National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET)
DESCRIPTION OF MASTER'S PROGRAM
(HIGHER EDUCATION)
«Hardware and software systems for data processing»
Education Field: 09.04.01 Computer Science

1. INRODUCTION

The educational program is designed for training graduates with broad competencies in the field of software development for information management systems and high-performance computing systems that carry out research activities and are able to solve practical problems using scientific methods.

One of distinctive features of the program is the ability of students to use modern equipment and software as a part of project training under the guidance of leading engineers and scientists of the university, using latest technology for parallelizing programs, programming multi-threaded applications on distributed systems. The program is taught in English.

2. MISSION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

2.1. Mission of the educational program

Training highly qualified personnel able to develop software for software and hardware systems for processing information for various purposes, to solve practical problems using scientific methods. We also attract students to project team activities under the leadership of leading university scientists.

2.2. Objectives of the educational program

1. Professional training that allows you to work successfully in the field of software development, implementation and operation for software and hardware processing systems in various industries.

2. Preparing a graduate for independent and collective research activities, including interdisciplinary fields related to promotion of scientific hypotheses, development of software research methods for varying complexity systems - from user applications to multithreaded applications for solving various distributed systems problems.

3. Preparing a graduate for independent training and mastering new professional knowledge and skills, continuous professional self-improvement, changing the scientific and scientific-production profile of his professional activity.

3. GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Orientation (profile) – Hardware and software systems for data processing.

Assigned qualification – Master

Mode of study – full-time

Languages of instruction – English

Duration of study – 2 years

A special feature of the educational program is the focus on project activities at the junction of several areas of knowledge necessary for various software and hardware processing systems development, including architectural features study. The program is implemented in English. Design detail is carried out on the basis of competency center for end-to-end design of information management and radio systems.

Requirements for the applicant

Diploma of higher education at any level. Other requirements are established by the Rules for admission to the MIET for a particular academic year.

4. CHARACTERISTIC OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF GRADUATES OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

4.1. Area of professional activities

06 Communication, information and communication technologies (in the field of electronic means design, development, production and operation).

40 Cross-cutting types of professional activity in industry (in the field of scientific management of research and development in the field of computer science and computer technology).

4.2. Types of professional tasks and tasks of professional activity

Types of graduates' professional tasks:

- scientific-research

Tasks of graduates' professional activity:

Development of software for computers and high-performance systems.

Conducting research in the field of development of computer technology and embedded sensor systems.

4.3. Objects of graduates' professional activity

Electronic computers, complexes, systems and networks;

Automated information processing and control systems;

Computer software.

4.4. Planned results of mastering the educational program

As a result of mastering the program, the following competencies should be formed at the graduate:

Universal competencies (UC):

UC-1 Ability to carry out a critical analysis of problem situations based on a systematic approach, develop an action strategy.

UC-2 Ability to manage a project at all stages of its life cycle.

UC-3 Ability to organize and manage the work of the team, developing a team strategy to achieve the goal.

UC-4 Ability to apply modern communication technologies, including in a foreign language (s), for academic and professional interaction.

UC-5 Ability to analyze and take into account the diversity of cultures in the process of intercultural interaction.

UC-6 Ability to determine and implement the priorities of their own activities and ways to improve them on the basis of self-esteem.

General professional competencies (GPC):

GPC-1. Ability to acquire, develop and apply independently mathematical, natural science, socio-economic and professional knowledge to solve non-standard problems, including in a new or unfamiliar environment and in an interdisciplinary context;

GPC-2. Ability to develop original algorithms and software, including using modern intelligent technologies, to solve professional problems;

GPC-3. Ability to analyze professional information, highlight the most important things in it, to structure it, design and present in the form of analytical reviews with reasonable conclusions and recommendations;

GPC-4. Ability to put into practice new scientific principles and research methods;

GPC-5. Ability to develop and upgrade software and hardware for information and automated systems;

GPC-6. Ability to develop components of software and hardware systems for information processing and computer-aided design;

GPC-7. Ability to adapt foreign complexes of information processing and computer-aided design to the needs of domestic enterprises;

GPC-8. Ability to manage software and project development effectively.

Professional competences (PC)

PC-1 Ability to determine the scope of application based on the research results in the field of software development for computer technology and high-performance companies.

5. STRUCTURE AND VOLUME OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

The volume of the program implemented in one academic year – 60 ECTS

The volume of the program obligatory part – 60%

Types of practices:

- educational'

- manufacturing.

Types of educational practice: introductory practice, teaching practice.

Types of manufacturing practice: research work, operational practice.

State final certification: preparation for the defense procedure and defense of the final qualification work (master's theses).