Semester 1

• [6 ECTS] Computer Systems
  Upon completion of lectures on this subject, students should: - - Understand the fundamentals of computer systems and their organization; - - Know how to interpret the different numerical systems; - - Understand Boolean algebra and its application; - - Understand the basics of computer architecture; - - Differentiate between different operating systems and their application; - - Understand the basics of computer networks;
• [6 ECTS] Programming Concepts
  Introduction to programming and problem solving concepts using algorithms and pseudo codes. Presentation of data in the computer. Data types and structures. Control structures. Algorithms and problem solving
• [6 ECTS] Calculus
  Through this subject students learn about and fully master the concepts: function (as a separate mapping), ways of setting a function, and continuity of essential functions. Also will be able to find the limit of a function (limes), derivatives, solving problems for the determination of the monotonicity and finding the maximum and minimum value of real functions. This is done in order to finally be able to plot graph of a function from which you can also read all the properties and characteristics of functions. Also aims to familiarize students with the notion of integral and it will be applied to various practical problems.
• [6 ECTS] Free elective course 1
• [3 ECTS] Elective Albanian / Macedonian Language I / 1
  • Albanian language for beginners 1
    Albanian language for beginners 1 is an obligatory three- credit course. It is designed for students who do not possess basic knowledge of the Albanian language in order to familiarize them with the features of this language, to acquire knowledge about the linguistic structure of the Albanian language, to acquire a moderate number of lexical sets which will aid them in basic communication. Taking into consideration that it is a beginners’ course, it is aimed to be flexible and adaptable to the students’ opportunities and interests. Through this course, students will acquire the necessary knowledge about the grammar of the Albanian language, students’ vocabulary will be systematically expanded, starting from concepts related with objects, colors, numbers, etc. through activities that will aid the development of students’ linguistic competences.
  • Albanian language for beginners 2
    Albanian language for beginners 2 is an obligatory three- credit course. It is designed for students who possess basic knowledge of the Albanian language in order to expand and apply the knowledge acquired in the previous semester in everyday situations, which will also help them acquire knowledge about the linguistic structure of the Albanian language, to acquire a moderate number of lexical and grammatical categories which will aid them in simple conversation. Even though it is a second- level beginners’ course, it is designed to be flexible and adaptable to students’ opportunities and interests.
  • Albanian language for beginners 3
    After completing level 3, students are expected to be able to communicate well in Albanian, to apply their knowledge about word order and grammar rules needed for conversation, as well as to write simple paragraphs when describing places they have visited, films they have seen, novels they have read, etc. They should also be able to write short biographies, differentiate between formal an informal email messages and to express themselves in an oral or written form when discussing different topics. These courses can serve as bases for further improvement of the language through self study.
  • Macedonian Language 1
    Macedonian Language 1 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus consists of the basics of Macedonian orthography. At the beginning, the classification of languages and the place of the Macedonian language and the other Balkan languages within the frames of the Indo-European family of languages are reviewed. A special attention is given to the Balkan linguistic community and the structural similarities among the Balkan languages, and above all, between Macedonian and Albanian. Then, students study the orthography of the Macedonian language through which students largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Macedonian language I classes are interactive by engaging the students to participate in lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian orthography, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
  • Macedonian Language 2
    Macedonian Language 2 curriculum is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus consists of the basics of Macedonian grammar. At the beginning of the semester, it deals with the morphology of the Macedonian language with a special emphasis on the categories of nouns, adjectives and verbs. A special attention is given to the complex verb forms that correspond to their forms in Albanian through which students largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Macedonian language 2 classes are interactive by engaging the students to participate in the lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian grammar, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
  • Macedonian Language 3
    The course Macedonian language 3 is aimed to expand students’ knowledge in Macedonian so that they can express themselves in writing and orally at a more advanced level. At the same time students are expected to become more autonomous in their learning and to take responsibility for it. After completion of this course, students will be able to read, write and comprehend different types of texts in Macedonian. They will also acquire skills for successful written and oral translation from Macedonian into Albanian. Upon completion of this course, students will be enabled to think critically and express their opinion in Macedonian as well as to communicate successfully in a multilingual and multicultural setting. Macedonian language 3 deals with all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) with a special focus on written and oral translations of different types of texts from the field of language, culture, tradition and multicultural values, necessary for everyday life, academic and professional settings.
  • Macedonian Language 4
    The course Macedonian language 4 is a continuation of the previous course – Macedonian language 3. It is focused on further development of students’ knowledge and skills for an advanced written and oral expression in Macedonian in a multicultural and multilingual setting. After completion of this course, students will be able to read, write and comprehend different types of texts in Macedonian, as well as to perform written and oral translation from Macedonian into Albanian. They will also be able to think critically, debate and discuss on different topics from every day and professional life.
