Joint M.Sc. studies in Skopje (history and future)

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Joint M.Sc. studies in Skopje (history and future)

• Katerina Zdravkova
• keti_at_ii.edu.mk

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History of Joint M.Sc. in Skopje

• 2006 Preparation of joint curricula
• February 2006 Accepted at Institute of
  Informatics
• May 2006 Accepted at Faculty of Natural Sciences
  and Mathematic
• 29 November 2006 Accepted at the University Ss
  Cyril and Methodius
• March 2007 Enrolment starts
• April 2007 Mobility starts

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Enrolled students

• 2006/07 32 students
• 29 new students
• 3 students from 2005/06 moved
• 2007/08 9 students (MABECS attracted 11
  students)
• 2008/09 13 students
• 2009/10 2 students only

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Academic fee

• 2006/07 200 EUR per semester 550 EUR for the
  thesis
• 2007/08 490 EUR per semester 550 EUR for the
  thesis
• 2008/09 750 EUR per semester 550 EUR for the
  thesis
• 2009/10 750 EUR per semester 550 EUR for the
  thesis
• 2010/11 (not SE) 700 EUR per semester ??? EUR
  for the thesis

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Active students

• 2006/07 19 out of 32
• 1 moved to MABECS
• 1 moved to Leiden in NL, already an M.Sc.
• 1 moved to Institute of Economics
• 1 moved to SAP in Heidelberg
• 9 busy or not interested to continue M.Sc.
  studies
• 2007/08 6 out of 9
• 2008/09 10 out of 12
• 2009/10 1 out of 2

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Activated core modules

• SE-C-01 Research methods
• SE-C-02 Requirements engineering
• SE-C-03 Architecture, design and patterns
• SE-C-04 Software testing
• SE-C-05 System integration
• SE-C-06 Information system development process

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Activated optional modules

• SE-O-03 Formal methods engineering
• SE-O-04 Software engineering for critical
  systems
• SE-O-05 Privacy, ethics and social
  responsibilities
• SE-O-11 Software engineering for database
  systems
• SE-O-12 Advanced topics in software engineering

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SE-C-01 Research methods

• April 2006
• teacher Hussein Zedan
• examiner Zoran Budimac
• 2007
• teacher and examiner Zoran Budimac
• Attended by all the students
• Successfully finished by 37 students
• Average grade 8,89

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SE-C-02 Requirements engineering

• April 2006
• teacher and examiner Mira Ivanovic
• Attended by all the students
• Successfully finished by 24 students
• Average grade 9,63

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SE-C-03 Architecture, design and patterns

• August 2006
• teacher Ioan Jurca
• examiner Zoran Budimac
• 2007 2009
• examiner Zoran Budimac
• Attended by 25 students
• Successfully finished by 15 students
• Average grade 9,27
• May 2010
• teacher and examiner Nevena Ackovska
• 11 (out of 12) are expected to finish it by the
  end of September

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SE-C-04 Software testing

• September 2009
• teachers Katerina Zdravkova, Anastas Misev
• practical lectures Sasko Ristov
• examiners Katerina Zdravkova, Anastas Misev,
  Sasko Ristov
• Attended by 21 student
• Assignments done by 4 17 students
• Final results will be known in September

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SE-C-05 System integration

• April 2006
• teacher Rebeca Cortazar
• examiner Milena Stankovic
• 2008
• teacher and examiner Dragoslav Pesovic
• Attended by 30 students
• Successfully finished by 18 students
• Average grade 9,78

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SE-C-06 Information system development process

• April 2006
• teachers Mira Ivanovic, Margita Kon-Popovska
• practical lectures Vangel Ajanovski
• examiner Margita Kon-Popovska
• 2008 -
• Mira Ivanovic withdraw
• Margita Kon-Popovska and Vangel Ajanovski
• Attended by more than 20 students
• Successfully finished by 4 students
• Average grade 10,00

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SE-O-03 Formal methods engineering

• May 2006
• teacher Hussein Zedan
• practical lectures Boro Jakimovski
• examiners Biljana Janeva, Boro Jakimovski
• 2007
• teacher Biljana Janeva
• examiners Biljana Janeva, Boro Jakimovski
• 2008, 2009
• teacher Dragan Masulovic
• practical lectures Boro Jakimovski
• examiners Dragan Masulovic, Boro Jakimovski
• Attended by more than 25 students
• Successfully finished by 13 students
• Average grade 8,85

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SE-O-04 Software engineering for critical systems

• 2006 -
• teacher Dragan Masulovic
• Practical lectures Boro Jakimovski, Anastas
  Misev
• examiners Dragan Masulovic, Boro Jakimovski,
  Anastas Misev
• Attended by more than 15 students
• Successfully finished by 6 students
• Average grade 10,00

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SE-O-05 Privacy, ethics and social
responsibilities

• 2006 -
• teacher and examiner Katerina Zdravkova
• Attended by more than 40 students
• Successfully finished by 29 students
• Average grade 9,38

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SE-O-11 Software engineering for database systems

• 2007 -
• teachers Margita Kon-Popovska, Goran Velinov
• individual projects assigned by Goran Velinov
• practical lectures Goran Velinov, Vangel
  Ajanovski
• Attended by no more than 10 students
• Final results will be known in September?

