Reporting on Project Results for Joint European Project

Tempus CD JEP 16160/2001 Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum

in Higher Education

Prof. dr Ivan MilentijevicProf. dr Mile StojcevProf. dr Dragan Antic

Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of NisSerbia and Montenegro

Outline

ConsortiumAbout the projectMain eventsPublishing activitiesInnovation in teaching at FEENStudent mobilityConclusion

Contractor institution:

CSUD – Computer Science Department,

University of Dortmund

Coordinating institution:

FEEN – Faculty of Electronic Engineering,

University of Nis

Consortium members:

– TEIA – Technological Education Institution of Athens

– FNSMS – Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje

– FSMN – Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Nis

Consortium

• Type of the project:Curriculum Development JEP

• Duration of the project:3 years

• Total amount of the project budget

€ 481.548

About the projectProject is supported by

European CommissionDirectorate-General XXII Education, Training and YouthTempus Joint European Project (JEP)

Project Objective

To innovate undergraduate curricula in computer science, by restructuring existing and involving new high quality courses, flexible enough to adapt to the new technologies and the future one's. To develop cooperation between consortium partners.

Outcomes

Reconstructions of CS courses in fields: Computer Architecture (CA), Logic Design (LD), Data Base Systems (DBS), Computer Networks (CNet) and Internet & E-Technologies (IntET).

New subjects in Computer Science. New teaching environment in CS

courses and retraining of teaching staff.

Progress reviewed and future activities planed.

Project Contractor

Central Management Team

Workgroup for

Computer Architecture

Workgroup for Logic Design

Workgroup for

Database Systems

Workgroup for

Computer Networks

Workgroup for Internet

and E-

technologies

CA

LD

DBS

CNETIET

prof. dr Claudio Moraga University of Dortmund

prof. dr Katerina Georgouli – TEIA, prof. dr Marjan Gušev – FNSMS, prof.dr Ivan Milentijević – FEEN, prof. dr Miroslav Ćirić - FSMN

Project Coordinatorprof. dr Mile Stojčev

Faculty of Electronic Engineering

External Expertprof. dr Rolf Drechsler

University of Bremen

Organizational Structure

Central management team

prof. dr Claudio Moraga prof. dr Mile Stojčev prof. dr Katerina Georgouliprof. dr Marjan Guševprof. dr Ivan Milentijevićprof. dr Miroslav Ćirić6 CMT meetings were held

Main events

Workshops, symposiums and seminars were specific checkpoints for the project.

Workshops – 10Symposiums – 3Public present. on project results – 2

Total number of realized events: 15

Total number of prepared presentations: 153 from 17 different academic institutions.

Main eventsWorkshop on Computer Science Education (Skopje September 30th - October 1st, 2003)

Workshop on Computer Science Education (FEEN, Nis October 2nd - October 3rd, 2003)

Symposium on Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum in Higher Education (TEI, Athens, April 21st., 2003)

Main eventsWorkshop on Laboratory Practicing in Computer Science Education (FEEN, Nis, Jun 19th, 2003)

Workshop on Innovations in Teaching of Computer Science Courses (FEEN, Nis, October 07th, 2003)

Workshop on Teaching Methods In Computer Science Coursess (FNSM, Skopje, October 08th, 2003)

Workshop on Tools for CS Education (FNSM, Skopje, 11th – 14th December, 2003)

Main events

Symposium on Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum in Higher Education: Retraining of Young teaching staff (TEI, Athens February 24th-27th, 2004)

Joint working group meetings (CS Department, Dortmund, March 15th-19th, 2004)

Public presentation of project results in the second project year (FEEN, Nis, April 23rd, 2004)

Workshop on Computer Science Education (Ohrid (MK), September 22st-25th, 2004)

Main events

Workshop on Education in Computer Science (FEEN, Nis, October 13th, 2004)

3rd SEEITA and 2nd MASIT Open Days (MBC Centre - Skopje fair, Skopje, 17-18 February, 2005)

Public Reporting on Project Results (FEEN, Nis, March 4th, 2005)

2nd Symposium on Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum in Higher Education and Intensive Retraining of Teaching Staff (TEI, Athens, March 30th – 31th, 2005)

Realization of TravelsType of travel No. of

persons

West-East 10

East-West 60

East-East 40

Inside the partner country

20

More then 70 colleagues were involved.

Publishing activities

Books published at FEEN: 14 + 5 = 19

Books published at FNSMS: 12

Total number of books: 31

Proceedings of papersSpecial issue of Facta Universitatis

Textbooks

MATHEMATICS - The Collection of Tests Igor Z. Milovanovic, Branislav M. Randjelovic

Numerical Mathematics - A collection of solved Problems G. V. Milovanovic, M. A. Kovacevic, M. M. Spalevic

Computer Techniques and Informatics - Questions for the Entrance Exam Milena Stankovic

Microcomputer systems - The Collection of Solved Problems M. Stojcev, T. Stankovic

Textbooks

Microprocessor Architecture, Part I M. Stojcev

Switching Theory for Logic Synthesis Tsutomu Sasao; translated by Radomir Stankovic

Computer Architecture and Organization Nebojša Milenkovic

Discreet Networks and Signal Processing Vidosav Stojanovic

Textbooks

Textbooks

Lab manuals

Laboratory Manual for Microprocessor Systems Tatjana Stankovic, Sasa Ristic, Milos Krstic, Ivan Andrejic, and Mile Stojcev

