TEMPUS project CDJEP 161602001

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TEMPUS project CD-JEP 16160/2001

• Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum in
  Higher Education

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• Consortium
• Contractor 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, Former Yugoslav Republic of
  Macedonia
• FSMN Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics,
  University of Nis, Serbia and Montenegro

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• Consortium
• External expert
• Prof. dr Rolf Drechsler, Institute of Computer
  Science, Chair of Computer Architecture,
  University of Bremen, Germany

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About the project
Project is supported by European
CommissionDirectorate-General XXII - Education,
Training and YouthTempus Joint European Project
(JEP)

• Type of the project
• Curriculum Development JEP
• Duration of the project
• 3 years
• Total amount of the project budget
• 481.548
• Approved amount for the first year
• 158.780

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Logical Framework Matrix Outcomes

• 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.

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Inputs for three years

• Equipment
• 28 PC based machines, 6 servers, 1 digital
  content computer, 3 photocopier, 4 printer, 2
  binding machine, 1 overhead projector, 2
  scanners, 2 digital camera, communication
  hardware, software tools, literature
• Mobility
• 101 staff from East to West for 157 weeks and 3
  days
• 12 students from East to West for 12 months
• 17 professors from West to East for 15 weeks and
  5 days
• 79 staff from East to East for 31 weeks and 5
  days
• 4 staff from West to West for 3 weeks 1 days
• 2 students from East to East for 2 months

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Organizational Structure
CA
LD
DBS
Project Contractor
CNET
IET
prof. dr Claudio Moraga CSUD
External Expert
prof. dr Rolf Drechsler UBG
Project Coordinator
prof. dr Mile Stojcev
Central Management Team
prof. dr Katerina Georgouli TEIA, prof. dr
Marjan Guev FNSMS, doc. dr Ivan Milentijevic
FEEN, prof. dr Miroslav Ciric - FSMN
Workgroup for Computer Architecture
Workgroup for Logic Design
Workgroup for Data Base Systems
Workgroup for Computer Networks
Workgroup for Internet and E-technologies
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Participation of students

• TEMPUS club
• for students who are interested in innovation of
  computer science curriculum
• ACTIVITIES
• suggesting of new topics for lecturers
• suggesting of new elective courses
• creation of new lab. exercises
• production of new teaching material
• participation in student mobility program

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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.yu
tempus_at_elfak.ni.ac.yu
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Main events during first year

• Workshop on Computer Science Education(Skoplje
  September 30th - October 1st 2002)
• First CMT meeting (Skoplje, October 1st 2002)
• Workshop on Computer Science Education (Nis
  October 2nd - October 3rd 2002)
• Second CMT meeting (Nis, October 3rd 2002)
• Symposium on Innovation of Computer Science
  Curriculum in Higher Education (Athens April
  21st, 2003)
• Annual CMT meeting (Athens, April 22nd and 23rd
  2003)

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Visits preliminary review

• West East
• 3 proffessors
• East West
• 12 proffessors 4 assistants
• East East
• 13 proffessors

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Starting Activities

• Analysis of organization CS courses at TEI
  Athens and CSU Dortmund
• Presentation of multimedia teaching material at
  TEIA and CSUD

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Checkpoints

• Checkpoints for innovation of current curricula
  and proposals of new ones are
• Workshops
• Presentation of papers
• Discussion
• Electronic communication
• e-mail messages
• web sites

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Main Activities During First Year

• Proposals for innovation of all current
  curricula submitted by working groups and revised
  by proffessors from EU
• Creation of joint proposal for the CA Core of
  Knowledge and its publication in journal
• Publication of textbook MATHEMATICS - The
  Collection of Tests for freshmans
• Creation of new multimedia teaching tools for
  Computer Architecture (performance evaluation of
  scalar/superscalar processor and dataflow
  analysis)
• Forming of new computer classroom at Faculty of
  Electronic Engineering Nis