Level Of Professional Responsibility Research Articles

«Don't let a Person Fall»: Quality Analysis of Projective Methodology

The article is devoted to the consideration of the problem of creating projective diagnostic methods. It is indicated that the modern projective methods offered to practitioners are developed without conceptual support and outside the content-analytical paradigm, which is the methodological basis of this type of diagnostic tools. The results of a structural and meaningful analysis of the «Do not let a person fall» methodology located on numerous sites on the Internet are presented. The methodological failure of the method, its diagnostic unsuitability were revealed. It is noted that the use of methods that do not meet methodological requirements significantly increases the risk of psychodiagnostic incompetence of specialists. In this regard, the authors believe that the formation of the ability for the future diagnostic to assess the quality of diagnostic tools and the level of professional responsibility that meets ethical requirements as a user should begin at the stage of university education.

РАЗВИТИЕ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЙ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТИ БУДУЩЕГО СПЕЦИАЛИСТА ПО ЗАЩИТЕ ИНФОРМАЦИИ В ВУЗЕ

The article substantiates the relevance of the professional responsibility development of a university graduate. The contradictions between the need for specialists with a high level of professional responsibility and the insufficiently realized potential of universities in its development is revealed. The purpose of the paper is to substantiate the features and pedagogical conditions for the development of professional responsibility of the future information security specialist in a university environment. The theory of responsibility as a manifestation of a person's inner freedom, and the theory of the evolution of corporate culture paradigms were used as methodological basis. The theoretical significance of the study is in the identification of specific factors in the development of professional responsibility of future information security specialists based on the characteristics of their future activities. The scientific novelty of the work is in the substantiation of the pedagogical conditions for the development of professional responsibility of the future information security specialist in a university environment.

Business and Entrepreneurship in the Context of Innovative Development of Russian Society: the Space of Research Discourse

Business and entrepreneurship occupy an important place in the Russian economy, in fact, determining the prospects for the development of the economic sector, as well as in the social sphere, influencing the promotion of society in the field of innovation. However, at present, the development of business and entrepreneurship in Russia faces a number of barriers of an objective and subjective nature, related to the existing economic relations in society, institutional conditions and the specifics of the business community itself, with its own culture, value bases of activity, and level of professional responsibility. In these circumstances, there is a need for a deep sociological reflection of the features of business and entrepreneurship functioning in the conditions of Russian realities, the factors that determine its problems and prospects for development, as well as the theoretical grounds for studying these social phenomena. An analysis of sociological work in this direction allows us to reveal the specifics of the discursive space in the field of studying business and entrepreneurship in Russia, as well as outlines the prospects for further theoretical and empirical development of this problem.

Russian Entrepreneurship in the Context of Socio-Economic Crisis: the Risks of Deprofessionalization

Purpose of the study: The importance of sociological understanding of the risks of deprofessionalization of entrepreneurial activity in the context of a deep socio-economic crisis is determined by the peculiarities (crisis, illegal practices) of entrepreneurship in post-Soviet Russia which affected its modern development. Methodology: I. Schumpeter’s theoretical ideas create the methodological basis for the study of modern Russian entrepreneurship. Schumpeter defines an entrepreneur as the "main phenomenon" of economic development. The scientist associates entrepreneurship with innovation and introduction of new combinations of production factors. The neo-institutional approach is methodologically important for the study of Russian entrepreneurship. This approach states that any social institutional practices are determined by the specific institutional system, the system being a historical product of a particular era and society. The study of the risks of deprofessionalization of Russian entrepreneurship is carried out on the basis of theoretical ideas of Zh. T. Toshchenko, aimed at analysis of a new modern phenomenon - "effective managers", considered in the context of opportunistic behavior in the field of entrepreneurship. Results: The study concludes that the attitude to entrepreneurship in Russia has positively changed in the last decade. Despite this fact, Russia faces the risks of deprofessionalization. The risks are associated with both institutional formation factor and the modern conditions of professional training of entrepreneurs: the crisis of educational system and transformation of professional and labour values. Applications of this study: The results of this study facilitate navigation in the meanders of institutional transformations which take place in professional and labour spheres of the modern Russia, making it possible to predict the situation in social reproduction of the Russian community from the prospects of innovative development. That is possible because entrepreneurship acts as a generator and implementation entity of social innovations. Novelty/Originality of this study: The risks of Russian entrepreneurship deprofessionalization in the current social reality are determined by a set of institutional factors which create a crisis space for professionalization of entrepreneurs and future entrepreneurs at all the stages, from the process of professional self-determination to professional self-realization. This situation lays the foundation for crisis reproduction of the entire socio-cultural system. It is difficult to change the situation in the short term, therefore, we are talking about long-term projects. The authors propose to turn to potential of the institute of education, designed not only to form a layer of knowledge, skills, and competencies of the future businessmen, but also to form a culture of entrepreneurship with a high level of professional responsibility as one of the main indicators of professionalism.