  • Macedonian Language for beginners 1
    The curriculum for Macedonian Language for beginners 1 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction who do not know Macedonian and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus deals with the initial studying of the Macedonian language. At the beginning of the semester, attention is given to mastering the alphabet, correct reading, pronunciation and writing in Macedonian. A special attention is given to the basic communication in Macedonian, i.e. introducing, greeting, and, finally, concepts related to time and space. The classes for Macedonian language for beginners 1 are interactive by engaging the students to participate in lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian orthography, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
  • Macedonian Language for beginners 2
    The curriculum for Macedonian Language for beginners 2 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction who do not know Macedonian and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The content of the syllabus builds up on the knowledge previously gained in the first semester. At the beginning of the semester, attention is given to the use of the adjectives in everyday life, and through it, the use of the more complex sentences in Macedonian is studied. Throughout the semester, students expand the acquired knowledge through dialogues, which helps students to largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Classes in Macedonian language for beginners 2 are interactive and with continuous build- up of the acquired skills.
  • Macedonian Language for beginners 3
    After completion of the course Macedonian Language for beginners 3, students are expected to acquire knowledge and skills that will enable them to communicate in Macedonian. Besides that, students are expected to become more autonomous in learning the language. They will be able to read simple texts in Macedonian and write paragraphs. At the same time, they will be enabled to communicate in Macedonian both in a written form and orally. The course is focused on all four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. However, more attention is paid to developing students’ communication skills necessary for everyday real life situations.
  • Macedonian Language for beginners 4
    Macedonian Language for beginners 4 is a continuation of the previous course, Macedonian Language for beginners 3, and is focused on further development of students’ language skills in Macedonian. After completion of this course, students will be able to read longer texts in Macedonian and to write texts on different topics. Their communication skills in Macedonian, both written and oral, are also expected to become more developed, especially those needed for communication in every day, real life situations.
  • Academic writing in Macedonian
    The curriculum of Academic writing in Macedonian is designed to meet the needs of the students with Macedonian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards enhancing the writing skills in Macedonian. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus focuses on the written expression processes through planning, preparing, writing, revising, reviewing, and the final product- paragraph writing. The first classes cover the academic writing terminology: paragraph, essay, portfolio, seminar paper as well as written and spoken interference which will help students become more efficient in terms of correct use of written Macedonian language. Then, students are trained to write paragraphs and paragraph structure in Macedonian. On the final classes, students are working on the process of paragraph writing on a given topic by applying the acquired knowledge of the orthographical rules.
• [3 ECTS] Elective English Language I / 2
  • Level 1
    Basic Skills English Level 1 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of A2 CEF (Common European Framework) and should be able to understand and use familiar expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type; introduce themselves and others and ask and answer questions about personal details, describe their daily routines; talk about their family; describe a person/place/room; give directions and interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. Students will be able to read and comprehend short, simple texts and respond to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to correctly form a paragraph on topics related to the course material.
  • Level 2
    Basic Skills English Level 2 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of B1 CEF (Common European Framework) and are expected to be able to talk about past experiences, discuss the weather, go shopping in English, discuss future arrangements, use comparatives and superlatives to describe people or things and write a descriptive paragraph.
  • Level 3
    Basic Skills English Level 3 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours each week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students should be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). Students will understand and manage simple routine exchanges without undue effort, make themselves understood and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations (provided the other person helps if necessary). Students will be able to deal with everyday situations with predictable content (though they will generally have to compromise the message and search for words). Upon completion of this level, students should be significantly more able to sustain monologues. Students will read and comprehend simple texts and respond critically to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to write logically organized and connected narratives.
  • Level 4
    Basic Skills English Level 4 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course the students are expected to be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). The students should be able to understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters Students should be able to understand extended speech or lectures provided the topic is familiar. They should also be able to understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday language. Students should be able to understand texts which describe events, articles and reports concerned with temporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. Students should also be able to initiate and maintain conversation on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. They should be able to write clear, well-organized texts (paragraphs, essays) on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
  • Academic English
    Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The focus of the course is on two skills often neglected in general English programs: reading and writing. Following research into developing language competence, these two skills are dealt with together. The course covers academic reading and writing interactively. In other words, techniques associated with one skill are closely linked in the course plan with similar skills in the other.
  • Advanced Academic English
    Advanced Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The intention of this course is to serve as an introduction to the conventions of English for academic purposes and to help students acquire the skills needed to apply these conventions in their future academic and professional careers.

Semester 2

• [6 ECTS] Computer programming C++
  This is a course that presents the basic concepts of programming that further serves as an introduction to structured programming. The intention is to teach students to write clear and efficient C++ programs by applying a wide range of programming techniques.
