Transcript Republic of Bulgaria

Quality standards and practices in the field of ICT
higher education followed by Sofia University
Roumen Nikolov,
Sofia University
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Contents
o Some words for Sofia University
o ICT related projects
o ICT Standards – ACM/IEEE computing curricula
o ICT Standards - ICT & Law
o ICT Education – European Perspective
o ICT & Quality of Education
o ICT Education Dynamics
o eLearning as a Meta-industry
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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
 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
 Sofia University – to become a
National and Regional Centre of
High-Technologies, Innovations and
Entrepreneurship
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ICT related projects
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 eLearning
related projects - Internal at Sofia University,
Ministry of Education and Science, EC (PHARE,
Socrates - Minerva, Leonardo, Comenius), World
Bank, Industrial, Bilateral with other Universities,
etc.
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6FP NoE Project KALEIDOSCOPE “Concepts and methods for exploring
the future of learning with digital technologies”,
6FP IP Project TENCOMPETENCIES: Building The European Network
for Lifelong Competence Development
6FP STREP Project UNITE: Unified eLearning Environment for the
School
FP6-2004-IST-NMP-2 PRIME “Providing Real Integration in Multidisciplinary Environments”
6FP SSA Science.and.Society.7 Project PARCEL “Participatory
Communication Activities on E.Learning”
FP6 SSA 016020 ATVN-EU-GP “Academic Internet Television
Showcases the Best of Good Practice Activities”
6FP IP Project GUIDE “Creating an European Identity Management
Architecture for eGovernment”, http://www.guide-project.org
6FP BulRMCNet “Bulgarian Network of Research Mobility Centres”
6FP Project E4: Extended Enterprise Management in Enlarged Europe
FP6 MOBILITY-2004-SSA REKS “Researchers in European Knowledge
Society”
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5FP IST-2002-5.1.15 (2002-2005) MECITV Project:
“Media Collaboration for Interactive TV”
5 FP IST Project "DIOGENE: A Training Web Broker for
ICT Professionals" - http://www.diogene.org/
5 FP 2001/C 321/17 (2002-2005) GEM-Europe Project:
“Global Education in Manufacturing”
5 FP IST Project "WebLabs: new representational
infrastructures for learning",
http://www.weblabs.eu.com
5 FP IST-1999-20852 (2000-2002) "Best Practice Pilot
for the Promotion and Implementation of Teleworking
Tools at European SMEs of the Service Sector
(PROTELEUSES)"
5FP Innovation and SMEs IPS-2001-41103 PROMOTOR+
Project: “Collaborative Validation and Transfer of
Regional Support Measures for Start-ups and Growth in
Five NACs Regions“
5FP IPS-2000-056 (2001-2003) EIM – CEE Project: “Euro
Innovation Manager – Central and Eastern Europe”
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5 FP IST-1999-21148 (2000-2002) "Best Practice Pilot for the
implementation of Integrated Internet Based Remote Working Places
for Virtual Teams developing their work at SMEs (IWOP)"
5 FP IST-1999-12646 (2000-2002) "A Picture of Social Observation of
Call Centre (TOSCA)" - http://www-it.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/tosca/
5 FP IST-2001-32790 (2001-2002) WG-ECUA+: European COTS
Working Group Extension - http://www.esi.es/ecua/
5 FP IST-2001-34488 (2002- 2004) EXPERT Project: “Best Practice on
E-project Development Methods”
5 FP IST-2001-37460 COCONET “Context Aware Collaborative
Environments for Next Generation Business Networks”
5FP IST Project EUNITE - EUropean Network on Intelligent
TEchnologies for Smart Adaptive Systems - http://www.eunite.org/
5 FP IPS-1999-950097 (2001-2002) INNOCONS: Increasing The
Awareness On Innovation In The European Construction Sector http://www.innocons.org
5FP IST-02-8-1B (2002-2003) AFORO Project: “Agro-Food Roadmaps.
