The academic staff of the Department of Information Systems in Economics of Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University has developed its own working curricula, as well as sets of teaching and learning materials for all disciplines taught in accordance with the curriculum in the speciality 122 ‘Computer Science’. These documents comply with the approved educational and professional programmes (for the first (bachelor's) level - ‘Computer Science’, for the second (master's) level - ‘Information Management Systems and Technologies’, ‘Artificial Intelligence Systems’), educational qualification characteristics and the current level of development of science and business practice.

Work programmes and methodological materials are approved in accordance with the established procedure - at the University's Scientific and Methodological Council within two months from the date of approval of the new edition of the educational and professional programme, amendments to the curriculum relating to the relevant science (discipline) or the expiration of three years after its last approval by the University's Scientific and Methodological Council. Current amendments to the working curriculum concerning the refinement of the system of control and assessment of knowledge, plans of seminar (practical, laboratory) classes, topics of essays and term papers, the list of basic and additional literature, if necessary, may be made annually before the beginning of the new academic year (May - June) and approved at a meeting of the department (as an annex to the working curriculum approved at a meeting of the University's Scientific and Methodological Council).

The working curricula contain a list of competencies and learning outcomes for normative disciplines, a list of methods of work and methods of assessing students' knowledge, a thematic plan of the discipline, its content by topic, plans for lectures, seminars (practical, laboratory) classes of full-time (daytime) education, contact classes for part-time students, plans for the academic work of part-time students in the intersessional period, a description of independent work, individual consulting work and methods of activating the process of learning. All information is available on the website in the sections: ‘Bachelor's degree courses’, “Master's degree courses”, “PhD degree courses”. 

For each academic discipline, methodological materials on the content and organisation of independent work of applicants, current and final control of their knowledge have also been developed, which are reviewed (updated) annually before the start of the new academic year and re-approved by the Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work. Methodological materials contain the thematic plan of the discipline, the procedure for current assessment of learning outcomes of full-time, part-time and distance (if any) forms of education, a description of independent work, a description of the process of final assessment of the results of studying the discipline, re-enrolment and recognition of the results of the applicant's education, rules for compliance with the norms of academic integrity, a list of recommended information sources. 

The curriculum of the specialty 122 ‘Computer Science’ at the first (bachelor's) level provides for course design in the basic disciplines of training ‘System Programming’, ‘Organization of Databases and Data Warehouses’, ‘Design of Information Systems’, ‘Computer-Aided Engineering Systems’; at the second (master's) level - ‘Design of Automated Production Process Control Systems’, ‘Intelligent Decision Support Systems in Economics and Business’, ‘Information Management Systems’, ‘Administration and Design’. Work on term papers and projects contributes to the systematisation, deepening and consolidation of knowledge gained by students in the study of relevant disciplines. At the same time, the applicant must demonstrate the ability to use specialised literature, state standards, reference books and other materials on information technology, as well as the acquired skills of practical application of the knowledge gained in the design of databases and information systems in general. The course work (project) consists of a text part, graphs, figures, tables, forms of outgoing and incoming messages, diagrams and schemes describing the developed design solutions, as well as the mandatory implementation of these solutions in the form of databases/knowledge and applications using modern tools. Specific requirements for the structure, content and procedure for defending term papers (projects) are given in the guidelines developed by the academic staff of the Department of Information Systems in Economics. Evaluation of a course work (project) is carried out in the form of its personal defence before a commission consisting of at least two teachers of the department, one of whom may be the head of the course work (project), in accordance with the rules, regulations and decisions adopted by the University administration. 

Course design to a certain extent determines the general theoretical and practical training of the applicant and prepares him/her for the final stage of the educational process - the preparation of a qualification work. Therefore, it is a mandatory requirement that the topics of course work (projects) should be relevant, meet the objectives of the disciplines and be consistent with the practical needs of the speciality.

The training of specialists in the field of 122 ‘Computer Science’ involves the development of a qualifying bachelor's thesis (at the first (bachelor's) level), which is essentially a completed engineering development in the design of an information system and a qualifying master's thesis (at the second (master's) level), which is the final research work of the applicant.

