Development of Students’ Creative Potential in the Framework of Academic Olympics on Engineering and Computer Graphics

Abstract

Currently, they present design objects in the form of three-dimensional models and drawings. Accordingly, when training students at a technical university, it is necessary to pay attention to design and graphic disciplines. From the first course of study it is necessary show to students the relationship of the studied graphic disciplines with their future professional activities; stimulate their cognitive interest and motivation for learning and creativity with the help of Academic Olympics, that will help to achieve a high level of students' professional competence. So, one of the main tasks for higher education in the context of implementation of modern Federal State Educational Standards is the formation of the necessary professional competencies and improving the quality of students’ engineering training in technical high educational institutions [16; 25]. The use in the educational process of multilevel creative graphic tasks performed by means of three-dimensional computer graphics helps students to perfect themselves in further educational and professional activities. Creative tasks for Academic Olympics contribute to the development of students' creative potential through creative self-realization. Tasks for Academic Olympics are creative problems in engineering graphics with elements of project activities. For creative self-realization in graphic activities, it is important not only to be aware of graphic tasks, but also to find in them personally meaningful sense, which is manifested when a student implements his own ideas in situations that are significant for him and in a familiar, meaningful environment for him. For this, to students are offered Academic Olympics tasks of various types: propaedeutic (developing the students’ general readiness for graphic activity) and creative tasks with elements of project activity, i.e., creative project tasks. It is necessary also to develop Academic Olympics tasks taking into account the students' training program.