The programme aims to meet the European standards defined by the Bologna agreement, in terms of the articulation of undergraduate and post-graduate qualification, the definition of post-graduate standards, and the application of credits under the ECTS system.

<<  Study methods

The main stydy method will be lectures, tutorials and laboratory work and make use of the modern learning models, offering a constructivist student-centered approach to learning material development and delivery and to providing a technological infrastructure to support these materials. This offers an innovative model for the support of post-graduate education, distributed across a number of collaborating higher-education institutions within Europe.

The use of distant learning methodologie

Information and communication technologies, developed to support distance learning methods and tools, are of fundamental importance in the context of the IMPACTS coursework. More specifically, frameworks for web delivery of pedagogical contents (including student assessment) and for supporting cross-institutional synchronous communication facilities, will be put in place, and will be thoroughly used in all activities that will be carried out. The intentions are to make use of a web-based student information systems informing and connecting students across the various learning sites.

<<  Student and society benefits

There are a number of benefits that will encourage students to enrol for the joint masters programme:

• The core module material to be studied at home institution is developed jointly by all partners. This contribute significantly towards ensuring an improved quality of the overall masters degree.
  
• The topics in the advanced modules will build on the core modules and reflect the offering institutions thereby reinforcing the quality and European dimension of higher education teaching by combining the expertise and state-of-the -art knowledge of universities from several countries.
  
• A distributed joint degree program promote intercultural dialogue and understanding and enables student to be better prepared to enter a European marketplace.
  
• Particular importance is attached to curricula development activities which involve enterprises and contribute to enhancing the employability of graduates.

In order to achieve sound development in the future information society technologies we need to bring together software, hardware and domain experts and to make sure that they have common understanding, and the ability to communicate across the various expert boundaries.

To support their mobility — a period of study in the host country — students may be entitled to an Erasmus grant in addition to the grants which they normally receive from other sources such as their region, state, or university. This European grant is intended to help to cover the cost of travelling and the difference in cost of living.

It should also be noted that the European Commission may fund part of students' language tuition prior to their departure to a foreign establishment.

<<  Entrance Qualifications

In order to qualify for entrance into the IMPACTS master programme the students must have one of the following qualifications:

• A good BSc degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering with a minimum duration of three years.
  
• A different BSc degree deemed equivalent by the IMPACTS Coordinating Board.
  
• Other documented qualifications deemed sufficient by the IMPACTS Coordinating Board.
  
• Entry into later semesters in the course will be granted by the IMPACTS coordinating board on the basis of exit qualifications either from IMPACTS courses or courses deemed equivalent by that board.

Sist oppdatert: 5. mars 2006