Dear
All,
A colleague of mine in a
different area of CS is elaborating a strategy where there is a EU-Wide MSc is
considered a second degree that the student gets if:
(a) he satisfies all the conditions we have in our
local curriculum, and
(b) he satisfies all the conditions for the EU-Wide
MSc
The credits can be
double-counted, provided they are in equivalent subjects.
In this way, each student
has always the certainty that he gets a fully valid MSc, the local one, plus he
gets an EU-Wide degree, whose validity may come in due course.
Such an approach requires:
(a) the agreement in a common structure, and
(b) the definition of n mappings (n = number of
partners) from local credits to the credits of the EU-Wide degree
The key problem would be
to agree on the common structure. For instance, y years (y could be 2, as per
the Bologna declaration), c credits (and then we need to
convert c to the usual credits we have in each country), set of required
courses, set of optional courses, weight of the final thesis.
Cheers,
Giancarlo
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From: Nils Ulltveit-Moe
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Subject: [Masterlibre-list]
Prospective funding for the master program
Hi Jesus
We discussed the Master in Libre Software in a meeting
at HIA in
Norway last Wednesday, and we still
have a way to go until management
at the University College is
convinced, and funding was one of the
objections. If this could be done via
Erasmus Mundus, then this is
really good news!
Most other objections were practical matters, like how
to deal with
different study terms The Nordic
countries have two course termins - the first
starts in August and ends at
Christmas, and the second starts in
January and ends in June. This is
maybe different to your course
termins? Other objections were that
the Masterlibre course had more,
and smaller subjects on 3-4
credits, whereas HIA try to standardise on
10 credit subjects. Another
practical issue, is that for now, it would
be easier to work in subjects from
the Masterlibre course into
existing Master studies in ICT than
getting another Master degree accepted by
the authorities. To work the
courses into our modules might mean
sequencing a string of courses into
one module.
Getting the Master in Libre Software accepted would
take more time
than adjusting existing courses,
but if the Master study was accepted as
it is presented here, then many of
the practical issues may be less
problematic.
We did a poll during Installuken2004, which is a local
Linux and Open
Source conference about the
interest for an International Master study
in Open Source. The students could
choose from 1 (least interesting)
to 6 (most interesting). We also
added some other subjects, and polled
some other factors, like the
interest for international students
exchange. We got 20 replies, and
one company that wanted to support us.
The results are:
5,6
Security
5,35 Master
thesis
5,3 Courses
given by famous, international experts
5
System administration
5
Configuration management, version control and
cooperation
4,95 Advanced
project development
4,95 General
experiences related to libre software (multidiciplinary)
4,95 Possibility
to take the course via distance learning
4,95 Development
environment and tools
4,9
Standards (e.g. HTTP, XML or video formats)
4,9
International student exchange
4,9
Programming languages and language theory
4,85 Software
architecture and software engineering
4,8
Advanced operating system theory
4,75 Introduction
to Open Source software
4,65 Case studies
(analysis of Open Source projects, companies,
organisations.)
4,65 Project
management of collaborative Open Source
projects
4,63 Web
systems
4,58 Embedded
systems
4,58 Possibility
to take intensive courses at other universities
4,55 Legal
matters, licences, legislation, intellectual
rights
4,5
Database systems, database architecture
4,5
Compiler systems
4,45 Distributed
systems
4,3 Office
system architecture, standards and programming
4,25 Distributed
course with IT semesters in Grimstad and IS
semesters in Kristiansand.
4,1 Economy
and business models
4
Sociology and ethics motivation, organisations etc.
3,95
Multimedia
3,55 Mathematical
tools
Conclusion: All subjects are more than average
interesting for the
students. The students attending
the conference were mostly computer
engineering students, so they seem
to prefer the techical aspects to
business, economy, law, sociology
and math. However, since we advertised
with Linux in developing countries in
a newspaper ad for the
arrangement, we actually got some
women attending that came for that
sole reason, so focusing on the
right subjects may recruit more women
to technical studies. As another side
note, we have already got our
first student, a Danish man,
provided that we get the course up and
running.
We will also like to suggest some new subjects for the
Master in Libre
Software:
- Open Source in e-government and development aid.
- Mobile Systems based on Open
Source.
Mvh.
Nils Ulltveit-Moe
"Jesus M. " Gonzalez-Barahona writes:
> Hi,
>
> I've been exploring some
opportunities for helping to fund the master
> program. In addition to
institutions and companies which could be
> interested in it, there
is a rather interesting program which the EC is
> (probably) starting in a
couple of months: Erasmus Mundus. See
>
> http://www3.socleoyouth.be/static/en/info/eras_mundus.htm
>
> http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html
>
> In my opinion, this
program seems to be written exactly for a master
> like ours. I've been
told that first call will be probably launched in
> late March.
>
> In addition, there are
some programs related to Socrates which could be
> interested in our
"mixed" learning activities (partly in-place, partly
> distance). I'll give you
more info about this when I have something more
> detailed.
>
> In case some of you is
familiar with these (or other suitable) programs,
> let me know. In case
some of you want to help to find opportunities for
> financing, please go
ahead.
>
> Saludos,
>
>
Jesus.
>
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