Ivan Luković, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences 11th Workshop DAAD Ohrid, 22 – JCSE W-2011 / Ivan Luković Towards the New Computer Science or Software Engineering Curricula at Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad

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A Brief History of CS at FTS  90s:Institute of Electrical Engineering –A unified curriculum (Study Program) in Electrical Engineering and Computing Late 90s:Divided to: –Department of Power, Electronics, and Telecommunication Engineering Theoretically unified study program Practically divided into three programs - modules: Power Systems, Electronics and Telecommunications –Department of Computing and Control A unified study program in Computing and Control JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

A Brief History of CS at FTS Department of Computing and Control –90s:Two chairs: Control Systems Computing –Late 90s  Early 2000s:Three chairs: Control Systems Computer Engineering Computer Science and Informatics –Late 2000s:Three divisions, each of with two chairs: Computer Science and Informatics –Computer Science –Informatics JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

A Brief History of CS at FTS At the same time, we have: –Department of Industrial Engineering and Management –With a Chair of Information and Management Systems from late 80s also covering some disciplines in Computer Science and Informatics JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

A Brief History of CS at FTS Department of Computing and Control –All the time, a unified study program in Computing and Control, but –Always, three different tracks Control Systems, Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics Generally speaking, evolutionary process of organizational development, combined with –Bologna process, –Transition process, and –Financing system of academic institutions in Serbia JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

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Consequences and Contradictions? Different study programs = No formal possibilities to exchange courses Current state at FTS –about 20 different engineering disciplines and various study programs (over 35) –with a limited possibilities to exchange courses between study programs practically, nothing to exchange at the level of B.Sc. and M.Sc. levels full possibilities to exchange courses at Ph.D. level JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Consequences and Contradictions? Examples: –Power, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering: students select a module at 1 st year of their study three different tracks from 1 st year – with no exchanges –Computing and Control: early 2000s: –students select a track at the 4 th year of their study late 2000s: –students select a track at the 3 rd year of their study –limited capabilities for course exchanging –a lot of elective courses, particularly in the track of Computer Science and Informatics »VIII semester: even 4 elective courses per one slot JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Consequences and Contradictions? FTS - open institution for exchange students –Erasmus Mundus, Campus Europae programs –well institutionalized process of exchanging students is established FTS – open institution for "importing" students from other academic and high schools –well institutionalized process of an assessment of other study programs But, very limited capabilities to exchange own students JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Consequences and Contradictions? Very limited capabilities to exchange own students –between different FTS's study programs or –inside a sole FTS study program with different modules or tracks –with a considerable organizational resistance to just even experiment and test the possibilities for exchanging students –all study programs, without exceptions, are non- uniform: courses of the form: 2+2, 2+4, 3+2, 3+3, 4+4, etc. semesters with 26 – 30 classes / weak different numbers of ECTSs assigned to the equally weighted courses JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Consequences and Contradictions? Main consequence: –by study program in Computing and Control, as well as by many other programs, it naturally follows: –we offer a lot in a limited space, and everything is "divided" –therefore, students perceive a wide selection of courses, but –they really cannot select in a "customized" way JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Consequences and Contradictions? How to control "interoperability"? How to cover interdisciplinary topics? –Often, in our circumstances, there is no systematic and institutionalized answer –Therefore, an organizational answer is very easy, naturally follows, and sometimes unpredictable JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Consequences and Contradictions? Explosion of courses –Similar, or almost the same courses in different study programs Just few of plenty of examples: –courses in databases at: Computing and Control, Power Systems, Management and Industrial Engineering study programs –Computer Architecture, Operating Systems at: Computing and Control, as well as Power, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering –A plenty of various programming courses JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Consequences and Contradictions? Explosion of study programs –Various interdisciplinary study programs apart from "traditional" engineering disciplines conducted by at least two or three different departments often including computer science courses –Mechatronics –Geodesy and Geomathics –Graphic Engineering and Design –Animation in Engineering –Biomedical Engineering JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

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Ideal Approach? Is there a "perfect" solution? Probably no, but we may set some goals and business drives –Financing system should be "radically" reorganized –Strategy of Academic Education System of Serbia is announced by Ministry of Education and Science "it is not published yet, but nobody knows when it would be" (explanation for Former YU participants: Đekna još nije umrla, a kad će ne zna se") –many important things do not depend on FTS and even more on Department of Computing and Control, but we may prepare for future JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Ideal Approach? May be "ideal" approach at the level of FTS: –to have at the level of FTS a pool of courses a pool of major and minor tracks, defined predominantly by course prerequisites courses of standardized size, to raise exchanging capabilities –a student applies at FTS, not at a particular study program, and selects majors & minors & courses For many reasons, it is practically not reachable in the near future –may be for many years JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Reaccreditation and Future Steps How to position Computer Science and Informatics study program in the future? –The next reaccreditation of study program "Computing and Control" – –Open dilemmas at the Department: One, two or three different study programs? If one, should Control, CE and CS participate as 1/3 in the available room in the first two years? We are to discuss this issue during the next months –All of us at the Department are fully agree to: raise the level of interoperability and interdisciplinary character of the program(s) act in a way that will be recognized as a good practice at the level of FTS, latter on JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Reaccreditation and Future Steps How to position Computer Science and Informatics study program in the future? –Division of Computer Science and Informatics Better positioning of Computer Science and Informatics Recognize the name of the program as SOFTWARE ENGINEERING According to the new CS 2008 curriculum, pay a special attention (apart from technological and methodological issues in general) to the recent trends and industry perspectives: –the emergence of security as a major area of concern –the growing relevance of concurrency –the pervasive nature of net-centric computing –stronger emergence of the concept of systems issues –human computer interaction, software engineering, management information systems JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Reaccreditation and Future Steps Framework – general form of a study program –B.Sc. Level - 4 years / 8 semesters –M.Sc. Level- 1,5 year / 3 semesters –Courses – just two kinds large courses– 6 hours / week in total, 6 ECTS –it allows different combinations: 2+4, 4+2, 3+3 small courses– 3 hours / week in total, 3 ECTS –it allows different combinations: from 3+0 to 0+3 –Semesters: 1 hour = 1 ECTS (always) each semester = 30 hours = 30 ECTS JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Reaccreditation and Future Steps –I semester (B.Sc. Level): 2 general and CE L-courses 2 CS specific L-courses 2 general S-courses (social science, language) –II-IV semesters (B.Sc. Level): 2 general, CE and Control System L-courses 3 CS specific L-courses –V-VII semesters (B.Sc. Level): 4 CS specific L-courses 2 CS specific S-courses –cumulatively elective, just additions to the previous L-courses –may be replaced with 1 L-course –VIII semester (B.Sc. Level): 3 CS specific L-courses, 2 of them elective + B.Sc. Thesis JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Reaccreditation and Future Steps –I-II semesters (M.Sc. Level): 5 general and CE L-courses without prerequisites between the I and II semester possibility to start studies both in winter and summer semesters –III semester (M.Sc. Level): M.Sc. Thesis JCSE W-2011 / Ivan LukovićOhrid, 22 – / 23

Ivan Luković, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences 11th Workshop DAAD Ohrid, 22 – JCSE W-2011 / Ivan Luković Towards the New Computer Science or Software Engineering Curricula at Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad