According to the action plan about the development of education in the field of information technologies in 2013, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated  September 21, 2011  №  1036,  the  problem  of  increasing  importance  of innovation and entrepreneurial component in professional training for IT industry in Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) was analyzed by Tempus group.

In connection with Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport of Ukraine the questionnaire for high schools in Ukraine was developed (Appendix A). Total number of Universities which took part in this analysis was 97 Universities of 3-4 accreditation levels that train bachelors, specialists and masters for IT industry.

The list of Master and Bachelor programs for IT professionals all over Ukraine is presented in Table 1.

 

Table 1 - List of training directions for IT professionals

 

The area of knowledge	Training direction of Bachelors	Specialties training of Specialists	Specialties training of Masters
Computer Science and Engineering	6.050102 Computer Engineering (CE)	7.05010201 Computer  Systems  and Networks (CSN)	8.05010202   System Programming (SP)
		7.05010203 Specialized    Computer Systems (SCS)	8.05010201 Computer  Systems  and Networks (CSN)
		7.05010202   System Programming (SP)
			8.05010203 Specialized    Computer Systems (SCS)
	6.050101 Computer Science (CS)	7.05010101 Information  Management Systems and Technologies (by industry) (IMST)	8.05010101 Information  Management Systems    and Technologies    (by industry) (IMST)
		7.05010102 Information Design Technology (IDT)	8.05010102 Information Design Technology (IDT)
		7.05010103  Systems Engineering (SysE)	8.05010103  Systems Engineering (SysE)
		7.05010104   Artificial Intelligence Systems (AIS)	8.05010104   Artificial Intelligence Systems (AIS)
	6.050103 Software Engineering (SE).	7.05010301 Software Systems (SS)	8.05010301 Software Systems (SS)
		7.05010302 Software Engineering (SE)	8.05010302 Software Engineering (SE)
Information Security	6.170101 Information Security and Communicatio n         Systems (ISCS)	7.17010101 Information  Security  and Communication  Systems (ISCS)	8.17010101 Information  Security  and Communication  Systems (ISCS)
System sciencesand Cybernetics	6.040302 Informatics (Inf)	7.04030201 Informatics (Inf)	8.04030201 Informatics (Inf)
		7.04030202   Applied Informatics (AI)	8.04030202   Applied Informatics (AI)
		7.04030204 Information and Communication Technologies(ICT)	8.04030204 Information and Communication Technologies(ICT)
	6.040301 Applied Mathematics (AP)	7.04030101   Applied Mathematics (AP)	8.04030101   Applied Mathematics (AP)
		7.04030103 Mathematical             and Computer   Modeling (MCM)	8.04030103 Mathematical             and Computer   Modeling (MCM)

 

All Universities are grouped according to the cities and regions in Ukraine in Fig.1. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fig. 1 - Conditional distribution Ukraine by region 

 

The following problems were analyzed:

Curricula for all Master, Specialist and Bachelor programs for IT training .

Syllabus of the courses in innovation and entrepreneurship.

Syllabus   and   work   programs   in   specialty 8.18010012 “Innovation management”. 

 

The  number  of  High  Educational  Institutions (HEI)  that  train  IT  bachelors, specialists, masters in Ukrainian cities is presented in Table 2, in diagram - Figure 2. For example, in Dnipropetrovsk 9 universities train IT bachelors, specialists, masters, which makes 9% of the total 97 universities in Ukraine that also train IT professionals.

 

Table 2 - Number of Universities that train Bachelors, Specialists and Masters of IT

 

City	Number of Universities that train Bachelors, Specialists and Masters of IT
Dnipropetrovsk	9
Donetsk	8
Luhansk	8
Kharkiv	7
Ivano-Frankivsk	2
Lutsk	3
Lviv	5
Rivne	2
Ternopil	2
Uzhhorod	2
Chernivtsi	3
Vinnytsia	1
Zhytomyr	4
Kyiv	14
Kirovohrad	2
Poltava	4
Sumy	1
Khmelnytskyi	2

 

 

Fig. 2- Number of Universities that train IT bachelors, specialists, masters in the cities of Ukraine 

 

According to the number of universities training IT professionals:

The 1st place goes to Kyiv - 14% 

The 2nd place - to Dnepropetrovsk - 9%

The 3rd place was shared by Donetsk, Zaporozhye, Kharkov 7% The 4th place - to Lviv - 5%

The 5th  place was shared by Zhitomir, Crimea, Odessa, Poltava -4%

The number of universities training IT bachelors, specialists, masters in Ukrainian cities is presented in Table 3, in the diagram - Fig. 3. 

