APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCES International semester or year (30 ECTS 60 ECTS) FALL 2014 - SPRING 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS Howest University of Applied Sciences 3 Is this course for me? 4 1 Course concept 5 Course overview 6 English for exchange students in higher education 8 A TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE LANGUAGE PREPARATION Academic recognition 8 Prerequisites 9 Practical information 11 TIMING AND LOCATION TUITION FEE ACCOMMODATION Registration and deadline 12 Contact and more information 12 2
HOWEST UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Howest is a dynamic university of applied sciences, focused on innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. Our core values serve empower care stimulate an open, pluralistic and international outlook on education, research and service to society. Howest is a member of Ghent University Association, which provides high-quality higher education to about 1/3 of Flanders student population. We offer degree programmes in Architecture, Healthcare, Business and Management, Industrial Sciences and Technology, Education and Social Sciences, on four campuses in the historical cities of Bruges and Kortrijk, in the province of West Flanders, Belgium. Over the years, Howest has built a solid reputation in application-oriented scientifi c research, services and continuous education, working with distinguished academic, social profi t organisations and enterprises as partners in Europe, and all over the world. Our students and staff are given plenty of opportunities to go global, thanks to regional, national and international networks, scholarships and exchange programmes. Howest has coordinated highly successful national and international projects, and is an active partner in many others. We constantly develop our course offer in English in order to position Howest as an attractive academic choice for students from abroad, who are looking for an open, vibrant, cosmopolitan and friendly destination. We warmly welcome students from our Erasmus and overseas partner institutions for an exchange period. At this moment, Howest offers one full degree programme in English, the Bachelor of Digital Arts and Entertainment (www.digitalartsandentertainment.com) as well as 12 English taught International Semesters in 11 different study areas, each of them representing at least 30 ECTS. jan Darthet 3
INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAMMES IN AUTUMN: FROM SEPTEMBER TO THE END OF JANUARY International Business Management I Applied Computer Sciences - Fall International Semester Professional Development Digital Creative Projects in Tourism Digital Creative Projects in Journalism Realization in Product Design INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAMMES IN SPRING: FROM FEBRUARY TO THE END OF JUNE International Business Management II Applied Computer Sciences - Spring Digital Creative Projects Communication Digital Creative Projects in Business Digital Creative Projects in New Media & IT Visualization and Communication in Product Design Studying in Bruges or Kortrijk means having several tourist attractions within easy reach: the Belgian coast, the Flemish & Belgian historical cities Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent... And in a couple of hours the train will take you to European cities like Paris, London, Amsterdam, Cologne etc. IS THIS COURSE FOR ME? The international semester is aimed at both bachelor students and graduates from the fi eld of study of computer sciences. This semester will surely add value to your degree and your career opportunities as your team working and communication skills will improve. 4
PROFIEL COURSE CONCEPT There are two international semesters Applied Computer Sciences, one in the Fall and one in the Spring semester. It is possible to combine them into a full year of ACS. In that case, the course unit Cultural and socio-economic introduction to Belgium of the second semester has to be replaced by one of the alternative courses out of the International Business Management semester programmes and the Project is extended with a software development project defi ned by a company. THE INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCES FALL IS COMPOSED OF 6 MODULES: Cultural & socio-economic introduction to Belgium (3 ECTS) Server Security & Forensic ICT Tools (6 ECTS) Security algorithms & software (6 ECTS) ICT & Security Management (6 ECTS) Secure web development (3 ECTS) Project (6 ECTS) THE INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCES SPRING IS COMPOSED OF 6 MODULES: Cultural & socio-economic introduction to Belgium (3 ECTS) CCNA Routing, Switching & Security (6 ECTS) Information systems (3 ECTS) Software development (6 ECTS) Web & Mobile development ((6 ECTS) Project (6 ECTS) 5