A vision and work plan to implement future RTD trends for the
transformation of agri-food industries into digital companies”
5 FP Innovation and SMEs Thematic Networks, BIGEAR NET Thematic
Network on Stimulation of Business Innovation and Growth from
Exploitation of Academic Research"
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ICT Standards – ACM/IEEE Computing Curricula 2005 (CC2005)
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Implementing ACM/IEEE CC2001/CC2005 at
Sofia University
Computer Science
Software Engineering
Information Systems
BSc, MSc & PhD
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• Programming
• Hardware-software
• Software specifications
andand tools
environments
• Designing and
reasoning about
• algorithms
Business value of
• Development
of new
information
technology
• software
Strategic technologies
use of
•Design of technology
information
languages
• programming
Business processes
• Evaluation of emerging
• Databasetechnologies
design
information
• Info storage and
retrieval
•Artificial intelligence
• Intelligent decision
systems
interfaces
design
• Operating
design
• Softwaresystem
methodologies,
• Project management
standards and metrics
•Documentation
•Software performance,
•Human-computer interaction
security and safety
• Programming
• Databases
• Networks
• Hardware concepts
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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]
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MSc Programs
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Science and Engineering
eBusiness and eGovernment
eLearning
Medical Informatics
Information Systems
Mathematical Modelling
Mathematical Modelling in Economics
Mobile Technologies and Distributed Systems
Probability & Statistics
Software Engineering
Information Security
Computer Graphics
Mechatronics and Robotics
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European Perspective: E-Skills Summit,
Kopenhagen, 17-18.10.2003
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E-Skills Summit Industry Consortium & 25 Pilot Universities
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E-Skills Summit: Documents & Guidelines
Curriculum Development Guidelines New ICT
curricula for the 21st century: designing
tomorrow’s education
Determining the future demand for ICT skills in
Europe
ICT Job Profiles
Etc.
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Accreditation and Computing Curricula
Academic accreditation is a process that is used to support
improvement of institutions and their degree programs, to demonstrate
that a degree program meets certain external requirements, and to
increase the level of confidence the public has in them.
Discipline-specific accreditation provides two important benefits for
programs and for the institutions in which they reside.
1) It certifies that a degree program meets minimum quality standards
established by independent professional or scientific societies or by
government agencies. This helps an institution market its programs, and it
gives the public and prospective students reason to be confident in a
particular degree program’s quality.
2) The program receives an onsite consultation by a visiting team that
provides an expert opinion about a program’s strengths and weaknesses
and about its specific needs for improvement. This interaction helps an
institution have full understanding of how its programs are performing and
what must be done to improve their quality.
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The need of new ICT programs
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ICT Curricula Dynamics
Examples from SU experience:
CISCO Academic Initiative
IT Management Curricula (Stevens
Institute of Technology MSIS Program)
Intel Multicore Curricula
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Regional Cisco Academy
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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
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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)
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StevensMSIS Program- http://www-it.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/msis/
Importing IT Management Competence at Sofia University
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Become a Leader in Information Technology
Management
We have what you need!
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Intel Multi-core Curriculum Program
Sofia University joins the Top Tier University Club
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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.”
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eLearning as a Meta-Industry
Master of Science Programon e-Learning
http://www.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/education/magisters/
Objectives:
The aim of the Program is to prepare
specialists able to design and develop high
quality e-learning solutions for education and
training.
Graduates of the Program will be able to
design fully functional and market-oriented
e-learning programs at different levels.
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For whom is the MSc Program
in e-learning intended?
The Program is particularly useful for:
university and high school teachers who want to go
beyond the boundaries of the traditional education
and extend their teaching with e-learning elements
training specialists in companies, governmental or
non-governmental organizations
managers at different levels in educational and
training institutions
any individual, wanting to build life long learning
skills
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Courses
The Program includes six core courses, which
build a background in the main aspects of elearning, and a set of elective courses,
intended to deepen the knowledge and
expertise of the students in one of the three
dimensions - pedagogical, technological and
organization/management.
The Program concludes with development
and defense of a master’s thesis.
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Thank you for your attention!
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