Навчальна дисципліна "Методологія військово-психологічних наукових досліджень" як елемент професійної підготовки майбутніх офіцерів-психологів

Abstract

Background. The full-scale invasion of Russia on the territory of sovereign Ukraine determined significant social changes, including changes in the programs of educational disciplines. Thus, the author team of this publication presents the reader with a description of the educational discipline "Methodology of military psychological scientific research", which is an element of the training of future psychological officers. The authors analyzed the purpose, content, structure of the educational discipline, characterized the forms of organization of the educational process, and described the expected results. Methods. The article uses the methods of analysis, synthesis and generalization of scientific, reference and methodical literature. The systematic analysis of the work program of the educational discipline allowed to determine the structure of the educational discipline and the functions of its individual elements. Results. The need for future psychologist officers to master the content of the educational discipline "Methodology of military psychological scientific research" is justified by the requirements of the Standard of higher education of Ukraine, specialty 053 Psychology. It was determined that the educational discipline has two modules – theoretical and practical. The forms of organization of the educational process are lectures and practical classes, during which future psychological officers master the theoretical principles of the organization of military psychological scientific research and develop the project of their first scientific research work – a coursework. The result of mastering the content of the academic discipline is the formation of knowledge and skills regarding the definition of the object, subject, goal and tasks of scientific research; development of a coursework plan; selection of valid psychodiagnostic tools; design of the work text; selection and design, in accordance with the requirements, of the list of used sources. Conclusions. The structural and functional analysis of the content of the educational discipline "Methodology of military psychological scientific research" carried out in the scientific publication reveals the peculiarities of the training of future psychological officers.