Promoting the Employment of Students as a Priority Activity of Higher Educational Institutions in Modern Conditions

The financial and economic crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic, determined the negative changes in the modern labor market. Under these conditions, the understanding of the role of higher educational institutions in solving the problems of employment of graduates is of both scientific and practical importance. The key method of collecting information was a questionnaire survey of students (N=974 respondents). The curators of the study groups distributed the link to the questionnaire posted on the Google platform. The purpose of the study is to analyze the specifics of the work of the Employment Assistance Center functioning in the structure of a higher educational institution. It was found that the majority of students (87.8%) consider it necessary to create Employment Assistance Centers in the structure of universities. The following services would be in demand among students: referral for internships, information about vacancies and internships of partner companies, career events, assistance in finding employment during their studies. It is concluded that modern youth is focused on an early start of a career, combining study and work. The following dysfunctions of the activity of the Employment Assistance Center were identified: an insufficient level of information support, a narrowed list of services provided to the students. The conclusion is made that the employment of graduates requires improvement of both pedagogical methods for the development of professional competencies of graduates, and the formation of organizational mechanisms that ensure the provision of services for internships of students, their part-time employment, carrying out activities for interaction with employers. The authors substantiate the concept of “seamless employment” of the students: the integration of the educational process and part-time employment within the study period, focusing the key areas of the university’s activities on the career needs of young people.

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Environmental Impact of Educational Quality Preparation of Students in Higher Education

Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University Journal. Рedagogical Sciences ◽

10.35433/pedagogy.3(89).2017.17-21 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 17-21

Author(s):

Yu. Atamanchuk

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Professional Competence ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Educational Environment ◽

Educational Process ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Learning Tools ◽

Higher Educational Institutions ◽

Higher Educational

The article deals with the creation of unified information-educational environment of an educational institution, requirements to it, the organization of the educational process based on it, as well as all its constituent parts presented in an educational institution. A promising field of research of the problem of information technologies usage in students' learning activities can become the experimental study of the beliefs of students, scientific-pedagogical and pedagogical staff of higher education institutions on e-learning tools and their application in the educational environment. Moreover, it is worthwhile to mention that the problem of effective use of modern ICT disciplines is studied by many professors of higher educational institutions. However, its incorrect usage leads to the substitution of the learning objectives. Nowadays it is possible to reduce the educational process in universities not only by knowledge mastering, but also teaching students to learn and apply their new knowledge and information as effective, as it is possible. Numerous theoretical and practical research characteristics of the information technology in the students’ educational process claim that this approach is a response to students’ social demands and needs, since it contributes to the formation of professional competence of future professionals. One of the most important factors that significantly effects the quality of education is the usage of modern information technologies. Modern graduate students should have special professional tools and solve working problems, using information systems. Thus, the introduction of innovative information technologies in higher educational institutions enables future professionals to expand their potential abilities and encourages active learning.

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Role of free choice disciplines in the formation of applicants of higher education "soft skills"

The Scientific Notes of the Pedagogical Department ◽

10.26565/2074-8167-2021-48-03 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Free Choice ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Educational Process ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Higher Educational Institutions ◽

Educational Work ◽

Higher Educational

The article analyzes the role of free choice disciplines in the formation of universal or functional competencies, which are also called soft skills. It has been proven that mastering soft skills ensures both personal success in life and professional implementation, as well as further career growth of a modern graduate of a higher educational institution. Based on the analysis of scientific sources, the main approaches to defining the essence and classification of soft skills in the works of both domestic and foreign scientists are determined and characterized. The publication analyzes and summarizes the ways of forming soft skills among students in the practice of higher educational institutions of Ukraine. Among them: the creation of a special educational environment, the restructuring of the educational process, which is dominated by such types of learning as project, problem-based, etc.; variety of forms and methods of teaching; extracurricular system, etc. It has been proven that a cycle of selective disciplines or author's courses plays an important role in ensuring the formation of soft skills. A significant place among them is occupied by the course "Pedagogy of Success", which in the 2020-2021 academic year was chosen by applicants for the first (bachelor's) level of higher education. The course is aimed at increasing the productivity of independent educational work and a positive attitude towards it among students of higher educational institutions, equipping them with strategies of self-esteem, the formation of a positive "I-concept"; effective distribution of time (time management); search, evaluation and information processing; active reading; improved memorization; submitting your own educational achievements; communication, ways to ensure personal work ability, etc.

