Public Presentation TEMPUS project (CD-JEP
16160/2001) Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum
in Higher Education
What has been done in the second project year?
Prof. dr Ivan Milentijevic Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Nis
OutlineConsortiumAbout the projectOrganizational StructureInputs in the second yearMain events in the second yearInnovations in teachingKey successesProject Web site Next activities – third year Photo gallery
ConsortiumContractor institution:
CSUD – Computer Science Department, University of Dortmund, Germany
Coordinating institution:
FEEN – Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Nis, Serbia and Montenegro
Consortium members:
TEIA – Technological Education Institution of Athens, Greece
FNSMS – Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia
FSMN – Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Nis, Serbia and Montenegro
• 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)
About the project
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
Organizational Structureprof. 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
Inputs in the second year
Successful first year Approved travel plan Approved purchasing of
equipment Approved publishing plan Approved method of coordination
and administration of the project
Realization of TravelsType of travel No. of
persons Total duration in weeks
East-West 43 41 4/7
East-East 26 10 2/7
Inside the partner country
20 2 6/7
TOTAL 89 54 5/7
More then 30 colleagues from FEEN were involved.
RealizationThe following equipment has been purchased at Faculty of Electronic Engineering:
20 PC + 1 quasi server 1 switch 3 digital projectors and 16 books
Realization of publishing activitiesThe following issues have been published at Faculty of Electronic Engineering:
Proceedings of Workshops on Computer Science Education
7 textbooks
3 textbooks (in publishing procedure)
one issue of Facta Universitatis
Innovations in teaching-(formal approach)
New topics involved in more than 20 different coursesOne completely new course (delivered for the first time in winter semester 2003/04) “Software Engineering” is involved in current curricula at Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Nis. The procedure for involving four new courses in CS curriculum has been initiated at FEEN (expected first course delivery winter semester 2004/5). Work on reconstructing CS courses and involving new courses in existing CS curriculum initiated the work on draft version of new CS curriculum. First proposals have already been discussed.
Main events in the second year (4 WS + 2 Symp)
Symposium on Innovation of Computer Symposium on Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum in Higher EducationScience Curriculum in Higher Education(TEI, Athens, April 21st, 2003)Annual CMT meeting Annual CMT meeting (TEI, Athens, April 22nd and 23rd, 2003)Workshop on Lab. Practicing in CS EducationWorkshop on Lab. Practicing in CS Education (FEEN, Nis, June 18th, 2003) Workshop on Innovations in Teaching Workshop on Innovations in Teaching Computer Science CoursesComputer Science Courses (FEEN, Nis, October 7th, 2003)Workshop on Teaching Methods In Computer Workshop on Teaching Methods In Computer Science CoursesScience Courses (FNSMS, Skopje, October 08th, 2003)
Main events in the second year (4 WS + 2 Symp)
Workshop on Tools for CS EducationWorkshop on Tools for CS Education (FNSMS, Skopje – Bitola, December 11th – 14th, 2003) Symposium on Innovation of Computer Symposium on Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum in Higher Education: Science Curriculum in Higher Education: Retraining of Young teaching staffRetraining of Young teaching staff (TEI, Athens, February 24th-27th, 2004) Annual CMT meetingAnnual CMT meeting (CSUD, University of Dortmund, March 15th and 16th, 2004) Joint working group meetingsJoint working group meetings(CSUD, University of Dortmund, March 15th and 19th, 2004)
WSs and Symps were specific checkpoints for the project.
Key successes
Proceedings of Workshops on Computer Science Education
10 textbooks
Establishing new teaching environment
Key successes - ProceedingsProceedings of Workshops on Computer Science Education The Proceedings describes the impact of new fundamentals on undergraduate CS engineering courses at all five participating academic institutions of our joint project during the first two years of this project. Six Workshops and two Symposiums in two years. In total, 120 presentations, and 164 participants from 15 different academic institutions take active parts during the preparation of the material and numerous discussions related to presentation of the achieved results of our joint project. 35 papers passed the referee procedure for publication in this special issue PROCEEDINGS. The contributed papers were divided into six sessions, on innovations curriculum, lab practicing, teaching tools, Internet technologies, Mathematics in computer science, and selected topics.
Key successes -New teaching environment
What does it mean?a) New labs with new equipmentb) Using modern multimedia teaching
toolsc) Web support to teaching
a) New labs with new equipmentWhat did we do?
New teaching lab was established with one server and 15 PC work-stations (Room 523 - fifth floor).
Existing teaching lab (equipped by Tempus CD JEP 16160/2001 in March 2003) was upgraded with 5 new working places / PCs (Room 223 - second floor).
New digital projectors are at Computer Science Department teaching staff disposal.
Purchased books are registered at Faculty Library.
Lab practical classes from more than twenty different courses are delivered in these Labs.
b, c) 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/).
Dissemination
The following dissemination actions were undertaken:
Proceedings on Workshops on Computer Science Education was published
4 Workshops and two Symposiums were organized10 textbooks and manuals were printed Presentation of project results was delivered at
Tempus Information Day – Athens, Greece, November 3rd, 2003.
Web site was regularly updated (http://tempus.elfak.ni.ac.yu),
Web site
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://[email protected]
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
Next activities – third year
Four week stays at EU universities for Four week stays at EU universities for retraining teaching staff. retraining teaching staff.
Realization of student mobility Realization of student mobility program (12 students at EU program (12 students at EU institutions). institutions).
New upgrading of existing labs. New upgrading of existing labs.
Conference on CS Education in March Conference on CS Education in March 20052005
Special issue of Facta Universitatis on Special issue of Facta Universitatis on CS educationCS education
