A Course on “Introduction to Professional Activity” or How to Breathe Life into What an Official Has Touched

Abstract

A variant of the course «Introduction to Professional Activity» for first-year students in the field of Informational Technologies is discussed. Students are encouraged to develop a computer game using the domestic environment of visual modeling named Rand Model Designer gradually, going through all the stages of creating software. The possibilities of using the SAKAI system for the support of training courses are discussed.