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New BSc and MSc Programs in Informatics at FMI, Sofia University

New BSc and MSc Programs in Informatics at FMI, Sofia University. Magdalina Todorova, Roumen Nikolov, Krassimir Manev, Sylvia Ilieva, Vladimir Dimitrov FMI, Sofia University. Contents Some words about Sofia University and FMI Basic changes The need of new ICT programs

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New BSc and MSc Programs in Informatics at FMI, Sofia University

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  1. New BSc and MSc Programs in Informatics at FMI, Sofia University Magdalina Todorova, Roumen Nikolov, Krassimir Manev, Sylvia Ilieva, Vladimir Dimitrov FMI, Sofia University FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  2. Contents • Some words about Sofia University and FMI • Basic changes • The need of new ICT programs • ICT Standards – ACM/IEEE computing curricula • ICT Education Dynamics • Perspectives FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  3. SU - Educational and Scientific Centre of the Country • Over 35,000 students • 80 Bachelor’s and over 200 Master’s degree programmes • Over 3000 teachers and researchers • New Department – Faculty of Medicine (July 2006) • Very important role for the development of the country • Challenges: economic and social changes, new models of education, new role of universities, brain drain • European Space of Higher Education • A Challenge - Sofia University to become aNational and Regional Centre of High-Technologies, Innovations and Entrepreneurship FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  4. Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics • Established in 1889 • BSc Programs: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematics and Informatics, Informatics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering (new) • More than 25 MSc programs • PhD Programs • Over 2500 students; • Over 180 instructors • Gradual increase of number of students and instructors FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  5. Basic changes • Open to the needs of the country • Links with industry (education, training, R&D, innovations, technology transfer, entrepreneurship, start-ups, etc) • Links between education, training and R&D • 10 projects from Sixth Framework RTD Programme • 15 projects from Fifth Framework RTD Programme • 7 projects from Fourth Framework RTD Programme (INCO COPERNICUS) • Many other national and international projects - Internal at Sofia University, Ministry of Education and Science, EC (PHARE, Socrates - Minerva, Leonardo, Comenius), Government, World Bank, Industrial, Bilateral with other Universities, etc. FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  6. The need of new ICT programs FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  7. E-Skills Summit, Kopenhagen, 17-18.10.2003 FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  8. E-Skills Summit Industry Consortium FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  9. E-Skills Summit: Documents & Guidelines • Curriculum Development GuidelinesNew ICT curricula for the 21st century:designing tomorrow’s education • Determining the future demand for ICT skills in Europe • ICT Job Profiles • Etc. FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  10. The importance of ICT for Europe FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  11. The eLearning Industry Group, eLIG, http://www.elig.org/:“eLearning has the potential to become a key engine in driving growth and creating more and better jobs in Europe.” FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  12. Towards European Institute of Technology • A flagship project for excellence inhigher education, research and innovation. • Responding to the request of theHeads of State and Government in March (2006) • “TheEIT is part of the Commission’s strategy to create a thriving and dynamicenvironment for research, education and innovation. We need a close connectionbetween all these three areas of the knowledge triangle. The EIT will be more thansimply an operator in education, research and innovation; it will be a reference modelfor excellence at the European level. He added: I would like to see the Institutebecome a European symbol for our renewed effort towards creating a competitiveknowledge society, delivering more and better jobs and prosperity.” FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  13. USA – Report of the 21st Century Workforce Commission FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  14. Vice-President, IEEE-CS Education Activities BoardCarl Chang Chair, ACM Education BoardPeter J. Denning IEEE-CS delegationJames H. Cross II (co-chair) Gerald Engel (co-chair and editor) Robert Sloan (secretary) Doris Carver Richard Eckhouse Willis King Francis Lau Susan Mengel Pradip Srimani ACM delegationEric Roberts (co-chair & editor) Russell Shackelford (co-chair) Richard Austing C. Fay Cover Gordon Davies Andrew McGettrick G. Michael Schneider Ursula Wolz http://www.computer.org/education/cc2001 ACM/IEEE Computing Curricula FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  15. ICT Standards – ACM/IEEE Computing Curricula 2005 (CC2005) FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  16. Implementing ACM/IEEE CC2001/CC2005 at Sofia University • Computer Science • Software Engineering • Information Systems • BSc, MSc & PhD FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  17. Programming environments and tools • Operating system design • Hardware-software interfaces • Software methodologies, standards and metrics • Software performance, security and safety • Software specifications and design • Project management • Documentation • Human-computer interaction • Designing and reasoning about