Special Students Research Articles

MECHANISMS OF FORMATION OF INFOMEDIA LITERACY IN STUDENTS OF PEDAGOGICAL SPECIALTIES

The article is focused is on the features of the concept of modern education and the formation of competencies in students of higher education institutions. The specifics of training a future specialist in accordance with the challenges of society are analyzed. The necessity of developing critical thinking and media literacy in general is substantiated. The relevance of the functioning of Ukrainian media literacy projects is outlined. Emphasis is placed on the positive experience of implementation of the selective discipline “Information Media Literacy” for students of pedagogical specialties at Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University.
 We highlighted the competencies that are formed in the process of learning the elective course “Infomedia Literacy” for higher education students in the specialties of “Primary Education”, “Psychology”, “Geography”. A detailed description of the lesson on the topic “Verification of online content” is presented. The purpose of the lesson is to carry out a reasoned critical review of multimedia content, verify the authenticity of images, and identify manipulative materials. We substantiated the necessity of the use of critical thinking and analysis of media content on the subject of stereotyping, discrimination, hate speech in the course of the lesson “Hate speech in the media”. Effective pedagogical activities aiming at formation of media immunity of future specialists are illustrated.

Effectiveness of an Integrated Simulation in Teaching Clinical Social Work Skills: Geriatric Mental Health Proficiency

ABSTRACT Nationally, social work students face limited access to clinical education that examines the intersection of older adults, chronic disease, and mental health. This is critical due to a rapidly aging population and a shortage of geriatrics trained social workers. Scant data exists on the effectiveness of clinical simulations to prepare social work students in geriatrics and mental health specialties. In this study, 118 MSW students completed a simulation through the Standardized Patient (SP) Program consisting of a gerontology course, patient interview, debriefings, self-efficacy and counseling skill outcomes, and qualitative surveys. Students reported gains in knowledge, counseling self-efficacy, and clinical skill competency. Simulations assess students in clinical scenarios to improve counseling skills towards achieving clinical competency.

EFFECTIVENESS OF USING CRITICAL THINKING TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

This article shows how to effectively use the technology of critical thinking in teaching English to medical students. The article analyzes the definitions of the technology of critical thinking by foreign and domestic scientists. In addition, the results of five-stage exercises for the development of critical thinking of students of medical specialties based on Bloom's taxonomy were analyzed.

The Influence of Role Modeling and Mentorship on Primary Care Career Choice: What Can Be Gleaned From 30 Years of Research?

Role modeling and mentoring are key aspects of identity formation in medical school and likely influence student specialty choice. No reviews have examined the ways that mentorship relationships impact primary care career choice. We conducted a systematic literature search to identify articles describing the influence of role models and mentorship on primary care interest, intention, or choice. A content analysis of the included articles determined which articles focused on mentorship versus role modeling and the definitions of each. We coded articles as groundwork, effectiveness, or impact depending on the methodology and outcomes of each study. Searches yielded 362 articles, of which 30 met inclusion criteria. Three offered definitions of role modeling, and one compared and contrasted definitions of mentoring; 17 articles laid groundwork that indicated that role modeling and mentorship are important factors in career choice and specifically in primary care. Thirteen articles reported the effectiveness and impact of role modeling and mentoring in influencing intent to enter primary care or actual career choice. Primary care and non-primary care physicians influenced student interest, intent, and choice of primary care careers; this influence could be positive or negative. Role modeling and mentorship influence primary care career choice. Very few articles defined the studied relationships. More work on the impact of mentorship and role modeling on career choice is needed.

Students’ healthy lifestyle formation in english classes (using materials of Polish and Ukrainian authors)

The article aims to present the comparative results of a study of the formation of a healthy lifestyle among students of some pedagogical specialties; to analyze the content of the students’ healthy lifestyle formation in English lessons, and to present materials on health issues from the works of Ukrainian and Polish authors which could be integrated into the content of English lessons. The following research methods were used: analysis of scientific literature, surveys, quantitative and qualitative analysis of the obtained results. Motivational-value, cognitive and behavioral-activity criteria for the formation of a healthy lifestyle for students are determined. The participants of the study were first-year students majoring in “Biology” (n=34, the experimental group – EG) and “Primary Education” (n=86, control group – CG) at Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (Ukraine). The pedagogical possibilities for solving the outlined tasks through teaching English are proved. It was found that “health improvement” is possible under the following pedagogical conditions: systematic and purposeful inclusion of healthy lifestyle issues in the content of education, use of additional literary works, especially by Ukrainian and Polish authors, and writing effective teaching aids on techniques for the use of additional literature in the process of healthy lifestyle formation in both classroom and extracurricular work.

