Keyword: «проектная деятельность»

The relevance of the article is due to the insufficient development of theoretical material and the controversial issue of the project-based activities functionality in the educational process of Russian universities. The aim of the research is to examine the functional potential of the project-based activity. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the authors explore the functional potential of project-based activities that have already successfully demonstrated their effectiveness in practice, in particular at Sevastopol State University. The study attempts to examine the dynamics of the "project-based activity" concept development, the borrowing and further improvement of progressive ideas of Western educators by domestic researchers. The Western model of student-centered education is evaluated. The authors try to describe the advantages of modern project-based activity at the university, one of which is the creation of a unique atmosphere of mutual cooperation and providing students with the opportunity to express themselves in different areas of educational activity. Special attention is paid in the article to a detailed description of different types of projects, based on the criteria of the line of activities, their structure, organization features, as well as the definition of the final products of student projects. The authors come to a logical conclusion about the wide functional potential of research, information, telecommunication, applied and creative student projects, highlighting in detail what skills and abilities students will acquire during their implementation. In this article, the authors substantiate the idea that project-based activity in a modern higher education institution is an important educational pedagogical technology that allows solving didactic goals and objectives of learning, while moving away from traditional schemes. The high efficiency of project-based learning described by the authors is confirmed by the example of ongoing projects at Sevastopol State University. The authors make a comprehensive analysis of project-based activities in the framework of such disciplines as "Technologies of project-based activity", "Methodology of project-based activity", "Design in the professional field". The article presents a mechanism for implementing significant student projects and their value to potential customers. The theoretical significance of the research lies in the expansion of scientific ideas about the functional potential of project-based technologies in the framework of educational process in the higher education system. The results of the article can be used by university teachers in practical activities when implementing independent, individual or group project-based work of students.