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Use of the LMS Moodle for an Effective Implementation of an Innovative Policy in Higher Educational Institutions

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) ◽

10.3991/ijet.v15i13.14945 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (13) ◽

pp. 172 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mariia Zabolotniaia ◽

Zhichao Cheng ◽

Evgenij Dorozhkin ◽

Anton Lyzhin

Keyword(s):

Diffusion Of Innovation ◽

Social Space ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Educational Process ◽

Social Adaptation ◽

Assessment Model ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Higher Educational Institutions ◽

Effective Implementation ◽

Higher Educational

This article considers the opportunities of using Moodle LMS (learning management system) tools to ensure the effective implementation of an innovative policy of the higher educational institution. In the framework of digital transformation of social space an important and relevant topic for higher educational institutions is the creation of high-quality information and communication environment, which shall correspond to the contemporary state of science and technology development, global educational standards and information society needs. The advantages of the Moodle system are studied. Moodle system provides for a comprehensive educational process through its extensive educational content, a system for control, monitoring and evaluating the knowledge quality. The authors compare the four-phased model of knowledge management with the capacities of LMS Moodle educational environment. The latter is capable of simulating professional actions in a virtual educational space that allows the university to train advanced specialists and ensure a high level of their professional skills based on hard and soft skills. The perceptive and cognitive attitude of university students and teachers towards the implementation of the LMS Moodle educational platform was researched. The research has brought out the subjective assessment model of the innovative process with clear meaningful factors of changes’ perception. Such a model allows understanding the collective attitude to the university’s policy and highlighting mental settings necessary for working with human resources within the social adaptation and diffusion of innovation. The synergy of technological and managerial innovations has been updated to ensure completeness and efficiency in presenting a professional educational product based on the LMS Moodle platform.

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Information System of Accounting for Methodical Work of the Department

Computer systems and network ◽

10.23939/sisn2021.10.001 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Oksana Ukhanska ◽

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Volodymyr Hladun ◽

Andriy Senyk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Applied Mathematics ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Educational Process ◽

Virtual Learning Environment ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Higher Educational Institutions ◽

Educational Activities ◽

Higher Educational

An Information system for the analyzing the methodical work of higher educational institution department has been developed. It is established that the methodical work of the department is of great importance in ensuring the quality of educational activities of higher educational institutions, which provides in particular the availability educational and methodological support of the educational process and information systems for effective management. Given the important role assigned to the formation and development of the system of methodical work in the educational institution, the modern requirements and conditions of reforming and diversifying the system of higher professional education has been analyzed. Based on the general review of the methodical work of higher educational institutions department, has been revealed that the development of an applied software product for accounting and analysis of the methodical work of both an individual teacher and the department as a whole is relevant. The developed information system of analysis of methodical work of department allows analyzing the methodical work of both individual teachers and the department in general, to asses the quality of educational activities, documentation, and also provides diagnostics and monitoring of methodical work of department for different periods of time, comparison of teachers’ activities and preparation of recommendations for subsequent periods of work. The proposed information system allows to effectively manage the methodical work and to provide recommendations for planning, implementing and controlling the effectiveness of the strategy for improving the educational process and its methodical support. In particular, it is envisaged that the program includes such activities as: accounting for the methodical developments available in the department methodical cabinet with their reference to the name of the discipline; names and codes of the specialty; course; teachers-authors; lectures; study groups; the number of students in the group and general in the stream; the number of copies of educational and methodical literature; time of publication; taking into account the existing methodical developments within the virtual learning environment with their binding to the above parameters, as well as the time of the last editing; the number of lectures and students registered for the educational complex, student activity; accounting for existing methodical developments within the section “Electronic Library” of the department’s website with a separate link to the number of copies by users. The developed information system is being tested at the Department of Applied Mathematics of Lviv Polytechnic National University.

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The implementation of distance learning during the pandemic: the experience of the Timiryazev Academy

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/202112103009 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 121 ◽

pp. 03009

Author(s):

Aleksandr Borisovich Orishev ◽

Azer Agabala ogly Mamedov ◽

Sergei Leonidovich Grigorev ◽

Dmitrii Vyacheslavovich Kotusov ◽

Kseniya Yurevna Donskikh

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Educational Process ◽

Learning System ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Higher Educational Institutions ◽

