Importance of Integration the Topic of Comprehending and Utilizing Data in Higher Education in the Economic Field of Study

These days, artificial intelligence applications are proliferating, and data-driven decision-making is becoming indispensable in many spheres of life, especially in business. It is crucial that graduates of the educational system not only have a sufficient level of practical skills in the use of various computing applications. More emphasis needs to be placed also on the ability of students to identify the problem, to understand and determine the data that are currently collected, or need to be collected, ability to evaluate not only data quantity but also quality and then to work correctly with the data, depending on the area of their implementation. Numerous job positions in the labor market require some level of dealing with data, although they may not identify themselves in the data analysis field. The fields of economics and public administration management, which we teach our students, significantly intersect with the processing and analysis of data. Therefore, it is essential to include these topics in their education. By analyzing students’ different assignment types, we have discovered the insufficient level of understanding and competence of our students in this field. Thus, to enhance the educational process, we will try to highlight the problematic parts and suggest alternatives.