• [6 ECTS] Linear Algebra
  This course is designed to train students with the concepts and methods that form the basis of the linear algebra. Linear algebra actually occurs everywhere. Concepts of the subject are used continuously anywhere without being named as such. Integral is linear, the derivative is linear and so on. Most applications of mathematics in the "real" world come to expression only by taking their linear part. This is very important knowledge that will always be important for students in this direction. After completing this course students will be able to use and apply linear equalities and their resolution. Algebra for matrices. Linear transformations and how they are used for the application. Vector spaces. Inherent values and vectors of the real matrix. Determinants and orthogonality. The important goal is to link linear algebra with other areas with or without the use of mathematics.
• [6 ECTS] Web Technologies and Architectures
  The purpose of the curriculum is to give students practical knowledge about basic mechanisms, services and protocols of the Internet global network. The course presents a compilation of comprehensive topics from the web architectures to web technologies with particular emphasis on practice combined with the latest web client-side technologies, such as, XHTML, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax/JSON and Mashups. Students from a practical point of view will know how to govern the concepts of the overall architecture of an efficient, scalable and reliable website. Students will also gain strong technical knowledge about XHTML, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, and Ajax/JSON by studying the syntax and semanticx of these technologies from a practical point of view, from which they will be ready without any additional training to respond to the needs and challenges of a real IT company.
• [6 ECTS] Free elective course 2
• [3 ECTS] Elective Albanian / Macedonian Language II / 3
  • Albanian language for beginners 1
    Albanian language for beginners 1 is an obligatory three- credit course. It is designed for students who do not possess basic knowledge of the Albanian language in order to familiarize them with the features of this language, to acquire knowledge about the linguistic structure of the Albanian language, to acquire a moderate number of lexical sets which will aid them in basic communication. Taking into consideration that it is a beginners’ course, it is aimed to be flexible and adaptable to the students’ opportunities and interests. Through this course, students will acquire the necessary knowledge about the grammar of the Albanian language, students’ vocabulary will be systematically expanded, starting from concepts related with objects, colors, numbers, etc. through activities that will aid the development of students’ linguistic competences.
  • Albanian language for beginners 2
    Albanian language for beginners 2 is an obligatory three- credit course. It is designed for students who possess basic knowledge of the Albanian language in order to expand and apply the knowledge acquired in the previous semester in everyday situations, which will also help them acquire knowledge about the linguistic structure of the Albanian language, to acquire a moderate number of lexical and grammatical categories which will aid them in simple conversation. Even though it is a second- level beginners’ course, it is designed to be flexible and adaptable to students’ opportunities and interests.
  • Albanian language for beginners 3
    After completing level 3, students are expected to be able to communicate well in Albanian, to apply their knowledge about word order and grammar rules needed for conversation, as well as to write simple paragraphs when describing places they have visited, films they have seen, novels they have read, etc. They should also be able to write short biographies, differentiate between formal an informal email messages and to express themselves in an oral or written form when discussing different topics. These courses can serve as bases for further improvement of the language through self study.
  • Macedonian Language 1
    Macedonian Language 1 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus consists of the basics of Macedonian orthography. At the beginning, the classification of languages and the place of the Macedonian language and the other Balkan languages within the frames of the Indo-European family of languages are reviewed. A special attention is given to the Balkan linguistic community and the structural similarities among the Balkan languages, and above all, between Macedonian and Albanian. Then, students study the orthography of the Macedonian language through which students largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Macedonian language I classes are interactive by engaging the students to participate in lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian orthography, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
  • Macedonian Language 2
    Macedonian Language 2 curriculum is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus consists of the basics of Macedonian grammar. At the beginning of the semester, it deals with the morphology of the Macedonian language with a special emphasis on the categories of nouns, adjectives and verbs. A special attention is given to the complex verb forms that correspond to their forms in Albanian through which students largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Macedonian language 2 classes are interactive by engaging the students to participate in the lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian grammar, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
  • Macedonian Language 3
    The course Macedonian language 3 is aimed to expand students’ knowledge in Macedonian so that they can express themselves in writing and orally at a more advanced level. At the same time students are expected to become more autonomous in their learning and to take responsibility for it. After completion of this course, students will be able to read, write and comprehend different types of texts in Macedonian. They will also acquire skills for successful written and oral translation from Macedonian into Albanian. Upon completion of this course, students will be enabled to think critically and express their opinion in Macedonian as well as to communicate successfully in a multilingual and multicultural setting. Macedonian language 3 deals with all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) with a special focus on written and oral translations of different types of texts from the field of language, culture, tradition and multicultural values, necessary for everyday life, academic and professional settings.
