1. Introduction/Вводная часть (представляетесь, даете краткую информацию о себе).

I have chosen the magistracy course. I am a very punctual and determined student. My teachers appreciate my work and motivate me to be better every day. I am an honest student and I always try to be consistent in my studies. As for me, I have chosen my subject already. Writing dissertation abstract with research actuality, purposes and tasks, theoretical and practical meaning, innovations is very substantial. After that I have to choose the material and make some notes, write draft, structure of my paper, edit and publish it.

 

2. Why have I decided to be a lawyer (to work in the sphere of law? Advantages and disadvantages of legal profession. What should a real lawyer be (legal skills)?/ Почему я решил(ла) стать юристом? Преимущества и недостатки юридической профессии. Каким должен быть юрист (юридические компетенции)?

     Firstly, this work involves working with people, live communication with them. This profession requires such qualities as sociability, logical thinking, good memory, honesty, responsibility, the ability to make the right decision, ingenuity. Equally important is the presence in a person of this specialty of personal qualities such as kindness, responsiveness, humanity, honesty, justice. sense of honor, decency, respect, conscientiousness.

This profession is not easy. It requires great diligence, diligence, in order to comprehend its basics. For a novice lawyer, you need to be able to listen to the experience of older, experienced professionals, learn to be fair within the law.

     Lawyer is a creative job. For example, a lawyer speaking in front of a jury in a courthouse is similar to an artist performing in front of an audience on stage. The difficulties and obstacles of this specialty are of great interest to me and give me an incentive to further develop. This motivates me to help people and be sure that my help and knowledge will be in demand by people. And when I acquire a certain amount of knowledge, maybe I will devote myself to political activity in order to take part in the adoption and amendment of laws and regulations.

     The main goal of a lawyer is to comply with legislative norms, responsibility for the fate of a person who may be unfairly convicted. As a consequence of this, the whole life of a person can be spoiled by an unjust sentence.

     To master all the intricacies of the profession, one must perfectly know the criminal and procedural codes, be able to clearly use the code of laws and articles, one must be a psychologist, understand human souls. All this requires perseverance, diligence, memory and endurance.

     The specialty of a lawyer is one of the most sought-after professions, because a lawyer is needed in almost any organization, in production, and I hope that in the future I will be able to find a good, interesting, well-paid job. I will try to benefit people.

3. Why have I chosen the magistracy course/ Почему я решил(ла) поступать в магистратуру? Чем это обучение будет Вам полезно?

Why have I done it? The main thing is I would like to become a professional in the sphere of law. As a matter of fact, I follow the concept of the extended studies. First of all, I would like to become a good specialist. I have to learn many subjects, many books to read the, and also I should be able to carry out the creative project work.

 

4. Sphere of interests, the topic of your dissertation/ Сфера интересов, какую тему планирую выбрать, причины ее выбора, ее актуальность, значимость, каких целей планируйте добиться…My research area relates to my future career path and has a potential to contribute to the achievement of my career objectives. The area of my research is typology and classification of the offender’s personality. I am interested in definition of the concept of a criminal’s personality. I consider the stages and factors influencing the formation of a criminal’s personality, as well as the typology of a criminal’s personality.

5. Your scientific adviser/ Каким должен быть научный руководитель, каким образом может быть полезен магистранту (если руководитель назначен- дайте информацию о нем).

My research supervisor is the Doctor of Law, Professor. I admire him as the scientist. He is the Head of the Department of Law. He is the scientific research organizer. The teachers conduct scientific researches personally and in groups in accordance with the plan of the department. There are lectures and seminars. My supervisor is known both in Russia and in the world. He is often the participant of regional or international home and foreign conferences. He is in contact with the other world scientists.