Methodical aspects of blended learning of mathematics to students of medical specialties at the university

Problem and purpose. Transformation of the sphere of education has led to the need to use blended learning in the implementation of educational programs at the university. The integration of competence, system-activity, cognitive-visual, personality-oriented, information-technological approaches in the design of a training course in mathematics for students of medical specialties of the university can ensure the achievement of educational goals taking into account given pedagogical conditions. The purpose of the article is to investigate the effectiveness of the methods used to teach mathematics to medical students at the university. Research methods. The pedagogical experiment was attended by 83 students of Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University, studying in the specialties «General Medicine» and «Pediatrics». In the course of the research a theoretical analysis and synthesis of scientific literature were carried out to select a blended learning model and methodical approaches used in the design and implementation of the course in mathematics. In order to identify the cognitive features and the level of mathematical training of students, as well as to analyze the comprehension of educational material by respondents were used methods of empirical research. Fisher's F-criterion and Mann-Whitney U-criterion were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the approaches used in mathematics teaching and the statistical results of the experimental work. Research results. In the learning process of the experimental group of students additional factors were applied: cognitive-visual approach and schematization method were significantly used in solving mathematical problems; diagnostic-technological approach was used to select key examples from the systems of mathematical problems to improve the level of knowledge of trainees. Statistical processing of the empirical data obtained showed at significance level α = 0.05 the homogeneity of control and experimental groups at the initial stage of the research (Femp.=1.02 < Fcr.=1.87) and the presence of significant differences in the final results of student learning (Uemp. = 592 < Ucrit. = 679). Conclusion. Based on the results of experimental activities, the authors of the article developed a methodical system for teaching mathematics to students of non-mathematical areas of higher education. The methodical approaches used in the work can be useful to teachers of natural science disciplines in universities.

Computer simulation of long line with loss in steady harmonic mode at active load

Background: The implementation of projects to create long-range power systems requires the greatest possible study of not only the technical feasibility of long lines, but also the features of energy transmission along these lines. Such studies can be carried out in the field, using a physical experiment or using computer simulation. The first is limited by the complexity of the experiment, the lack of access to real measurements. Unlike a physical experiment, computer simulation is devoid of these problems: it makes it quite easy not only to model a long line, but also to study it under various operating modes. The practical significance of this work is the applicability of the proposed method in the educational process when students of energy specialties of transport universities perform research on lines with distributed parameters to solve subsequent problems in the development or development of new energy systems of great extent.
 Aim: Building a computer model of a long line and developing a method for studying various modes of its operation under various loads, including idling and short circuit.
 Methods: Computer modelling.
 Results: A computer model of a line with distributed parameters has been constructed, which allows one to study it under various modes.
 Conclusion: As part of the development of energy systems, the relevance of developing and modeling new methods for studying various modes in such circuits increases many times over. At the same time, newly developed methods should be applicable in the educational process. The article describes computer simulation and study of a long line under various active loads of the distribution of the effective value of the voltage along the line during its transmission, equal to half the wavelength (half-wave line). Research in this direction has not only scientific significance, but also practical, since it is possible to reasonably develop new models of long lines, as well as solve problems in the field of studying non-stationary (transient) operating modes of long lines.

