SPECIFICS IN TRAINING PROFESSIONALS OF THE “MAN-SIGN” TYPE: FEATURES OF WORK PRACTICE FOR DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS

Abstract

The article analyzes the issues of work training (internship) for students getting educated in the areas of “man-sign”. In accordance with the socio-technological approach, a “man-sign” is an integral element of “mancreativity” and is distinguished by the creation and use of various sign systems. The paper analyzes the areas of study – design and architecture. To do so, the author solves the following tasks: 1) to analyze the scientific literature on the issues of work training (internship) in the field of design and architecture; 2) to identify universities that provide training in the specified specialties (profiles) of education; 3) to select universities for subsequent analysis of the features of work training (internship) in the specified specialties (profiles) of education; 4) conduct a series of in-depth interviews with employed graduates who were trained in the specified specialties (profiles) of education. The data obtained do not allow speaking about a cardinal deterioration or improvement in the state of affairs in the field of work practice. Nevertheless, the author identifies a number of issues including a shortened practice for a bachelor’s degree in architecture, limited practice bases, irrelevance and inconsistency of curricula and other educational documents on the websites of universities. In addition, during in-depth interviews, general and specific (characteristic only for designers and architects) issues of the effectiveness of production practices were also identified.