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Teaching Architecture, Design and Patterns in Skopje

Teaching Architecture, Design and Patterns in Skopje. Nevena Ackovska nevena@ii.edu.mk Institute of Informatics FNSM, UKIM, Skopje, Macedonia. Overview. The team Course specifics The timing The group Structure and topics Results. Overview. The team Course specifics The timing

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Teaching Architecture, Design and Patterns in Skopje

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  1. Teaching Architecture, Design and Patterns in Skopje Nevena Ackovska nevena@ii.edu.mk Institute of Informatics FNSM, UKIM, Skopje, Macedonia

  2. Overview • The team • Course specifics • The timing • The group • Structure and topics • Results

  3. Overview • The team • Course specifics • The timing • The group • Structure and topics • Results

  4. The team of ADP in Skopje • Nevena Ackovska • Lectures • Magdalena Kostoska • Exercises • Valuable team member • 12 students

  5. Overview • The team • Course specifics • The timing • The group • Structure and topics • Results

  6. Specific situations - Timing • The course started late March • Students asked for delay in sending projects • Wanted to finish with projects of other, earlier started subjects • Expected to end 25th September

  7. Specific situations – The group • 12 students • 5 working in Software Industry – manager level • Know it all • 5 working in Software Industry – developers • Do it all • 1 unemployed (non IT background) • 1 abroad

  8. Students’ specifics • 1 didn’t know programming (!!!) • Most probably will drop the course • None studied design and software patterns in Undergraduate studies • Specific generation, last of it’s kind  • Most good in organization of software projects • As leaders or team members • How good are they on their own??? • Most of the student have good knowledge of specific programming language • Some students were more familiar with C# and .NET platform, rather then Java

  9. Overview • The team • Course specifics • The timing • The group • Structure and topics • Results

  10. The structure of the course • Weekend type • Most of the students work • Lectures mostly inherited • Thanks to prof. Jurca, Budimac … • Java and C# based exercises, homework and projects • Magdalena Kostoska takes care • Expert from the IT Industry • Listen to ex students

  11. Suggested lectures - Inherited • Introduction to Software Architecture (SA) • Analogy with Classical Architecture • The Deliverables of SA • Elements of SA • Analysis and Evaluation of SA • Architecture, processes, and organization • Model Driven Architecture • Design patterns

  12. Lectures • Followed the suggested lectures • Students ask to have greater intro in Patterns and Design in general • 2 intro lections on this • Added 1 expert lecture • Seminar on Software Processes and Structure • Whole day event

  13. Projects • Java and C# based coding of bigger software problems • Design and Patterns usage: given specific task and choice to use Java or C# • 3 projects submitted • Refactoring: two bigger software project are given in two programming languages: Java and C#, student choose one of the two offered projects • 4 projects submitted

  14. Homework • Read, write, execute • Deep analysis of one architectural description languages • Explore and write about one refactoring tool • Articles in ADP – read and present

  15. Grading • Presence – something to discuss with 1 student abroad • Most of the students present during the weekends • Homework – 30% • Projects – 40 % • Final – 30% • Changed for another project • Nobody likes theory

  16. Overview • The team • Course specifics • The timing • The group • Structure and topics • Results

  17. Tasks completions • 4 students already have points to pass • 8 haven’t completed the tasks yet • They have time till 25th of September

  18. Expectations • 11 students should pass • 1 student can’t pass • Math's student • Never has programmed before • Not willing to learn any programming language

  19. Something to think about • We want students from different backgrounds • But they have to be prepared to learn • Should we allow students that don’t want to learn programming on software master studies? • Should take care upon admission

  20. Unexpected good results • Students really liked the invited guest • Real implementation • Real software processes • Structure evolves • They can see that through implementation in IT industry • 1 student switched jobs • Now works for our IT expert • Students realize that in order to go forward, one must know at least the current technology • Good to be great in a specific technology, but one has to be aware of the evolution

  21. The future • Next generation in Skopje will be different • They will know basic of patterns and design • Many courses in Software engineering • Software engineering • Analysis of software requirements • Software design and architecture • Software Development • Software Projects Management • Software Quality and Testing • Should change the course structure to more advanced

  22. So far so good • The dynamics so far … • … So good! • Even with such a diverse group • Keep the good practice • Invited talks are great for the students

  23. Conclusions • The suggested lectures worked well, but we added extra lessons • Next year change the lectures • Welcome suggestions • The students should be prepared to work • Homework • Exercises • Coding • Keep it colorful • Teacher – student routine gets better with invited guests

  24. Questions?

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