The Development of Social Responsibility of Technical University Students in the Process of Professional Training

Abstract

The study emphasizes the importance of social responsibility of the engineer in the modern post-industrial society. We reveal the essence of the phenomenon of social responsibility, determine its structural components, and define the criteria for its development. Also, we theoretically substantiate and experimentally test the influence of pedagogical conditions on the development of social responsibility of future engineers in the process of professional training. These conditions include (1) increasing positive motivation of students to develop social responsibility; (2) ensuring a responsible attitude of students to perform tasks in various types of professional training (academic, extracurricular, and research activities); and (3) encouraging students to study the concept of social responsibility on their own. Besides, we describe methods of teaching social responsibility (special course, discussion, simulation, case study, etc.). The conducted analysis of the results of the experimental work confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed methods. Finally, we experimentally prove the impact of pedagogical conditions on the formation of socially responsible engineers in the process of their professional training.