FORMATION OF FUTURE MARINE SPECIALISTS’ SOFT SKILLS WHILE STUDYING THE DISCIPLINE "DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY AND ENGINEERING GRAPHICS"

Abstract

The article analyzes the peculiarities of the formation of future maritime transport professionals’ soft skills while studying the discipline "Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Graphics".
It is determined that numerous studies are being conducted today on the formation of flexible skills in future mariners; educational programs of different levels are being developed, focused on the formation of these skills; developments are proposed that allow to assess the level of their formation, and the investigated problem is discussed both in the context of the analysis of the effectiveness of one or another professional activity, and in relation to the assessment of the quality of training of a graduate of a higher maritime education institution.
It is emphasized that the goal of the discipline "Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Graphics" is to form a system of knowledge of the basic provisions and principles of Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Graphics, practical skills in the process of solving problems.
The analysis carried out in the article proved the importance of the formation of future maritime professionals’ soft skills. The educational component "Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Graphics" creates an inventive field of the educational process, which is due to significant didactic opportunities for individualization of education; opportunities for organizing students’ independent work; visualization and practical orientation of educational material. For the formation of soft skills, innovative pedagogical technologies should be used, such as the technology of personally-oriented learning, problem-based (heuristic and research) learning, game modelling, discussions, situational learning (case technologies), etc.
Particular attention is paid to the EduScrum methodology in the formation of soft skills, which forms team skills, motivates students to learn, and allows them to form or strengthen leadership qualities.