algorithms • Development of new software technologies • Design of programming languages • Business value of information technology • Strategic use of information technology • Business processes • Evaluation of emerging information technologies • Database design • Info storage and retrieval • Artificial intelligence • Intelligent decision systems • Programming • Databases • Networks • Hardware concepts • Legal and ethical issues FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  18. Some new topics, e.g. Social and Professional Issues (SP) • Professionalism, ethics, and law courses. These courses are one semester long and expose students to issues of professional practice, ethical behavior, and computer law. Topics included may be history of computing, impact of computers on society, computing careers, legal and ethical responsibilities, and the computing profession. • SP1. History of computing [core] • SP2. Social context of computing [core] • SP3. Methods and tools of analysis [core] • SP4. Professional and ethical responsibilities [core] • SP5. Risks and liabilities of computer-based systems [core] • SP6. Intellectual property [core] • SP7. Privacy and civil liberties [core] • SP8. Computer crime [elective] • SP9. Economic issues in computing [elective] • SP10. Philosophical frameworks [elective] FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  19. MSc Programs • Artificial Intelligence • Bio-Medical Informatics • Computer Graphics • Computational Science and Engineering • eBusiness and eGovernance • eLearning • Information Systems • Mathematical Logic (and Applications) • Mobile Technologies and Distributed Systems • Software Engineering • Information Security • Mechatronics and Robotics • Mathematical Modelling • Mathematical Modelling in Economics • Probability & Statistics • Etc. FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  20. Accreditation and Computing Curricula • Academic accreditation is a process that is used to support improvement of institutions and their degreeprograms, to demonstrate that a degree program meets certain external requirements, and to increase thelevel of confidence the public has in them. • Discipline-specific accreditation provides two important benefits for programs and for the institutions inwhich they reside. • 1) It certifies that a degree program meets minimum quality standards established by independentprofessional or scientific societies or by government agencies. This helps an institution market itsprograms, and it gives the public and prospective students reason to be confident in a particulardegree program’s quality. • 2) The program receives an onsite consultation by a visiting team that provides an expert opinion abouta program’s strengths and weaknesses and about its specific needs for improvement. This interactionhelps an institution have full understanding of how its programs are performing and what must bedone to improve their quality. FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  21. ICT Curricula Dynamics • Examples from SU experience: • Computational Science and Engineering • Intel Multicore Curricula • CISCO Academic Initiative • IT Management Curricula (Stevens Institute of Technology MSIS Program) FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  22. Science and Industry Advance with Mathematics (SIAM) Working Group on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) Education FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  23. Intel Multi-core Curriculum ProgramSofia University joins the Top Tier University Club FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  24. Regional Cisco Academy FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  25. Chronology • 2000: established Regional Cisco Academy at Sofia University • 2000-2001: certified 8 CCAI • 2001: started teaching CCNA1-4 • 2002: started teaching IT1&2,Fundamentals of Java, Fundamentals of Unix • 2003: started teaching CCNP • 2005: started teaching Wireless LAN & Network Security courses FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  26. Cisco courses integrated in University curriculum Faculty of Mathematics & Informatics • BSc Computer Science - CCNA1 (since 2001/2002) • MSc Distributed Systems & Mobile technologies • CCNA1-4 (since 2004/2005) • Wireless LANs (since 2004/2005) • IT Essentials 2 (since 2004/2005) • Network Security (since 2005/2006) • MSc Information Systems • CCNA1 (since 2003/2004) • Fundamentals of Unix (since 2003/2004) Faculty of Economics & Business • MSc Management Information Systems • CCNA1 (since 2003/2004) • Fundamentals of Unix (since 2003/2004) FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  27. StevensMSIS Program- http://www-it.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/msis/Importing IT Management Competence at Sofia University FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  28. Become a Leader in Information Technology Management We have what you need! FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  29. Courses A SE track (5 courses) plus: • Project Management • Financial Management of IT • Organizational Behavior and Theory • Strategic Issues in Information Management • Management of IT organizations • Enterprise Systems Management • Integrated IS Technologies FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  30. Perspectives • Increasing number of MSc students • Increasing number of BSc students • Joint programs, dual degrees • Programs in English • Applying eLearning • Regional (South-Eastern Europe) coverage • Research labs and innovation centres • Internships in industry and government FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

  31. Thank you for your attention! FMI Conference, Sofia, 8-10 July 2006

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