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Quantum computing as a component of modern IT education: methodological aspects of practical training

Ivantsova O, Zrelov P.

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. 6 Joliot-Curie Street, Dubna, Moscow region, 141980.

Quantum computing is in a phase of active technological progress, creating fundamentally new opportunities for solving computational problems that are inaccessible to classical computing devices. However, their integration into the educational process is hindered by a complex of interrelated factors: the lack of well-established federal state educational standards, a shortage of adapted methodological support, a shortage of qualified teachers, as well as limited availability of specialized quantum equipment for educational purposes. Classical educational methods demonstrate insufficient effectiveness in the formation of interdisciplinary practical skills necessary for quantum computing, a discipline that synthesizes knowledge from quantum physics, mathematics, computer science, and engineering. This leads to the need to develop new methodological solutions.

The report examines the methodological issues of including practical modules on quantum computing in IT education. The article substantiates the need to shift the focus from abstract theory to the formation of quantum programming skills through working with quantum software simulators in interactive environments such as Jupyter Notebook. The proposed comprehensive methodology, based on the synergy of an applied interdisciplinary approach to teaching quantum computing, a modular content structure (including basic and domain-specific modules), quantum software simulators for computing on classical computers, and an interactive web environment for developing and modeling quantum algorithms, is an accessible tool for developing new competencies among specialists in such fields. fields such as computer science, physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, materials science, and related fields. The approbation of the methodology within the framework of the course "Quantum Software Engineering" at the International School of Information Technology "Big Data Analytics" (a joint initiative of JINR and Dubna State University) and the course "Big Data Analytics" at the graduate school of Dubna State University confirmed the operability and practical effectiveness of the proposed approach in the formation of quantum programming skills on quantum computers. software simulators, and also provided valuable data for its improvement. The combination of methodological adaptability, technological feasibility and focus on obtaining practical skills, as well as the proven effectiveness of this technique, make it possible to consider it as a promising basis for the formation of quantum programming skills on quantum software simulators among students of various specialties.

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