Institute of Information Technologies in Economy

Department of Іnformation Systems in Economics

The mission of the Economics Information Systems Department is to train highly qualified specialists in the development, implementation and maintenance of information systems and information processing technologies, decision-making systems, as well as software systems for managing complex socio-economic systems based on artificial intelligence tools and means. The concept of training specialists at the department is based on a system that is a rational combination of in-depth fundamental training in computer science, economic cybernetics and practical experience at leading enterprises and organisations in the IT sector.

The Department of Information Systems in Economics is one of the oldest in the Institute of Information Technologies in Economics, has a rich history and outstanding scientific traditions, while training specialists in the latest educational areas in accordance with the needs of the professions of the future.

The Department of Information Systems trains specialists in the speciality ‘COMPUTER SCIENCES’ at the first (bachelor's) and second (master's) levels.  The study programme is designed in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

The speciality ‘COMPUTER SCIENCES’ is designed for training highly professional IT specialists with up-to-date knowledge in the development, implementation and maintenance of information systems and technologies, intelligent information processing systems, artificial intelligence systems and decision support systems in economics, management and business, as well as in other areas of activity.

Why you should choose Computer Science: 

  • the IT industry and this speciality are the basic directions of sustainable, safe and viable development of modern society;
  • in modern conditions, mastering an engineering and technical speciality in conjunction with the cycle of economic disciplines contributes to high demand in the labour market;
  • guarantee of employment – demand for IT specialists among domestic and foreign employers;
  • high level of knowledge in the field of development, design, implementation, maintenance and use of modern IT platforms and systems.

The aim of the study is to train specialists capable of applying mathematical foundations, algorithmic principles and basic knowledge in modelling, designing, developing and maintaining information systems and technologies; to develop, implement and maintain information systems for data analysis and processing in organisational, technical, natural and socio-economic systems.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE
 
  • economic knowledge and management processes;
  • programming (fundamental IT concepts, concepts, methodologies;
  • basic programming languages (C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python);
  • software and system integration;
  • data and knowledge bases (repositories), query languages SQL, MQL, Cypher;
  • computer graphics methods and data visualisation technologies;
  • knowledge engineering technologies;
  • economic justification of project, design, software developments;
  • design and development of user interfaces.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
 
  • developer of information systems, their components and computer programs;
  • operating and application software analyst and computer systems designer;
  • the administrator of the database, repositories;
  • computer communications analyst;
  • application and system programmer;
  • specialist in the organization of information security;
  • Researcher;
  • software development and testing specialist.

The Department of Information Systems in Economics trains specialists at the second (master's) level in two educational and professional programmes: Information Management Systems and Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Systems. 

Duration of training: 

  • Bachelors: full-time and part-time study  3 years 9 months;
  • Masters: full-time and part-time study  1 year 9 months.

The department also takes an active part in training students from all specialities of KNEU in the disciplines of information systems and technologies in the following areas: business economics, marketing, human resources management, statistics, finance, international economics, banking, etc.

Preparation time:
 
  • Bachelors: full-time and part-time studies - 4 years,
  • Masters: Full-time and Part-time study -1 year 9 months.
 
The department also actively participates in the preparation of students from all specialties of KNEU in the disciplines of information systems and technologies by industries: enterprise economics, marketing, personnel management, statistics, finance, international economics, banking, etc.
 
In different years the department was headed by leading experts of Ukraine in the field of information technologies, in particular:
 
  • from 1963 to 1979 the Department was headed by Doctor of Economics, pofessor Tverdohlib M.G.;
  • from 1979 to 1981 he performed the duties of the head of the chair candidate of economic sciences, associate professor Tatarchuk M.I.;
  • from 1981 to 1983 the Department was headed by Doctor of Economics, professor Skrypnyk P.M.;
  • from 1983 to 2007 the Department was headed by Doctor of Economics, professor Sytnik VF;
  • in 2007  the Department was headed by the candidate of economic sciences, associate professor Krasnyuk M.T.;
  • from 2008 to 2018 the Department was headed by Doctor of Economics, professor Ustenko S.V.;
  • from 2018 to 2023 the Department was headed Doctor of Economics, professor Mozgalli O.P.;
  • from 2023 the head of the Department is PhD in Economics, Associate Professor Tishkov В.O.
     
Faculty members
  • Tishkov Bohdan Oleksandrovych
    In 2012 defended candidate dissertation, on the theme "Models and Methods of Indicative Planning of Enterprise Activity" and received a scientific degree in Economics on specialty...
    Ivanchenko Hennadii Fedorovych
    Basic specialty "Automation and complex mechanization of chemical-technological processes", since 1972. - Engineer of Electromechanics for Automation,...

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