At the Faculty of Economics held a business game-competition "Automation of business processes in the economy"
Серед інших інноваційних технологій на економічному факультеті Запорізького національного університету під час навчання використовують і ділові ігри. Так, ділова гра-конкурс «Автоматизація бізнес-процесів в економіці» вже другий рік поспіль проходила на базі нашого університету.
This game was worked out by the employees of the Department of Economical Cybernetics (head of the department - Professor Natalia Maksishko) with the help of support of 1C company: Franchising LLC “Prokom” (manager - Sergey Butenko).
This year competitions lasted from March 15 to April 29. The event took place with support of the Dean of the Economical Department, professor Alla Cherep.
By the finals there were two projects concerning the process of building construction automation and organization in providing assistance to auto services.
Tasks to the teams were given in the form of business cases developed by specialists of LLC “Prokom” together with the teachers of Economical Cybernetics Department. On their basis were taken real problem situations, that happen to be on the enterprises. During the game the participants performed the duties of different specialists: analysts in gathering and processing of the information, 
specialists in process management and optimization of business processes, IT professionals, experts of assess the economical effectiveness, risk-managers and others. This year the team was topped up with second-fourth-year students and listeners of Minor Academy of Business Administration.
By the finals came two projects. They were evaluated by the jury which included: director of LLC “Prokom” Sergey Butenko , dean of Department of Economics, professor Alla Cherep, head of the chair of Economical Cybernetics, professor Natalia Maksishko , professor Igor Kozin , associate professor Tatyana Zahovalko, senior lecturer Irina Stolyarchuk, assistant Julia Demyanenko , director of Minor Business Management Academy 
KRTsMtaSh Anna Starikova and undergraduate Masters of “Economical Cybernetics” major Murashkynutseva Diana, Christina and Julia Polonchuk Zaharchenko.
On the jury’s opinion the best project considred to be of automation building company LLC “Buduy-sya” directed by Olena Matyucha, but People’s Choice Awards were given the project of LLC “Bitiy Bumper” (director - Alexander Slyepkov). All the participants received monetary rewards, souvenirs and certificates.
Tatiana Zahovalko,
associate professor of Economic Cybernetics Department