  • Macedonian Language 4
    The course Macedonian language 4 is a continuation of the previous course – Macedonian language 3. It is focused on further development of students’ knowledge and skills for an advanced written and oral expression in Macedonian in a multicultural and multilingual setting. After completion of this course, students will be able to read, write and comprehend different types of texts in Macedonian, as well as to perform written and oral translation from Macedonian into Albanian. They will also be able to think critically, debate and discuss on different topics from every day and professional life.
  • Macedonian Language for beginners 1
    The curriculum for Macedonian Language for beginners 1 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction who do not know Macedonian and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus deals with the initial studying of the Macedonian language. At the beginning of the semester, attention is given to mastering the alphabet, correct reading, pronunciation and writing in Macedonian. A special attention is given to the basic communication in Macedonian, i.e. introducing, greeting, and, finally, concepts related to time and space. The classes for Macedonian language for beginners 1 are interactive by engaging the students to participate in lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian orthography, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
  • Macedonian Language for beginners 2
    The curriculum for Macedonian Language for beginners 2 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction who do not know Macedonian and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The content of the syllabus builds up on the knowledge previously gained in the first semester. At the beginning of the semester, attention is given to the use of the adjectives in everyday life, and through it, the use of the more complex sentences in Macedonian is studied. Throughout the semester, students expand the acquired knowledge through dialogues, which helps students to largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Classes in Macedonian language for beginners 2 are interactive and with continuous build- up of the acquired skills.
  • Macedonian Language for beginners 3
    After completion of the course Macedonian Language for beginners 3, students are expected to acquire knowledge and skills that will enable them to communicate in Macedonian. Besides that, students are expected to become more autonomous in learning the language. They will be able to read simple texts in Macedonian and write paragraphs. At the same time, they will be enabled to communicate in Macedonian both in a written form and orally. The course is focused on all four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. However, more attention is paid to developing students’ communication skills necessary for everyday real life situations.
  • Macedonian Language for beginners 4
    Macedonian Language for beginners 4 is a continuation of the previous course, Macedonian Language for beginners 3, and is focused on further development of students’ language skills in Macedonian. After completion of this course, students will be able to read longer texts in Macedonian and to write texts on different topics. Their communication skills in Macedonian, both written and oral, are also expected to become more developed, especially those needed for communication in every day, real life situations.
  • Academic writing in Macedonian
    The curriculum of Academic writing in Macedonian is designed to meet the needs of the students with Macedonian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards enhancing the writing skills in Macedonian. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus focuses on the written expression processes through planning, preparing, writing, revising, reviewing, and the final product- paragraph writing. The first classes cover the academic writing terminology: paragraph, essay, portfolio, seminar paper as well as written and spoken interference which will help students become more efficient in terms of correct use of written Macedonian language. Then, students are trained to write paragraphs and paragraph structure in Macedonian. On the final classes, students are working on the process of paragraph writing on a given topic by applying the acquired knowledge of the orthographical rules.
• [3 ECTS] Elective English Language II / 4
  • Level 1
    Basic Skills English Level 1 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of A2 CEF (Common European Framework) and should be able to understand and use familiar expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type; introduce themselves and others and ask and answer questions about personal details, describe their daily routines; talk about their family; describe a person/place/room; give directions and interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. Students will be able to read and comprehend short, simple texts and respond to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to correctly form a paragraph on topics related to the course material.
  • Level 2
    Basic Skills English Level 2 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of B1 CEF (Common European Framework) and are expected to be able to talk about past experiences, discuss the weather, go shopping in English, discuss future arrangements, use comparatives and superlatives to describe people or things and write a descriptive paragraph.
  • Level 3
    Basic Skills English Level 3 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours each week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students should be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). Students will understand and manage simple routine exchanges without undue effort, make themselves understood and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations (provided the other person helps if necessary). Students will be able to deal with everyday situations with predictable content (though they will generally have to compromise the message and search for words). Upon completion of this level, students should be significantly more able to sustain monologues. Students will read and comprehend simple texts and respond critically to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to write logically organized and connected narratives.
  • Level 4
    Basic Skills English Level 4 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course the students are expected to be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). The students should be able to understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters Students should be able to understand extended speech or lectures provided the topic is familiar. They should also be able to understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday language. Students should be able to understand texts which describe events, articles and reports concerned with temporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. Students should also be able to initiate and maintain conversation on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. They should be able to write clear, well-organized texts (paragraphs, essays) on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
  • Academic English
    Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The focus of the course is on two skills often neglected in general English programs: reading and writing. Following research into developing language competence, these two skills are dealt with together. The course covers academic reading and writing interactively. In other words, techniques associated with one skill are closely linked in the course plan with similar skills in the other.
