TEACHING AND METHODOLOGICAL WORK IN ENGINEERING AND ECONOMIC SPECIALISTS TRAINING AT KHARKIV ENGINEERING AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTE IN THE 1960S–1970S

Abstract

This article deals with the issue of teaching and methodical work in training of economic specialists withengineering and economic qualifications at Kharkiv Engineering and Economic Institute within the periodof command-planned system of economic management in Ukraine in the 1960s–1970s. The choice of thisperiod is interesting from the point of view of studying timeliness and introduction of historical progressiveexperience of specialists training for economic domain at higher educational institutions of Ukraine.The article analyzes the difference between an economist-general and an engineer economist, lying inthe fact that an engineer-economist, in addition to general economic knowledge (planning, organizationand analysis of economic activity, organization of labour at production site), had also a certain engineeringspecialization and wealth of organizational and economic knowledge (technical rate setting, planning, mechanization of accounting, supply and marketing). The article presents all training programs of KharkivEngineering and Economic Institute, as well as substantiates their worthwhileness for the economy of Ukraineduring the researched period. An idea of faculties and departments in the structure of the higher educationalinstitution, of academic teaching staff’s and students’ components and quantities has been given. The authorshave presented a complete analysis of educational and methodical process realized at the institute and attemptsto improve it. The author has also provided real examples of educational and methodical work of institutedepartments aiming a constant modernization of teaching methods and of scientific content of lecture material,laboratory works and practical tasks development, subjects’ courses renewal, curricula formation.The research has been conducted basing on thorough treatment and analysis of archive materialsand regulatory documentary sources corresponding to the period of the 1960s–1970s representing the heydayof engineering and economic science in Ukraine.The article represents a research and analytical effort aimed at finding progressive pedagogical modelsworking well in practice, ready for deeper study, analysis and further implementation in the modern educationalprocess of economic specialists training.