Innovations in teaching computer networks subjects

In the curriculum of the Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, the area of computer networks has been emphasized. The quality of highly professional training programme is provided in cooperation with IT companies so that students got appropriate theoretical and practical professional knowledge and skills and were prepared for new positions recently created on the labour market. Teaching the subjects in the field of computer networks is organized in the form of face-to-face lectures and autonomous work in online courses. This paper introduces (1) innovations in curricula and feedback from IT companies and (2) results of tracking students' visit rate to the online courses and their success rate in the subjects.

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