Higher Education System ◽

Distance Learning System ◽

Relevant Topic ◽

Higher Educational

For the modern higher education system, it is difficult to find a more relevant topic than distance learning. Having tested the distance format in the spring of 2020, when strict self-isolation measures were introduced by the decision of the city authorities, higher educational institutions in Moscow switched to this format again in the fall of 2020, in connection with the onset of the second wave of the pandemic. Considering that subsequent waves of the spread of COVID-19 or other viruses are possible, Russian higher educational institutions must be ready to take on new challenges, which makes improving the distance learning system in each specific educational institution an extremely important task in planning and organizing the educational process. The purpose of the study: to share the experience of the Timiryazev Academy on the implementation of distance learning during the pandemic. The object of the research is distance learning. The subject of the research is the implementation of distance learning at the Timiryazev Academy in the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years. The research methods are content analysis of the official website of the Timiryazev Academy and other Internet resources, as well as the sociological survey of students of the Timiryazev Academy. The article shows the main problems that the academy faced when implementing distance learning: selection of high-quality content, psychological preparation of teachers, establishment of operational communication, as well as the provision of students with means of communication. The main scientific result: it is shown that the key to successfully overcoming the difficulties and solving the problems caused by the pandemic was the course for the consistent digitalization of the educational process, which began to be performed at the Timiryazev Academy even before the pandemic started.

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Predictors of the Use of ICTS in Higher Education: Relevance and Readiness of Universities for Their Implementation

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) ◽

10.3991/ijet.v16i14.20047 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (14) ◽

pp. 166

Author(s):

Elena Tokareva ◽

Olga Malysheva ◽

Yulia Smirnova ◽

Larisa Orchakova

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Student Performance ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Educational Process ◽

Professional Competencies ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Higher Educational Institutions ◽

Ict Use ◽

Higher Educational

Nowadays higher education that does not implement information and communication technologies (ICTs) is inconceivable; this places new demands on the level of qualification of teachers and the development of professional competencies in students. Therefore, the study of the readiness of universities for the introduction of ICTs is a relevant issue. The purpose of the research is to determine the predictors of the readiness of higher educational institutions for the introduction of ICTs. For this purpose, 218 students and 196 teachers of Moscow City University (Russia) were interviewed. The respondents were asked to fill in a specially designed questionnaire that included 40 key questions aimed at assessing the use of ICTs and their impact on student performance. The data analysis involved the following two steps: determining the level of ICT use in the educational process and comparing the indicators of the two groups of respondents - students and teachers. Lack of awareness of students on the introduction of new methods of learning in the educational institution was revealed in the course of the study. Although students and teachers note the steady development of the use of ICT in the educational process, they are not inclined to assess this area as the leading strategic goal of the institution. The primary task of ICT use in higher education is to train teachers and improve their skills. The use of ICT improves the quality of education and competitiveness of higher educational institutions, contributes to the development of professional competencies, but does not have a significant impact on the academic performance of students. Predictors of the use of ICTs in higher education are blended learning focused on the use of online technologies and independent work of students, virtual laboratories, as well as the development of open education and the MOOC system. The development of standardized quality control criteria will ensure the equality of diplomas in online and offline education.

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Modern and Innovative Approaches to the Organization of Students’ Self-Education in Higher Educational Institutions

Journal La Edusci ◽

10.37899/journallaedusci.v1i4.223 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 5-8

Author(s):

Zakhro Umarova

Keyword(s):

Online Courses ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Educational Process ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Educational Organizations ◽

Higher Educational Institutions ◽

Main Challenge ◽

Higher Educational ◽

Innovative Approaches

Self-education is gaining momentum. Today, the main challenge for universities is to launch open online courses that anyone can access. Such an initiative is a signal to educational organizations that they must rebuild their educational process. It is necessary not only to broadcast information, but also to engage in tutoring support of students, immerse them in real projects and tasks. This article highlights new viewpoints of methodology of organization of students' self - education in higher educational institution.

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A Viable University: Foresight, Logframe, Lifestyle and Risks

Vestnik of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics ◽

10.21686/2413-2829-2021-5-12-32 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 12-32

Author(s):

I. N. Zimin ◽

V. M. Kartvelishvili

Keyword(s):

Educational Institution ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

Educational Environment ◽

Educational Process ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Higher Educational Institutions ◽

