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Contents
Current
problems
Assessment of the wider objective
Description of specific project objective
Needs analysis
Priority of partner Country
Origin of the consortium
Current
problems
The advances achieved in computer science have been remarkable during
the last twenty years. An impressive growth of the system complexity
has made the educational process significantly difficult. Teaching
computer science cannot be just a matter of training engineers to
create application programs. It must also provides students a solid
grounding in fundamental concepts to prepare them for a career that
may span four decades or more in rapidly changing industry. Computer
science course have different aims and characteristics. In general
students taking the courses expect to use skills they acquire in
the classroom as soon as they graduate. The challenge to educators
is to produce a course that is both flexible enough and sound technical
without technical details dominating essential concepts. Analysing
guidelines from many European Universities for undergraduate program
in computer science we recognize a coverage inclusion in computer
architecture, logic design, programming languages, databases, computer
networks, and Internet technologies as core material that all students
should meet. In addition currently we have strong needs for laboratory
equipment since the scientific and educational developments were
significantly limited by wars in the region as well economic crisis.
In the last decade, the almost complete collaboration with other
Universities and Institutes, from all over the world was interrupted.
As a consequence the influx of information in form of books, periodicals,
reports, etc., was reduced to minimum. Independently of our difficulties,
we feel we are further part of Europe. But if we want to make a
progress, we must accept all EU’s positive experiences.
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Assessment
of the wider objective
In numerous contacts with representatives from industry and small
local enterprises we have concluded that exists an increased interest
to involve computers in their production and other activities. From
our point of view this means that is necessary to educate more and
more well skilled computer science (CS) students. Consultations
directed us that it exists pronounced needs to educate CS students
in the following fields: Computer Architecture, Logic Design, Data
Base Systems, Computer Networks and Internet&E-Technologies.
We believe that activity oriented towards restructuring of existing
CS courses, involvement of new courses, and radical innovation of
lab. exercises will lead us to achievement of our goals.
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Description
of specific project objective
The main objective of the proposed project is directed towards:
(a) restructuring and updating of current contents of curricula
in Computer Science
(b) involving new courses in Computer Science, and
(c) introducing numerous innovation in presentation of teaching
materials, and especially in lab. practicing.
By involving innovations in curriculum we expect to achieve the
following goals:
- to increase the number of students,
- to arise the quality of education in Computer Science following
development trends at European Universities,
- to decrease average study period,
- to give students more practical experiences acquired in teaching
environment, and
- to make our students competitive with students in EU.
We are in opinion if we fulfil the above mentioned specific project
objectives our graduated student will be more capable to take pace
with modern tendencies in computer science and be productive in
design and development of new products and systems in our industry.
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Needs
analysis
Currently there are great needs for employment of graduate Computer
Science engineers. Besides of the fact that, at beneficiary consortium
members, 150 students in average take diploma of Computer Science
engineers, the real needs are at least double. Nowadays the situation
is such that at corresponding positions persons with inappropriate
qualifications are employed. As a consequence the professional tasks
are carried-out with decreased efficiency and quality.
During last ten years the scientific and educational developments
were significantly limited by wars in the region as well as economic
and political crisis. During bombarding Faculty of Electronic Engineering
was hardly damaged (especially laboratory building, total damage
is estimated to one million euros). Currently, we have strong need
for laboratory equipment. In last decade the almost complete collaboration
with other universities and Institutes for all over the world was
interrupted. As a consequence the influx of information in form
of books, periodical, reports, etc., was reduced to minimum.
To overcame the gap in influence of information and cognition of
new technology possibilities (lab equipment, textbooks, etc.) we
propose in the project intensive staff mobility both for students
and teachers.
In numerous meetings of the consortium member representatives, and
by exchanging e-mails we concluded that the problem are similar
in all beneficiary institutions. According to this we have matched
our common needs and we have identified the way of their fulfilment.
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Priority
of partner Country
Priority for FRY and 807 is code 530
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Origin
of the consortium
The consortium consists of the following institutions: University
of Nis: Faculty of Electronic Engineering (FEEN) and Faculty of
Science and Mathematics (FSMN), University of St. Cyril & Methodius,
Skopje: Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (FNSMS), University
of Dortmund: Department of Computer Science (CSUD), and Technological
Education Institution of Athens (TEIA).
During the previous periods, by our opinion, a satisfactory cooperation
between FEEN and CSUD has been achieved. The cooperation was carried-out
mainly in the field of logic design and Computer Architecture.
Fertile cooperation between FEEN and FNSMS during the last ten years
in the joint research fields and educational interest was realized.
Several meetings and devoted to exchanging ideas concerning innovation
of current and involving of new courses in CS curricula was organized.
Also the cooperation between FEEN and FSMN during last decade was
realized by exchanging several teachers in involving new courses
in Computer Science.
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