 

Table 3 - Number of Universities that train IT bachelors, specialists, masters in the regions of Ukraine

 

Region	Number of Universities that train IT bachelors, specialists, masters in the regions of Ukraine
East	26
West	19
Central	32
South	20
Total	97

 

Fig. 3 - Number of Universities that train bachelors, specialists, masters of IT in the regions of Ukraine 

 

Therefore, according to the number of universities training IT professionals:

The 1st place goes to the central and northern regions -32 universities, 33% The 2nd place - to the eastern region - 27 universities, 27%. The 3rd place -to the southern region - 20 universities, 21%. The 4th place - to the western region - 19 universities, 19%.

292 syllabuses of the courses dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship in bachelor, specialist, master training at universities in Ukraine were processed.                In  addition,  curricula  and  their  contents,  syllabi  in  specialty 8.18010012 “Innovation Management” at 14 universities in Ukraine were analyzed.

 

 

In the curricula of bachelor training for IT industry in different sections of the curricula (a course of vocational training, a course how to choose universities, an elective course) there are some disciplines which fall into the economic category according to their names and topics, but in the work programs of these disciplines the problems of innovation and entrepreneurship are discussed. It should be noted that the number of hours for these subjects is 2 - 3,6 ECTS, and  the classroom load is the following: 16-18 hours for lectures, 8-16 hours for practice or laboratory work. Within these courses problems of innovation and entrepreneurship take only 2 class hours.

In the curricula of IT bachelor training there are no disciplines that fully meet the requirements   for studying innovation and entrepreneurship.

The analysis is given in Tables 4 - 9 and in the diagrams are in Fig.4-9.

Consider the information in Table 4. Bachelor training in the direction 6.050102 -Computer Engineering is delivered by six universities in the east, 4 - in the west, 9 -in the center, 8 - in the south.

Within the direction 6.050102 - Computer Engineering it is planned to develop courses   which   enable   students   to   gain   knowledge   on   innovation   and entrepreneurship mainly economics and fundamentals of business management in market economy, registration of technical documentation, intellectual property.

The discipline "Economy and Business" is in the curriculum of 2 universities in the eastern region, it makes 33% of the total number of  universities in the eastern region that deliver training in the direction 6.050102 - Computer Engineering, namely (2/6 * 100%) . In the curricula of universities in the western and central regions such disciplines are not available, which makes 100%.

That is, in the east of Ukraine 2 of the 6 universities included the discipline "Economy and Business" in bachelor training curriculum in the direction 6.050102 -Computer Engineering and in this discipline according to the work program the issues of innovation and entrepreneurship are discussed.

Similarly, other disciplines were analyzed.

Table 4 - Bachelor training in the direction 6.050102

 

Disciplines dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship for Bachelor 6.050102 - Computer Engineering	Number  of  Universities (by  region)  training Bachelors in the direction 6.050102 - Computer Engineering
Region	East 6		West 4		Central 9		South8
Economy and Business	6	%	4	%	9	%	8	%
Fundamentals of management   inmarket economy	2	33
Registration of technical documentation	1	17
Intellectual Property	1	17					1	13
The absence of  such subjects in the curriculum	2	33	4	100	9	100	7	87

 

Fig. 4 - Disciplines dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship in Bachelor program 6.050102 

 

Table 5 - Disciplines dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship in Bachelors program 6.050101 - Computer Science

 

Disciplines dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship for Bachelor 6.050101 - Computer Science	Number of Universities (by region) training Bachelors the direction 6.050101 - Computer Science
Region	East-7		West-5		Central-9		South-7
Management	7	%	5	%	9	%	7	%
Economy and Business	1	14
Basics of technical creativity	3	43	1	20	3	33	2	29
Basic scientific research	1	14
Legal support of business	1	14					1	14
The absence of such subjects in the curriculum	1	14	4	80	6	67	4	57

 

Fig. 5 - Disciplines dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship Bachelors program 6.050101 - Computer Science 

 

 

Fig. 6 - Disciplines dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship for Bachelor 6.050103 - Software Engineering 

 

 

Fig. 7 - Disciplines dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship for Bachelor 6.170101 

 

Fig. 8 Disciplines dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship for Bachelor 6.040302 

 

 

Fig. 9 - Disciplines dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship for Bachelor 6.040301 

 

 

 

Having  analyzed  the  curricula  for  IT  specialists  and  masters  training,  the problems of innovation and entrepreneurship are taught in the following disciplines:

- intellectual property;

- scientific and technical creativity;

- basics of marketing;

- management and marketing;

- economy and management;

- industrial economics and business management;

- economics and organization production of software;

- modern concepts of management;

- basics of patent and copyright;

- basic scientific research;

- methodology and organization of science;

- creation and commercialization of intellectual property;

- innovative training technology;

- management in education;

- methodology for industrial software development and intellectual property;

- economic efficiency of scientific research;

- philosophy of science and innovation.