Psychological and Pedagogical Conditions of Professional Responsibility of an International Journalist in Non-Proliferation of Fake News

Introduction.Against the background of the mass media crisis and despite the need to increase the responsibility of international journalists in non-proliferation of “fake news”, there are no studies that regulate effective pedagogical conditions for increasing the reporters’ honesty and integrity. The purpose of the article is to present results of a study carried out at the international journalism faculty of Moscow State Institute of International Relations under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia between 2014-2018, including dedicated psychological and pedagogical conditions involving key approaches and effective technological support and diagnostic tools to measure levels of professional responsibili ty of international journalists. Materials and Methods. The empirical base of the study comprised a multiyear observation and questionnaires for 2nd-4th-year students of the MGIMO international journalism faculty, as well as re-analysis and substantive interpretation of matters of improving quality of professional journalism. Results. The study presents the analysis of problems of increasing professional responsibility of international journalists under conditions of commercialization of information field and mass media and effective psychological and pedagogical conditions required to improve quality of their professional training. A series of criteria and indicators related to the concept of the professional responsibility of the international journalist (civil position, moral standing and professional persistence) were defined. Discussion and Conclusion. Specially created psychological and pedagogical conditions of education can satisfy the state order, employers and students of the journalism area, building highly professional competences of international journalist. Mechanisms and step-by-step implementation of the model may be replicated in the broad higher school practice, increasing the level of professional responsibility of international journalists. The results obtained are of interest to the administrative staff of higher educational institutions, heads of departments that continuously monitor quality of journalistic education, as well as scientists and university professors engaged in improving the quality of education of media professionals. Prospective studies of the determinants of better quality of journalist education must be focused on deepening professional competencies of graduates to ensure the creation of adequate conditions for national and foreign political elite activity.

Walking a fine line – The legal system and sign language interpreters

Legal interpreting as an applied linguistic activity has been explored in the literature, with various explorations of the role of legal interpreters from a discourse perspective. Current thinking in interpreting studies classifies the role of the interpreter as a participant in interaction and co-constructor of meaning. Sign language interpreting as a professional practice typically occurs in legal contexts where the deaf person is the complainant, defendant or witness. However, recent research has begun to explore the provision of sign language interpreting for deaf jurors. Drawing on a corpus of 12 qualitative interviews, and with reference to frameworks of discourse and responsibility, this paper presents analyses of perceptions from two key stakeholder groups - sign language interpreters and lawyers - on the level of professional responsibility that each stakeholder feels that sign language interpreters need to adopt in the legal setting, and their perceptions of the role and responsibilities of sign language interpreters in this context. This study reveals that the legal and moral boundaries of meaning attributed to interpreters' responsibilities are blurred, yet both stakeholder groups have their own clear perceptions of the duties attached to the interpreter's position in court. Thus interpreters need to walk a fine line in how they manage their role and responsibilities according to interpreting studies theory while meeting the linguistic needs of their deaf clients in court and adhering to their responsibilities as perceived by the justice system.

