THE SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH WORK OF UNDERGRADUATES:INTERACTION WITH FACULTY MENTORS IN DISTANСЕ FORMAT
Introduction. In the light of recent events and imposing sanctions, students’ involvement in research work can contribute to the solving a priority task in the Russian Federation, that is the establishment of knowledge-intensive industries. The article examines the problem of managing the students’ research work with the help of videoconferencing services in order to increase its effectiveness. Methods. The cognitive-generalizing and empirical methods of pedagogical cognition allowed us to generalize the experience of the leading Russian professors on the use of distance learning tools and communication platforms in the process of managing students' research activities during pandemic and post pandemic periods. The advantages and disadvantages of three leading communication platforms were identified and the survey of students was conducted to determine the satisfaction of novice researchers with the use of distance forms of interaction. Analysis. Considering the theoretical foundations of students' research work and new methods, electronic forms and distance learning tools, the author comes to the conclusion that modern challenges to education require the organizing of new forms of interaction between a supervisor and a student - distance learning. Particular attention is paid to the characteristics and comparison of the main programs for organizing videoconferencing, both of Western and Russian production, and their practical application.Results. The study showed that when professors and students interact in the process of preparing research papers and conducting scientific seminars and conferences, the remote format of communication by means of unified communications systems such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams and TrueConf makes it possible to completely replace real communication and expands the boundaries of scientific interaction by allowing more students to participate in all-Russian and international conferences. The results of students’ survey indicated the need to use software communication platforms for unified interaction between professors and students while writing a research paper.