The Chair was founded in 1987 within the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

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Major contribution to the formation and establishment of the Chair was made by Mkrtich Sahradyan, one of the professors of the Chair, Candidate of Science in Pedagogy who headed the Chair from 1987 to 2009. In 2011, it was renamed Chair of Informatics and its Teaching Methods and was included in the structure of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics.

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The Chair prepares specialists with Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Informatics, who can work at school as teachers of Informatics, as well as in different organizations and companies as programmers, computer networking specialists and information technology specialists. The Chair has two students seeking a Candidate of Sciences degree in Pedagogy (Methods of Teaching and Training (Informatics) ԺԳ.00.02)

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The Chair actively participates in the informatization of the University, automation of education process, including creation of electronic textbooks and educational materials, as well as creation of professional database for the organization of distance education.

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Today, the Chair has two Professors, ten Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and three Lecturers. The lecturers of the Department periodically participate in seminars and conferences organized both in Armenia and in other countries.

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The teaching staff of the Chair has published numerous scientific, educational and methodical works (30 academic and methodical manuals, around 200 articles).

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Three PhD students and three degree-seeking candidates have defended their theses in the Chair.

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The Chair has nine computer rooms equipped with modern computer technologies, electronic whiteboards, projectors and other devices necessary for the education process. The University has a LAN (local-area network) system, with all computers having Internet access.

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The lecturers of the Chair deliver lectures and conduct laboratory and practical work for all BA and MA students attending full-time and distance learning courses in the Faculties of the University.

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