Comments for Human Side of Software Engineering

Comment on Software Engineering/Business Degree by Austen Rainer

Austen Rainer — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:39:42 +0000

The University at which I work in the UK, the University of Hertfordshire, provides a wide range of Joint Honours degrees including Business and Computing. The University will this year be offering Entrepreneurialism as a subject on the Joint Honours, so students could potentially do Computing and Entrepreneurialism. The University also provides facilitaties and services to encourage students to commercially exploit their own ideas.

Comment on Software Engineering/Business Degree by Fabio Silva

Fabio Silva — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:41:25 +0000

This is a very exciting topic, which I happen to be involved with over the last 15 years. I have been teaching “entrepreneurship” to computer science students since 1996. It is not exactly a combined business/technology curriculum, but has produced interesting results along the years (+20 small companies created from students that are still in the market, some in the international market). We have five courses in the Computer Science degree covering from idea generation and feasibility studies to accounting for technical people. Students lear how to evaluate the economic and market feasibility of an idea. The overal goal is to make them think more in terms of market needs rather than from the technology perspective. We use several methods and course material. Currently, I am evaluating a course material from the Kaufman Foundation for a Brazilian organization. I will be happy to share some thoughs on this topic with you.

Comment on Software Engineering/Business Degree by jansin62

jansin62 — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:41:00 +0000

I looked at this program, and it’s interesting, but in the description it seems to focus on the application of business to computing, “Computing is constantly introducing new ideas into business, such as using the buzz on the web to predict movie success. Ideas from business find application in computing, for example by using investment decision theory to decide what parts of a software system should be worked on next.” The courses appear to be more flexible, and what I had in mind, which is teaching innovative grads how to take their ideas to market.

Comment on Software Engineering/Business Degree by jansin62

jansin62 — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:37:01 +0000

Why would you question this, what is better about doing a joint MBA – would that be a 5 year program, with an MBA on the top? I’m really new to this game, so am trying to learn what I can in terms of what’s out there.

Comment on Software Engineering/Business Degree by Jeremy Handcock

Jeremy Handcock — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:16:47 +0000

University of Alberta offers a BSc. in Computing Science with a minor in Business (see http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/programs/undergraduate. I went through the program and the business part was really great. Basic finance, accounting, and marketing knowledge is definitely a good thing for a software engineer. I suppose marketing knowledge would be good for those on a research track too; after all, getting research money is all about marketing

Comment on Software Engineering/Business Degree by John Daughtry

John Daughtry — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:58:56 +0000

If someone were trying to do a dual-BS, I would have to question why they weren’t doing a joint MBA instead.

I concur on the entrepreneurial spirit found around software engineers. It is about as common as extracurricular activities in theatre and music. And, it seems to be those same people in my experience.

Comment on About Janice by Axel Rauschmayer

Axel Rauschmayer — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:32:41 +0000

I am feeling a bit sheepish asking this question, but: I’m thinking about buying your “Guide to Advanced Empirical Software Engineering”. Alas, my knowledge of statistics is limited and I am hoping that this book covers the basics. Is this correct or should I look elsewhere for a *compact* introduction to experimentation methodology?

Thanks!

Axel

Comment on How was CHASE? by Andy Ko

Andy Ko — Thu, 21 May 2009 06:13:54 +0000

I second Jorge. ICSE and CSCW are great venues for it. Fewer talks though and more interactivity, especially in the morning when everybody wants to meet and greet.

Comment on How was CHASE? by Jorge

Jorge — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:03:01 +0000

I think it went great. CHASE (and its previous incarnations) is the only workshop that has always left me with very good impressions. Nice papers, good posters (though we didn’t get enough time to see them all, or to know what they were about). Though I missed you, and I know many others did, too.

I think it should definitely continue being an ICSE workshop; perhaps also a CSCW workshop as it was in 2006.

Comment on Deadline approaching: IEEE Software SI on CHASE by jansin62

jansin62 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:25:59 +0000

Thanks Martin, should have thought of that!