The Bologna process for Computer Science and Computer

The Bologna process for Computer Science and Computer Engineering at ISEL Departamento de Engenharia de Electrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Fernando Sousa fsousa@isel. pt, phone +351218317060 September 2006 CS&CE 2006

Higher Education System University Before Bologna Law 46/1986 After Bologna Law 49/2005 Degrees Bacharel Licenciado (long cycle) Mestre Doutor National credit system Polytechnic Degrees Bacharel Licenciado (two stages) Licenciado (180 240 ECTS credits) Mestre (two cycles, 90 120 ECTS credits, exceptionally 60 credits, or long cycle 300 420 ECTS credits) Doutor ECTS Degrees Licenciado – Bachelor (180 240 ECTS credits) Mestre – Master (90 120 ECTS credits, exceptionally 60 credits) ECTS CS&CE 2006

New organization at ISEL • Programme organization using a credit system (and organization in scientific areas) • European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) – Student workload – Learning outcomes • Diploma Supplement (DS) – Licenciado Bachelor Degree (BSc, BEng, BSc Honors, …) – Mestre Master Degree (MSc, MEng, …) – Courses and grading reorganization (professional recommendations, …) and flexibility to chose and individual track CS&CE 2006

Programme structure Two stages degree licenciatura Old organization 1. st stage 3 years Bacharelato 2. nd stage 2 years Licenciatura New organization Transition Bachelor Licenciatura 180 ECTS credits Master Mestrado 120 ECTS credits CS&CE 2006

CS&CE degree programmes • Bachelor in Computer Science and Computer Engineering (LEIC 2006 Licenciatura em Engenharia Informática e de Computadores) • Master in Computer Science and Computer Engineering (MEIC 2006 Mestrado em Engenharia Informática e de Computadores CS&CE 2006

LEIC 2006 – areas and credits Scientific area Sigla ECTS credits Compulsory Elective MAT 24 0 to 12 Computer science and computer engineering IC 114 12 to 30 Electronics and telecommunications engineering ET 6 0 to 12 CSO 6 0 to 12 150 30 Mathematics Social and juridical sciences, arts and humanities or other Total CS&CE 2006

LEIC 2006 programme structure • Compulsory core courses, 126 ECTS credits – Basic studies (48 credits) • Mathematics (24 credits) • General and engineering basics • Project and Seminar (18 credits) • Elective courses (36 credits) from an approved list with choice criteria CS&CE 2006

MEIC 2006 – areas and credits ECTS credits Scientific area Sigla Compulsory Elective Computer science and computer engineering IC 66 24 to 54 Electronics and telecommunications engineering ET 0 0 to 24 CSO 0 0 to 18 66 54 Social and juridical sciences, arts and humanities or other Total CS&CE 2006

MEIC 2006 – programme structure • Mandatory courses (24 ECTS credits) with pre requisites • Elective courses (54 credits) organized in two sets: – Major area which is the scientific area where the dissertation or project will be developed – Free electives which can be organized as a minor • Dissertation or project (42 credits) • Nuclear formation in Software Engineering with specialization in: – Information Systems – Information Technology – with complementary specializations in Embedded Systems, Multimedia and Communications providing formative profiles in computer science and computing engineering, combining different application domains CS&CE 2006

Courses in CS&CE 2006

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Old organization courses First stage Second stage 1. Mathematics I, Linear Algebra, Electronics I, Digital Systems, Programming I, Mathematics II, Introduction to Statistics and Probabilities, Electronics II, Fundamentals of Microprocessors, Programming II 4. Detection and Estimation, Computer Architecture, Advanced Computer, Networks, Information Systems, Advanced Programming, Data Coding and Compression, Fundamentals of Distributed Systems, Systems Analysis and Design, Logic and Computation 2. Mathematics III, Physics for Electrical Engineering, Microprocessors I, Programming III, Signals and Systems Theory, Computer Networks I, Programming IV, Microprocessors II, Digital Signal Processing I, Fundamentals of Operating Systems 5. 3. Digital Signal Processing II, Operating Systems, Microprocessors III, Computer Networks II, Introduction to Information Systems, Software Engineering, Project in Informatics and Computers, Internet Technologies, Economy and Project Management Project, Integrated Circuits, Microelectronic Processes, Sensors and Transducers, Advanced Topics in Signal Processing, Computational Cryptography, Real Time Systems, Distributed Systems, Systems Integration, Knowledge Representation and Processing, Intelligent Systems, Digital Speech Processing, Digital Image Processing, Continuous Systems Control, Telecommunication Systems Modulation and Simulation CS&CE 2006

New organization courses First cycle Second cycle 1. Mathematics I, Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry, Programming, Logic and Digital Systems, Electronics, Mathematics II, Probabilities and Statistics, Object Oriented Programming, Fundamentals of Computer Architecture, Hardware and Software Laboratory 1. 2. Communications, Algorithms and Data Structures, Imperative Programming with C/C++, Computer Architecture, Logic and Computation, Computer Graphics, Functional Programming, Information Systems I, Computer Networks, Virtual Execution Systems, Operating Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Modeling and Design Patterns, Multimedia Systems Computer Security, Internet Networks, Embedded Systems I, Compilers, Distributed Systems, Advanced Networks, Embedded Systems II, Programming for Mobile Devices, Digital Signal and Image Processing, Advanced Operating Systems, Complementary Topics on Information Systems, Multimedia Networks and Services, Advanced Computer Architecture, Machine Learning, Real Time Digital Signal Processing, Data Coding and Compression, Software Engineering, Distributed Systems Infrastructures, Decision Support Information Systems, Computer Network Security, Kernel Mode Programming, Complementary Topics on Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Representation and Processing 3. Information Systems II, Concurrent Programming, Internet Programming, Computer Security, Embedded Systems I, Compilers, Project and Seminary, Distributed Systems, Advanced Networks, Embedded Systems II, Programming for Mobile Devices, Digital Signal and Image Processing 2. Dissertation or Project, Information System Architecture, Information Systems Management, Network Design, Embedded Systems Project, Systems Integration CS&CE 2006