  • Advanced Academic English
    Advanced Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The intention of this course is to serve as an introduction to the conventions of English for academic purposes and to help students acquire the skills needed to apply these conventions in their future academic and professional careers.

Semester 3/4

• [6 ECTS] Optimization Methods
  The aim of this course is to present techniques of modeling and optimization in order to prepare students for developing their ability to prepare models for solving real problems in the field of computer science. The course explore the importance of matrix factorizations as an important tool which offers modality for optimizing the solutions of different numerical algorithms which are of basic interest for problem solving in the area computer sciences. The course introduces optimization theory and approach to find the optimum. The different methods of optimization will be analyzed such as the simplex method, duality problem and sensitivity of the problems of linear programming. The aim is to explore a computer implementation for each of the problems followed by the proposal of the corresponding model for optimization.
• [6 ECTS] Web Technologies
  The purpose of the curriculum is to give students practical knowledge about basic mechanisms, services and protocols of the Internet global network. The course presents a compilation of comprehensive topics from the web architectures to web technologies with particular emphasis on practice combined with the latest web client-side technologies, such as, XHTML, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax/JSON and Mashups. Students from a practical point of view will know how to govern the concepts of the overall architecture of an efficient, scalable and reliable website. Students will also gain strong technical knowledge about XHTML, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, and Ajax/JSON by studying the syntax and semanticx of these technologies from a practical point of view, from which they will be ready without any additional training to respond to the needs and challenges of a real IT company.
• [6 ECTS] Object-Oriented Programming
  This course is intended for students who have previous knowledge in structured programming and want to apply such knowledge in C++. Objective of the course is to acquaint students with the knowledge and understanding in the field of object-oriented programming (abstract data types, classes, encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance, polymorphism, and others), to teach students to write clear and efficient C++ programs using object-oriented programming principles for creating effective business applications, to gain the ability to make evaluation of a particular object-oriented solution, and to be able to apply the concepts of abstract data types in solving problems based on the principles of object-oriented programming implemented in C++.
• [6 ECTS] Free elective course 3
• [6 ECTS] Elective English for specific purposes I / 5
  • Level 1
    Basic Skills English Level 1 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of A2 CEF (Common European Framework) and should be able to understand and use familiar expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type; introduce themselves and others and ask and answer questions about personal details, describe their daily routines; talk about their family; describe a person/place/room; give directions and interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. Students will be able to read and comprehend short, simple texts and respond to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to correctly form a paragraph on topics related to the course material.
  • Level 2
    Basic Skills English Level 2 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of B1 CEF (Common European Framework) and are expected to be able to talk about past experiences, discuss the weather, go shopping in English, discuss future arrangements, use comparatives and superlatives to describe people or things and write a descriptive paragraph.
  • Level 3
    Basic Skills English Level 3 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours each week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students should be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). Students will understand and manage simple routine exchanges without undue effort, make themselves understood and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations (provided the other person helps if necessary). Students will be able to deal with everyday situations with predictable content (though they will generally have to compromise the message and search for words). Upon completion of this level, students should be significantly more able to sustain monologues. Students will read and comprehend simple texts and respond critically to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to write logically organized and connected narratives.
  • Level 4
    Basic Skills English Level 4 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course the students are expected to be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). The students should be able to understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters Students should be able to understand extended speech or lectures provided the topic is familiar. They should also be able to understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday language. Students should be able to understand texts which describe events, articles and reports concerned with temporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. Students should also be able to initiate and maintain conversation on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. They should be able to write clear, well-organized texts (paragraphs, essays) on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
  • Academic English
    Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The focus of the course is on two skills often neglected in general English programs: reading and writing. Following research into developing language competence, these two skills are dealt with together. The course covers academic reading and writing interactively. In other words, techniques associated with one skill are closely linked in the course plan with similar skills in the other.
  • Advanced Academic English
    Advanced Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The intention of this course is to serve as an introduction to the conventions of English for academic purposes and to help students acquire the skills needed to apply these conventions in their future academic and professional careers.

• [6 ECTS] Relational databases and SQL
  The course is an introduction to the concepts of databases and database systems. A student who successfully completes this course will be able to use models and concepts of designing databases. The student will be able to use and design simple and specific databases based relationship model databases. Using MS SQL Server database management system (DBMS), SQL language and implementation of queries.
• [6 ECTS] Applied Probability and Statistics
  The purpose of this course is to enable students to acquire the necessary knowledge of the subject of probability and statistics that has direct application in computer science in particular information needs for industrial purposes. The goal is to learn how to do the processing and clustering statistics, their laws, their representation, the laws of adopting appropriate conclusions based on the processed data and testing hypotheses. Also the aim is to teach the basic principles of probability and how these principles can be applied in various areas of everyday life especially in the field of computer science and for the purposes of statistical analysis.
