Modern trends in economic development: an innovative course for graduate students

In November 2020, Prof. Leonid Melnyk and Ass.Prof. Alexander Matsenko began to teach a new course for graduate students of specialty 051 “Economics” – “Modern trends in economic development”, which includes the results of research in the framework of two Jean Monnet projects (chair level) “Legislative, the environmental and social transition of the EU to a sustainable society within Industries 4.0 and 5.0” (619997-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPJMO-CHAIR) and also “EU Economic Policy and Civil Society” (619878-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPJMO-CHAIR).

Classification of trends in socio-economic development in the lecture of prof. L. Melnyk

Interactive online lectures take place with interesting postgraduate discussions. Based on the MIX platform, a virtual classroom has been created, where graduate students can receive practical assignments and respond to them instantly. The listeners are fully provided with educational material, namely, they are given access to video lectures, notes, presentations and the latest textbooks and teaching aids by the course author, Leonid Melnyk, including:

1. Disruptive technologies in economics and business (EU experience and practice of Ukraine in the light of III, IV and V industrial revolutions): textbook / ed. L. G. Melnyk and B. L. Kovalev. – Sumy: Sumy State University, 2020. – 180 с. ISBN 978-966-657-792-7
2. Melnyk L. G. “Green” economy (EU experience and practice of Ukraine in the light of III and IV industrial revolutions): textbook. Sumy: ITD “University Book”, 2018. 463 с ISBN 978-966-680-841-0
3. 3) Melnik L.G. Industrial revolutions: a tutorial / L. G. Melnyk, A. M. Matsenko, I. B. Deahtyarova, O. V. Kubatko. – Sumy: ITD “University Book”,2017. – 160 с.

Practical online classes (led by Assistant Professor A. Matsenko) are organized as teamwork. Thanks to the use of several virtual whiteboards, graduate students have the opportunity to solve practical exercises in teams and illustrate the results of their implementation, consulting simultaneously with the teacher.

The creative approach to the course’s organization allowed graduate students to quickly navigate and start implementing a research project in line with modern trends in economic development.

We wish success to graduate students and their lecturers!