Resumen de Methodology and experience of evaluating the innovativeness of student projects
Yuliya A. Petrovskaya, Roman V. Zagidullin, Alexander Konovalov
Introduction. The main problem raised in the article is related to the lack of scientific information and research results on the effectiveness of innovative structures created in Russian universities, as well as educational courses aimed at developing innovative competencies among students. One of these courses, taught in most Russian universities, is a course on the basics of project activity (the name may vary depending on the content of the educational program). As an assignment in these courses, students develop their own projects. The aim of the study was to evaluate the innovativeness of student projects developed within the framework of the course on the basics of project activity implemented at Petrozavodsk State University.Materials and methods. The article provides an analysis of 378 projects, which were developed by 1019 students from different educational institutions of Petrozavodsk State University from 2018 to 2020. The authors analyze and evaluate projects on the basis of three minimum criteria of innovation: novelty, implementation and social significance. The main research method was an expert survey.Results. The results of the study allowed us to determine the share of innovative projects, projects that contain signs of innovation, as well as projects that do not contain signs of innovation. Innovative projects are classified by the type of innovation.Discussion and conclusion. The article presents the author's approach to the definition and calculation of the index of innovation of student projects, the development of tools and the interpretation of research results, on the basis of which conclusions and recommendations are formulated to improve the content and organization of courses on the basics of project activity. The results of the study are consistent with the trends of the all-Russian innovation practice.
