FORMATION OF DESIGN CULTURE OF STUDENTS IN COURSE OF SOCIAL DESIGN

Background. This study was carried out in Ulyanovsk State Technical University. Research objective - development of pe-dagogical concept of development of design culture of students. Methods. The methodological base of research was made by cultural science, valuable, activity approaches. In work three groups of methods were applied: theoretical, empirical, statistical. Results. In theoretical part of research the main issue was definition of the concept «design culture of students» of a context of pedagogics of the higher school. As a result of research the design culture of students is defined as independent concept of the scientific device of the general pedagogics on the basis of the analysis of hierarchy of conceptual communications between terminological units: «culture», «culture of the personality», «culture of activity», «culture of design activity», «design culture of students», «design culture of the expert». In practical part of research are proved structure and functions of design culture of students. The leading activity defining developments of design culture of students - social design. The model of development of design culture of students in the course of social design in higher education institution is created. In the empirical part of the study the main concern was finding out the conditions providing positive dynamics of formation of design culture of students. Results of research prove need of application of technology of social design for development of design culture of students