Formation of future teachers’ intercultural tolerance through digital learning resource at professional education institutions

Introduction. The worldwide globalisation processes lead to academic mobility of students, which is expressed in the possibility of entering any educational institutions, including those located abroad. As a consequence, educational institutions are developing a special intercultural learning environment, where peaceful coexistence is largely determined by the presence of such quality as intercultural tolerance. This quality is especially important for students of pedagogical specialties since the quality of educational process and the psychological climate within the involved learners’ team will depend on them. Therefore the problem of formation of intercultural tolerance comes to the fore. Materials and methods. The research involved 81 pedagogical-profile students of the 1st-4th years of study at the State budget-funded educational institution of secondary vocational education of Kaluga region “A.P. Churilin Kirov Industrial and Pedagogical College”. The teaching at experimental groups involved the use of specially developed technology for foreign-language teaching and the digital educational resource. The control groups worked under a teaching technology described in the programme for the discipline “Foreign language”. In order to assess the level of formation of intercultural tolerance, A. Kyveralg’s method was used, which allows the researcher to evaluate the general level of formation of the explored phenomenon proceeding from each component’s indicators. The mathematical and statistical processing of the results was carried out using Pearson’s chi-squared test (χ2). Results. A number of statistically significant differences were revealed in the distribution between the control and experimental groups under the following indicators: motivational χ2=16.98 and χ2=31.369), cognitive (χ2=21.123 and χ2=38.956), activity-based (χ2=12.588 and χ2=8.75) and reflexive (χ2=7.892 and χ2=7.317). Conclusion. The diagnostic indicators made it possible to conclude that the students in the experimental groups used the methods of intercultural interaction that are based on the knowledge of cultural diversity of educational process participants, the ability to apply different interaction methods from the positions of the explored phenomenon, to seek ways out of conflict situations independently, to plan educational and professional activities.

HISTORICAL DICTIONARY IN SHAPING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF THE FUTURE LECTURER OF THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE

In the article the content and specifics of students’ work with Ukrainian historical dictionaries in the context of the educational paradigm of future lecturers of the Ukrainian language are clarified. This topic is covered in the context of the analysis of educational and professional programs developed and implemented in the educational process by the lecturers of the Department of Ukrainian Philology of Khmelnytsky National University. The presentation of theoretical positions in diachronic linguistics should be based on illustrative material of historical dictionaries of the Ukrainian language, which should be presented with the help of computer technology available to all participants in the educational process. It is necessary to involve both vocabulary material of academic lexicography and the latest developments of linguists. To acquire lexicographic skills, students solve cognitive, training, creative research tasks on the origin of words, development of lexical meaning of language units, foreign language parallels for borrowed tokens, grammatical characteristics of nouns, phonetic, graphic, spelling variability of words, chronology of their functioning, norms of the modern Ukrainian language, etc. It is expedient to carry out a comparative analysis of lexicographical publications of historical and linguistic courses, paying attention to the peculiarities of the description of language material, selection of source base, construction of dictionary articles, etc. When performing lexical, etymological, grammatical, stylistic exercises, future lecturers are aware of the need to refer to the dictionary. Skills in managing the acquired lexicographic knowledge are necessary to prepare students for research activities. Students perform creative and exploratory tasks that allow them to recognize, systematize, analyze, compare various phenomena and facts reflected in lexicographic sources, comment and evaluate them according to the topic and purpose of the study. Important factors in improving the effectiveness of such activities may be the participation of students in scientific problem groups, circles, participation in scientific conferences, preparation and publication of scientific articles, etc. We consider the creation of electronic dictionaries of various directions to be a promising direction of modern and historical lexicography.

COGNITIVE METAPHORIZATION OF THE CONCEPTS OF LIFE AND DEATH IN ENGLISH POETRY OF THE XIX – XX CENTURIES

In the article the content and specifics of students’ work with Ukrainian historical dictionaries in the context of the educational paradigm of future lecturers of the Ukrainian language are clarified. This topic is covered in the context of the analysis of educational and professional programs developed and implemented in the educational process by the lecturers of the Department of Ukrainian Philology of Khmelnytsky National University. The presentation of theoretical positions in diachronic linguistics should be based on illustrative material of historical dictionaries of the Ukrainian language, which should be presented with the help of computer technology available to all participants in the educational process. It is necessary to involve both vocabulary material of academic lexicography and the latest developments of linguists. To acquire lexicographic skills, students solve cognitive, training, creative research tasks on the origin of words, development of lexical meaning of language units, foreign language parallels for borrowed tokens, grammatical characteristics of nouns, phonetic, graphic, spelling variability of words, chronology of their functioning, norms of the modern Ukrainian language, etc. It is expedient to carry out a comparative analysis of lexicographical publications of historical and linguistic courses, paying attention to the peculiarities of the description of language material, selection of source base, construction of dictionary articles, etc. When performing lexical, etymological, grammatical, stylistic exercises, future lecturers are aware of the need to refer to the dictionary. Skills in managing the acquired lexicographic knowledge are necessary to prepare students for research activities. Students perform creative and exploratory tasks that allow them to recognize, systematize, analyze, compare various phenomena and facts reflected in lexicographic sources, comment and evaluate them according to the topic and purpose of the study. Important factors in improving the effectiveness of such activities may be the participation of students in scientific problem groups, circles, participation in scientific conferences, preparation and publication of scientific articles, etc. We consider the creation of electronic dictionaries of various directions to be a promising direction of modern and historical lexicography.