 

6. Conclusions, plans for the future/ Выводы. Планы на будущее (в плане профессии), надежды, стремления….

    Lawyers, in my opinion, are the people who must uphold honesty, decency, and humanity in life. Conducting this or that business, they must reveal the causes of the conflict between the subject and the social environment, understand the essence of the conflict, choose the right way to solve it. Lawyers are required to get used to the atmosphere of action, to identify and understand the motives of crimes.

ПРИМЕРНЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ ДЛЯ ОТВЕТА (план)

What is the area of your research? My research area relates to my future career path and has a potential to contribute to the achievement of my career objectives. The area of my research is typology and classification of the offender’s personality.

What is the topic of your thesis? Why is it actual (urgent)? The topic of my thesis is “The concept of the identity of the offender”.

What problems are you interested in? I am interested in definition of the concept of a criminal’s personality. I consider the stages and factors influencing the formation of a criminal’s personality, as well as the typology of a criminal’s personality.

What is the area of your research? The area of my research is typology and classification of the offender’s personality.

What are the main objectives of your investigation? The main objectives of my investigation are to give the definition of the concept of a criminal’s personality, to consider the stages and factors influencing the formation of a criminal’s personality, as well as the typology of a criminal’s personality.

What methods of scientific investigation are used in your study?  We use three types of investigations to research and develop explanations for events in the nature: descriptive investigation, comparative investigation, and experimental investigation.

What is the theoretical value of your investigation? There is also a need for a psychological doctrine of the criminal personality as a whole, which would reveal those typical warehouses of this personality, on the basis of which various shades of intent and negligence manifested in various crimes grow.

What is the practical value of your investigation? Modern legal sciences form and highlight the knowledge gained in practice. Based on the knowledge gained, a typology and classification of the identity of the offender, the purpose of which is to to assist law enforcement agencies in studying persons in this category, the causes of their crimes, in developing the most effective tactical and psychological techniques and methods for exposing their criminal activities, and providing subsequent educational impact on their personality. But to prevent crimes and reduce the level of crime, it is not enough just to work with law enforcement agencies and specialists who study the identity of the criminal. If each person would be more attentive to the younger generation, to pay attention to the «unfavorable» families, treats each other more respectfully, then by joint efforts it is possible to achieve the assigned task.

What are the preliminary results of your study? A person is not born a criminal, but becomes one as a result of the unfavorable moral formation of his personality. The personality of a criminal, like every person, is formed in the following main areas: family, school, labor collectives and informal groups. Also, a person is influenced by a wide social environment, primarily through the media.

Do you have any articles on the results of your study published? Yes, I do. I have some articles on the results of my study published.

What are some ways to avoid plagiarism? W can avoid plagiarism by keeping track of the sources you consult in your research, paraphrasing or quoting from your sources (and adding your own ideas), crediting the original author in an in-text citation and in your reference list, using a plagiarism checker before you submit.

 

               

WORKING ON THE TOPIC: MY MASTER DEGREE PROJECT

(THESIS, PAPER)

Useful tips

Plan your topic as follows:

 

First, let me introduce myself.

My name is Oleg Bulanov.

I am a master degree student at the department of Law.

My scientific advisor is Profesor Petrov.

I work under the guidance of professor Petrov.

My major interest is in the field of personality of an offender.

I am currently doing my master’s degree in some studies

I major (specialize) in the field of criminalistics.

The title of my future thesis is “The concept of the identity of the offender”.

The object of my research is the behavior of criminals.

Let me now go into some detail regarding the subject I have mentioned.

I began with the study of literature on the subject including some basic works written by some scientits.

I have used many different sources of information, such as books of Russian scientists and websites.

The personality of a criminal is widely discussed in literature.

The theory of people who can be criminals was constructed and developed by some scientists.

The immediate aim is to examine the behaviour people who can be criminals.

The objectives of this work are as follows: to define the concept of a criminal’s personality, to consider the stages and factors influencing the formation of a criminal’s personality, as well as the typology of a criminal’s personality.

It is very important and interesting to examine the behaviour of criminals.

