Development of systemic thinking in teaching students to use the hierarchical analysis method to build the priority of expert judgments

The paper examines the possibilities of developing students' systemic thinking when studying the hierarchical analysis method. The relevance of obtaining such competencies in the modern world, which requires the ability to operate with large amounts of data, clearly structuring them, identifying relationships between elements and making verified decisions in certain conditions, is emphasized. An example of solving the problem, choosing the best option using this method by MS Excel is given.