Implementation of the Stage-Gate Model in Project Activities in the Innovative Thinking Formation of Future Teachers

Abstract

The article describes the Stage-Gate model implementation experience in the educational process of higher education institutions—an effective tool for successful management of complex processes of innovative products development. The authors presented the process of implementing the Stage-Gate model in the training of future teachers at the university in order to form innovative thinking of students. The Stage-Gate model implementation process is integrated into Project activity discipline. The project stages are listed and filled with content: start, review, creation of a business case, development, testing, and launch. The experiment resulted in the creation of educational products that cover the areas of theoretical and practical pedagogy, pedagogical design and business, and increase of students’ innovative thinking level. The conducted experimental work has shown the efficiency of the Stage-Gate model in project activities. The research is aimed at education process modernization, especially in the development of media products.