The Bologna process for Computer Science and Computer Engineering at ISEL

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The Bologna process forComputer Scienceand
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_at_isel.pt, phone [phone]
• September 2006

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

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

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

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MEIC 2006 areas and credits
Scientific area Sigla ECTS 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
Social and juridical sciences, arts and humanities or other CSO 0 0 to 18
Total Total 66 54
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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

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Courses in CSCE
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References

• CESAER/SEFI, Engineering Education and Research
  and the Bologna Process On the Road to Bergen
  2005, March, 2005.
• QAA, Computing, 2000.
• QAA, Engineering, 2000.
• Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council,
  Application Form for Registration of
  Professional Courses of Higher Education
  Institutions, 2004.
• HETAC, Awards Standards Computing, August,
  2005.
• ASIIN, Requirements and Procedural Principles
  for the Accreditation of Bachelors and Masters
  study programs in Engineering, Informatics,
  Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 2005.
• Fininsh Higher Education Evaluation Council,
  Application form for registration of
  professional courses of higher education
  institutions, September, 2004.
• TUDelft, TU/e, University of Twente, Criteria
  for Academic Bachelors and Masters Curricula,
  2005.
• FEANI, Procedures to analyse proposals from
  National Members, December, 2004.
• IEE, IEE Handbook of Learning Outcomes for BEng
  and MEng Degree Programmes, December, 2005.
• Career Space, New information and communications
  technology curricula for the 21st century,
  designing tomorrows education, 2002.
• ARTIST, Guidelines for a Graduate Curriculum on
  Embedded Software and Systems, 2005.
• EUR-ACE, Framework Standards for the
  Accreditation of Engineering Programmes, 2005.
• SEFI, The Impact of the Bologna Declaration on
  Engineering Education in Europe, June, 2004.
• ABET, Criteria for Accrediting Computing
  Programs, 2005.
• Computer society of IEEE and ACM joint task
  force, Computing curricula 2005, 2005.

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Old organization courses

• First stage
• Mathematics I, Linear Algebra, Electronics I,
  Digital Systems, Programming I, Mathematics II,
  Introduction to Statistics and Probabilities,
  Electronics II, Fundamentals of Microprocessors,
  Programming II
• 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
• 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

• Second stage
• 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
• 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

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New organization courses

• First cycle
• 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
• 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
• 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

• Second cycle
• 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
• Dissertation or Project, Information System
  Architecture, Information Systems Management,
  Network Design, Embedded Systems Project, Systems
  Integration