Digital competencies as the basis of professional competitiveness (on the example of training management specialists)
https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2022-1-13
Abstract
Introduction. The digitalization of the economy and the digitalization of society are occurring at a rapid pace. The Russian Federation has approved a strategy for the development of the information society for the period up to 2030. The implementation of this strategy provides for improving the quality of life, creating conditions for the development of knowledge, the use of digital technologies, increasing the degree of digital literacy, digital security, etc. The formation of a global digital environment has affected all spheres of life, and especially education. Currently, the digitalization of education is seen as a turning point in history and the formation of a new paradigm for it’s development. Purpose setting. The article studies and discusses the problem of the formation and development of digital competencies of management specialists.
Methodology of the study. The methodology of the research includes a socio-philosophical analysis of current trends in the digitalization of education and the use of a sociological survey of students.
Results. The paper presents the results of a study on the use of information technologies by students in education (the viewing and searching for information and digital content, evaluating and analyzing information and digital content, using the functionality of social networks in education, reading educational and scientific literature, professional development, working with a text editor, working with electronic tables, information visualization). According to the authors, management specialists should confidently use “smart” gadgets (smartphones, tablets, etc.). In the digital environment, management professionals need to be able to use data analysis programs such as Jupyter Notebook, JupyterLab, PyCharm, RStudio, Stata, SPSS, Microsoft Excel and others, and use Google Sheets. Also, in their professional activities, they must be able to use cloud technologies and programs for data analysis with the ability to simultaneously edit a document (Google Collaboratory, for example).
Conclusion. The authors believe that digital literacy and digital competencies are necessary for the competitiveness of a future management specialists and for their success in the modern labor market.
About the Authors
T. Yu. KaloshinaRussian Federation
Tatyana Yu. Kaloshina – Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Management
20, Karl Marx Ave., Novosibirsk, 630073, Russian Federation
D. A. Sevostyanov
Russian Federation
Dmitry A. Sevostyanov – Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Personnel Policy and Personnel Management
160, Dobrolyubova Str., Novosibirsk, 630091, Russian Federation
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For citation: Kaloshina T.Y., Sevostyanov D.A. Digital competencies as the basis of professional competitiveness (on the example of training management specialists). Professional education in the modern world. 2022;12(1):105-113. https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2022-1-13
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