The necessity and expenditure of formation and development of culture of communication in future professionals with higher education

Formulation of the problem. A modern specialist with a higher education, in addition to the required level of professionalism, should be able to negotiate, prevent and resolve conflicts, find an approach to each employee, and the basis for this should be his ability to have a high level of communication culture (the required level of communicative competence). All this has a corresponding effect on the future professional activity and competitiveness of graduates of higher education institutions. The purpose of the article is: determine the theoretical aspects of the formation of a culture of communication and substantiate the need for the formation and development of a culture of communication of future specialists with higher education. Research methods: analysis of psychological, pedagogical and educational and methodological sources of information, as well as legal acts on professional communication and communicative competence of higher education applicants – to determine the level of attention to the problem of communication culture of higher education applicants in the context of the formation of communicative competence in higher education institutions and creation of a theoretical basis for the study; empirical – testing students of different specialties in order to identify the real level of communication culture; conducting conversations with students and scientific and pedagogical workers on the topic of research. The main results of the study. The personal culture of communication of a specialist with higher education is a kind of component of his image and competence, regardless of age, who he is by profession, and what position he holds. Based on the fact that the culture of communication is mandatory in the general cultural and practical plane of training future specialists with higher education, the list of competencies that should be formed in a graduate of a higher education institution was revised in accordance with the methodological recommendations for the development of higher education standards. Based on this, a generalized list of competencies is given, in which communicative competencies are identified that have a direct connection with the culture of professional communication. In the course of the study, an anonymous survey of students was conducted on the basis of three tests: «Are you prone to empathic listening?», M. Snyder's test: «Can you listen?» and «Your communication style» to determine the importance of forming and developing a culture of communication among students. Processing of test results showed that 10% of students are aggressive and unbalanced, often being excessively cruel towards other people; 30% are overly peaceful, due to lack of self-confidence; 60% are moderately aggressive. Conclusions. The level of communication culture of future specialists with higher education is insufficient and does not meet the stated requirements of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. This is especially true for future specialists with higher education in the «person-to-person» system, because their further activities are based directly on communication. A high level of communication culture is a competence that is relevant and insufficient for many, which must be formed and developed along with special (professional, subject) competencies.

THE FORMATION OF BENEVOLENCE OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS AS A COMPONENT OF THE STATE EDUCATIONAL POLICY

The article is devoted to the formation of the integrity of future specialists in the context of the state educational policy and the practice of educational activities of higher education institutions of Ukraine. To achieve the goal of the article, general scientific methods were used: analysis, synthesis, specification and generalization. It has been established that modern scientific research presents a philosophical, legal, sociological, pedagogical, psychological understanding of the phenomenon of integrity. The main approaches to defining the category «virtue» are characterized. The works of foreign researchers and current regulatory documents on issues of integrity in the field of public administration were analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the importance of promoting the ideology of integrity at the state level. The expediency of introducing educational components that specify the standards and principles of integrity in future professional activity, form a culture of integrity of participants in the educational process, in the professional training of students of various specialties in higher education institutions of Ukraine is substantiated. It was emphasized the need to introduce the program learning result «observance of the principle of integrity» when updating the educational programs of the fields of knowledge 01 «Education / Pedagogy», 05 «Social and behavioral sciences» and 07 «Management and administration». Emphasis is placed on the need to combine formal and informal education on issues of integrity at the stage of education in higher education institutions. The possibilities of informal education for the self-development of integrity of future economists and managers are analyzed.