The Department of Information Systems in Economics has developed relevant guidelines. They guide applicants to comply with current standards for the presentation of work. The topics of qualification papers recommended by the Department of Information Systems in Economics are relevant, meet the qualification characteristics and curriculum, the achieved level of science and business practice, and orient applicants to independently substantiate proposals for the development of new information systems.

It is traditional to perform qualification works in software departments of enterprises, government agencies and banks. In order to ensure that students study the subject area, the state and level of development of existing information systems, their positive aspects and shortcomings in order to substantiate and develop design solutions and write qualification papers, pre-diploma and research practices are organised at leading Ukrainian enterprises and organisations, research institutions, banking and financial sectors, etc.

The main direction of educational work with students is the comprehensive development of the individual, which is the basis of education and aims to prepare students for industrial, social and cultural activities. Additional areas include the formation of national consciousness, patriotic feelings, and culture of behaviour.

The Department conducts educational work in all these areas. Moral education involves the formation of a sense of responsibility, humanity, justice, honour, and nobility in the relationship of the applicant to society and individuals. For this form of educational work, the personal example set by the teachers of the department through their behaviour was extremely important. As for labour education, it involves the development of students' professional skills using various methods and means. All teachers of the department conduct classes and consultations in Ukrainian, and in some cases in a foreign language (English). Both mass and individual methods of education were used to implement the forms of educational work.

By fostering individuality and forming the professional competence of students majoring in Computer Science, the Department of Information Systems in Economics is working to develop the professional skills of its teaching staff.

One of the priorities of the Department of Information Systems in Economics in terms of educational work is to involve students in research. The main forms of such work are scientific research in the course and qualification works, student scientific conferences and competitions. When engaging students in research, teachers are guided by the following principles: scientific approach, individualisation, connection with the process of market transformations, focus on current and promising areas in the field of information systems, compliance with state requirements and educational standards. Conducting fundamental, exploratory and applied research broadens the scientific outlook of students and intensifies their educational and cognitive activities. While engaged in scientific work, applicants become more familiar with literary sources and expand their knowledge by using the global Internet. An important stage in the process of scientific work is consultations with the supervisor, as a result of which students are better oriented in the areas of scientific and technological progress in the field of informatics, deepen their knowledge of the problem under study. Such consultations arouse greater interest in the disciplines related to scientific research, which stimulates students to take their studies more seriously and understand the need to acquire new knowledge.

In order to monitor the quality of educational activities, the Department conducts systematic work to establish feedback from students, employers, graduates, applicants and other stakeholders. 

The Department annually holds the International Conference of Young Scientists, Postgraduates and Students ‘Modern Information Technologies and Systems in Management’. Conferences, Olympiads and round tables held by the Department of Information Systems encourage applicants to improve their intellectual level, professional skills and creative work, develop and realise their abilities, develop their thinking and analytical skills. Communication between higher education students during the Olympiads and conferences makes them want to share their thoughts, practical experience and research, and encourages discussion of the problems of introducing and using the latest information technologies in the Ukrainian economy. All-Ukrainian conferences and competitions expand ties between Ukrainian higher education institutions in the field of research.

It is worth noting the importance of the following forms of educational work:

• work of academic group supervisors with first-year (bachelor's) students in the 1st year;
• meetings and discussions with first-year students to get acquainted with the activities of the Institute, the department and aspects of training conducted by curators, the department management, the administration of the Institute of Information Technologies in Economics, the Social Adaptation and Psychological Support Service and other university departments;
• meetings and conversations with graduates of the College of Information Systems and Technologies at Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University about entering the speciality 122 ‘Computer Science’.

Teachers of the department actively work with applicants, visit schools, lyceums, gymnasiums and colleges in Kyiv and the surrounding areas. They conduct interviews and inform future applicants about the educational activities of Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University, the Institute of Information Technologies in Economics and the educational and professional programmes of the graduate department of information systems in economics.