Teaching Staff Members Research Articles

Patterns for Personal Business Model Canvas Applications – BE(A)ST, an Approach for Aware Career Development

The model in which after formal education a person obtains a stable occupation has been replaced by the career model of building many, often different individual development paths throughout the course of one’s life. It poses a huge challenge for higher education institutions. Universities must move from the current mode of ‘mass production’ of students to the approach that treats students individually according to their interests, values, passion and character traits. Furthermore, universities should focus not only on developing hard skills, but also universal competences that can positively affect their ability to adapt to the changing demands of the labour market. The education process usually involves many stakeholders: students themselves, academics, career office staff, parents, employers, or friends. Each of these groups has different levels of understanding of what a career is, what career planning is about, and what professional success means. Ideally, the university provides support for the personalization of educational pathways and career planning at various points of contact - classes, career offices, career related events. Students should also be motivated to actively develop their career identity and its connection to what makes them tick. Universities should offer career planning tools for various stakeholder groups tailored to their needs. Our approach called BE Aware STudent (BE(A)ST) is a comprehensive framework that enables universities to prepare students to be more agile in educational track individualization and increase students’ adaptability in the process of conscious career development. The key technique adopted for the BEAST approach is the Personal Business Model Canvas (PBMC). This paper presents the patterns of PBMC applications in the form of possible scenarios that may be used by students, educational staff members, and career office workers. Students can use the PBMC for educational track individualization and early career planning. Educational Staff Members can use the technique to present the market potential of the subject they teach and to prepare a reference model for possible job positions related to the subject matter of the classes. Career office workers may use PBMC for counselling students and collecting information on occupation requirements from employers.

Sustainable Employability of Teaching Staff Members? A Multiple-Group Path Analysis of the Role of Age, Self-directed Learning Orientation and Job Characteristics for Employability

Sustainable Employability of Teaching Staff Members? A Multiple-Group Path Analysis of the Role of Age, Self-directed Learning Orientation and Job Characteristics for Employability

Current Topics in Health Care Law

Current Topics in Health Care Law

Secondary trauma, burnout, and teacher self-care during COVID19: A mixed-methods case study.

Manifestations of teacher burnout have been negatively associated with students' academic achievement, school satisfaction, and perceived teacher support. The 2020–2021 school year presented unique challenges for teachers, who had to find new ways to support their students, their families, and themselves. This study examined teachers' experiences with secondary trauma, burnout, and self‐care during COVID‐19 at one K‐5 trauma‐informed school, the Wellington (pseudonym). We chose a mixed‐methods convergent design utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data to support the findings. Using three measures, the Professional Quality of Life Scale, Mindful Self‐Care Scale, and Teaching Self‐Efficacy Scale, in fall 2020 and spring 2021, we examined 19 faculty and educational staff members' perceptions of and experiences with secondary trauma, burnout, and self‐care. In spring 2021 we interviewed 13 of these teachers. Teachers noted how COVID‐19 brought increased responsibilities at home and school, as well as disrupted self‐care routines. However, data indicate stable compassion satisfaction, low secondary trauma, and average range burnout. Notably, faculty reported self‐care in the form of supportive relationships and sense of purpose. These findings suggest that a trauma‐informed approach may foster a supportive work environment, mitigating burnout.

THE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ PREFERENCES FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