Professional Responsibility of Labor Subjects

The problem of the labor subjects’ responsibility is a challenging issue in the unstable conditions of the nowadays world and business. Within the organizational context, the professional responsibility is a regulator of the performance of assigned duties at work places, a standard of compliance with a job position or with the corporate culture requirements. А.R. Luria noted that the labor is the conscious development product of a subject, which means that restricting an employee to a job position or corporate standards may impoverish both an organization and its members. In this regard, the corporate and professional responsibility may have different consequences of the manifestation of the subjective position in solving complicated production tasks. This study proposes an integrated analysis of the professional responsibility of the labor subjects through three interrelated contexts: personal, cultural and activity-related; depending on the intensity level of these components, the labor subjects have a different level of professional responsibility. The purpose of this study is to analyze the specific features of the professional responsibility of employees in a Russian construction company depending on the axiological and situational determinants (159 people, the average age of therespondents is 36 years). Results:
 1. A methodology was developed and tested that allowed identifying the situational determinants of professional responsibility (conceptions of the organizational reality in three temporal loci - past, present and future).
 2. The leading role of the cognitive component is confirmed in the formation of the managerial type of responsibility. It is proved that this responsibility component is largely determined by situational characteristics: the conceptions of the professional and personal resources of the collective and the assessment of organizational reality.
 3. The types of professional responsibility and their determinants are defined. Thus, the representatives of the impulsive and executive types are ”responsibility objects” (personal context), the carriers of the egocentric culture of professional responsibility (cultural context) and the incoherence of temporal loci. As opposedto them, the managerial type of responsibility is determined by the internal personal orientation (is an active subject) taking responsibility not only for oneself, but also for others (includes others in the culture of professional responsibility), as well as the ability for strategic thinking (which is manifested in consideration, at the same time, for the professional and organizational aspects of the past, present and future in the activities).
 The results obtained make the understanding of the professional responsibility mechanisms wider, allow developing managerial technologies to provide the personnel quality taking into consideration the professional responsibility and its dynamic multilevel nature; empirically substantiated is the significance of the cognitive component of responsibility (cognitive and reflexive resources). Identified are positive and negativesubjective assessments of organizational reality and their influence on the types of professional responsibility.
 Keywords: types of professional responsibility, relationship of responsibility components, determinants.

Mapping Tourism Stakeholders’ Weather and Climate Information-Seeking Behavior in Fiji

AbstractTourism is inherently dependent on weather and climate, and its sustainability and resilience to adverse weather and climate impacts is greatly enhanced by providing tailored climate services to tourism sector stakeholders. Climate services need to integrate standard weather forecasts, with early warning systems, seasonal forecasts, and long-term projections of climatic changes in order to meet the information needs of the sector. While a growing number of studies address the potential climate change impacts on tourism, little is known about how the tourism sector accesses, uses, and analyses the available weather and climate information.This research presents findings from an exploratory study on weather and climate information-seeking behavior of 15 private and public tourism sector stakeholders in the Republic of Fiji. The results show a variety of weather and climate information-seeking paths in use, which differ depending on levels of professional responsibility, weather and climate literacy, and information and digital competency. Those with high weather information literacy access a broader variety of sources. Hence, their interpretation does not focus only on their own location, but “weather” is seen as a broad spatial phenomenon that might or might not result in adverse effects in their location. Understanding diverse weather and climate information-seeking paths can aid in better targeting climate and adaptation services across different stakeholder groups. Especially in the context of small island developing states (SIDS), the integration of traditional, local, and scientific knowledge as information sources is likely to provide a more useful and context-specific basis for climate adaptation planning within the sector.

NSPE Publishes Engineering Income and Salary Survey

This article reports on the 2001 salary survey conducted by the National Society of Professional Engineers that is offered in a comprehensive database format on diskette with a companion book. Categories of the survey include income, level of education, length of experience, level of professional responsibility, branch of engineering, job function, industry or service of employer, registration status, supervisory/managerial responsibility, and region and metropolitan area.

The Maryland plan: a decade of university-state collaboration.

AbstractThe University of Maryland has integrated psychiatric residency training with the state hospital system to produce a high level of professional responsibility in the care of the state's mentally ill citizens.