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Education for Industry
The Structure and Practices of
the School of Computing
Dr Bing Wu BSc MSc PhD
[email protected] +353-1-4024819
School of ComputingDublin Institute of Technology
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Presentation Overview• Overview of Ireland
• DIT Structure in Faculties and Schools
• School of Computing
• Industrial Focus of School
• Educational Practices of School
• Masters Program
• Summary
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Nature of DIT
• Long-standing Institution with track record at third
level
• Significant output of graduates to industry and the
professions
• Strong commitment to research, development and
consultancy with a focus on industry
• Multi-level, multi-discipline Institution with extensive
‘Ladders of Opportunity’
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2 YearsCert.
3 YearsDip.
4 YearsBSc
1~2 YearsMSc
Ladders of Opportunity
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2 YearsMPhil
3 YearsPhD
PostDoc
Central Administration Office (CAO)
BSc (Honours) 2.1
Transfer
PhD
Advanced Entry
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DIT Structure
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of The Built Environment
• Faculty of Business
• Faculty of Tourism and Food
• Faculty of Applied Arts
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The Faculty of Science
• School of Computing
• School of Biological Sciences
• School of Chemistry
• School of Physics
• School of Mathematical Sciences
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When a Newly Graduated Student of
School of Computing Could Make Money
for His/Her Employer/Company?
Within Weeks!
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The School of Computing
• 40 Full-time and 20 Part-time Academic Staff
• ~700 Students
• 1 MSc (2 years)
• 2 BSc (Honours. 4 years)
• 1 BSc (General, 3 years)
• 1 BSc (Honours, Flexible and P/T)
• Research Degrees (MPhil, PhD) & PostDoc
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School Ethos• Unique among Universities
• Staff Profile
- 20% academic career path
- 80% senior Industrial path
• Staff encouraged to attend specialist courses offered by industry
• Course Committee Structure
• Industrial Attitude
• Quality Standards for Software Development
• Quality Assurance
- Extern Examiners
- Course Documents
- Validation Procedure
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The School StructureSchool of Computing
1 Head of School & 2 Assistant Heads 1 School Secretary
12 Year Mentors
5 Course Chairs
~17 Normal F/T Lecturers
1 Examination QACoordinator
3 Technicians2 Work Placement
Coordinators
~20 External P/T Lecturers
ManagementTeam
AcademicStaff
Administration
TechnicalTeam
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Course Committee Structure within School
• Responsibility with authority
• Chairpersons have major industrial experiences
• Including student representatives
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Responsibilities of Course Committees
• Operation of academic matters
• Monitoring of the course
• Curriculum development
• Staff/student dialogue
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Chairpersons
• MSc – Head of IT Services for National Television
Service (RTE)
• BSc (Honours)– Senior Software engineer (10 Years)
• BSc (Honours P/T) Senior Software Developer for
Largest Bank in Ireland (AIB)
• BSc (Ordinary)– Senior Engineer of National
Electricity Company
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Industrial Attitude and Focus
• Appreciation that graduates will work in the Software
Industry
• Industrial experience of staff
• Staff available to students
• Industrial external examiners
• Guest lecturers from industry
• Staff maintain personal links with industry
– e.g. social, phone calls, lunch
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Educational Practices and Objectives
• CREATIVITY, QUALITY, RESEARCH/LIFELONG-LEARNING
• Provide our graduates with
– seamless progression into industry (e.g. work
placement)
– the necessary skills to function as IT developers and
advance to management positions
– the ability to progress to further study
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CREATIVITY?
Creativity Algorithm
Educational Practices and Objectives
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Educational Practices and Objectives
CREATIVITY = ?Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• 1 : the quality of being creative2 : the ability to create
Encyclopaedia Britannica
• the ability to make or otherwise bring into existence something new, whether a new solution to a problem, a new method or device, or a new artistic object or form
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Achieving Our Objectives
• Academic work with a practical emphasis
• Lectures provide only the essential core of a topic,
students must add to the content
• Industry standards applied continuously
• Guest lecturers from industry
• Continuous assessment
• Work Placement
• Project
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Student Projects
• Ideally student provides his/her own project
• Encourages self-development
• Encourages CREATIVITY
• Student will take ownership of project
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Approach• Identify a project topic and main objectives of the project
• Submit a proposal articulating clearly the aims and objectives of the project
• Research and/or analyse the project area to gain an understanding of the work involved
• Design, implement and test a solution if appropriate
• Write a manual/report which clearly documents the project and how each of the above stages were carried out
• Present the project
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Key Points
• The project is the one area where the student must
work independently under light supervision
• Student has considerable flexibility in the choice of
project topic
• Student gets the opportunity to demonstrate
knowledge gained across the whole course
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Key Points
• A successful project calls for considerable creativity
and independent thought
• The project has value beyond the marks awarded –
employers view it as an important measure of ability
• The project process is vital in creating and
maintaining links with industry
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Masters Degree
• MSc in Information Technology for Strategic
Management
• MBA in Computing
• Seminars
• Students offer papers of their choice as examination
topics
• Dissertation
• Industry/Consultancy focused
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Summary
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Summary
– A Industrial-Oriented Education Ethos/Philosophy
– An Education Team of Highest Quality with
Substantial Industrial Experiences and
Comprehension
– Devoted Lecturers who enjoy Teaching+Learning
– A comprehensive QA mechanism and structure
– An Encouraging Education and Social Environment
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Thanks for
Your Attention
Education for Industry: the structure and practices of the School of Computing
Dr Bing Wu
School of ComputingDublin Institute of Technology
Dublin, Ireland
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