Relevance. Currently one of the most problems for academic teaching staff members at the higher medical education institutions is the improvement of motivation, quality of education, and professional level of higher education students, studying according to the educational program of the second (master’s) level of higher education, the field of knowledge 22 Healthcare, the specialty 221 Dentistry, educational qualification the Master of Dentistry. The international students of Poltava State Medical University (PSMU) with the English form of education are the cohort with a wide range of various cultures, experience, personalities, and preferences and studying styles. It is necessary to take into account for the students’ educational needs aimed to strengthen of their motivation and learning outcomes.
 Methods and Material. To determine the students’ preferences regarding the learning strategies, we have developed a questionnaire in the English and the Ukrainian languages for monitoring. The first (A1) study group consists of 108 PSMU students of the 4th-5th year of study at the Dental Faculty with the English form of education. The second (A2) study group involves 50 students, citizens of Ukraine. The questionnaire has been composed of three sections. The first section contains the data on the student’s gender. The second part has been devoted to the organization of a lecture (the desired beginning of the lecture and its duration). The third section has been based on personal survey questions about the methodology of the lecture conduct: the multimedia presentation of the lecture has been made by the PowerPoint software, which was conducted by the option I – offline, the option II – online without providing a methodical lecture material in advance, and the option III – the online lecture with the provision of the material. The questions were answered by the students according to the 3-point Likert scale (1 person– agree, 2 persons – neutral, 3 persons – do not agree. The results were processed with MS Excel and analyzed by the online calculator using the Chi-square test.
 Results and Discussion. The study involved 108 PSMU international students of the English form of studying; there were 70 males (64.8%) and 38 females (35.2 %) among them.
 Based on the resulting data, we propose to take into account the opinion of international students with the English form of studying. They are to give preference to later time for lectures during the drawing up the schedule of lectures by the Department of Affairs, Education and research, and to introduce a flexible scale of lecture time depending on the semesters and the year of study.
 Our sresearch concerning the duration of lectures for the international students proved the priority advantage of a 40-minute micro-lecture. The preference has been given to a 30 and 50-minute lecture.
 Based on the results we propose to take into account the opinion of international students with the English form of studying who prefer the later time for lectures. The obtained results on the provision of premultimedia materials of lectures on the university’s website, in our opinion, allow international students to
 master the material in their free time, which improves the perception of lecture material during the lecture presentation, and use this material during practical classes and preparation for the semester session.
 Conclusions. Our studies have demonstrated that the optimal time of micro-lecture is 40 minutes, which completely coincides with the duration of the lecture at PSMU. Tutors-dentists should take into account the time of the day when they plan to conduct a lecture in accordance with the semester schedule for students of the 4th and 5th years of study. The survey shows that providing students with a complete informational lecture block in the form of PowerPoint presentations in advance, before the scheduled lecture, significantly improves the perception of the lecture.
 Preliminary acquaintance with the methodological material of the lecture allows ensure better acquisition of the material during the online lecture, and later the students have the possibility to prepare for a practical class and session.

Motivation of Achievement as a Medium Variable in the Correlation among Technical Skill, Work Environment and Educational Staff Members Service Quality at Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lambung Mangkurat University Banjarmasin

The importance of education personnel's service quality through instilling good technical skills in the faculty is crucial. It effects individual performance and total organizational performance and eventually has an impact on increasing service quality. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the direct and indirect correlation among technical skills, work environment, achievement motivation, and educational staff members service quality. This study employed a quantitative method with facto exposure. The participants in this study were 128 educational staff members from the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education from eleven sub-sections. Proportional random sampling was utilized as the sample method. With 98 participants, the number of samples was determined using the Slovin formula. Data was collected using a questionnaire consisting of technical skills (16 items), work environment (24 items), achievement motivation (32 items), and service quality (24 items). This research instrument was tested for the level of validity and reliability using the product moment correlation test person. The research data were analyzed using path analysis to see direct and indirect correlations between variables, by first conducting normality and linearity tests. The results showed that there was a direct and indirect correlation between technical skills, work environment and achievement motivation on service quality.

Motivation of Achievement as a Medium Variable in the Correlation among Technical Skill, Work Environment and Educational Staff Members Service Quality at Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lambung Mangkurat University Banjarmasin

Motivation of Achievement as a Medium Variable in the Correlation among Technical Skill, Work Environment and Educational Staff Members Service Quality at Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lambung Mangkurat University Banjarmasin

Compliance with wearing facemasks by university teaching staff during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic: a cross sectional study

ObjectiveWe aimed to explore compliance with and barriers to wearing facemasks at the workplace among university teaching staff in Egypt.MethodsAn online survey was shared with teaching staff members at 11 public and 12 private Egyptian universities and high institutes, and 218 responses were received. All participants were asked about beliefs related to wearing facemasks. For participants who taught in-person classes, compliance with and barriers to wearing facemasks at the workplace were assessed. Compliance level was classified into: Non-compliance, inadequate and adequate, based on the degree of adherence to having facemasks on and not taking them off at five main work settings. We compared demographic characteristics, beliefs, and barriers scores across compliance levels.ResultsMost participants (81.7%) believed that facemasks reduce infection risk to others and 74.3% believed facemasks can reduce risk to the wearer. Around 80% of the respondents who taught in-person classes wore facemasks, but only 37.8% met the criteria of adequate compliance. Difficulty breathing and impaired communication were cited as major barriers by 42.2% and 30.3% of in-person class tutors respectively. The risk of reporting COVID-19 like symptoms among non-compliant participants was double the risk among those with adequate compliance (45.9% vs 25.7% respectively). Adequate compliance was significantly associated with higher positive beliefs scores and lower barriers scores.ConclusionAdequate compliance with wearing facemasks at the workplace was low. Addressing negative beliefs may improve compliance. Difficulty breathing, and impaired communication were important barriers, therefore we recommend replacing in-person interactions with online classes whenever applicable.

