DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION COMPETENCE OF STUDENTS OF ECONOMIC SPECIALTIES
The article deals with the development and formation of information competence of students of economic specialties. It is shown how information competence of students affects the further development of the professional qualities of future managers The analysis of the problem of information competence is carried out. The modern stage of development of society is characterized by widespread use of computer technology, new information technologies, telecommunications, and new types of documentary communication, respectively, increasing demands for professional training of specialists, in particular, to the level of their competence in the field of computer science and computer equipment (information competence). A student should be able to work in the information space, receive information and operate with it in accordance with his own needs and requirements of the modern information society. Information competence, which is shown in the knowledge, skills and abilities of active independent processing of information by means of modern information technologies, serves as the basis of the intellectual potential of the future bachelor- economist in accordance with the professional requirements of the society. And the formation of informational competence of future bachelors of the economy acts as a necessary condition for obtaining high-quality professional higher education.