COURSE OVERVIEW APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCES - FALL COURSE UNITS & CODES (30 ECTS) HTC n-tc SL ECTS CULTURAL & SOCIO-ECONOMIC INTRODUCTION TO BELGIUM 15 66 81 3 SERVER SECURITY & FORENSIC ICT TOOLS 60 102 162 6 Linux Server security 30 51 81 3 Forensic ICT tools 30 51 81 3 SECURITY ALGORITHMS & SOFTWARE 60 102 162 6 Security algorithms 30 51 81 3 Security software 30 51 81 3 ICT & SECURITY MANAGEMENT 60 102 162 6 ICT quality management 20 34 54 2 Threat & risk assessment 20 34 54 2 CCNA Security 20 34 54 2 SECURE WEB DEVELOPMENT 30 51 81 3 Security techniques for web development & Honeypot 30 51 81 3 PROJECT 8 154 162 6 Research project & implementation 8 154 162 6 OPTIONAL COURSE ENGLISH FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION Two-week course prior to the international semester (see further). Fall-semester course: Monday 8 - Friday 19 September 2014 60 15 75 3 ECTS = European Credit Transfer System // HTC = Hours of teaching and coaching during the semester n-tc = non-teaching and coaching hours per semester // SL = total study load in number of hours 6
COURSE OVERVIEW APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCES - SPRING COURSE UNITS & CODES (30 ECTS) HTC n-tc SL ECTS CULTURAL & SOCIO-ECONOMIC INTRODUCTION TO BELGIUM 15 66 81 3 CCNA ROUTING, SWITCHING & SECURITY 8 154 162 6 CCNA Routing & Switching 4 104 108 4 CCNA Security 4 50 54 2 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 30 51 81 3 Analysis & design techniques 30 51 81 3 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 60 102 162 6 Java multithreading 30 51 81 3 Algorithms & datastructures 30 51 81 3 WEB & MOBILE DEVELOPMENT 70 92 162 6 Java Servlets & JSP 20 34 54 2 Mobile web apps & UI 50 58 108 4 PROJECT 8 154 162 6 Research project & implementation 8 154 162 6 OPTIONAL COURSE ENGLISH FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION Two-week course prior to the international semester (see further). Spring-semester course: Monday 26 January - Friday 6 February 2015. 60 15 75 3 ECTS = European Credit Transfer System // HTC = Hours of teaching and coaching during the semester n-tc = non-teaching and coaching hours per semester // SL = total study load in number of hours During the semester, emphasis will be on lectures as well as on learning-by-doing. Students will work on different projects, mostly in international teams. The aim is to integrate students from abroad with Belgian students and stimulate teamwork and international communication and co-operation. During the semester company visits are arranged, so that students will learn about the Belgian corporate culture. 7
ENGLISH FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS ENGLISH FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE LANGUAGE PREPARATION This course has been designed for our incoming and outgoing exchange students in order to provide them with an optimal linguistic preparation for their English study abroad (one semester or year). It is offered as a two-week crash course (a total of 60 hours, Mondays to Fridays) before the start of the international semester at Howest (see course overview). Classes will take place all day, every day, except for weekends. This course provides exchange students with an intensive training in speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and is focused on their upcoming academic experience. The diversity of the academic backgrounds of the participants will be taken into account by choosing and covering a wide range of relevant topics. The course will also function as an excellent networking opportunity for the students who are about to start their study abroad. One field trip will be organised. We strongly recommend English for Exchange Students in Higher Education for students who have not fully achieved the B2-level in English at the moment of application. More proficient students will benefit from the immersion and acclimatisation experience. This course will always fall under the Learning Agreement and has to be attended for the full two-week period. As the number of places will be limited, we expect students whose attendance has been confirmed to show up in time and to fully participate. There is an extra cost for the handbook and the field trip. ACADEMIC RECOGNITION Howest fully applies the ECTS grading system and awards credits for the successfully achieved course units. After concluding the semester, all students receive an official ECTS Transcript of Records as well as a Certificate. 8
PREREQUISITES Minimum 2 successfully completed semesters in a Bachelor in Computer Sciences or an equivalent of 60 ECTS. This will need to be confirmed by means of an official certificate, a survey of completed courses, or a signed letter from the sending university. In both semesters experience in an object oriented language, preferably Java or C#, and a decent knowledge about webtechnology, such as HTML and CSS, are obligatory. This will need to be confi rmed by means of an offi cial certifi cate, a survey of completed courses, transcripts of records or a signed letter from the sending university. The profi ciency level we expect from incoming students is the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Foreign Languages (CEFR), in writing, speaking and understanding skills. We expect applying students to provide proof of their proficiency in English in one of the following ways: