Programme Description
The Information and Communication Technologies programme contemporary
telecommunication systems internet networks, multimedia services, as
well as the media and technologies of the new economy, computer
structures and systems, knowledge technologies, system control
technologies and robotics. The aim of this programme is the acquisition
of superior knowledge in the field of information and communication
technologies for problem-oriented training in the field of technology
and knowledge transfer. One of the focuses of this programme is the use
of acquired knowledge in e-science including the use of networks and
high-capacity computer resources for computer-aided management and
knowledge transfer, and the analysis of extensive databases and data
warehouses, resulting from scientific research in the area of physics,
medicine, biology, bioinformatics, biochemistry and pharmacology,
environmental science, as well as social sciences (sociology), economics
and other sciences. The aim of this programme is to train the students
to acquire knowledge, use it, and to transfer advanced knowledge of
information and communication technologies required for producing
complex technical and industrial applications, as well as to
successfully undertake leading managerial functions in business,
administration and scientific management.
Credit Framework (ECTS)
Total number of ECTS for the second-cycle study programme
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120 ECTS
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Required Courses
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40 ECTS
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Elective Courses
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30 ECTS
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Individual Research/Project Work
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20 ECTS
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Master Thesis
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30 ECTS
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Curriculum
1st YEAR (60 ECTS)
Required Courses (30 ECTS)Contemporary ICT Approaches (10 ECTS)
Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms (10 ECTS)
Seminar I (10 ECTS)
Elective Courses (30 ECTS)
Student must select one of the courses with 20 ECTS.
2nd YEAR (60 ECTS)
Required Courses (10 ECTS)Seminar II (10 ECTS)
Project: Individual Research/Project Work (20 ECTS)
Master Thesis (30 ECTS)
Courses
BASIC OBJECTIVES
The basic objective of this programme is to qualify the candidate for:
A) General competences
- ability for individual research work on the field of information and communication technologies,
- ability to research, select and organize information, as well as synthesize solution and anticipate their consequences,
- mastering of research methods, procedures and processes, development of critical and self-critical assessment,
- ability to use knowledge in practice,
- autonomy in professional work, as well as responsible and creative performance of activities,
- development of communication abilities and skills, particularly for communication in international environment,
- ethical reflection and commitment to professional ethics and regulations,
- cooperativeness, work on joint assignments and problems within a group and in international environment.
B) Subject-specific competences
- knowing the development of computer science and understanding the concepts of computer architecture,
- knowing the structure and operation of the main functional parts of computer systems,
- knowing advanced computer architectures, their properties and limitations in terms of possible application in practice,
- knowing the concepts and principles of data mining, and discovering the laws in databases,
- recognizing
various types of telecommunication networks and analyzing their
capacities, which is the basis for introduction of telecommunication
services,
- understanding the basic physical phenomena and processes in telecommunication systems,
- understanding the functioning of internet networks,
- understanding the functioning of modern network technologies,
- selecting and using approaches and methodologies for dealing with and managing systems based on the internet protocol stack,
- identifying complex data and selecting suitable tools required for planning networks,
- continuing research & development work in the field of digital transmission and internet technology,
- ability to optimize software taking into consideration the given computer architecture,
- ability to integrate knowledge and master complexities while resolving specific problems in computer applications,
- ability to use specific data mining techniques,
- ability to make applications by using data mining tools,
- ability to assess and evaluate the results of data mining,
- knowing the concepts of benchmarking and ability to interpret and present the results of benchmarking,
- acquiring the bases of engineering knowledge in the form of combining the existing solutions.
RESEARCH AREAS
The main part of this programme will be implemented by the staff of
Jožef Stefan Institute (particularly the staff of the research
departments involved in computer science, information technologies,
electronics, automation and telecommunications) and also by foreign
lecturers. The integration of the educational programme into the
research activity of Jožef Stefan Institute is shown in the research
programmes which can be summarized as follows:
- Intelligent Systems and Robotics (ISR)
are advanced information sciences and technologies including
intelligent systems, ambient intelligence, business intelligence,
evolutionary computation, cognitive sciences, humanoid robotics,
computer vision,
controlling robots and systems. These are key information society technologies enabling knowledgebased society. - Knowledge Technologies (KT)
are advanced information technologies which include the following
areas: data analysis (data, text, web and multimedia mining), human
language technologies, semantic web, knowledge management, decision
support, as
well as multiobjective optimisation and design. - Advanced Internet Technologies
are advanced information technologies which include the whole area of
internet technologies, including transmission systems and architectures,
governance, design, internetworking and management of internet
networks, internet applications such as multimedia, web technologies and
solutions, searching engines, voice over IP, and advanced web
applications. Trends, directions and applications in the field of
internet technologies, e.g. e-business, e-learning, e-health,
e-government, etc., will also be presented, as well as security and
privacy provision mechanisms.
- Computer Structures and Systems
provide a comprehensive coverage of the following fields: the field of
reconfigurable computing including reconfigurable architectures, design
methods and applications, knowledge about architectural mechanisms and
implementation techniques for exploiting fine- and coarse-grained
parallelism within microprocessors, computer
systems, laying stress
upon real-time and embedded systems, knowledge on hardware and software
codesign, knowledge of embedded system design and knowledge of the
state-of-the-art of the field of electronic testing including modern
test techniques and design-for-test principles. - Advanced Concepts in Telecommunications
are advanced information technologies which include the following
areas: advanced optimisation concepts of telecommunication systems,
cognitive networks, fixed-mobile convergence, multi-antenna systems,
specific operating systems in telecommunications and simulations in
telecommunications.