The above-mentioned disciplines in different combinations but not for all IT directions are found in the curricula. Within the curricula in these disciplines the problems of innovation take 0.5 - 2 hours of the total class time.

However, it should be noted that the list of these courses is not obligatory for all universities that train IT specialists, including the discipline "Intellectual Property". According to the order of the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport in Ukraine № 811 dated from 20.10.2004 "On the introduction of the discipline “Intellectual Property”  in  higher education institutions”, the discipline "Intellectual Property was recommended by the MESYSU’s letter from June 11, 2003 N 1/9-303 to be implemented into educational and qualifying characteristics and educational and professional training programs  for specialists and masters in all specialties and directions.

Since the discipline “Intellectual Property” is obligatory for specialist and master training, it is not taken into account in the analysis.

The discipline "Innovation Policy" and "Management of Innovation Projects" are taught to masters and specialists at Berdyansk State Pedagogical University in specialties 7 (8) .05010301 - System Software and 7 (8) .05010101 - Information Management Systems and Technologies.

The discipline "Creation and Commercialization of Intellectual Property" is studied by specialists and masters at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev in specialties 7 (8) .05010301 - Software Systems 8.04030101 - Applied Mathematics,

8.04030201 - Informatics.

The discipline "Economic Rationale of Innovative Solutions" is studied by masters at  Donetsk  National  Technical  University  in  specialties 8.05010201  -  Computer Systems and Networks, 8.05010202 - System Programming.

The discipline "Information Systems in Innovation" is studied by masters at European University, in Kyiv in  specialty 8.05010101 -- Information Management Systems and Technologies.

The disciplines "Economic Efficiency of Scientific Research" and "Philosophy of Science and Innovation" are taught to masters at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine,  in Kyiv  in specialty 8.05010101 - Information Management Systems and Technologies.

In the curricula of IT specialists training in UHEIs there are no disciplines that fully meet the requirements   for studying innovation and entrepreneurship.

In Tables 10-11 there is information about:

• the number of  universities (by region), Number of Universities (by region), which train specialists and maters for IT industry,
• the name and the number of disciplines in the curricula of specialist and master training which enable students to gain knowledge and skills in innovation and.

Analysis of course availability in the curricula for specialists which provides students with  gaining knowledge and skills in innovation and entrepreneurship is given in Charts 10 - 23 and Figures 10- 23.

Analysis  of  course  availability  in  the  curricula  for  masters  which  provides students with  gaining knowledge and skills in innovation and entrepreneurship is given in Charts 24 -36  and Figures 24- 36.

Analysis of course availability in the curricula for specialists which provides students with  gaining knowledge and skills in innovation and entrepreneurship given in Charts 10 - 23 and Fig. 10- 23. 

 

Fig. 10 Courses dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship for Specialists 7.05010302 - Software Engineering 

 

 

Fig. 11 - Courses dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship for Specialists 7.05010301 - Software Systems 

 

Fig. 12 - Courses dealing with innovation and entrepreneurship for Specialists 7.05010101 - Information Management Systems and Technologies 

 

8.18010012 "Innovation management" in Ukraine According to the information shown Fig. 37, 14 universities (which is 14.4% of 97 Universities which train IT professionals) train masters in program 8.18010012 "Innovation Management".

Three universities are located in Donetsk, which makes 22% of 14 Donetsk Universities that deliver training in specialty 8.18010012 "Innovation Management Two universities are located in Lviv and Kharkiv, which makes 14,5% of 14 Universities that deliver training in specialty 8.18010012 "Innovation Management. Thus, the distribution of universities that train in specialty 8.18010012 "Innovation Management" in the regions is the following (Table38, Fig.38):

- in the eastern region there are 7 universities which is 50% of 14 Universities that train in specialty 8.18010012 "Innovation Management”;

- in the central region there are 3 universities which is 22% of 14 Universities that train in specialty 8.18010012 "Innovation Management”;

- in the western and southern region there are 2 universities in each region which is 14% of 14 Universities that train in specialty 8.18010012 "Innovation Management”.

 

Table 37 - Number of Universities that deliver training in specialty 8.18010012

City	Number of Universities that deliver training in specialty 8.18010012 "Innovation management" in the cities of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk	1
Donetsk	3
Luhansk	1
Kharkiv	2
Lviv	2
Kyiv	1
Sumy	1
Khmelnytskyi	1
Crimea	1
Odessa	1
Total	14