Factor Analysis and its Importance on the Application of Total Quality Management and its Implications for Higher Education Institutions (A Field Study on Bright Star University)

This study aims at clarifying the importance of the application of total quality management and its implications on higher education institutions. Bright Star University in Brega was selected as a study field for the possibility of applying the concept of total quality management to higher education services for continuous improvement and quality assurance of performance and outputs. Questionnaire was used as the main instrument for collecting the necessary data; total of (148) questionnaires were prepared and distributed to the target sample, Bright Star teaching staff members, (112) were collected. To achieve the objective of this study, SPSS v.25 software package was used as a tool for data analysis. Several interesting results have been reached, the most important of which are (the proportion of the explained variables variance for the application of comprehensive quality management), as it was sufficient for the variables of the university administration's interest in the application of total quality management, it gave an explanation of approximately 57%, and (the proportion of the explained variables variance of the application of comprehensive air management, it was sufficient for the variables of the role of faculty members in improving performance and raising quality in higher education institutions, it gave an explanation of approximately 60%.

The Usability of Training Management System for Teachers’ Professional Development: A Preliminary Study

The usability study of the Ministry of Education’s Training Management System (SPLKPM) is a preliminary study conducted by the researcher to determine the rationale and analysis of research needs regarding system usage behaviour among teachers. The purpose of this study is to assess the system's usability in the management of in-service teacher training. SPLKPM serves as a platform that records and stores training data and credit point reporting for all Ministry of Education (MoE) staff members based on 13 activities outlined in continuous professional development credit points (MyPBB). The respondents for this study were in-service teachers who are also regular users of SPLKPM. A total of 32 respondents provided feedback that was randomly distributed through several mediums; emails and mobile messaging apps. The study found that the existing system has a usability score of 45.9, compared to the average of 68, indicating that it requires improvement and that a comprehensive analysis of the factors that influence system use should be done. In conclusion, most teachers believe that the system needs to be improved to facilitate more frequent recording and use.

Teachers’ emotional well-being during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic with long school closures: a large-scale cross-sectional survey in Northern Italy

ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the magnitude of emotional burden on teaching staff during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in a significantly impacted region. In addition, the correlates of emotional burden were analysed to enable the design of targeted interventions. Study designThis study was a cross-sectional survey. MethodsAn electronic survey was administered to the teaching staff at public schools and kindergartens in a specific geographical area. Cross-sectional assessments of pandemic-specific variables were performed using the Pandemic Fatigue Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS)-21, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Resilient Coping Scale. DASS-21 results were compared with results from a parallel survey that was representative of the local general population. ResultsIn total, 3251 teaching staff members participated in the survey. Teachers showed a higher emotional burden for depression, anxiety and stress than the general population during the pandemic. According to a linear regression model, this burden is correlated with the language in which the questionnaires were answered, mistrust towards institutions, specific SARS-CoV-2 anxiety, past infection with SARS-CoV-2, avoidance of information about the pandemic and pandemic fatigue; emotional burden was negatively correlated with measures for life satisfaction, resilience and team atmosphere. Some independent variables were shown to contribute differentially to the variance of depression, anxiety or stress. ConclusionsEmotional distress during the pandemic among teachers is higher than in the general population and correlates with variables that could, at least in principle, be targeted for specific interventions.

