- ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of historical and modern conceptual-methodological and methodological foundations of entrepreneurial activity;
- the ability to choose and apply the methodology and tools of scientific research in carrying out theoretical and empirical research in the field of entrepreneurship;
- ability to carry out scientific researches and carry out scientific projects on the basis of identification of actual scientific problems, definition of goals and tasks, formation and critical analysis of information base, substantiation and commercialization of research results, formulation of author's conclusions and proposals.
- ability to evaluate the market suitability of scientific ideas and scientific and technical development;
- ability to develop a project to create a start-up and draw up a business plan for the commercialization of innovation in entrepreneurship, trade and exchange activities;
- the ability to select and combine different types of business activities in order to benefit and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a start-up project.

Philosophy and methodology of science. Analytical and numerical research methods. Heuristics. Psychology of creativity and invention. Management of scientific projects. Management of the enterprise on the basis of heuristics

Syynectics as a method of finding new solutions. Synectics techniques. Creating a Synectic Group. Synectic session. Sinector program. An algorithm for solving inventive ideas. Rules of rational thinking. Setting a creative task

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2. Methodical instructions for the implementation of practical training in the discipline "Synectics" "for students of the III level of higher education of all forms of education / Betz M.T. - Lviv, 2016. - 20 p.
3. Methodical instructions for independent study of the discipline "Synectics" "/Betz M.T. - Lviv, 2016. - 33 p.
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The final control is performed on the basis of the results of the current control (30 points) and examination work (70 points).