Methods of teaching the course «Fundamentals of scientific communication» to undergraduates of philosophy

Introduction. The article is devoted to improving the teaching methodology of the course «Fundamentals of Scientific Communication» for first-year undergraduates of the Faculty of Philosophy. The existing teaching methods of the course analyzed and a new definition of the essence of scientific communication is proposed. Purpose setting. According to the authors, scientific communication is a system of public relations, which include the interaction of factors of internal and external levels of communication between science and society, aimed at forming a certain image of science and scientific activity in society. Methodology and methods of the study. As a result, of a specially prepared, author’s questionnaire and the application of the survey method, the authors identified indicators of students’ understanding of the essence of the communicative and educational structure for teaching the subject. Results. The article examines research in the field of educational processes, issues of theory and methodology of scientific communication, as well as reveals the main structural elements of scientific communication, defines its main functions and their features. Conclusion. As a result of the research, a generalization of the presented methods and indicators identified because of work on the course was carried out.