Usage of the project method at lessons

The present article is dedicated to one of the leading methods of academic activity-the project method. It allows to achieve the didactic goals through the development of problem which should end up in an actual practical result. One of the significant designations of the project method is providing students with the possibility to independently obtain knowledge in the process of solving practical problems requiring the integration of knowledge from various subject areas. The article describes the main stages of project creation. The emphasis is made on using the project method in the context of programming class. This method provides effective means for studying programming languages.