• [6 ECTS] Operating Systems
  The main goal of this course is to offer students an operating system perspective and key concepts. This course examines the major problems in operating systems. The operating system is an interface between the user programs and computer hardware (or mobile devices) which they operate. Therefore the responsibility of the operating system is the management and sharing of computer resources. This course will begin with a brief introduction to the "main concepts of operating systems" and continues with the evaluation of these concepts and analysis in detail. A detailed analysis of the major components of most operating systems will be discussed. The discussion will cover the processes and threads, deadlocks, memory management, input/output, file systems and security. The following part of the course deals with the presentation of the key concepts of distributed, multimedia and smart card operating systems. At the end of the course, the concepts of mobile operating systems will be presented, analyzed and evaluated. All this will be accompanied by an analysis of case studies of specific operating systems from each category.
• [6 ECTS] Elective English for specific purposes II / 6
  • Level 1
    Basic Skills English Level 1 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of A2 CEF (Common European Framework) and should be able to understand and use familiar expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type; introduce themselves and others and ask and answer questions about personal details, describe their daily routines; talk about their family; describe a person/place/room; give directions and interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. Students will be able to read and comprehend short, simple texts and respond to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to correctly form a paragraph on topics related to the course material.
  • Level 2
    Basic Skills English Level 2 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of B1 CEF (Common European Framework) and are expected to be able to talk about past experiences, discuss the weather, go shopping in English, discuss future arrangements, use comparatives and superlatives to describe people or things and write a descriptive paragraph.
  • Level 3
    Basic Skills English Level 3 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours each week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students should be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). Students will understand and manage simple routine exchanges without undue effort, make themselves understood and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations (provided the other person helps if necessary). Students will be able to deal with everyday situations with predictable content (though they will generally have to compromise the message and search for words). Upon completion of this level, students should be significantly more able to sustain monologues. Students will read and comprehend simple texts and respond critically to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to write logically organized and connected narratives.
  • Level 4
    Basic Skills English Level 4 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course the students are expected to be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). The students should be able to understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters Students should be able to understand extended speech or lectures provided the topic is familiar. They should also be able to understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday language. Students should be able to understand texts which describe events, articles and reports concerned with temporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. Students should also be able to initiate and maintain conversation on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. They should be able to write clear, well-organized texts (paragraphs, essays) on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
  • Academic English
    Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The focus of the course is on two skills often neglected in general English programs: reading and writing. Following research into developing language competence, these two skills are dealt with together. The course covers academic reading and writing interactively. In other words, techniques associated with one skill are closely linked in the course plan with similar skills in the other.
  • Advanced Academic English
    Advanced Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The intention of this course is to serve as an introduction to the conventions of English for academic purposes and to help students acquire the skills needed to apply these conventions in their future academic and professional careers.
• [6 ECTS] Elective course / 7
  • E - Commerce
    Course objectives are: - Understanding and applying the concepts of electronic commerce – e-business. - Identifying business needs to adapt to the constant and continuous changes in the environment and the importance of incorporating information technology in the most important business processes. - Improving their current operating performance in order to be transformed into a competitive advantage. Developing strategic, administrative and operational planning for new businesses or improving existing planning with new technologies. - To explain: the growth of e-business to date, the term business-to-consumer and business-to-business model, using relevant theories of business, management and social sciences. - To examine: the interaction between technological trends and social business context of e-business, including the diffusion of social networks and Web 2.0 developments.
  • Fundamentals of Information Systems
    Curriculum objectives: - To learn the basic concepts and terminology of information systems: basic information systems and concepts - hardware, software, networks; e-world — e-business and e-commerce; development processes; - To learn more about information systems and technologies that improve the business values and the different business processes in organizations; - To apply the e-concepts using various management disciplines during the process of analysis, interpretation, evaluation and decision; - To understand the process of redesigning organizations using information systems; - To describe the role of information systems in decision-making; - To examine the information security, as well as the ethical and social issues; - Be familiar with the Internet, e-commerce and e-business; - To qualify students to work on projects, both individual and group, which can be: case studies, research projects, development projects, or practical work;
  • Multimedia Systems
    The objective of the course is to give students practical knowledge about the key multimedia systems and technologies. This course is an integration of practical part of computer science and multimedia development tools. The subject covers topics from the science behind multimedia (compression algorithms and digital / audio conversions); Usage of tools for the manipulation of images, sounds and video. Special emphasis is given to the use of the Internet and the web as an environment for multimedia presentation.

Semester 5

• [6 ECTS] Web Programming
  The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the problems of web development and understanding the web object-oriented programming techniques and technologies.