Viable Systems ◽

Higher Educational ◽

The Impact ◽

The Universe

The study continues the study of the fundamental characteristics of models of viable systems conducted by the authors. The current issues of construction, reorganization and preservation of the life-incapable structure of a higher educational institution - university U, representing a recursive active subsystem of the educational environment, which is part of the universe-society, are considered. The formalized definitions of an absolutely viable, viable, conditionally viable and non-viable system are given, allowing from a mathematical point of view to assess the optimality of the structure and the efficiency of the system functioning. The analysis of the structure and functioning of a viable university is implemented in the conceptual framework of foresight design based on logframe technologies, which makes it possible to create a system that meets the strategic goals of the universe and the tactical settings of the educational environment. In the process of describing logframe methods based on the foresight approach, real risk situations arising in the modern education system, the university environment and higher educational institutions due to economic, social, managerial and psychological factors of the impact of external and internal environments of recursive active systems are significantly taken into account. The presented conceptual schemes allow us to take into account not only the structural features of the educational organization, but also the psychosocial situation in the team, which determines the stimulating and motivational aspects of personnel management. Examples of higher educational institutions are given, whose structures and training procedures have effectively met and continue to meet the needs and goals of the universe for several successive technological structures, remaining advanced educational and scientific-educational systems of the world level. A brief overview of research and practices in the presented field of knowledge is given, based on the approaches and methods of teaching, scientific and teaching experience of the authors. The presented material is useful for the process of formalization of conceptual aspects of the theory of viable systems, classification of risk situations in the educational process, adaptation of foresight and logframe technologies to the practice of diagnosing and designing effective educational structures that meet the modern socio-economic requirements of technological structures of developed societies.

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Social dimension of modern higher school teachers` personality

Linguistics and Culture Review ◽

10.21744/lingcure.v5ns3.1831 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (S3) ◽

Author(s):

Aleksandr M. Egorychev ◽

Anna G. Akhtyan ◽

Vladimir M. Ananishnev ◽

Irina D. Levina ◽

Valeriya S. Suyskaya ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Educational Institution ◽

Educational Process ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Social Dimension ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Professional Activity ◽

School Teachers ◽

Higher Educational Institutions ◽

The Social ◽

Higher Educational

This research deals with an important state and public problem concerning the expertise of higher school teachers; according to the authors, the latter is determined by their formation level of the social dimension of personality. In the paper, issues are discussed touching on the essence and content of the social dimension of personality in relation to teachers of modern higher educational institutions in their professional activity. The paper covers requirements set for teachers of modern higher educational institutions, problems, and controversies preventing Russian higher school from developing efficiently, etc. The objective of the research consisted in providing grounds for the necessity of making the focus area associated with the formation and development of higher school teachers' social dimension relevant within the Russian education system (in terms of theory and practice). Conceptual statements on the development of consciousness and worldview of higher educational institution teachers within their professional activity are substantiated. Similarly, so are provisions on adoption, acceptance, and inclusion of meanings and values of the Russian culture into the educational process, as well as on the teachers' understanding their state and public mission as serving their Motherland.

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Intensification of the educational process of higher educational institutions by tools of interactive technologies

Revista Tempos e Espaços em Educação ◽

10.20952/revtee.v13i32.14955 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (32) ◽

pp. 1-21

Author(s):

Khmiliar Oleh ◽

Kasnytska Olha ◽

Vainola Renate ◽

Xi Zechen ◽

Kravchenko Iryna

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Good Deal ◽

Educational Process ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Main Function ◽

Higher Educational Institutions ◽

Interactive Technologies ◽

Learning Platform ◽

Higher Educational

Intensification of the educational process of a higher educational institution by tools of interactive technologies (IT) is studied in terms of efficiency of distance learning platforms. A good deal more IT tools are integrated into the educational process than platforms, the main function of which is the exchange of materials, task supervision, registration of activity and attendance. Within the scope of on the survey and data analysis of the Moodle platform for the period from September to January 2019 (230 students and 8 educators of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv from the following faculties have been involved, namely: economic, financial and business management, international relations of the 2nd year of study). The scale of intensification of the educational process due to the integration of different types of IT has been estimated. The analysis of users’ activities of the distance learning platform has been carried out. An improvement of the communication level, self-monitoring, assessment, reducing time for preparation of materials, as well as increasing the efficiency of tasks’ performance has been revealed. Increasing the level of attendance and increasing the level of control and responsibility are the most common manifestations of the intensification of the educational process. The reduction in the time for obtaining and searching for materials and saving in the time for preparing materials by educators has been recorded. As a result, there was a significant reduction of time for the course’s organization. The educators have given higher assessment of the intensification of the educational process in terms of using IT tools compared to students’ assessment. However, students’ assessments of the processing of materials and tasks’ performance are higher compared to the assessments of educators; it characterizes a certain level of subjectivity of students in assessing their own educational activities. The results obtained can be used to theorize the experience of using IT in the organization of the educational process of higher educational institutions, as well as for further experimental research in this area in order to reveal effective models of “teacher / student” interaction and search for effective ways to intensify the educational process of higher educational institutions in the paradigm of introducing distance education in the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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