STRUCTURAL MODEL OF RESEARCH COMPETENCE FORMATION IN THE CONTEXT OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION

Abstract

The article substantiates a structural model for the development of research competence among future pharmacy master’s students, based on modern scientific and methodological approaches while taking into account the specifics of pharmaceutical education and professional activity. Special attention is given to the role of chemical disciplines as a fundamental basis for forming deep knowledge about the nature of medicinal substances and the qualitative and quantitative methods of their analysis. The model comprises six interrelated blocks: target, methodological, content, organizational-methodological, control-diagnostic and resultative, which ensure the systematic, sequential and holistic nature of the educational process.
The target block defines strategic tasks aimed at preparing specialists capable of independently conducting scientific research, critically analyzing information and applying research results in professional practice. The methodological block provides the scientific foundation of the model by combining activity-based, competence-based and integrative approaches, ensuring logical coherence between goals, content and teaching methods. The content block focuses on integrating research-oriented disciplines that form the cognitive, operational-activity, motivational-value and reflexive-evaluative components of research competence. The organizational-methodological block envisages the use of modern digital technologies, innovative teaching methods, laboratory work and research projects that activate students’ scientific activity. The control-diagnostic block includes a set of evaluation methods that provide objective monitoring of competence development. The resultative block allows for verification of the model’s effectiveness and assessment of students’ readiness for independent scientific research activities. The proposed model can be used to improve the content of chemical disciplines and foster research skills within pharmaceutical education.