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  MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES – A PREREQUISITE FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF STUDENTS` TEACHING PROCESS

  The main purpose of this study is to assess the degree of effectiveness of using new and innovative training methods and to outline the opportunities for turning them into an instrument for manifesting students’ activity and initiative in acquiring new knowledge. The objective set is achieved by: theoretically studying modern innovative teaching ... The main purpose of this study is to assess the degree of effectiveness of using new and innovative training methods and to outline the opportunities for turning them into an instrument for manifesting students’ activity and initiative in acquiring new knowledge. The objective set is achieved by: theoretically studying modern innovative teaching methods; approving multimedia products in the training process; measuring the impact of multimedia technologies on the acquiring of the material taught by conducting a survey; assessing the need for implementing multimedia technology in the training process in order to enhance the effectiveness and the degree of acquiring specific knowledge. The working thesis of the present study is formulated as follows: “The use of multimedia technologies in the training process helps increase its effectiveness by achieving a synergistic effect between the different methods and techniques of teaching and creating conditions for turning students into equal participants in the learning process”. The analysis of the results enabled us to assess the degree of effectiveness of training and acquiring new knowledge through the use of multimedia technologies. The conclusions of the survey prove that the thesis set by our team has practically-applied significance and are aimed at improving the quality of the learning process

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  EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF CSP’S INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN TODAY’S HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MARKET

  The telecommunications sector has been developing rapidly in the last few years. Under the conditions of growing competition and imposing new regulatory frameworks by institutions, telecom operators are increasingly implementing innovative approaches to attract new users. The purpose of this study is to present the Operations Support System and ... The telecommunications sector has been developing rapidly in the last few years. Under the conditions of growing competition and imposing new regulatory frameworks by institutions, telecom operators are increasingly implementing innovative approaches to attract new users. The purpose of this study is to present the Operations Support System and Business Support Systems (BSS/BSS) as one of the most important components of the modern telecommunications business in an information and connected society. In order to achieve this goal, the author considered the following tasks: defining the ‘networked’ or ‘connected’ society and the factors for its emergence; briefly analyzing the telecom business in Bulgaria; presenting the main functions of the OSS/BSS systems and the business processes they automate; revealing the major problems and challenges to OSS/BSS systems when launching new services on the market and introducing new technological solutions. The research thesis can be defined as follows: modern telecom business could not have competitive advantages without well-functioning and market-adapted OSS/BSS systems

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  ETHICS AND COMPETENCE IN MANAGEMENT

  This study aims to define the principal theoretical and empirical aspects related to the position of ethics and competence in management. In this respect, the main objectives that we have set are: to research and define the significance of the problem; to outline the major possibilities provided by ethics and competence for the achievement of a ... This study aims to define the principal theoretical and empirical aspects related to the position of ethics and competence in management. In this respect, the main objectives that we have set are: to research and define the significance of the problem; to outline the major possibilities provided by ethics and competence for the achievement of a more sustainable managerial process and to bring forward ideas for a more effective application of ethics and competence in organizational development. The scientific and research thesis that we aim to defend is related to the possibility for developing good managerial practices for influencing behaviour which are based on competence and ethical relationships by using adequate training in ethical behaviour and developing a suitable code of ethics. On the basis of the research, we have achieved the following principal results: we have theoretically summarized conceptual formulations of ethics and competence in contemporary management, we have outlined the role and significance of ethical relationships and competence for effective communication in organizations, and we have made recommendations for the application of good managerial practices creating a favourable socio-psychological work climate