• [6 ECTS] Computer Networks
  The course is designed to provide information and knowledge on the principles of modern computer networks, and skills for the development of network applications and programming.
• [6 ECTS] Software Engineering
  The purpose of this course is to provide students with a deep, critical and systematic understanding of the principles and techniques for software specification, analysis and design, programming, testing and evaluation, maintenance and design of effective software management applications. Outcome of the course is to enable students to capture understanding of the tools and methodology of software development solutions.
• [6 ECTS] Advanced elective course / 8
  • Data Mining
    After completing this course, the students will: - understand the basic concepts of data mining; - understand the basic concepts of descriptive statistics; - probability and linear algebra, as well as their application in data mining; - be able to use software tools for data mining; - be able to apply algorithms that will enable data mining; - to know how to analyze, classify, and group data; - to know the basic rules of numerical regression; - be able to present the results of their analyses (data visualization and knowledge).
  • Programming Mobile Devices
    This is a course that presents the basic concepts of designing interactive mobile applications. The intent is to teach students to write clear and effective personal and business applications by applying a wide range of programmable techniques.
  • Database Administration
    The course’s goal is to prepare students on the administration of database systems. Upon completion of this course, the student will be familiar with the basic principles of database management systems. The course covers different parts of the database management systems, the use of modules (such as maintaining databases, managing with the memory space, transactions management, procedures for backup / restore, etc...). The students will cover a variety of database management systems (DBMS) such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle DB Server, and MySQL on different platforms (operating systems).
  • Microcontrolers and Embedded Systems
    The course exposes the student to the fundamental concepts and principles of embedded systems, with emphasis on studying of microcontrolers. The object of study in this course is the 8051 architecture, although other types of microcontrollers are studied, too. The machine language, Assembler, and the C programming language are used for programming microcontrollers. Various system packages are used to simulate the functionality of microcontrolers and embedded systems. The last part of the course is especially geared towards providing an introduction to the practical realization through consideration of procedures for programming microcontrollers and practical realization of embedded systems. The course represents a connection between the theory and practice, which is of special importance for gaining confidence, where students move from the preliminary design solutions in the laboratory, to concrete practical realization of simple embedded systems.
  • Data Visualization
    After the successful completion of this course, students should: - Understand the basic methods of data visualization; - Be able to use advanced tools for data visualization; - Know how to implement 2D and 3D data visualization; - Transform databases into a format adapted for visualization; - Know the methods for visualization of multidimensional data; - Be able to implement advanced web, desktop, or mobile applications that will enable data visualisation;
  • Java Programming
    This course presents the basic concepts of programming that will further serve as an introduction to structured programming. The aim of the course is to teach students to write clear and effective Java programs by applying a wide range of programmable techniques.
• [6 ECTS] Advanced elective course / 9
  • Data Mining
    After completing this course, the students will: - understand the basic concepts of data mining; - understand the basic concepts of descriptive statistics; - probability and linear algebra, as well as their application in data mining; - be able to use software tools for data mining; - be able to apply algorithms that will enable data mining; - to know how to analyze, classify, and group data; - to know the basic rules of numerical regression; - be able to present the results of their analyses (data visualization and knowledge).
  • Programming Mobile Devices
    This is a course that presents the basic concepts of designing interactive mobile applications. The intent is to teach students to write clear and effective personal and business applications by applying a wide range of programmable techniques.
  • Database Administration
    The course’s goal is to prepare students on the administration of database systems. Upon completion of this course, the student will be familiar with the basic principles of database management systems. The course covers different parts of the database management systems, the use of modules (such as maintaining databases, managing with the memory space, transactions management, procedures for backup / restore, etc...). The students will cover a variety of database management systems (DBMS) such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle DB Server, and MySQL on different platforms (operating systems).
  • Microcontrolers and Embedded Systems
    The course exposes the student to the fundamental concepts and principles of embedded systems, with emphasis on studying of microcontrolers. The object of study in this course is the 8051 architecture, although other types of microcontrollers are studied, too. The machine language, Assembler, and the C programming language are used for programming microcontrollers. Various system packages are used to simulate the functionality of microcontrolers and embedded systems. The last part of the course is especially geared towards providing an introduction to the practical realization through consideration of procedures for programming microcontrollers and practical realization of embedded systems. The course represents a connection between the theory and practice, which is of special importance for gaining confidence, where students move from the preliminary design solutions in the laboratory, to concrete practical realization of simple embedded systems.
  • Data Visualization
    After the successful completion of this course, students should: - Understand the basic methods of data visualization; - Be able to use advanced tools for data visualization; - Know how to implement 2D and 3D data visualization; - Transform databases into a format adapted for visualization; - Know the methods for visualization of multidimensional data; - Be able to implement advanced web, desktop, or mobile applications that will enable data visualisation;
  • Java Programming
    This course presents the basic concepts of programming that will further serve as an introduction to structured programming. The aim of the course is to teach students to write clear and effective Java programs by applying a wide range of programmable techniques.

