This is an invitation to the next "UHH Informatik Kolloquium"
https://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/home/news/kolloquium/sose15.html
SPEAKER:
Dr. Tesfaye Biru from Ethiopia
tesfbiru@gmail.com
DATE:
Monday, 01.06.2015, 17:15
PLACE:
Informatikum, D-125
http://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/de/service/location
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TOPIC:
Software Engineering as we practice it: a collaborative and reflective
learning process perspective
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This talk will be held in English
ABSTRACT:
This talk is based on the research work done to address the software
development challenges in developing economies by means of context
sensitive methodical approaches. Experience in this connection will be
shared by highlighting: distinctive features of the software development
projects, peculiar challenges faced by system development practitioners,
typical causes of project failures, home-grown practices derived from
complementary aspects of contemporary methods and processes. The talk will
also portray a development approach that evolved from the work along
with experiences from attempts made to apply same in real-life projects.
An attempt will be made to demonstrate: how the act of trying to solve a
problem by introducing technology actually changes the nature of the
problem and the behaviors as well as aspirations of the people using them;
how novel scenarios emerge to system developers with respect to
participatory and reflective approaches as the user communities build
their confidence with the technology and its use; how context shapes and
be shaped by the system implementation process as new (and particularly,
unfamiliar with the technology) users take up the use of evolving
technology and new applications.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Tesfaye Biru obtained his Ph.D. in Software Engineering from the
Department of Informatik, University of Hamburg in 2008; MSc in
Information Science from the Department of Information Studies, University
of Sheffield, UK, in 1986, BSc in Mathematics from the Department of
Mathematics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, in 1983. Dr. Biru, in
collaboration with professional colleagues from Europe and America, played
a pioneering role in the establishment of the IT PhD program at Addis
Ababa University in 2007. He worked extensively with Prof. Dr. Christiane
Floyd at the University of Hamburg and Prof. Dr. Gustav Pomberger at the
Johannes Kepler University in Linz, to strengthen software engineering
programmes at various levels, including curriculum design, staff
development, course delivery and research supervision. Dr. Tesfaye has a
very long years of experience in teaching at tertiary level and practicing
systems development for public and private organizations. He has also
served in senior management positions at Addis Ababa University and
Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation.
CONTACT PERSON:
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Menzel - NATS
Department of Computer Science, University of Hamburg
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SPEAKER:
Dr. Tesfaye Biru from Ethiopia
tesfbiru@gmail.com
DATE:
Monday, 01.06.2015, 17:15
PLACE:
Informatikum, D-125
http://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/de/service/location
-------------------------------------------------------------------
TOPIC:
Software Engineering as we practice it: a collaborative and reflective
learning process perspective
-------------------------------------------------------------------
This talk will be held in English
ABSTRACT:
This talk is based on the research work done to address the software
development challenges in developing economies by means of context
sensitive methodical approaches. Experience in this connection will be
shared by highlighting: distinctive features of the software development
projects, peculiar challenges faced by system development practitioners,
typical causes of project failures, home-grown practices derived from
complementary aspects of contemporary methods and processes. The talk will
also portray a development approach that evolved from the work along
with experiences from attempts made to apply same in real-life projects.
An attempt will be made to demonstrate: how the act of trying to solve a
problem by introducing technology actually changes the nature of the
problem and the behaviors as well as aspirations of the people using them;
how novel scenarios emerge to system developers with respect to
participatory and reflective approaches as the user communities build
their confidence with the technology and its use; how context shapes and
be shaped by the system implementation process as new (and particularly,
unfamiliar with the technology) users take up the use of evolving
technology and new applications.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Tesfaye Biru obtained his Ph.D. in Software Engineering from the
Department of Informatik, University of Hamburg in 2008; MSc in
Information Science from the Department of Information Studies, University
of Sheffield, UK, in 1986, BSc in Mathematics from the Department of
Mathematics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, in 1983. Dr. Biru, in
collaboration with professional colleagues from Europe and America, played
a pioneering role in the establishment of the IT PhD program at Addis
Ababa University in 2007. He worked extensively with Prof. Dr. Christiane
Floyd at the University of Hamburg and Prof. Dr. Gustav Pomberger at the
Johannes Kepler University in Linz, to strengthen software engineering
programmes at various levels, including curriculum design, staff
development, course delivery and research supervision. Dr. Tesfaye has a
very long years of experience in teaching at tertiary level and practicing
systems development for public and private organizations. He has also
served in senior management positions at Addis Ababa University and
Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation.
CONTACT PERSON:
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Menzel - NATS
Department of Computer Science, University of Hamburg
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