Development of design thinking - a modern view on the training of masters of technical specialties on the experience Dnipro University of Technology

Abstract

The article investigates the use of design thinking techniques with the help of modern technical means to improve the quality of training of masters of technical specialities. The relevance of the study is based on the changes in society, which require a system of training of technical specialities in higher education institutions to respond quickly and flexibly to the changes in the ideology of the consumer "products" of this system, of the developer and manufacturer of the final product. Based on WEF's analytical conclusions on the labour market, the authors of the article propose to develop skills in the training of Masters in technical specialities that will allow them to restructure their way of thinking and more effectively integrate into modern production. On the example of consideration of the structure of the educational program of masters "Industrial aesthetics and certification of production equipment" initiated in NTU "Dnipro University of Technology" and comparison with the requirements of the approved Standard of higher education in 132 Materials for Master level, the authors advise to apply and actively develop creativity, originality of thinking, ability to persuade and negotiate, using the method of design thinking of the students. It is this approach that forms for Masters a paradigm of perception and change to the surrounding harmonious subject environment, which allows considering the relationships and interactions within such an environment. The approved Standard of higher education in the speciality 132 Materials Science allows forming the content of the educational program, which provides the formation of stages of design thinking. Construction of training considering the methodology of design thinking is associated with the creation of conditions of immersion in the subject area, continuous interaction with the "conditional customer", organization of teamwork, development of students' competencies in presenting solutions in the form of visual images based on information technologies with the use of active teaching methods in all their diversity and complexity. This contributes to the formation of students' valuable communication skills, entrepreneurship, public speaking skills, obtained in the process of solving real problems that came from the external environment. As a result, students acquire practical skills, abilities and experience that will be in demand in their further educational and professional activities.