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Introduction to ...

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▪ Organization aspects

▪ Structure of the academic year

▪ The curriculum

▪ The study contract

▪ Timetable

▪ Rights and duties

▪ Sources of information and means of communication

▪ Facilities and other information


Organization - students

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▪ Course – series

▪ tutor of the year (teacher)

▪ head of year (student)

▪ Seminar - group - group responsible (student)

▪ Laboratory - subgroup


Organization - students

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▪ Head of Year (student) – Richard Baczur

▪ Group – group responsible(student) ○ Group 1: Dan Cojocaru○ Group 2: Simona Tuns○ Group 3: Paul Cvaşa○ Group 4: Ioana-Elena Văcariu


Organization – faculty

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Tutor of the year : Lect. dr. Monica Sancira ([email protected] )

Dean FMI: Prof. dr. Daniela Zaharie ([email protected] )

Informatics Department Director: Conf. dr. Victoria Iordan

([email protected] )

Vice-Deans: Conf. dr. Marc Frîncu ([email protected])

Lect.dr. Aurelian Crăciunescu ([email protected] )

mailto:[email protected]






Organization -secretary

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• Additional information: : https://www.info.uvt.ro/secretariat-virtual/([email protected] )

• Infocenter schedule : 8:00 -16:00, Room 236• Secretariat of Informatics in English :

Mrs. Eva Muzsi ([email protected]) room 238

https://www.info.uvt.ro/secretariat-virtual/




Structure of the academic year

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▪ 1 academic year=

2 semesters (14 weeks) + 3 exam sessions (A, B and C)

https://www.uvt.ro/ro/uvt/regulamente/

https://www.uvt.ro/ro/uvt/regulamente/


Structure of the academic yearSemester I

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Structure of the academic yearsemester II

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The curriculumhttps://www.info.uvt.ro/licenta-informatica-cu-predare-in-

limba-engleza/

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▪ I st year- 1st semester - example

Fundamentaldiscipline

Required Discipline(mandatory)

Discipline type Code

Number of hoursCourse/Seminar/Laboratory

E= examC= Colloquium

Credits

https://www.info.uvt.ro/licenta-informatica-cu-predare-in-limba-engleza/

The curriculum

▪ Complementary disciplines

▪ Foreign language and Sport – mandatory in the first 4 semesters

▪ Studies cannot be completed without credits from Foreign Languages and Sport

▪ The credits from Sport do not accumulate to the 30 minimum credits to pass in the second year

Additional credit tothe initial 30


The curriculum

Other types of disciplines

▪ Optional (Elective)▪ A discipline is chosen from several options▪ Once chosen the discipline becomes mandatory and the

corresponding credits are included in the 30 / semester▪ The options are expressed at the end of the first semester

2nd Semester


The curriculum

Other types of disciplines

▪ Facultative

▪ The related credits are in addition to the initial 30 (they are not included in the minimal amount of credits for passing the year)

▪ If it is included in the study contract and if it is not passed, then it is not necessary to be re-contracted



The curriculum

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About credits▪ Credits measure the effort required to complete and pass a

discipline

▪ 1 credit = 25 hours of activity including▪ Participation to courses, seminars and laboratories▪ Individual study

▪ Example: discipline with 2 hours course + 2 hours laboratory per week and 6 credits -> 6x25=150 hours▪ 28 hours participation to courses + 28 hours participation to

lab acrivities▪ 150-56=94 hours of individual study-> 6-7 hours / week for

each subject▪ The subjects of each semester accumulate 30 credits▪ At least 30 credits must be accumulated for the promotion to the

second year of (related to the mandatory subjects – the credits fro Sport and facultative topics are not included)


Syllabushttps://www.info.uvt.ro/licenta-informatica-cu-predare-in-limba-

engleza/

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▪ It describes

▪ what will be studied in the respective discipline▪ what skills / abilities will be acquired▪ what bibliographic resources are useful▪ how the evaluation is carried out▪ what is the minimum knowledge to pass the exam

▪ Accessible at http://www.info.uvt.ro -> Programe Licentă-> Departamentul de Informatică->Informatică Engleză -> Fisele disciplinelor

