- Проскура, С.Л. (orcid.org/0000-0002-9536-176X) and Литвинова, С.Г. (orcid.org/0000-0002-5450-6635) (2019) Future bachelors of computer sciences professional competency formation Фізико-математична освіта, 2 (20). pp. 137-146. ISSN 2413-158Х(Online); 2413-1571( Print)
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Abstract
Problem formation. Graduates of technical higher education institutions in IT training areas, future bachelors of computer sciences in particular are highly demanded within Ukrainian IT labor market today. The number of specialists in the IT industry grew by more than a third in the last two years only. But despite rapid increase in IT specialists quantity, in general, in Ukraine, the number of IT specialists open vacancies in domestic labor market is bigger than, in fact, there are IT specialists themselves. In other words, higher education institutions train a sufficient number of IT specialties bachelors but 25% of those graduates can be employed in IT companies only. Other graduates do not meet the requirements of employers when hiring. Therefore, it is very important to raise the quality of professional training of future bachelors of computer sciences, so that their competence level would meet the current needs of the Ukrainian IT labor market and world requirements as well. Materials and methods . In the process of research, the following methods were used: theoretical method - pedagogical, methodological and scientific literature study and analysis; modern scientists research results analysis in order to find out the state of the problem; observational method - educational process observation; proxy metric method - curriculum of educational documentation, plans, programs and student performance studying and analyzing. Research results. The professional competence, which contains the integral, general and subject competences described in the educational standard on higher education in Ukraine of the first level of the "Bachelor" degree in the branch of knowledge 12 "Information technologies" by specialization 122 "Computer Science", is analysed, generalized and their maintenance is specified. Information-communicative and key competencies are considered. The research proves that for the formation and increase of the graduates’ competence level it is necessary to: make the educational standards of computer sciences bachelors flexible, in order to establish rapid reaction to the changes taking place in the IT industry and in the labor market; provide departments of universities with high-quality teaching staff; update logistics, methods and tools for student programmers teaching. Conclusions. To form and enhance the level of computer science bachelors competences it is necessary: to harmonize educational and professional standards, which must be approved by representatives of IT companies, and not by the Ministry of Education; to suggest in the educational standard to add the section "The Needs of Modern IT Labor Market" to take into account the requirements of employers; to make educational standards and programs flexible, to respond quickly to changes taking place in the IT industry; to provide a high-quality teaching staff of the faculties and departments of the university; to apply the latest educational forms, namely: blended and distance learning, virtual class, Web-oriented teaching aids, as well as systematically update material and technical base of the educational process, forms, methods and means of programming students training.
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