ORGANIZATION OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS OF SPECIALTY 015.39 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES) IN THE STUDY OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING DISCIPLINES
Authors:   Volodymyr Vynnychenko Central Ukrainian State Pedagogical University, Somenko Dmytro , Somenko Olena ,   Central Ukrainian Institute of Human Development of the Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine"
Published: May 2023

In modern conditions, the most advanced form of professional activity is the innovative, creative activity of a specialist. At the same time, inclusion in creative activity occurs already at the early stages of a professional career. Production needs independent, creative specialists, proactive, able to bring profit, propose and generate ideas, find non-traditional solutions and implement economically profitable projects. It is impossible to become such a specialist without well-formed abilities and skills of independent educational and research activities. At the stage of post-industrial society, the role of research activity in the system of continuous education is growing as the most important factor in the training of highly qualified personnel. The article is devoted to the principles of organizing research activities of students of specialty 015.39 Professional education (Digital technologies) in the system of continuous education. It was determined that the main principles are the principle of integration, the principle of continuity, and the principle of variability. For students of Professional Education (Digital Technologies), in our opinion, educational robotics is the integrative discipline on which students' research work should be based. Robotics in education is an interdisciplinary course that integrates science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and is aimed at the active educational activity of students. Robotics introduces students to the most modern technologies, promotes the development of their communication skills, develops interaction skills, independence in decision-making, and reveals their creative potential. The result of the organization of research activities of students when studying the disciplines of professional training is the writing of a coursework in the specialty, upon completion of which the developed software, digital product or automated system must be presented. At the Central Ukrainian State University named after Volodymyr Vinnichenko, special attention is paid to the conscious and balanced choice of the topic of the coursework in the specialty 015.39 Professional education (Digital technologies). In the vast majority, students independently formulate the topic, and not just choose it from the list provided by the teacher. Since the work on finding a direction of research begins already in the first year, in the process of studying professional disciplines, namely, with the teachers' emphasis on areas of professional activity that impress a particular student. As a rule, the consciously chosen topic of the coursework completely coincides with the student's field of interest. That is why the requirements for the development and final product of the coursework are not limited to the creation of software and automated robotic systems, but also include the creation of digital products in the broadest sense of the term, which does not limit the creativity of students, but rather activates their cognitive and research activities.