Cyclic visualization of the respiratory stages in teaching human physiology to english-speaking students

In the course of Human Physiology, students of different specialties learn cyclic processes reflecting the work of the cardiovascular, respiratory, female reproductive systems and sleep as well. Visualization of the cyclic processes is essential for better understanding of the organization and functioning of these systems and finding pathological deviations with formation of defective cycles.
 The objective of the work is to analyze the application of the visualization of the respiratory stages into the educational process. Dynamics of the physiological processes at various stages of respiration with the help of schematic visual figures allows effective formation of the students’ systemic understanding of the respiratory system functions and its interrelations with the cardiovascular system. These enable to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge while solving clinical situational tasks and formation of professional competence.

Актуальность создания коллаборативной учебной среды в профессиональной подготовке будущих учителей

The importance of this study is linked to the topic of increasing the quality of future teacher professional training by creating a collaborative learning environment. The purpose of this research is to conduct a theoretical analysis of the effectiveness of creating a collaborative learning environment in university and demonstrate its impact on the successful professional activity of future teachers. The paper presents the data of the experimental research in the form of Action Research, conducted among 1st and 2nd year students of pedagogical specialties in the natural sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, computer science). The core requirements of the personality-oriented, activity-based, systemic, environmental, axiological and competence-based approaches form the methodological foundation for building a collaborative learning environment. Students who are immersed in a collaborative learning environment have the opportunity to reflect on the level of formation of their own professional skills, the success of achieving educational goals, and the processes of self-realization, self-development, and self-actualization on a regular basis. This study examines the impact of collaborative learning on students’ communication skills, knowledge quality, assessment of educational achievements, and study time savings. The research findings are linked to the use of Action Research in the educational process, involving students in the process of professional self-improvement. The novelty of the research is characterized by the identification of developmental effect of a collaborative learning environment based on the concept of a zone of actual student professional growth. The practical significance of the research is the development of positive experience in structuring the educational process, with the prospect of applying this experience in future professional activities, such as working with students.

Distance Learning of Foreign Languages for Students of Economic Specialties

The purpose of the present research is a comprehensive analysis of the process and results of distance learning of a foreign language (English) for students of economic specialties. The research methods are as follows: the analysis of modern opportunities for organizing distance learning; study of theoretical and methodological papers on the subject matter; method of experimental teaching of foreign languages with an emphasis on tactics of stimulating the personal and motivational sphere of students’ educational activities; development of author’s diagnostic models in order to reveal the dynamics of development of knowledge and practical skills in a foreign language of students of economic profile; qualitative and quantitative analysis of empirical data; statistical and mathematical interpretation of results, their functional analysis; method of generalization and abstraction. According to the data obtained, the hypothesis of the research has been confirmed. It lies in the fact that the students with higher indicators of motivation have shown higher results of academic achievements in mastering a foreign language.

Ways to Improve the Communicative Skills of Pedagogical Specialties Students in the Higher Educational Institutions

Solving communication problems in the digital environment is becoming increasingly difficult for both teachers and students. The formation of communicative skills of future teachers in the learning process is also important from the standpoint of increasing relevance in the development of emotional intelligence of the personality. The purpose of the academic paper was to develop and test a model of formation of communicative skills of future teachers in the process of studying at higher educational institutions (HEI). The research methodology is based on a quantitative assessment of the formation success of communication skills in the process of teaching the course “Psychology” for 120 students of the Faculty of Philology in Ukraine. Qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of the developed formation model of future teachers’ communicative skills involved observing the teachers’ and students’ behavior of control and experimental groups of the course. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed formation model of future teachers’ communicative skills in the process of studying at HEI.

DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN POTENTIAL: DESIGN THINKING AS A WAY OF IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF ECONOMISTS

In a post-industrial society, the quality of professional education becomes a leading factor in the formation of human potential. One of the ways to ensure the effectiveness of this process is the use of innovative educational technologies aimed not only at the formation of professional competences, but also at the development of creativity which, in the future, will contribute to the search for non-standard ways of solving real problems. The purpose of the work is to study the influence of interactive educational technologies based on the concept of design thinking on the success of students of economic specialties and their internal motivation to study mathematical disciplines. The format of a business game has been chosen as a method of implementing the concept of design thinking. It involved the construction of a mathematical model of a real economic problem and the use of a mathematical apparatus to solve it. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of gamification it has decided to distribute students according to academic performance and students ranked classes according to their preferences using the method of hierarchies analysis. The experience of implementing business games demonstrated by the example of the discipline “Operations Research and Optimization Methods” confirmed the effectiveness of this technique in the process of studying the disciplines of the mathematical cycle precisely due to the increase in students’ internal motivation. Compared to traditional teaching methods, the formation of students’ professional competencies has been enriched by the experience of solving transdisciplinary tasks. The results of the study allow us to conclude that the professional competencies of future economists are significantly improved thanks to the use of a business game in the learning process where a real economic problem is adapted to the topic of the discipline.

MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF THE AUTHOR'S DESIGN WITH USING THE FRAME GENERATOR IN IN THE AUTODESK INVENTOR SOFTWARE

Metal frame structures are widely used in mechanical engineering, construction, production of advertising media and household products. Classical methods of their design and calculation are quite laborious and costly. Significant advantages in modeling and analysis can be provided by the Autodesk Inventor program, namely the Frame Generator, which is part of the library of components of this program.
 The paper explores the algorithm for using the Frame Generator of the Autodesk Inventor program and tests it when building a model of a classic chair, which is based on a steel frame structure of a square profile. All the main stages of work on the model are considered: building a 3D-sketch of the chair frame, assigning the nomenclature, standard size and material of the standard profile, making joints and preparing the edges of individual elements for welding, final modeling of the welded frame structure.
 The stress-strain state of the designed product under the action of external loads was calculated both in the "Frame Analysis" environment and in the more universal "Stress Analysis" environment of the Autodesk Inventor program. The obtained results are compared and their high convergence is confirmed. On the basis of the conducted research, an educational task was prepared and tested for students of technical specialties of the Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University. Its implementation allows, using the presented algorithms, to proceed to the modeling and analysis of more complex frame structures.
 The paper shows how, using the above algorithms, using the Frame Generator, the author's work, a chair of modern design, can be performed and analyzed. The efficiency of using the Autodesk Inventor program in this case also lies in the fact that, thanks to parameterization, the length of each element of a three-dimensional model of a metal structure, their relative position and profile size can be quickly changed in order to obtain the optimal geometry. The results of the work can be used in the educational process and should be of interest to modern constructors and designers.

О целях и содержании иноязычной подготовки будущих инженеров

Globalization of economy, rapidly developing new technologies and enormous information flows dictate new requirements for the organization of a higher education process in the field of engineering. Taking into account the situation on the world labour market, new educational standards are being developed for training engineering personnel to gain the required professional competencies. A special place is occupied by a foreign language professional communicative competence. The purpose of the article is to consider a foreign language training of future engineers at a technical university in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard for Higher Education of a new generation. It is of great importance to form a basic level of foreign language professional competence among students of technical specialties for effective intercultural professional communication. The article touches upon universal foreign language competencies according to the requirements of the program for the specialty «Aircraft and helicopter design». The peculiarities of a two-stage organization of the foreign language educational process is also discussed. It is argued that the effectiveness of teaching is inextricably linked with the formation of motivation among students and depends on understanding the connection of their future profession with the practical application of a foreign language. The use of a personality-oriented approach helps to develop a number of necessary qualities and make future graduates competitive on the world labour market according to the requirements of modern employers. The conclusion regarding the modernization of the foreign language training with all positive and negative aspects arising in the process of teaching a foreign language at a technical university is made.

ARRANGEMENT OF THE RESEARCH CENTERS BASED AT THE ENTERPRISES, INSTITUTIONS FOR THE ACTIVATION OF THE PRACTICAL ACTIVITY OF THE FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN ECONOMICS

The article provides insight into the aspects of the arrangement of the Research Centers based at the enterprises, institutions for the activation of the practical activity of the future specialists in Economics. Much attention is devoted to the features of the professional training of students of the economic specialties. The unconventional and original approaches are suggested to the organization of the research studies of the students of economic specialties based on the application of the advanced information technologies and communication means that will be able to direct the students’ attention to the research activity at the enterprises (institutions). The essence of cooperation in science as a core component of training specialists in Economics is considered.