Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics

Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv

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Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics - Informatics

Approved by
RECTOR:
(Prof. Ph.D. Zapryan KOZLUDZOV)
Academic Council Minutes No 9/11.04.2016

CURRICULUM

Area of higher education:	NATURAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS (4)
Professional stream:	INFORMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE (4.6)
Speciality:	INFORMATICS
Educational and qualification degree:	BACHELOR
Professional qualification:	INFORMATICIAN
Mode of study:	FULL-TIME
Official length of programme:	4 YEAR
Started teaching in the school 2013/2014 (from the first year of education)
Dean of FMI:	(Prof. Asen Rahnev, Ph.D)
Faculty Council Minutes No 6/30.03.2016

CURRICULUM FEATURES:

This curriculum was developed under the Ordinance on the state requirements for the acquisition of higher education and educational qualification degrees (Bachelor, Master and Specialist) of 2002, and as of the 2004/2005 academic year, it also complies with Ordinance No 21 of 30.09.2004 on the adoption of a credit transfer and accumulation system in the higher education institutions. It was elaborated by a committee involving the heads (or authorized representatives) of departments, it was subject to discussion within each department, accepted by the Faculty Council and approved by the Academic Council.
The curriculum reflects the results of the educational project of the European Commission TUNING Educational Structures in Europe for development by representatives of over 140 university educational standards in higher education of a united Europe, according to the Bologna process. A member of the working group on mathematical sciences was FMI of Plovdiv. Development standards were reflected in the regulations of the EU Member States.
The curriculum has a clear link to the mission, goals and objectives of the Strategy for the development of Plovdiv University (2011-2020). In particular, the curriculum is in line with the mission to conduct quality university training in the specialty, helps maintain the objective FMI and Plovdiv University are leading educational center in the specialty, to reform education based on modern information and communication technologies and to enhance the quality of education, inclusive orientation and maintain high competitiveness of FMI and PU specialty.
The curriculum was updated in October 2013 under the project of the European Social Fund: BG051PO001-3.1.07-0009; №D01-3609 / 19.02.2013, "Improving the quality of training in informatics and ICT at FMI in PU through the creation and implementation of a sustainable model for updating the curricula, according to the EU's strategy for growth" Europe 2020 "and the requirements of the labor market." This curriculum was developed jointly with the Bulgarian Association of Software Companies - BASCOM and Cluster ICT Plovdiv - Plovdiv ICT Cluster.
This update is in line with the international standard ISO / IEC TR 19759: 2005 (SWEBOK) and "strategic requirements of the software industry for the reform of the education system" of professional organizations in the field of ICT: BASCOM, Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies - BAIT, Bulgarian Web Association, ICT Cluster, the European Software Institute - Center Eastern Europe, Telecommunications Association. The update gives practical training to meet the requirements of the labor market and to increase the competitiveness of students.
One academic year consists of three trimesters (Autumn, Winter and Spring).
Each trimester, contact hours are spread over 10 weeks for full-timers and 3 weeks for part-timers.
The curriculum contains mandatory courses which are fundamental for the speciality. Elective courses add to the specialisation of students’ training in a related field of study chosen by students. Optional courses provide students with knowledge in various fields, such as mathematics, business, law, psychology, modern languages, etc.
If a student has taken exams in more elective courses than required, they are duly entered in the Diploma. Optional or elective courses can also be ones which are not on the curriculum, but in which the student has taken exams at FMI of Plovdiv University (or at another faculty or university in case of transfer), as well as during specialisation in the country or abroad within academic exchange programs.
Each program ends with either a written State Exam or thesis defense.
Assessment takes place either during exam sessions following each trimester or during continuous assessment throughout a trimester. The main form of examination is a written examination (incl. Electronic version), ending with a discussion with the student when forming the final assessment and communicate the reasons for it.
One ECTS credit equals 25 hours of student workload astronomical or 33⅓ hours student workload. Student workload includes lecture and extracurricular work.
Comparison of traditional and ECTS estimates given in the following table:

Grading scale

Bulgarian grades		ECTS grades
grade	description	grade	description
6	EXCELLENT	A	EXCELLENT
5	VERY GOOD	B	VERY GOOD
4	GOOD	C	GOOD
3	SATISFACTORY	D	SATISFACTORY
3	SATISFACTORY	E	SUFFICIENT
2	FAIL	FX	FAIL
2	FAIL	F	FAIL