مستوى الدوران الوظيفي لدى أعضاء هيأة التدريس بكليات التربية جامعة بنغازي

The aim of the research is to identify the occupational level prevailing among the teaching staff members at the Faculty of Education in Qaminas, and the most important reasons for it. The research community consisted of all the faculty members of the faculty, who numbered ( 70) members of the teaching staff, sable from the total distributed forms, so the application was applied to (64), and a questionnaire was used to collect data and statistical errors (spss) were used. Where the frequencies and percentages were calculated to describe the research community, and the standard deviations and arithmetic averages were also calculated to recognize the level and reasons for the job rotation prevailing among the faculty members in the college, in addition to know if there were differences in opinions between the respondents about the level and reasons for job rotation. which indicated that the level of job rotation prevailing among faculty members was average, and it also concluded that feeling uncomfortable is one of the most important causes of job rotation, and that geographical location is one of the least common causes of job rotation among faculty members.

Lessons learned from designing a curriculum analytics tool for improving student learning and program quality.

Curriculum Analytics (CA) emerged as a sub-field of Learning Analytics, aiming to use large amounts of educational data to drive curriculum decision-making and program improvement. However, it is still an open question how the use of CA tools impacts student learning and program quality. To advance this field, this paper describes the lessons learned from having designed and implemented a CA tool to help managers and teaching staff reflect on curriculum and teaching practices. This CA tool was developed under a design-based research approach called The Integrative Learning Design Framework. We implemented a two-cycle building-testing structure to evaluate the perceived usefulness and usability of this tool. The first cycle consisted of designing a first version of the tool and evaluating its use throughout a case study involving 5 managers and 124 teaching staff members who participated in a 3-year continuous improvement process in one Latin American university. The second cycle consisted of redesigning the tool according to the lessons learned during the first cycle and evaluating its use throughout workshops with 16 managers and 9 teaching staff members in two Latin American universities. Findings indicate that the CA tool helped teachers collect a greater number and variety of evidence regarding students’ attainment of competencies, allowing staff to be more aware of the learning situation of their students when redesigning course assessment methods and course sequences. Currently, this CA tool is being used by 20 Latin American universities, guiding curriculum renewal strategies beyond the current global pandemic.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12528-022-09315-4.

Career Strategies for Higher Education Teachers

The article analyses autobiographical essays on key career stages and typical career paths written by Russian university teachers. Motives and attitudes influencing their decisions whether to continue or finish their careers are identified. The article studies career strategies and motivation of academic and teaching staff to be involved in the academic labour market. Based on these results, three key career tracks are formed: 1) intracorporate (classical inbreeding) – university graduates are employed in the same university they graduated from; 2) intraprofessional – university graduates choose to work in the academic field outside their alma mater; 3) mixed (intercorporate) – university graduates may leave the academic field immediately after graduation or sometime later, but then return to the field of higher education as members of academic and teaching staff. The study of the autobiographical essays of academic and teaching staff in higher education has shown that there are eight stages of academic career related to: obtaining higher education, having work experience and subsequent employment, obtaining a Candidate of Sciences Degree or second higher education, career changes after defending a post-graduate thesis, obtaining a PhD and subsequent career changes and becoming a corresponding member or an academician at the state academy of sciences. These stages create a fork in the road (potential opportunity) for academic and teaching staff to follow or to change their career paths. The study was conducted using the method of semi-formalised expert interview with 86 members of academic and teaching staff from five Russian universities – Tyumen State University, Tomsk State University, St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI).

The Intermediate School Mathematics Teachers' Role in creating Professional Standards- based Learning Environments of The Education and Training Evaluation Commission from the Specialists' Perspectives: دور معلمي رياضيات المرحلة المتوسطة في تهيئة بيئات تعلم تفاعلية قائمة على المعايير المهنية لهيئة تقويم التعليم والتدريب من وجهة نظر المختصين

