Animation of algorithms with Eliot and Jeliot (demonstration)

Abstract

The conference was sponsored by DG XXII, Education Training and Youth, of the European Commission and organized by the Centre for Teaching Computing. The aims of this conference were to compare and contrast the structure and curriculum content of undergraduate courses and postgraduate courses in computing in the member states of the EU plus Norway and Iceland, to assess the existing degree of ERASMUS cooperation between universities and the prospects for the future, and to identify core curricula in European degree Ijrogrammes in computing.This poster will summarize the results of the efforts made by the various national representatives who collated the information for each country. To help compare differences across national boundaries, a summary of each country's report was prepared. In many cases it was difficult to extract a single figure that adequately describes the national situation, so the information provided in the poster should be regarded as being indicative rather than definitive.The report described in this poster is just one of several reports generated to provide the European Union and the member states with a global overview of the current status of education in Europe and to highlight the general concerns for education and training in Europe.Due to the wide diversity of computing courses being taught in Universities in Europe, a classification of computer-related subjects was agreed. Six fundamental primary degree structures were adopted where a primary degree was defined as one that gives access to work in the computing industry and gives rise to postgraduate in computing.A review of the ERASMUS programme in computing was also conducted that showed that this scheme has been a success in promoting student mobility and the exchange of teaching staff between third-level institutions in Europe.. _ The need to create a "European Academy of Computing" (EAC) was also discussed. This could act as a forum for synthesizing and exchanging ideas ,and best practice in computing. The idea has since been pursued by the CTC and a proposal for a Thematic Network has been submitted to the European Commission. Aims include creation of a forum for continued cooperation bctwcen European universities in the domain of computing and to assess the potential for curriculum in computing in universities and for the customization of courseware to reflect cultural and regional differences in Europe.