 Ph. Ds Staff members: § 800 employees § 400 teachers • 85 full professors (Doctors of Sciences) • 220 docents (Candidates of Sciences)

Specialists education and training Masters and Bachelors of science in “hydrology and meteorology” programme Specialists in Meteorology Specializations and curricula: § § § Meteorological forecasts Climatology Agricultural meteorology Aviation meteorology Atmospheric pollution and air protection Information and measuring systems in hydrology and meteorology § Management and marketing in hydrology and meteorology § Biometeorology

Professional tasks RSHU graduate is to solve Meteorologist should: Master modern methods of meteorological, actinometric, gradient and specialized observations as well as their processing and analysis techniques Master the methods of hydrological and meteorological observations collection and systematization Know and master the methods of synoptic analysis and weather forecast Master the methods of meteorological forecasts production in servicing aviation and other transportation facilities Know basic systems of the world and Russian climates classification and be able to develop climatic description of the region concerned Be able to conduct geographic and physical analysis of weather phenomena and processes, their classification and reveal their consistent patterns Be able to conduct meteorological and ecological assessment of projects

Meteorological Faculty Departments and Labs

Meteorological Forecasts Department Weather forecasts training bureau Training lab for meteorological data receiving and processing Training lab for atmospheric hydrodynamic modelling

Department of Experimental Physics of Atmosphere Training lab for meteorological information and measuring equipment Training lab for upper-air sounding methods Training lab for meteorological measurements data automated processing Training lab for environmental remote sensing

Department of Meteorology, Climatology and Atmosphere Protection Training lab for meteorological measurements and atmospheric physics Department of Atmosphere Dynamics and Remote Sensing Training lab for complex analysis of hydrological, meteorological, aerial and satellite information

Field practice base Conducting observation and measurements § § § Meteorological Gradient Actinometric Upper-air Specialized Analysis and forecast of the state of atmosphere

WMO educational programme The programme comprises: § § English as a study language Meteorological practice abroad International attestation board Thesis defense in English Students are awarded WMOapproved certificates together with their diploma

Specialized software used at RSHU for meteorological education and training

Specialized meteorological software complexes GIS-Meteo and OSCAR versatile tool for meteorologists to produce, process and document the weather charts

Data processing software Golden Software Surfer, Grapher allows to visualize various data sets, construct graphs, contour maps and surface maps Statistica a system for statistical data processing

GIS Idrisi includes applied software packages for geographical data analysis and thematic maps creation as well as for image processing and statistical data analysis Arc. GIS allows visualization (i. e. representation as a digital map) of large body of statistical data that is referenced geographically GRASS Open sourse GIS with modular structure

IT for education and training

Practical learning cycle Multimedia technologies Active experience Active experiment Reflection on experience Abstract conceptualization

Media-learning (webcasts) Prof. Gennady G. Tarakanov on the origin of the atmosphere

Computer-based testing

Using LMS Moodle for education

Social networks usage for education and communication

Summaries of meteorology books

Lecture notes

Webcasts

Learning materials at a teacher’s personal website http: //www. chukin. ru

Example of Java application development in Net. Beans graphic environment

Brief students’ opinion survey

Students’ opinion (psephoanalysis)

Teacher’s opinion Olga Seroukhova, docent, teaches GIS to 4 th year meteorology students since 1999 «GIS can be useful wherever spatial information is used or/and data on objects in specific locations. GIS technological features facilitate students in learning, since they raise their interest in learning and provide: §Demonstrativeness in topic delivery, §Efficiency and promptness in getting feedback, §Diversity of research outcomes (charts, graphs, diagrams)» .

Analysis of MSc general competencies importance and provision estimates, according to employers Elementary computing skills

Analysis of MSc general competencies importance and provision estimates, according to graduates Elementary computing skills

Thank you for your attention! sakovich@rshu. ru