▪ They will be presented by the teachers at the first course

▪ Example

https://www.info.uvt.ro/licenta-informatica-cu-predare-in-limba-engleza/

http://www.info.uvt.ro/


Rules regarding attendance

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▪ Course: minimum 50%▪ Seminar, laboratory: minimum 70%▪ Code of student rights and duties and regulation on the professional activity of

students https://www.uvt.ro/ro/uvt/regulamente/documenteasimilateUVT/

https://www.uvt.ro/ro/uvt/regulamente/documenteasimilateUVT/


Rules regarding attendance

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▪ To motivate the absences you have to submitte to the secretariat of thefaculty:▪ Request addressed to the dean specifying the disciplines to which

he / she was absent and the reason for not participating in activities

▪ Evidence▪ medical certificates▪ certificates of participation at events / actions in the interest of

the institution

▪ If you cannot attend, for good reasons, a laboratory / seminar you should contact the titular teacher to obtain permission to participate at the activity together with another subgroup


Examination, re-examination, recontracting

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▪ Types of examination

▪ Tests during the semester (e.g. mid-term tests) - specific to each discipline

▪ Colloquium - in the last two weeks of the semester▪ Exam - in the exam session

▪ Exam Session▪ Sem 1 (winter):

▪ Session A-I (18.01-09.02.2020) ▪ Session A-II (17.02-23.02.2020) – arrears and grade increase

(application is submitted)▪ Sem 2 (summer)

▪ Session B-I (6.06-28.06.2020) ▪ Session B-II (6.07-12.07.2020) –(application is submitted)

▪ Session C (autumn) – arrears and grade increase for both semesters


Examination, re-examination, recontracting

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▪ Re-examination▪ The exam is scheduled in the arrears session

▪ 2/3 free presentations during the current academic year (A-I / B-I, A-II / B-II, C) - some changes might be decided concerning session C

▪ Presentations (with fee) in the sessions of arrears of the following university years - provided that the minimum requirements regarding the presence and activity during the semester (homeworks, projects, etc.) were met

▪ Recontracting▪ The non-promoted discipline must be re-contracted if the teacher

decides that the minimum requirements regarding the presence and activity during the semester (homeworks, projects, etc.) have not been met


Study contract & disciplines contract

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▪ The study contract is signed at the beginning of the first year

▪ The contract of the disciplines is signed at the beginning of each academic year

▪ Includes the list of disciplines to be completed in that year

▪ The disciplines specified in the signed contract cannot be modified (except theoptional ones which can be waived)

▪ Other information ... at the meeting with the team from the secretariat (cf. schedule)

Timetable▪ Planning Hours

▪ Monday – Friday

▪ Module duration▪ 1 hour and 30 minutes per module course/laboratory/seminar▪ 10 min break

▪ Schedule▪ Site: https://math.uvt.ro

▪ In menu at “Orar” or “Educație/Orar”


https://math.uvt.ro/

ScheduleSpecialization and

year

Seminar (is held with the group)

CourseLaboratory (is held with the subgroup)

Laboratory/seminar ▪ Subject – Teacher’s Name -Room

Example- For subject Algorithms and Data Structures I- The laboratory will be found under the nameADS1

Gr. – groupSg. - subgroup

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Schedule

Laboratory/Seminar of 2 hours▪ each week

Laboratory/Seminar/Course of 1 hour▪ Once every two weeks▪ The text aligned to the left means that the

module (laboratory / seminar / course) is heldin the odd week (weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13)

▪ The text aligned to the right means that themodule (laboratory / seminar / course) is heldin the even week (weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14)

Laboratory in even week

Laboratory in odd week


Ca

032A


Schedule and roomshttps://orar.uvt.ro/

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Course, seminar and laboratory roomsGround Floor

Amf. Ioan Mihai (AIM)or amf. mare (AM) 031

004003

AAmf. A02

050A

045C

TeachersRooms

LibraryUVT Entrance

https://orar.uvt.ro/

Ca

130Aula Magna


Schedule and rooms

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Course, seminar and laboratory rooms

