TEMPUS project CD-JEP 16160/2001
Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum
in Higher Education
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
Consortium
External expert
Prof. dr Rolf Drechsler, Institute of Computer
Science, Chair of Computer Architecture, University
of Bremen, Germany
About the project
Project is supported by
European Commission
Directorate-General XXII - Education, Training and Youth
Tempus Joint European Project (JEP)
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Type of the project:
Curriculum Development JEP
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Duration of the project:
3 years
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Total amount of the project budget
€ 481.548
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Approved amount for the first year
€ 158.780
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.
Inputs for three years
Equipment
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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
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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
CA
LD
DBS
CNET
IET
Organizational Structure
Project Contractor
prof. dr Claudio Moraga – CSUD
External Expert
prof. dr Rolf Drechsler – UBG
Project Coordinator
prof. dr Mile Stojčev
Central Management Team
prof. dr Katerina Georgouli – TEIA, prof. dr Marjan Gušev – FNSMS, doc.
dr Ivan Milentijević – FEEN, prof. dr Miroslav Ćirić - FSMN
Workgroup
for
Computer
Architecture
Workgroup
for Logic
Design
Workgroup
for
Data Base
Systems
Workgroup
for
Computer
Networks
Workgroup
for Internet
and
Etechnologies
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
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@elfak.ni.ac.yu
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)
Visits – preliminary review
West – East
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3 proffessors
East – West
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12 proffessors + 4 assistants
East – East
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13 proffessors
Starting Activities
Analysis of organization CS courses at
TEI Athens and CSU Dortmund
Presentation of multimedia teaching
material at TEIA and CSUD
Checkpoints
Checkpoints for innovation of current
curricula and proposals of new ones are
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Workshops
 Presentation of papers
 Discussion
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Electronic communication
 e-mail messages
 web sites
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