METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE FORMATION OF MATHEMATICAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE SOFTWARE ENGINEER

IT sector today is an independent, profitable, promising sector of the economy. It creates many new economic and social opportunities for development of the country. IT sector is developing dynamically. Therefore a sufficiently high level of mathematical training is needed for productive activities in the IT sector. Modern competitive IT specialist should be able to carry out mathematical analysis and to build mathematical models of applied problems, use mathematical methods to solve them, have systemic and critical thinking. It means that the mathematical training of future software engineers should be directed to the formation of mathematical competence. With mathematical competence of future software engineers we speak about the integral personal characteristic, based on the totality of mathematical knowledge, abilities, skills and experience gained in the study of mathematical disciplines. This all is manifested in the ability and willingness of a specialist to adequately apply their mathematical knowledge and mathematical tools in professional activity to effectively implement it. Formation of mathematical competence of future software engineers is an important part of their professional training. The formation of mathematical competence of future software engineers is a process aimed at obtaining components and development of mathematical competencies, as well as to creating conditions for a motivated and active use of mathematical tools aimed at solving professional problems. This process will only be effective provided it is a targeted, specifically organized, systematic process that takes into account the requirements put forward today for future software engineers. The formation of mathematical competence essentially depends on the choice of theoretical and methodological framework, which is expressed in the specific methodological approaches. The foundations for the formation of mathematical competence of future software engineers are compatible educational and creative activities of teachers and students. Therefore for a thorough study and analysis of the process we consider the theoretical and methodological basis of the following set of approaches appropriate: system, active, personality-oriented, integrative and competence. Creating a methodological framework, system, activity, personality-oriented, competency and integrative approaches can consider the formation of mathematical competence of future software engineers in various aspects, to discover their integrity, identify mechanisms to ensure the integrity of this find various types of bonds and build his model.