Using the Case Technology in Building the Professional Competencies of Technical University Students

The aim of the article is to determine the content and structural components of case technology for the formation of professional competence in the development of non-linear thinking among students when studying the discipline “Electronic and optoelectronic devices for special purposes” according to the educational program for training engineers for optoelectronic instrumentation.

Methods. Theoretical: analysis of scientific literature on teaching methods; pedagogical modeling of the content of the case; study, systematization of traditional and innovative pedagogical experience. Empirical: psychological and pedagogical direct observation of the educational process, conversation, evaluation of the results of their educational activities.

Results. The authors use a situationally conditioned case method in teaching practice, based on an inductive approach to solving problematic problems, which helps students develop creative non-linear thinking. The results obtained indicate the effectiveness of the developed case technology in the formation of students with professionally significant competencies in the study of the discipline “Electronic and optoelectronic devices for special purposes”.

Conclusions. In the framework of the competencybased approach, a model for the implementation of cases for enhancing non-linear thinking in students in the course of their professionally oriented activities was developed. The structure and content of training and research cases have been formed, which can be used to prepare students for classes in special technical disciplines at the level of requirements of modern educational standards for training an engineer.

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