Sistema otsenivaniya kompetentsii komandnoj raboty budushhikh spetsialistov IT-sfery [The system for assessing the teamwork competency of future IT specialists]

Abstract

The article highlights the need to prepare future IT specialists for teamwork. The system for assessing the teamwork competency is proposed. The system includes a set of indicators, which are divided into invariant and variable. Each indicator is characterized by a grading scale with three possible assessment options: “not mastered” — 0, “partially mastered” — 1, “mastered” — 2. In the context of “indicator — assessment”, the required standard of student behavior in the process of performing team activities was determined. Invariant indicators are used to assess the teamwork competency, regardless of the role played by the student. The invariant indicators are indicated: understanding the importance of the task for the team's activities, the distribution of roles in the team, team interaction, the assessment of the teamwork. To determine the variable indicators, an analysis of the existing methods for the distribution ofcommand roles was carried out, the types of activities of an IT specialist were studied. To solve problems related to the implementation of activities for the design, development and maintenance of software tools within the framework of teamwork, it is advisable to distinguish six roles: analyst, innovator, negotiator, designer, executor, coordinator. Based on these roles, variable indicators are defined. The division of indicators into invariant and variable implies different requirements for the level of development. Invariant indicators must be mastered by all, while variable indicators allow for partial mastering in some indicators. The use of the system for assessing the teamwork competency will reveal potential problems in the preparation of a future IT specialist, clearly define the directions of the student's development, and form recommendations for him regarding professional activities.