Title :
VENTURE: Towards a framework for simulating GSD in educational environments
Author :
Monasor, Miguel J. ; Vizcaíno, Aurora ; Piattini, Mario
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper we propose an educational framework for designing training courses which focus specifically on the problems entailed in Global Software Development (GSD). The main issues involved are related to cultural, language and communication problems. The principal element of the framework is VENTURE; a virtual training tool that enables learners to get immersed in realistic GSD scenarios. Using this tool, learners will come face to face with collaborative, organizational and technical problems of GSD by interacting with virtual participants in a simulation of people working together from locations that are distant from each other. By means of this framework we also establish the theoretical contents and procedures which would customize the courses for use in university settings or Master programs. We therefore consider that VENTURE is a suitable platform for developing the students´ skills in GSD and we believe that it will allow them to deal with real-world problems, thereby minimizing the effort and costs involved in course design.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer science education; educational aids; educational courses; groupware; software engineering; virtual reality; Master programs; VENTURE; collaborative problems; course design; educational environments; educational framework; global software development; organizational problems; principal element; realistic GSD scenarios; technical problems; training courses design; university settings; virtual participants; virtual training tool; Collaboration; Cultural differences; Global communication; Programming; Software engineering; Training; Educational Environment; Educational Framework; Engineering Education; Global Software Development; Virtual Agents;
Conference_Titel :
Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS), 2011 Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gosier
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8670-0
Electronic_ISBN :
2151-1349
DOI :
10.1109/RCIS.2011.6006834