DESIGN ACTIVITY AS THE WAY OF FORMATION COMMON CULTURAL COMPETENCE OF STUDENTS DURING STUDYING HISTORY: THE THEORY AND EXPERIENCE

Modernization of the Russian higher education has demanded an indispensability of formation of a new educational paradigm which basis is the competence approach. The competence approach is put in a basis of design of Federal state educational standards of the maximum vocational training (FSES MVT) where are allocated common cultural, commonly professional, is professional-applied and other types of competence in specific directions of preparation. Common cultural competence is mandatory preparation for all directions and carries out methodological function of vocational training. Competence (common cultural) orientation of educational programs of a bachelor degree means the organization of research activity trained, a finding of own ways of purchase of knowledge. Most effectively and completely this problem are decided introduction in student teaching design activity. Design activity is considered in system of the individually-focused formation and initiative assists progress of such personal qualities of students, as independence. Design training represents the technology calculated on consecutive performance of educational projects. Most full realization common cultural competences during teaching humanitarian disciplines and in particular histories is maybe carried out during design activity as innovative process in teaching history is closely connected with research activity. In the given article results of design activity of teachers of the chair "Humanities" of NGIEI are presented. The long-term project «From heroes of former times is developed and introduced does not remain at times names … ». The analysis of interdependence shaped competences, stages of realization of the project and educational activity of students is presented. Thus, inclusion of design activity in educational process of  bachelors preparations provides achievement of innovative educational objectives, formation of the person of trained, scientific work possessing in the potential, a high educational level, good breedings and the progresses, focused on the decision of problems of cognitive, world outlook, vital, professional character that lays the basis common cultural competence.