 

WORKING ON THE TOPIC: MY SCIENTIFIC (RESEARCH) WORK

Useful tips

Plan your topic as follows:

My major interest is in the field of….

The title of my future thesis is….

My tutor is ….

The research I am doing now is a part of a bigger work../ within the framework of the academic research conducted by professor…/a group of scientists…

This work is devoted to an important problem into which too few scientists have researched until now.

Earlier studies of this subject show that the problem has not been yet properly explored.

The main aims of your research work and the tasks to complete:

My study deals in the problems of…/is devoted to the investigation of…

It touches upon the problems of…

The main purpose/goal/aim of it is…to find out/to define/to characterize/explore/to investigate/to analyse/to gain/…..

It is aimed at …..

I set myself a task to/of…

the tasks that face us /that we are faced with/are as follows….

Useful words and words combination

analysis n (pl -ses) анализ, исследование, подробное рассмотрение

critical analysis — критический анализ

advanced research — перспективные исследования

basic research — фундаментальные исследования

to be engaged in research — заниматься научно-исследовательской работой

This researches cover a wide field — исследования охватывают широкую область

pilot study — предварительное, экспериментальное исследование

desk study — чисто теоретическое исследование

thorough examination — а) всестороннее исследование; б) тщательное изучение (материала)

to carry on an investigation — проводить исследовательскую работу

the scientific method of inquiry — научный метод исследования

comparative [experimental] method of investigation – сравнительный [экспериментальный] метод исследования

convenient method — подходящий метод

data for study — материал исследования

laboratory data — данные лабораторных исследований

adequacy of data — достоверность данных

the backbone of a theory — основа теории

to back up a theory with facts — подкрепить теорию фактами

to approximate to a solution of the problem — подходить к решению задачи

interdisciplinary approach — подход с точки зрения различных наук

 

MAIN TEXT

abstract of thesis (article) автореферат диссертации (статьи)

adviser, n 1 куратор 2 научный руководитель

assistant professor, n доцент (учёное звание ниже, чем associate professor)

associate professor, n 1 доцент университета 2 адъюнкт-профессор

candidate for Master’s degree кандидат на соискание учёной степени магистра

continuing professional development– CPD продолжение профессионального образования

Doctor of Law = LL.D доктор юрид. наук

entrance examinations вступительные экзамены

GCE – general certificate of education – свидетельство об общем образовании

master, n магистр – учёная степень

magister, n учёное звание магистра

degree of master степень магистра

magistracy, n магистратура

Master’s degree, n магистр

MSc − Master’s degree in science

part time program краткий курс; antonym: full time program полный курс

PhD кандидат наук

postgraduate, n аспирант

postgraduate courses аспирантура

 

I Am the Magistrate

I have chosen the magistracy course. What does it mean? It’s my choice.

Why have I done it? The main thing is I would like to become a professional in the sphere of law. As a matter of fact, I follow the concept of the extended studies. First of all, I would like to become a … and then the …. I have to learn …, to read the electronic and published materials, and also to be capable of carrying out the creative project work.

My research supervisor is the Doctor of Law, Professor. I admire him as the scientist. He is the Head of the Department of Law. He is the scientific research organizer. The teachers conduct scientific researches personally and in groups in accordance with the plan of the department. There are lectures

and seminars. My supervisor is known both in Russia and in the world. He is often the participant of regional or international home and foreign conferences. He is in contact with the other world scientists.

As for me, I have chosen my subject already. Writing dissertation abstract with research actuality, purposes and tasks, theoretical and practical meaning, innovations is very substantial. After that I have to choose the material and make some notes, write draft, structure of my paper, edit and publish it.

 

Probable Questions and Answers

1

A. Why did you decide to take a magistrate course?

B. I am interested in scientific and research work. I am sure I will be able to improve my knowledge and upgrade my qualification studying in the magistrate course. I also hope that my research will help solve the problem of … in my field.