This research aims to identify the role of middle school mathematics teachers in creating interactive learning environments based on the professional standards of the Learning and Training Evaluation Authority from the specialists' point of view. To achieve this, the researcher used the descriptive method with its survey design. The research sample included (120) individuals, (5) teaching Staff Members of curricula and mathematics, and (19) educational supervisors in the mathematics department in Makkah Directorate of education. The role of the middle school mathematics teacher in creating interactive learning environments based on the professional standards of the Education and Training Evaluation Authority from the point of view of specialists came with a degree of (approval). The arrangement of the axes was descending as follows: (the use of modern technology in teaching mathematics, strategies for teaching mathematics, the time teaching mathematics effectively, the use of mathematical communication) for all axes (4,24,4,47,4,47,4,50). There is statistically significant difference at the level of significance (0.05) between the averages of the specialists' responses according to the job title (teacher, educational supervisor, faculty member) due to the effective use of modern technology for mathematics and teaching mathematics effectively, and it reached (5,275,5,93). There is statistically significant difference at the level of significance (0.05) between the averages of the specialists' responses according to the job title (teacher, educational supervisor, faculty member) due to the use of mathematics teaching strategies and using the mathematical communications, and it reached (6,749,7,434). There is a statistically significant difference at the level of significance (0.05) between the averages of the specialists' responses according to the academic qualification (BA, MA, and PhD). There is a statistically significant difference at the level of (0.05) between averages of responses attributed to years of experience, at the role of mathematics teacher in using modern technology and strategies for teaching mathematics, the time of effectively teaching mathematics, mathematical communication reached (13,863,17,806,14,356,9,548). The researcher recommended a number of recommendations, including strengthening professional practices related to creating interactive learning environments and providing educational supervisors with the proposed vision that came out of this study in promoting an interactive educational environment.

Implementing a Surgical Smoke Evacuation Policy and Procedure: A Quality Improvement Project.

Energy-generating surgical devices (eg, electrosurgical units, lasers) produce surgical smoke that can cause negative health effects in exposed individuals. In 2019, a review of nursing documentation at an urban teaching hospital revealed that personnel were properly evacuating surgical smoke during less than 0.5% of applicable procedures. To address the noncompliance and reduce exposure to surgical smoke, an interdisciplinary team initiated a quality improvement project to implement a surgical smoke evacuation policy for all smoke-generating procedures. The project included creation and implementation of a smoke evacuation policy, staff member education on the hazards of surgical smoke and proper evacuation device use, and acquisition of the proper smoke evacuation equipment. After instituting the policy in June 2020, results of a three-month chart audit showed that there was nursing documentation confirming personnel used energy-generating devices and the corresponding surgical smoke evacuation devices during 664 of 2,224 procedures, for a compliance rate of 30%.

The role private universities play in achieving academic, research, political, and economic sustainability in light of national strategy “Jordan's vision 2025” from the perspective of academicians

• The study aims to identify the role that private universities play in achieving sustainability with its foremost dimensions: academic, research political, and economic from the perspective of teaching staff members. It also aims to detect differences in responses pertaining study different variables. The study adopted the analytical descriptive approach. A questionnaire was designed for this purpose and was electronically distributed via social media (WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook). The sample comprised (608) teaching staff members. Findings of the study revealed that staff members’ responses regarding the role of private universities in achieving academic sustainability was “high”, “Medium” for both research and political, while “low” for the economic counterpart. The results also revealed that there were no statistically significant differences pertaining study domains with regard to demographic variables (gender, college, job title, and years of experience in the university). The study aims to identify the role that private universities play in achieving sustainability with its foremost dimensions: academic, research political, and economic from the perspective of teaching staff members. It also aims to detect differences in responses pertaining study different variables. The study adopted the analytical descriptive approach. A questionnaire was designed for this purpose and was electronically distributed via social media (WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook). The sample comprised (608) teaching staff members. Findings of the study revealed that staff members’ responses regarding the role of private universities in achieving academic sustainability was “high”, “Medium” for both research and political, while “low” for the economic counterpart. The results also revealed that there were no statistically significant differences pertaining study domains with regard to demographic variables (gender, college, job title, and years of experience in the university).

Perception of undergraduate dental students regarding technology-based learning during COVID-19 pandemic

Objectives To assess the satisfaction and attitude of undergraduate dental students in Tanta University Egypt, towards different aspects of technology based (TB) learning during the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19. Background COVID-19 pandemic has led governments and institutions to take draconian measures with regards to the ongoing education. In an attempt to balance the safeguarding of students, faculty members, and patients, while keeping education process ongoing, universities were forced to adopt distance education as an alternative to classical face to face education. Participants and methods An observational cross-sectional study was carried on 675 undergraduate students of Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Egypt. Results The result of the present study revealed that nearly 57% of the participant students expressed positive satisfaction of TB learning and 70% expressed positive attitude. The current work highlighted that satisfaction and positive attitude towards TB learning are positively associated with gender, grade, computer skills and previous experiences of online learning. Conclusion Based on the result of the present work, it is clear that improving internet infrastructures, e- learning courses and teaching staff members become a mandatory to face challenges of COVID-19 and similar crises that may happen in the future.

