DESIGNING THE CONTENT OF THE METHODOLOGICAL LINE "FORECASTING METHODS AND MODELS" FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

The article focuses on the implementation of a technological approach to the disclosure of the content of the methodological line "Forecasting methods and models" in demand in the higher school of Economics. The article reveals the content and methodological features of forecasting as an important tool used in decision-making practice to analyze current trends and plan future actions. Special attention is paid to the process of creating a new methodological system for teaching forecasting methods and the content of its components, taking into account modern achievements in the theory of pedagogical technologies and data sciences. New applied tasks are presented (the applied task of forecasting quotations of financial instruments; the applied task of forecasting national currency rates; the applied task of forecasting market share for new products based on competition and consumer preference trends; the applied task of estimating possible future incomes and costs when making decisions on the allocation of funds), the inclusion of which in the practice of professional training of students of economic universities allows for the implementation of interdisciplinary links between financial modeling and economic forecasting. The proposed system of microgoals (32 microgoals covering various issues of forecasting methods and models) allows for the phased development of students' competencies in the field of forecasting, and the formation of individual educational trajectories for undergraduate economics students.