1st Floor

102

AAmf. A11

103 104 105

Schedule and room

Course, seminar and laboratory rooms

▪Physics Rooms▪1st and a half floor

▪ F108▪2nd and a half floor

▪ F207▪ F206 (Physics Amphitheater)

▪Rooms at the building of the Faculty of Law (Bulevardul Eroilor de la Tisa 9A, Timișoara 300575)

1st floor : A3 (left), S5 (right)



Rights and duties

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▪ The code of the student rights and duties and the regulation regarding the professional activity of the students https://www.uvt.ro/ro/uvt/regulamente/documenteasimilateUVT/

https://www.uvt.ro/ro/uvt/regulamente/documenteasimilateUVT/


Sources of information and ways tocommunicate

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▪ Website of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science▪ Timetable information, discipline sheets, exams▪ Announcements of events organized at the faculty level

http://math.uvt.ro▪ Website of the Western University

▪ Regulations▪ Website of the Western University

https://www.uvt.ro/ro/uvt/regulamente▪ The e-mail address e-uvt – the account will be sent by e-mail to the

address specified on the admission file▪ information on activities and events organized within the

faculty▪ useful information in the professional activity▪ The IT department: https://it.uvt.ro (room 150)

http://math.uvt.ro/

https://www.uvt.ro/ro/uvt/regulamente

https://it.uvt.ro/



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▪ If you have any doubts regarding the course, the seminar, the laboratory ask the teacher:

▪ During or at the end of the hour (depending on the rules set at thebeginning)

▪ During the consultation (tutoring) hours (the consultation program will be posted on the web page)

▪ By e-mail addressed to the teacher

▪ The format of teachers e-mail address:

[email protected]: [email protected]




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▪ If you are uncertain about administrative matters, please contact:

▪ Tutor of the year (by e-mail)

▪ The secretary who manages the series you belong to

▪ Faculty management (dean, vice-deans)



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▪ If you send an email to a teacher or to the secretariat:

▪ Use your institutional email address (@e-uvt.ro)

▪ Specify clearly in which year / group / subgroup you are

▪ Describe the problem briefly but clearly


Facilities and other information

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▪ Erasmus+ Mobility

▪ Possibility to spend 12 months / cycle at one or more institutions abroad(Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, France, Finland, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Hungary etc.)

▪ Study Mobility▪ Placements (for internships)

▪ Conditions: all exams passed, with minimum average 7

▪ The selection for mobility in the 2nd year : March-April 2020


Facilities and other information

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▪ European Computer Science = double degree program

▪ The possibility of attending 3rd year at one of the partner universitiesand obtaining the bachelor's degree from both UVT and the partneruniversity

▪ Partner universities in Germany (Hamburg), Italy (Venice), France (Metz and Blois), Portugal (Coimbra), Spain (Burgos), Finland (Turku)


For those who are passionate about algorithms,programming and contests

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ACM ICPC Contest (International Collegiate Programming Contest) http://www.acm.ro/• teams of 3 members each• steps:

▪ local (month May)

▪ Regional (in September/October in Bucharest)

National Student Olympiad (ONIS) https://www.info.uvt.ro/onis2019/• Teams of 3 students

http://www.acm.ro/

https://www.info.uvt.ro/onis2019/



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▪Catalysts Contest - 8 November 2019

▪ programming contest (including onmobile devices)

▪ on teams of 1-3 members▪ Awards:

▪ iPad, ▪ Playstation 4, ▪ Kindle Ebook Reader

▪ registration https://register.codingcontest.org/

https://register.codingcontest.org/



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▪ GoogleHashcode Contest - February/March 2020

▪ programming contest▪ on teams of 2-4 members▪ In 2019, 100 participants gathered in the UVT

Hub!▪ Local organizers: Lect. Dr. Marian Neagul ([email protected]) Asist. Drd. Teodora Selea ([email protected])




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▪ CoderDojoUVT

▪ Mentoring program for children▪ It takes place every 2 weeks in room 003▪ Different programming languages▪ Credits for volunteering▪ Networking opportunities with the IT community

from Timisoara that runs CoderDojo within itsown companies

▪ UVT organizer: Asist. Dr. Alexandra Fortis ([email protected] )



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