Semester 6

• [6 ECTS] Software Testing and Maintenance
  Testing and maintenance of a software product plays a crucial role in ensuring its quality and success. Testing is the most used technique in detecting software bugs, and often takes more than half of the cost and time of development of software. Maintenance of the software, on the other hand, is crucial to ensure continuity of service, and mainly deals with how to control the changes and evolution of the software after its release. This course aims to cover the basic concepts, principles, methods and techniques to perform effective software testing and maintenance.
• [6 ECTS] Human-Computer Interface
  The purpose of the course is to help students learn the principles of designing computer applications to achieve a high degree of usability by users. Specifically, students will gain knowledge of user-cantered design method which involves designing applications according to analysis of users and the conditions in which the application will be used. Additionally, different evaluation methods will be learned that will ensure that the application being developed will be usable by users.
• [6 ECTS] Business Applications Development
  This is a course in computer programming concepts for students that have substantial programming experience coming into the course and wish to learn how to apply that experience to Visual Basic NET. The course will provide a working knowledge of computer programming and application of programming fundamentals to problem solving techniques using Visual Basic NET and to obtain an organizational pattern for programming. It will extensively promote the usage of design patterns, OO methodologies thus aiming to teach students best practices in application development.
• [6 ECTS] Elective course / 10
  • Development of Web Based Mobile Applications
    The purpose of this course is to provide students with the technological fundamentals, knowledge and skills related to a variety of Internet and mobile development frameworks used for the implementation and deployment of web and mobile applications and services. Upon completion of this module, students will have a good understanding of the different methods and techniques used in the field of web and mobile engineering; have a good understanding of different development frameworks for deploying web and mobile applications and services; will understand the aspects related to the design and user requirements for the development of scalable web and mobile applications and services; would have a deep understanding of the various standards for web and mobile development; master and use different tools and development approaches for deploying web and mobile solutions and will have an understanding of the test-driven development and usability aspects related to the Internet and mobile applications and services.
  • Broadband networks
    Introduction to the technologies and services of broadband networks, the access technologies, as well as the architecture of the networks.
  • Web Development using XML
    The purpose of this course is to provide students with practical knowledge about key XML technologies (XML, XPath, XSL, XML schemas, RNG, DTD, XQuery, DOM) as well as specific markup languages relevant to website development (XHTML, XHTML MobileProfile, RSS, RDF, XSL-FO, SVG, DocBook, OOXML, OpenDocument, XForms). In addition, the course covers topics such as XML programming through APIs (DOM and SAX), Apache Cocoon (an open source XML publication), and the role of XML in Web 2.0 to data delivery and functionality via AJAX and Web Services (SOAP and REST). By using these technologies, students wll be able to develop dynamic, data-driven websites that are capable of delivering content in various media formats (screen, print text, graphics) for different devices (desktop, handheld devices, mobile phones and smartphones) and for different audiences.
• [6 ECTS] Elective course / 11 (Capston Project)
  • Development of Web Based Mobile Applications
    The purpose of this course is to provide students with the technological fundamentals, knowledge and skills related to a variety of Internet and mobile development frameworks used for the implementation and deployment of web and mobile applications and services. Upon completion of this module, students will have a good understanding of the different methods and techniques used in the field of web and mobile engineering; have a good understanding of different development frameworks for deploying web and mobile applications and services; will understand the aspects related to the design and user requirements for the development of scalable web and mobile applications and services; would have a deep understanding of the various standards for web and mobile development; master and use different tools and development approaches for deploying web and mobile solutions and will have an understanding of the test-driven development and usability aspects related to the Internet and mobile applications and services.
  • Broadband networks
    Introduction to the technologies and services of broadband networks, the access technologies, as well as the architecture of the networks.
  • Web Development using XML
    The purpose of this course is to provide students with practical knowledge about key XML technologies (XML, XPath, XSL, XML schemas, RNG, DTD, XQuery, DOM) as well as specific markup languages relevant to website development (XHTML, XHTML MobileProfile, RSS, RDF, XSL-FO, SVG, DocBook, OOXML, OpenDocument, XForms). In addition, the course covers topics such as XML programming through APIs (DOM and SAX), Apache Cocoon (an open source XML publication), and the role of XML in Web 2.0 to data delivery and functionality via AJAX and Web Services (SOAP and REST). By using these technologies, students wll be able to develop dynamic, data-driven websites that are capable of delivering content in various media formats (screen, print text, graphics) for different devices (desktop, handheld devices, mobile phones and smartphones) and for different audiences.