department of computer and systems sciences - dsv

DSV – Campus IT-university in Kista AK nov 2007

Department of Computer and Systems Sciences - DSV

• Established 1965-66• Joint dep. for SU – Faculty of Social Science

and KTH, Technical Faculty• Research, undergraduate and graduate

education at both SU and KTH • One of 5 dep in KTH ICT School at Campus

IT-university in Kista


Computer and Systems Science – DSV perspective

• Applied Computer Science• Design of IT • Models and methods for development of

IT systems• Systems theory and Analysis• Models and methods for handling data


….more• Where technology, fields of use, and users

meetExplain and influence technology to improve all aspects of life

• Problems and projects in reality for different user groups and activitiesNatural disasters, health care, IT in developing countries, learning, leisure time, effective meetings

• Interdisciplinary• Comprehensive view


DSV in figures 2006

Turnover

No of employees

Total no of students KTHSU

No of freshmen pr year

No of active grad students

Computer environmentsNo of PC workstations

126 Msek

130 C 35%

1150

1000

84

Windows XP,Vista and Linux, Wireless net

C 42%

Appr 550

< 10%

( KTH 25%, SU 55%, Ext 20% )

2700

+

+ 30%

+

+


Centers connected to DSV – with separate boards

Center for Information Technologyand Cognitive Science

SPIDER – The Swedish Program for ICT in developing regions

MOBILE Life Center


Undergraduate Education from 2007

• Bachelor programs 3 years– Information Technology and Communication Science

Computer Game DevelopmentMarket Communication and Information Technology (with Dep of Advertising and Public Relations )Business Administration and Information Technology (with Dep of B.A.), Business Engineering (KTH-ICT)

• Master programs 2 years– Computer and Systems Sciences

Information and Communication Technology for Development Countries Engineering and Management of Information Systems (KTH)Information and Communication Systems Security (KTH)Interactive Systems Engineering (KTH)

• A number of shorter programs and single subject courses and parts of other programs at KTH and SU


Admittance, Master

• Basic requirement is 180 credits (3 years full time studies) including a 15 credits thesis.


Postgraduate programs

• Computer and Systems Sciences (SU and KTH)

• Human Machine Interacation (SU)• Linguistics (GbU)• Telecom (KTH)• Security (National)


Admittance, PhD

• Basic requirement is 240 credits (4 years full time studies) incl 60 credits advanced courses.

• Special requirement at DSV is 90 credits.


Content

• Licentiate: 2 years (60 credits course work and 60 credits thesis work)

• PhD: 4 years (90 credits course work and 150 credits thesis work)

• In some cases a part (max 1 year) of the master education can be included (if the total time of that is more than 5 years)


Content

• Courses on licentiate and PhD level 22,5 credits are mandatory (scientific communication, research methodology, theory of science), the rest of the courses are chosen to fit the student's individual study goal.


Programs

• SIDA PhD students run in various forms with interactions with other Swedish university departments,

• Industrial PhD students are individualized with an agreement between the industry/company and DSV.


Funding

• Faculty funding• External funding • Organizational (e.g. SIDA) funding• Industrial funding• Research Councils etc.

department of computer and systems sciences - dsv

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