1. TEMPUS project CD-JEP 16160/2001 Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum in Higher Education

2. 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

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

4. 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 About the project Project is supported by European Commission Directorate-General XXII - Education, Training and Youth Tempus Joint European Project (JEP)

5. 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.

6. 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

7. Project Contractor Central Management Team Workgroup for Computer Architecture Workgroup for Logic Design Workgroup for Data Base Systems Workgroup for Computer Networks Workgroup for Internet and E- technologies CA LD DBS CNET IET Organizational Structure prof. dr Claudio Moraga – CSUD prof. dr Katerina Georgouli – TEIA, prof. dr Marjan Gušev – FNSMS, doc. dr Ivan Milentijević – FEEN, prof. dr Miroslav Ćirić - FSMN Project Coordinator prof. dr Mile Stojčev External Expert prof. dr Rolf Drechsler – UBG

8. Participation of students TEMPUS club -for students who are interested in innovation of computer science curriculumACTIVITIES: -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

9. Web site All current activities and achieved results concerning the Project CD_JEP-16160-2001 can be found at web addresshttp://tempus.elfak.ni.ac.yu tempus@elfak.ni.ac.yu

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

11. Visits – preliminary review West – East 3 proffessors East – West 12 proffessors + 4 assistants East – East 13 proffessors

12. Starting Activities Analysis of organization CS courses at TEI Athens and CSU Dortmund Presentation of multimedia teaching material at TEIA and CSUD

13. 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

14. 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