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Concept of a MultilingualVirtual Classroom Network for Software Engineering
Module
Katerina ZdravkovaInstitute of Informatics,
SkopjeE-mail: [email protected]
Intention
Common Virtual Classroom for Software Engineering module
Centre Point at HUFour National Centres: Berlin, Novi Sad, Plovdiv, SkopjeFour National Points: Belgrade (EE & FNS), Kragujevac, Nis
Objectives of MVCN
Current collaboration in SE project(At least) acceptable infrastructure for distance learning Centre Points have got sufficient experience in Distance EducationSoftware Engineering module at HU is established and functions wellPrepared lecture notes
Current state of MVCN
Modern and adaptable SE syllabus Central site with basic elementsLecture notes & Power Point slidesPartly translated slidesDefined SE course in new computing curriculum in Novi SadInitiated SE course in Skopje
Assignments
Berlin: Finalization of Power Point slidesNovi Sad: Static part of MVCNSkopje: Dynamic part of MVCNAll partners: SE course with common syllabus translation and adaptation of the slides activation of common SE module (course)
SE syllabus
Active and stable for several yearsCovers at least 80% of core lectures according to CC2001Gives good theoretical basis for future research and developmentPresents many practical aspects of SEEnriched with many case studiesXCTL control program
Basic links at the central site
Schedule of project developmentOverview of the course: basic principles, topics and syllabusElements of the course: case studies, slides and common student assignmentsSE: literature, F.A.Q., discussion, participants of the project
Links relevant for MVNC
Overview of the courseElements of the courseSE course in general + important meetingsBulletin BoardMailing listIndicator of site trafficJoint workshop over the InternetLinks to national pages
Structure of MCVN
Centre point: Berlin sends information to National Points,
supervises and co-ordinates their work receives new lecture notes from all
involved partner institutions centralized communication between
National Points updates it and fills in new information
Properties of the Centre Point
Static: most contents can be filled in and changed locallyDynamic: Only the Bulletin BoardAvailable to everybody, but:Gives access to some parts only to authorized users
Remark: the access is not guaranteed?
National Centres
Independent units of the whole networkBasically: mirroring sitesTranslations of common contents coming from the Centre PointIndividual elements concerning the course (place, time, students, …)Needs dynamic access to national servers
National Points
Currently: only in YugoslaviaAccess to all common contents of the National CentreCentralized communication through a National Bulletin BoardIndividual elements concerning the course
Contents of National Points
Two kinds of users: teachers (administrators) and Students (end users)
Relevant for all users: all contents coming from the Centre site student assignments and results
(restricted) local communication site traffic
Example of a dynamic DL site
What is dynamic?
Bulletin BoardUser listsIndividual assignments and deadlinesSolutions of the assignmentsList of resultsBi-directional communication
Benefits of MVNC
Virtual ClassroomInternational and multilingualJoint Software Engineering module at (at least) three different schoolsPossibility to start SE training and teaching without big effortsPortabilityConsequence: ECTS in SEE
Extensions of MVNC
SE course in line with CC2001 standardsTransferable pattern of a SE courseJoint workshop over the Internet (Misev, Plovdiv 2002)Joint projects over the Internet (Zdravkova, Novi Sad 2001)New local and international partners
Future work
Completion of PPT slidesTranslation to English and Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian (manually)Extension / modification of SE education slide at HUCreation of national mirroring sites with dynamic contentsEvaluation of the project
Consequence
New DAAD project?