Courses	CH	L	Lw	Se	Sw	L	Lw	SS	T	C	TA	AY	Tr	Tn
FIRST ACADEMIC YEAR	590	230	23	220	22	140	14	1270	1860	62
Autumn trimester	*190*	70	7	90	9	30	3	*410*	*600*	20
Introduction to Computer Science (C++)	60	30	3	0	0	30	3	150	210	7	E	1	A	1
Linear Algebra and Analytical Geometry	80	40	4	40	4	0	0	160	240	8	E	1	A	1
English	50	0	0	50	5	0	0	100	150	5	-	1	A	1
Winter trimester	*190*	60	6	70	7	60	6	*410*	*600*	20
Information Technology	60	30	3	0	0	30	3	150	210	7	E	1	W	2
Programming (C++)	60	30	3	0	0	30	3	150	210	7	E	1	W	2
English	50	0	0	50	5	0	0	100	150	5	CA	1	W	2
Sport	20	0	0	20	2	0	0	10	30	1	-	1	W	2
Spring trimester	*210*	*100*	10	60	6	50	5	*450*	*660*	22
Operational Systems	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	130	180	6	E	1	S	3
JAVA Programming	60	30	3	0	0	30	3	150	210	7	E	1	S	3
Mathematical Analysis	80	40	4	40	4	0	0	160	240	8	E	1	S	3
Sport	20	0	0	20	2	0	0	10	30	1	-	1	S	3
SECOND ACADEMIC YEAR	580	310	31	170	17	180	18	1280	1860	62
Autumn trimester	*150*	90	9	60	6	40	4	*330*	*480*	16
Web Development (HTML, CSS, JS)	40	20	2	0	0	20	2	110	150	5	E	2	A	4
Models of Real Processes	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	130	180	6	CA	2	A	4
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	40	4	0	0	0	0	80	120	4	CA	2	A	4
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	0	0	40	4	0	0	80	120	4	CA	2	A	4
Sport	20	0	0	20	2	0	0	10	30	1	-	2	A	4
Winter trimester	*220*	90	9	50	5	80	8	*530*	*750*	25
Object-Oriented Programming (Java)	60	30	3	0	0	30	3	150	210	7	E	2	W	5
Databases	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	130	180	6	E	2	W	5
Practice OOP and DB	30	0	0	0	0	30	3	90	120	4	CA	2	W	5
Geometry	60	30	3	30	3	0	0	150	210	7	E	2	W	5
Sport	20	0	0	20	2	0	0	10	30	1	CA	2	W	5
Spring trimester	*210*	*130*	13	60	6	60	6	*420*	*630*	21
Computer Architectures	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	100	150	5	E	2	S	6
Software Technology	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	100	150	5	E	2	S	6
Discrete Mathematics	70	30	3	20	2	20	2	140	210	7	E	2	S	6
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	40	4	0	0	0	0	80	120	4	CA	2	S	6
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	0	0	40	4	0	0	80	120	4	CA	2	S	6
THIRD ACADEMIC YEAR	600	330	33	200	20	190	19	1230	1830	61
Autumn trimester	*200*	*130*	13	40	4	70	7	*400*	*600*	20
Distributed Applications (C#)	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	100	150	5	E	3	A	7
Algorithms and Data Structures (C#)	60	30	3	0	0	30	3	120	180	6	E	3	A	7
Computer Networks and Communications	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	100	150	5	E	3	A	7
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	40	4	0	0	0	0	80	120	4	CA	3	A	7
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	0	0	40	4	0	0	80	120	4	CA	3	A	7
Winter trimester	*230*	*100*	10	*120*	12	50	5	*460*	*690*	23
Practical Training	80	0	0	80	8	0	0	160	240	8	CA	3	W	8
Computer Graphics	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	100	150	5	E	3	W	8
Probability and Applied Statistics	60	30	3	0	0	30	3	120	180	6	E	3	W	8
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	40	4	0	0	0	0	80	120	4	CA	3	W	8
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	0	0	40	4	0	0	80	120	4	CA	3	W	8
Spring trimester	*170*	*100*	10	40	4	70	7	*370*	*540*	18
Artificial Intelligence	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	100	150	5	E	3	S	9
Design Patterns	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	100	150	5	E	3	S	9
Practice on Software Engineering	30	0	0	0	0	30	3	90	120	4	CA	3	S	9
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	40	4	0	0	0	0	80	120	4	CA	3	S	9
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	0	0	40	4	0	0	80	120	4	CA	3	S	9
FOURTH ACADEMIC YEAR	500	310	31	160	16	150	15	1360	1860	62
Autumn trimester	*190*	*120*	12	40	4	70	7	*380*	*570*	19
Computational Linguistics	40	20	2	0	0	20	2	80	120	4	E	4	A	10
Web Server Languages	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	100	150	5	E	4	A	10
Computer Numerical Methods	60	30	3	0	0	30	3	120	180	6	E	4	A	10
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	40	4	0	0	0	0	80	120	4	CA	4	A	10
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	0	0	40	4	0	0	80	120	4	CA	4	A	10
Winter trimester	*170*	*110*	11	40	4	60	6	*340*	*510*	17
Information Modelling (C#)	50	30	3	0	0	20	2	100	150	5	E	4	W	11
Translation Methods	40	20	2	0	0	20	2	80	120	4	E	4	W	11
Quality Assurance Software (Q.A.)	40	20	2	0	0	20	2	80	120	4	E	4	W	11
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	40	4	0	0	0	0	80	120	4	CA	4	W	11
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	0	0	40	4	0	0	80	120	4	CA	4	W	11
Spring trimester	*140*	80	8	80	8	20	2	*640*	*780*	26
Internship	40	0	0	40	4	0	0	80	120	4	CA	4	S	12
Project Management	40	20	2	0	0	20	2	80	120	4	E	4	S	12
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	40	4	0	0	0	0	80	120	4	CA	4	S	12
Elective Courses or Practical Classes	40	0	0	40	4	0	0	80	120	4	CA	4	S	12
Оverview Lectures	20	20	2	0	0	0	0
Preparation for and Taking the State Examination or Development and Defense of a Thesis Paper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	400	420	14	E	4	S	12
TOTAL	2270	1180	118	750	75	660	66	5140	7410	247

KEY: CH – contact hours; L – lectures; Lw – lectures per week; Se – seminars; Sw – seminars per week; L - labs; Lw - labs per week; SS – self-study; T – total; C – ECTS credits; TA – type of assessment; AY – academic year; Tr – trimester; Tn – trimester number; E – exam; CA – continuous assessment; A – Autumn, W – Winter, S – Spring



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