Lab Manual for Artificial Intelligence Course Leonid Stoimenov, Aleksandar Milosavljevic

Lab Manual for Data Structures Course Using Java Slobodanka Djordjevic-Kajan, Leonid

Stoimenov, Aleksandar Dimitrijevic

Lab manuals

Lab Manual for Databases Course Using Oracle Slobodanka Djordjevic-Kajan, Leonid Stoimenov

Lab Manual for Parallel Computer Systems

Course Emina I. Milovanovic, Vladimir M. Ciric

Lab manuals

Textbooks and manuals published at

FNSMS

Textbooks Computer architecture Advanced computer architecture Mobile and wireless technologies

Manuals Computer architecture Microprocessors and microcontrollers

Textbooks and manuals published at

FNSMS

Textbooks and manuals published at

FNSMS

Lab manuals Computer architecture Microprocessors and microcontrollers Parallel processing Computer network design System software Internet technologies Network and distributed operating

systems

Textbooks and manuals published at

FNSMS

Proceedings of Workshops on Computer Science Education

35 papers classified into 6 sections Innovations in Computer Science

Curriculum Lab Practicing Teaching Tools Internet Technologies in Education Mathematics in Computer Science Selected Topics

Facta Universitatis

Special issue devoted to Computer Science Education 15 invited papers from 7 higher education institutions To appear before the end of April, 2005

Innovations in teaching FEENNew topics involved in 25 different coursesFive completely new courses are established and already delivered to students Software engineering Embedded systems Mobile communications and services Internet technologies Software development using design patterns

Innovations in teaching FEEN

Work on reconstructing CS courses and involving new courses in existing CS curriculum initiated the work on draft version of new CS curriculum. BAMA structure of education is adopted Syllabi for courses for joint first year for study programs are adopted Completely new Computer Science Curriculum is made waiting to be adopted before May, 2005

New teaching environment

What does it mean? New labs with new equipment Using modern multimedia teaching

tools Web support to teaching

New teaching environment

What does it mean?a) New labs with new equipmentb) Using modern multimedia teaching

toolsc) Web support to teaching

New teaching environmentWhat did we do?

Two new teaching lab were established (2 x (15PC + server).

New digital projectors and screens are at Computer Science Department teaching staff disposal.

New literature was purchased We are expecting upgrading of four

teaching/research labs before the end of the project

MTT + Web support Modern teaching tools are applied at teaching Important innovations relate to using and

developing original multimedia teaching tools (SimArch for Computer Architectures, Intelligent Tutoring System for Databases, Simulators for Computer Networks).

A lot of teaching material has been prepared for Web publication

E-Forum for discussion about proposals for new CS curriculum has been initiated (http://cs.elfak.ni.ac.yu/forum/).

All current activities and achieved results concerning the Project CD_JEP-16160-2001 can be found at web address

http://tempus.elfak.ni.ac.yuhttp://tempus.elfak.ni.ac.yutempus@elfak.ni.ac.yu

Web site

Why is the site so important?Why is the site so important?

1. We announce incoming events on the site.

2. We inform our colleagues about the project.

3. The site contains a lot of presentations with high quality academic contents.

4. Follow-up, for each event, is available on the site.

5. The site provides information about the status of the project.

6. The site is an open report for the Commission.

Web site

Student mobility

Student mobility and accompanying academic recognition are assumed to be necessary prerequisites for an open and dynamic European educational area that will aid European integration and labor market mobility.(SM_Europe).

Student mobility: Organizing procedure

Organization and implementation of student mobility program can be defined by 4-stage procedure.

Stage 1: Preparatory activitiesStage 2: Selection procedureStage 3: Realization of travels Stage 4: Follow-up activities

Student mobility: Public competition

Applying for a candidate for a four-week-stay at: University of Dortmund (CSUD), Germany

(6 scholarships) Technological Education Institute of Athens

(TEIA), Greece (4 scholarships)

Institute for Informatics of The Faculty of Science and Mathematics Skoplje (FNSMS), FYR Macedonia (2 scholarships)

Student mobility: Competition criteria

The recommendation of at least professor was obligatory. While choosing a candidate the Commission was evaluating the following criteria:

Average mark from the group of courses Average mark during the studies Laboratory work and activities at TEMPUS

club Language proficiency in English (or

German) Results international competitions Duration of studying

Student mobility: Realization

Finding working places for selected studentsTravel organization (transport, visas and accommodation)Travel realizationSupervising in host institutionStudents’ work

Student mobility: Students’ work

University of Dortmund Group I:

Dortmund University Campus web site project “Being the student in Dortmund” http://lrb.cs.uni-dortmund.de/nis/

Group II Involved in embedded systems research group with specific tasks

that relates on source code optimization techniques for embedded system software development

University of Athens Group I

Development of “CV Archive” web portal, aimed to allow web-based management of staffs’ CVs

Group II Visualization of artificial intelligence algorithms

Student mobility: Follow-up activiteis

Formal recognition at home institutionReporting (accademic and financial report)Promotion of student mobility programUsing student mobility program in faculty marketing campaign

Student mobility: Benefits

Personal developmentForeign language proficiency Cultural awareness

Instead of conclusion

We had very successful Tempus Project I hope that we will have a chance to work together again