A signed confi rmation letter from the sending university, stating that the applicant s language skills reach the B2 level and thus are suffi cient to attend courses, participate in different types of classroom and examination activities. (only valid for exchange students) The results of a (free) online language test which can be related to the CEFR B2 level,such as the Erasmus online language test, Dialang and Testpodium. The online test should have been taken under the supervision of the sending institution. The result sheet needs to be stamped and signed by a staff member of the sending institution. (only valid for exchange students) An offi cial certifi cate or score report referring to the European Framework or from one of the recognized language tests, e.g. TOEFL: paper based 550/internet based 79/ computer based 213 or IETLS: 5.5, no partial results below 5. The following applicants are not required to document their language skills: applicants from countries having English as their national language. applicants attending a full-time English taught degree programme at their home institution. Howest reserves the right to contact the sending university to verify the information on language profi ciency, or to contact the applicant to have a telephone or Skype conversation in English. 9
PREREQUISITES All Howest and exchange students should bring their own laptop, with all necessary and officially licensed software. Howest applies a very strict policy on the use of legal software. For Applied Computer Sciences you need Microsoft Office, and for the Fall programme you also need access to course material of EC Council for the CEH-certification (costs 150 Euro). Non exchange students can only attend the international semester as a Postgraduate course and need to have completed at least a full Bachelor degree programme at the time they start the international semester course at Howest. 10
PRACTICAL INFORMATION TIMING AND LOCATION Both semesters take place in Bruges. Our Fall semester runs from September 15th 2014 until January 30th 2015. The fi rst week is an orientation week; students are informed of the exact day of their welcome session by email. From 27/10/2014 02/11/2014 there is one week of Autumn Holiday. Winter holidays are from 22/12/2014 till 04/01/2015. The examination period starts immediately afterwards. The spring semester is from February 9th 2015 until June 30th. From 06/04/2015 19/04/2015 there is a two week Easter Holiday. The examination period starts in the beginning of June. Students who attend the two-week intensive course English for exchange students in higher education should arrive in time to start the lessons on Monday morning 8 September 2014 or 26 January 2015. You fi nd our academic calendar in English at www.howest.be/english. Address of the campus: Howest Brugge. Rijselstraat 5, 8200 Brugge (Sint-Michiels), Belgium. Howest s campuses are cashless. You will need to activate the Maestro function of your bank card before departure from your country. More detailed info on this on our website. TUITION FEE AND ACCOMMODATION For exchange students sent by our Erasmus and overseas partner institutions this course is tuition free. Non exchange students pay a tuition fee of 1000. The fee does not include course or other materials, nor the cost for cultural visits or study excursions (transportation, museum entrance ). Those have to be paid on location. Howest has cashless campuses. Payments can be made through a debit card. Don t forget to activate the MAESTRO function on it before you leave your country. Stuvo Howest, our students services, will assist you in your search for accommodation if you wish. You can also fi nd accommodation via www.kotwest.be, which has a search engine in English, but be aware that fi nding student accommodation on your own in Bruges is a challenge. A student room in Bruges will cost you between 225 and 350 per month. 11
REGISTRATION REGISTRATION AND DEADLINE The application deadline is June 20th for study in Fall Semester. For nationals from outside the European Economic Area we recommend one month earlier! November 30th for study in Spring Semester. For nationals from outside the European Economic Area we recommend one month earlier! All applications are subject to approval by the Howest International Semesters team. Send your Howest Application Form to international.offi ce@howest.be. You can download it at www.howest.be/application.. Please also send your proposal of Learning Agreement. CONTACT For more information about the CONTENT contact Mr Corneel Theben Tervile, The programme coordinator for Applied Informatics. Rijselstraat 5 8200 Brugge - Belgium Tel +32 (0)50 38 12 77 corneel.theben.tervile@howest.be For more information about your APPLICATION contact Ms Sophie Dewitte of Howest International Offi ce Marksesteenweg 58 8500 Kortrijk - Belgium Tel +32 (0)56 24 12 90 Fax +32 (0)56 24 12 92 international.office@howest.be For all further information concerning study MOBILITY to Howest, have a look at our Practical information package for incoming students : www.howest.be/english. www.howest.be/practicalinfopackage. 12