METHODICAL SYSTEM OF THE PROFESSIONAL FOCUSED TRAINING IN DISCIPLINE "MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES <i>"</i>
This article draws attention to need of revision of system of specialist''s training on higher education. The special place is allocated thus for training of students to informatics. The methodical system in discipline "Modern information technologies" founded on the principles and requirements of the professional focused training is described in this article. The elements, which entering it are listed and proved. The planning of discipline, in particular, the curriculum is described in the article. At a stage of thematic planning of discipline authors use the approach based on technology of educational areas. Thus the basic definitions (an activity areas, an educational areas, an educational situation) and the concept of technology of educational areas are listed and opened in the article. The thesis “if educational areas are didactically proved, cover all range of the formed skills demanded for successful use of information and communication technologies in professional activity, realization of training within such planning has to allow to create the set competences”. E-mail and forum provided by an educational portal of the Tolyatti state university (http://edu.tltsu.ru/) by means of which students and teachers have opportunity quickly to communicate became the main tools. The educational portal provides also means for realization of other important component of the considered methodical system, namely - a monitoring and control of readiness’s level of students at various stages of educational process: log-book of progress and testing control. Summary results of integration of methodical system into educational process are present. The tests which held before the beginning and after the course "Modern Information Technologies" confirmed its important role in formation of information competences at students.