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Place: Chisinau Dates: 11 July 2010 to 22 July 2010 Season: summer10 Organised by: BEST Group Chisinau University: Technical University of Moldova (See University profile in BEST university centre)	Type: BEST Course on Technology Fee: 36.0 euro. Convert to BGN Bulgaria Leva HRK Croatia Kuna CSK Czech Republic Koruna EUR Euro DKK Denmark Kroner EEK Estonia Kroon HUF Hungary Forint ISK Iceland Kronur LVL Latvia Lat LTL Lithuania Litas MKD Macedonia (FYR) Denar NOK Norway Kroner PLZ Poland Zloty RON Romania Leu RSD Serbia Dinar RUR Russia Rubles SKK Slovakia Koruna SEK Sweden Krona CHF Switzerland Francs TRL Turkey Liras UAH Ukraine Hryvna GBP United Kingdom Pounds USD United States Dollars Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 11 Apr 2010 at 23:00 CEST Application deadline has passed.
Academic Highlights
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required ( - analytical skills - knowledge of a programming language) Academic complexity: Intermediate [Read more] Working time: 35 hours (estimated)

General description

The course starts with an introduction to communication systems. You will learn about the components of such a system and their roles; you will also find out what are the factors that can affect communication. Later in the course you will see how the previously obtained knowledge is applied in practice, and how modern communication systems are designed. The course is not limited to the items above, it provides many other useful bits that can be applied not only in computer-to-computer communication, but also in human-to-human interactions.

Academic information

• Fields of activity: Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics
• Content and topics: Communication systems, network protocols
• Learning goals and objectives:
  - understanding of the client-server architecture
  - understanding of the protocols upon which the Internet is based
  - ability to devise your own network protocol to solve certain problems
  - ability to reverse-engineer an undocumented protocol
• Examination type: Either case study or written exam
• Number of ECTS credits issued: Not known yet [Read more]

Information for applicants

• Selection criteria for participants: Motivation letter

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

• Lodging during the event: Student's dormitory
• Food during the event:
  - University Cafeteria
  - Delicious food cooked by organizers
  - Leonid's Mother
• Transportation during the event:
  - Public transportation
  - University bus

More information

For more information about this event, check out the following links (these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be unavailable, please try again later):

• Event website: http://best.utm.md/summer10/
• Event schedule: http://best.utm.md/summer10/docs/ScheduleofSC10Chisinau.xls
• Event survival guide: http://best.utm.md/summer10/docs/SurvivalGuide.doc