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SE-O-12 Advanced topics in software engineering

• 2007
• teacher individual projects assigned by Zoran
  Budimac
• examiners Zoran Budimac and Gordana Rakic
• Attended by approximately 15 students
• Successfully finished by 13 students
• Average grade 9,46

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How much have students advanced?

• April 7th 2010 Magdalena Kostoska defended her
  M.Sc thesis
• Software architectures
• June 7th 2010 Daniela Bosnakoska
• Software testing
• September 2010 Nenad Bojkovski will probably
  defend his M.Sc thesis
• Software process management
• 5 more students are preparing their thesis
• They will probably defend their thesis by the end
  of 2010

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Statistics of student success

• 52 students have finished at least one module
• 156 exams successfully passed
• In average, each student passed 3 exams
• Average grade of all the students who finished at
  least one module 9,33
• Best average grade 10,00 (Magdalena ?)
• Poorest average 7,67 (from 2 exams)

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Successfully finished exams

• 8 exams 8 students (average 9,56)
• 7 exams 4 students (average 9,12)
• 6 exams 1 student (average 9,10)
• 5 exams 2 students (average 9,68)
• 4 exams none
• 3 exams 1 student (average 8,67)
• 2 exams 12 students (average 9,10)
• 1 exam 10 students (average 9,81)

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Current status of the studies

• 4 generations enrolled
• accreditation expires
• it is not clear whether new students could enroll
  in 2010/11 (probably not)
• interest of students with 3 year studies is very
  high
• New curricula for students who graduated from
• 4 year studies according to ECTS ? 30 30 ECST
• 3 year studies according to ECST ? 90 30 ECST
• 4 year studies before 2008 ? 60 ? 30 ECST
• will be prepared by the end of June

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4 year studies according to ECTS

• Software engineering division already covers
• Professional ethics (5th semester)
• Analysis of software requirements (5th semester)
• Software architecture and design (6th semester)
• Software construction (7th semester)
• Software process management (8th semester)
• Software quality and testing (8th semester)
• Directly towards optional modules

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Optional modules in the 9th semester

• Research methods
• System integration
• Information system development process
• Software evolution
• Component-based development
• Software engineering for critical systems
• Software engineering for database systems
• Advanced topics in software engineering
• These modules exist in the list of master
  modules in Novi Sad.

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3 year studies according to ECST

• Both divisions already cover
• Professional ethics (5th semester, 4 ECTS)
• Students sometimes elect
• Software process management (6th semester)
• Software quality and testing (6th semester)
• They need at least 90 credits
• 60 credits will be offered from 4-year studies
  (predominantly theoretical)
• 30 credits will be offered from Joint M.Sc.
  modules

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Recommended SE modules according to our B.Sc.
studies

• Software engineering
• Calculus 3
• Probability and statistics
• Analysis of software requirements
• Compilers
• Internet technologies
• Software design and architecture
• Information systems
• Software construction
• Software project management
• Human-computer interaction
• Software quality and testing

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Core modules

• Instead of
• Analysis of software requirements
• Software design and architecture
• Software quality and testing
• students should enroll
• Requirements engineering
• Architecture, design and patterns
• Software testing

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Again, optional modules in the 9th semester

• Research methods
• System integration
• Information system development process
• Software evolution
• Component-based development
• Software engineering for critical systems
• Software engineering for database systems
• Advanced topics in software engineering
• These modules exist in the list of master
  modules in Novi Sad.

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4 year studies before 2008

• The most suitable model 3 semester model
• But, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and
  Information Technology offers 1 year master
  studies in software engineering
• Compromise? 5 modules with 6 credits each

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Optional modules in the 9th semester

• Research methods
• Requirements engineering
• Architecture, design and patterns
• Software testing
• System integration
• Information system development process
• Software evolution
• Component-based development
• Software engineering for critical systems
• Software engineering for database systems
• Advanced topics in software engineering

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How to cope with different background

• All the optional modules from previous slide will
  be offered to all the students.
• The list is big enough to be appropriate for all
  the students with 4 year undergraduate studies
• All the recommended modules from slide 26,
  together with all the optional modules from
  previous slide will be offered to those students
  who have 3 year professional studies
• This approach is comparable with Novi Sad (?)

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electronic enrolment system or M.Sc studies
council

• We already have an electronic enrolment system
  for undergraduates
• It will be extended for postgraduates
• Students will express interest for several
  modules
• Whenever selection is not appropriate it will not
  be accepted
• For example, student from 3 year studies has
  already passed Software quality and testing
  during 6th semester, and expresses interest to
  enroll Software testing.
• The EE system or the council will not accept this
  selection.

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Joint degree in software engineering

• The Vice Rector considers joint M.Sc curricula a
  great success ?
• Earlier, she encouraged me to apply for a joint
  degree
• Nowadays, she insists on double degree
• We (Skopje and Novi Sad), also consider only
  double degree

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Double degree in informatics

• We have additional M.Sc studies in (Enterprise)
  information technologies according to Tempus JEP
  18046-2003
• This direction is similar to information systems
  in Novi Sad
• We suggest to think of potential double degree
  not only for these two branches, but also to ALL
  M.Sc. Degrees at the Institute of Informatics
  (they have an accreditation from 2010)
• For more information, please check
  http//www.ii.edu.mk/tag.idempotent.render.u19l1n5
  23.uP?

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