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IMERIR
is a School of Computer Engineering. It is a private
institution supported by the Chambre of Commerce and Industry
of Perpignan and its partners, in particular :
• the City Council of Perpignan
• the University of Perpignan
The entrance requirement qualification is a two-year
post baccalauréat diploma (A Level +2). The courses
last three years, leading to a qualification equivalent
to a master's degree in Computer Science and Robotics.
TEACHING METHODS
The lectures are an important component of
the programs, but the teaching methods put emphasis on
the development of practical skills, through individual
or small group assignements.
These
programs combine :
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Lectures
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Small group tutorials
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Project work, in teams
of four or five students
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Two periods of work
placement in companies (three months during the second
year in the summer, six months during the third year,
from April to September).
COURSE
CONTENT
The
course is divided into six main modules :
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Methods of Analysis and Design
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Information
Technology (Information Systems and Databases, Programming
Languages, Software Engineering,
Networks and Distributed Systems)
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Robotics,
Computer Vision, Computer Aided Design
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Artificial
Intelligence
•
General
Knowledge and Business
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Project
Work.
WORK
PLACEMENTS
The
course also includes two periods of work placement which
enable students to find out the real world of work, and
to put into practice their learned knowledge.
In the second year, there is a short work placement of
three or four months.
In the third year, the work placement lasts six months,
and often leads to a job. At the end, a written report
about the work and the results of the project has to be
produced. In addition, the students have to give an oral
presentation and explanation of their work to a jury which
includes teachers and independent computer professionals.
Students are encouraged to do at least one of these work
placements abroad.
APPRENTICESHIP
A
third of IMERIR students pursue their studies as apprentices.
They are employees in companies and will receive a salary
for the whole three years of their studies.
The apprenticeship scheme consists of a succession of
training periods in the company and in school. In the
first two years, students spend a month and a half in
the company, then the following month and a half in school,
and so on. In the third year, they spend six months in
school, and at the end of their curriculum, six months
in their company.
Apprentices are taught the same programme as students.
The only difference is in the timetable : during the first
two years, the apprentices do these projects in company
time, while all school time is for lectures, tutorials
and individual research activities.
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