2

A. What is your field?

What are you specializing in?

B. My field is…

The field of my specialization is…

I’m specializing in…

3

A. What is the title/ the headline of your thesis/ dissertation?

What is the theme/ the subject of your thesis?

Have you chosen the subject for your thesis?

B. The title of my thesis is «……».

The theme of my dissertation is …

I think that it will consist of an introduction, the main part (that is, two or three chapters), conclusions, and references.

4

A. Is your current research connected with your graduation paper?

B. Yes, it is. In fact, my research is the continuation of my graduation project. On the other hand, I expand the area of study and consider the problem of … from another point of view.

B. No, it isn’t. To say the truth, I changed my field.

5

A. Have you already begun working at your thesis?

B. Yes, I have. I’ve (already) studied the information dealing with my research (on my research). I’ve written the Introduction/the first chapter of my thesis.

B. No, I haven’t. First I plan to pass my Candidate’s exams. I also must collect and analyze the information and data on my research.

I must study papers and articles by foreign and Russian scientists and put forward a hypothesis.

6

A. Who is your scientific advisor/ supervisor?

B. My supervisor is Prof. N. He is a Doctor of Technical Sciences, an academician, a correspondence-member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is a well-known specialist in his field.

He has a lot of published papers and takes part in different conferences and symposiums. I am glad to work under Prof. N’s supervision. I read some of his articles in scientific journals and magazines. I think they are not only interesting but useful for my own research.

7

A. What does your supervisor do? / Where does he work?

B. He works at the … University/ at the Department of…

He is the Head of the … Department/of the … Laboratory.

He is the dean of the … faculty/ department.

8

A. In what way does your supervisor help you (with your research)? How often do you consult your scientific advisor?

B. It’s hard to overestimate my supervisor’s help.

Prof. N., that is my scientific advisor, helped me choose the subject of my research and to make up the plan of my work. I consult him every two or three weeks. He looks through the results of my work and corrects some mistakes.

9

A. Do you prefer to work on your own or in a team?

B. To say the truth, I prefer to work on my own but sometimes the research itself or carrying out experiments cannot be done individually.

10

A. Have you ever taken part in scientific conferences?

Did you participate in any scientific conferences or symposiums?

B. Yes, I have. Last year I took part in the (regional/national/ international) conference in Omsk. I made a report on the results of my research.

B. No, I haven’t./ Not yet. But next year I am going to participate in a conference (which will be held in Omsk). I know that conferences and symposia are very important for scientists and researchers. They give an opportunity to present the results of one’s work and to exchange opinions on this or that problem.

11

A. Is your research theoretical or practical?

B. Well, I think my research is (purely) theoretical work. It is (both) theoretical and practical.

12

 A. What machines (equipment/ materials/ technologies/ processes) used in your field do you know?

Which of them do you use in your own research?

B. In my field there is a great variety of … such as…

There are many different methods of … / The main of them are … / The most common of them include…

13

A. What is the goal of your research?

What problem(s) would you like to solve by your research?

B. The aim of my research is… / I’d like (I would like) …

— to improve the technology of…

— to develop a new material/ substance for…

— to work out a new approach to…

— to increase … (labour productivity, the output of …)

— to cut the time of… / the cost of…

— to decrease the effect of the production upon the environment

14

A. Do you know any Russian or foreign researchers/ investigators working in your field?

B. Yes, I do. There are many/ few scientists working in my field.

Among them there is Prof. N from… He is known for…

15

A. Is your field important for the country?

B. Sure./ Of course, my field is very important because/ as…

It plays a great role in … / It makes it possible to…

It provides the region/ the country with…

16

A. Do you know any English magazines and journals in your field?

B. Not many, but there are such journals as…

17

A. Are the materials you have read in English useful for your research?

Will you use the materials you have read in your thesis?

B. Yes, I think I will make use of some of these materials in my research as well as in my thesis and my work.