A MÛSZAKI INFORMATIKA SZAK BRIT PROGRAMAKKREDITÁCIÓJA

Csink László, csink@novserv.kando.obuda.hu
György Anna, gyorgy@novserv.kando.obuda.hu
Sima Dezsõ, sima@novserv.kando.obuda.hu
Kandó Kálmán Mûszaki Fõiskola, Matematika és Számítástechnikai Intézet

The program accreditation of the Technical Informatics Major

In 1993 the Technical University of Budapest Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Kando Polytechinc of Technology made contacts with IEE and the BCS in order to initiate the programme accreditation of the Informatics Major of the two institutions.

As a result of the accreditation both Institutions gave detailed assessments of the Technical Informatics Major of the Kando Politechnic, and granted accreditation for two years, i.e. declared the degree issued by the Institute equivalent with the British B.Eng. degree. According to the letter provided by the BCS, the holders of the above degree may apply for a C.Eng. degree after having spent a few years in the corresponding professional fields.

In this paper we present the British accreditation scheme employed in our case together with our experiences gained from this process.

We think that quality control of higher education may only be guaranteed through programme accreditation, which is to be carried out by an independent professional committee comprising persons working in industry and higher education.

Dr. Szelezsán János, szelezsa@gd-szamalk.hu
Gábor Dénes Mûszaki Informatikai Fõiskola

Abstract

In connection with the fact, that in the recent modification of the of Higher Education Act introduces a new - post-secondary type - level of education in information technology, the author analyses the existing training systems and the problems arising in the establishing of the new level of education.

This new training shall be based on so called vocational training (career training) system, which has been a very widespread and important form of training in IT in Hungary for decades.

This new level of training has to constitute a unified system with vocational training and higher education in IT.

Homonnay Gábor
Chinoin Gyógyszer- és Vegyészeti Termékek Gyára Rt.

Abstract

More and more people are working with information systems. IS systems seem to be easy. But the final results are different. IS specialists have key role in this scene. What are their working "attributes"? How can be tuned their capabilities?

The puppet called "Matrjoshka" is a russian national toy. Puppet in puppet. You can open the first and you will find the second smaller puppet, etc. A big Matrjoshka has six-seven layers. The author separates six different layers like "Matrjoshka layers" in the IS specialists:

layer of prompt responses,

layer based on general informatical knowledge,

layer based on special IS knowledge,

bed based on IS application practice,

bed influenced by human intelligence,

core based on deep human fundamentals.

The lecture is analysing the different layers by their importances, outcomes, training consequences and issue lists.

Telbisz Ferenc, telbisz@ludens.elte.hu
Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem

Abstract

The information society puts a challenge for mankind, offering both advantages and drawbacks. Like in the case of the nuclear energy, its fruits can be reaped only with careful handlig of the problems. The paper collects some of these problems. The discussed social problems are unemployment, restructuration of workforce, misconception as well as political misuse of the new information technologies, socialisation problems and the possible increase of social gaps. Possible organizational problems are the telecommuting, efficiency and the problem of telecommunication monopolies. In education the information age puts challenges both with respect of the content in education and of the number of peoples to be teached. This last one is a serious financial problem, too. The last discussed questions are connected with the management and retrieval of information.

dr. Raffai Mária, raffairs1.szif.hu
Széchenyi István Fõiskola, Informatikai és Villamosmérnöki Fakultás
Informatika Tanszék
9026 Gyõr, Hédervári út 3.

Social-Economical Expectations for the Specialists in Computer Science

The information during the Information Revolution has become more and more the main resource and the motivating power of the society and the business life. In this situation the firms are not able to realize a dynamic development and to execute the continuous economical activity only if they take into consideration the national and the international business conditions and the trends of evolution.

But the informations must be prepared before using, the mathematical and statistical methods need to be applied in the management work and in decision making. This society needs experts: economists, engineers, specialists in computer sciences who are prepared for the computer aided decision making and the controlling work. This spring I made a survay among the managers of different firms and among our gratuated students in order to learn what kind of knowledge is to be expected in business environment at the end of the 20th century. The main conclusion is, that our task is to train foreign languages spoken students with knowledge of economics, computer sciences and information technology. In my lecture Ill speak about the results of this statistical analysis, and Ill show some statistical tables and graphs to represent the requirements of the society and our tasks and responsibility in the higher education system.

Szakonyi Lajos, szakonyil info.pmmf.hu
JPTE PMMFK Mûszaki Informatika Tanszék

Abstract

Our efforts so far have aimed at establishing the basic operational conditions of the department (the setting up of techniques and technologies indispensable for the education of information technology core materials and the practical training of professional skills, the streamlining of the professional training programs). In our engineer-information technology specialist training the above mentioned technical contents should primarily facilitate the application in the fields of technology, industry, food processing, energy sector, communal services and environmental protection. Due to the special nature of the specialism the development of computer labs is not sufficient because the "applied" character of the subject requires the extension of the specialized laboratories with appropriate information technology equipment too.

Turcsányiné Szabó Márta, turcsanyine@ludens.elte.hu
Eötvös Loránd Tudomány Egyetem Általános Számítástudományi Tanszék
1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 6-8.

Abstract

The Hungarian National Curriculum was finally born in the fall of 1995. The new regulation distinguished a compulsory curriculum for informatics, specifying basic requirements at different school levels, as well as the use of applications in other curriculum fields for the craft of learning, thinking, self education, exploration and problem solving. Aiming to adjust to the general requirements of the National Curriculum with regards to application systems, this paper plans to describe the goals of teacher training projected through some topics of courses taught.