Organization of interaction between the university and employers in teaching students the development and implementation of IT projects

Abstract

The authors conceptualize the need to use the project approach as the main one for professional activity in the IT sphere in the development and modernization of the main professional educational programs of the relevant areas of training at the university in the conditions of implementation of the Federal State Educational Standards of Higher Education (FSES HE 3++). The article analyzes the role of employers in the processes related to the modernization of the bachelor’s degree programs of IT training implemented by the regional university. It is proved that practice-oriented training in the basics of project activity in the IT sphere in accordance with the industry-standardized stages of IT project implementation is of particular importance for the formation of professional competencies of graduates of IT training areas that meet the requirements of employers. From the positions of key employers the characteristic of stages of the IT project is presented, and correspondence between its stages and components of labor functions of the professional standard “Programmer” is established. Presents the experience of teaching students at a regional university in the implementation stages of an IT project within the framework of formation of professional competences of graduates of the bachelor’s direction “Informatics and computer engineering”, “Informational systems and technologies” with participation of basic chairs, lecturers are representatives of large IT company.