A knowledge-oriented process: a paradigm shift to a competence-based approach to teaching at the institute

Abstract

This article presents the concept of a professional-based approach according to the standards of educational modules in creating teaching programs for professorial-teaching staff at Law institute in the system of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The approach is aimed at studying the module method in determining professional competences of higher education instructors at Law institute. Over years higher education staff has been considered as knowledge-oriented: a new teaching paradigm shift has predetermined a strategic necessity to improve reasonable and modern standards of the educational approach to setting basic professional competences of instructors and professors at Law institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The mechanism of a professional-competence methodology includes providing relevant components such as fundamental abilities of professorial-teaching staff which are based on the conceptualization of a set of cognitive categories, values and personal responsibility. The results of the research determine the constructive abilities remarkable for improving higher education instructors` proficiency in levels of pedagogical skills, professional intelligence and academic aptitude for the further teaching. The current survey includes the key findings followed by the aims of the research, methods used, and conclusion. The article is the primary endeavor to reflect the crucial directions in developing integral professional competences of professorial teaching staff at Law institute.