In Memoriam: Louis L. Leatherman, Jr., MD (1937–2022)

Louis Levy Leatherman, Jr., MD, died peacefully on 11 January 2022. Born on 17 April 1937, he was the eldest son of Gertrude Leatherman and Louis Levy Leatherman, Sr. His desire to become a physician was motivated by his father's death of heart disease when Louis Jr. was 16 years old.Dr. Leatherman studied at Louisiana College, then earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University Medical School in 1962. His internship was at Martin Army Community Hospital in Fort Benning, Georgia (1962–1963), and his internal medicine residency at Confederate Memorial Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana (1965–1967).He moved to Houston in 1968 for his cardiology fellowship, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). During his training at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) and the Texas Heart Institute (THI), he grew to appreciate his colleagues' aggressive management of heart and vascular disease. Their varied approaches to diseases and problems taught him to think flexibly when he evaluated his own patients. He participated in SLEH's first heart transplant program and considered it “fantastically exciting.”Cardiologists were also seeking alternatives to open heart surgery for treating blockages in coronary arteries. In the late 1970s, a new technique, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), enabled special catheters to be threaded into coronary arteries and inflated to reopen blocked blood vessels. Dr. Leatherman, along with Dr. Paolo Angelini, brought PTCA to THI after studying under Dr. Andreas Gruentzig. In 1979, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute chose THI as a test site, and, by April 1980, THI physicians had performed 100 PTCA procedures.Dr. Leatherman established a private practice at the Medical Clinic of Houston while also serving as attending physician at SLEH and THI, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at BCM, consulting staff member at Texas Children's Hospital, and teaching staff member at Ben Taub General Hospital and Jefferson Davis Hospital. He retired in 1995 after a 30-year career.In 1972, Dr. Leatherman purchased a ranch near Bertram, Texas, where he and his family enjoyed escaping the rigors of his medical practice. He loved nature and wildlife. In 1994, he married Mary Gail Swift, and when he retired, they moved to the ranch permanently. The couple traveled monthly to Ruston, Louisiana, to help run a corporate wellness clinic for a good friend.Dr. Leatherman was preceded in death by his parents and by his first wife and mother of his children, Charlotte Wheeler Leatherman. He is survived by his wife Mary Gail Leatherman; daughter Dr. Martha Leatherman (and husband Dr. James Moore); son Mark Leatherman (and wife Peggy); brothers Dr. Edward H. and Malcolm L. Leatherman; grandchildren Jameson, Jonathan, and Rachel Moore, and Ashley and Hunter Leatherman; stepchildren Curt Swift and Shelly Swift Roeder; and step-grandchildren Jackson and Mia Swift, and Levon and Iva Mae Roeder.Dr. Leatherman, a pioneer in advancing the treatment of heart disease, was deeply committed to his patients. They, along with his colleagues and family, will cherish his memory and contributions.

К 70-ЛЕТНЕМУ ЮБИЛЕЮ КАФЕДРЫ ЭТГМУ ЮУрГУ

The article is devoted to the evolution of scientific schools of the Department of Economic Theory, Regional Economics, and State and Municipal Management of South Ural State University (National Research University), which celebrates the 70th anniversary since its formation this year. During its development, it has gone from a service department (teaching the “Political Economy” discipline) to the department combining the functions of a service (teaching the “Economics” discipline) and a graduate one (Bachelor's and Master's degree programs) in the “State and Municipal Administration” field of training. Various research has been conducted at the department. Initially it studied the “Macro- and microeconomical problems of the evolution of socio-economic problems”. Later it engaged in the “Study of the nature of transformation processes in the Russian economy during the transition to the market period”. Today it conducts active research on the problems of the regional economy and municipal management. Many of the department’s teaching staff members participate in the regional expert community of Chelyabinsk and the Chelyabinsk Region. In connection with the strategic scientific projects of the Priority 2030 Program, the following fields have become the focus of scientific research: “Analyzing the promising specializations in the region's industrial space”, “Research and evaluation of the agglomeration effects in the economic space of the subjects of the Russian Federation”.