Title :
Maputo living lab summer school of ICTs: An experience report
Author :
Ciaghi, Aaron ; Molini, Pietro ; Villafiorita, Adolfo ; Weldemariam, Komminist Sisai
Author_Institution :
Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents our experience with the organization of the Summer School of ICTs (SSICT) of Maputo Living Lab. SSICT is a free 1-month course for 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students that provides practical training on the management, design and development of software projects that can have an impact on the local society. The School has been organized for 2 editions in 2011 and 2012 in Maputo, Mozambique and it is part of the larger Maputo Living Lab project.
Keywords :
computer based training; computer science education; educational courses; educational institutions; further education; project management; software development management; Maputo Living Lab project; Mozambique; SSICT; Summer School of ICT; education course; local society; practical training; software project design; software project development; software project management; undergraduate students; Educational institutions; Java; Prototypes; Software; Training; Mozambique; computer science; education; living labs;
Conference_Titel :
IST-Africa Conference and Exhibition (IST-Africa), 2013
Conference_Location :
Nairobi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-905824-38-0
