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The Case for Kairos: The Importance of Moment and Manner in Software Engineering Communication

2019 | HICSS | Citations: 0
Authors: Kumar, Shreya; Wallace, Charles

Abstract: Students preparing for software engineering careers need to be proﬁcient in the ... Expand

Abstract: Students preparing for software engineering careers need to be proﬁcient in the mechanics of communication and experienced in the basic communication genres common to the profession. We argue, however, that this is not enough: students must also be prepared for the inventive, in-the-moment nature of real project communication. Choosing the right moment and manner for inventive discourse is the essence of kairos, a long-standing concept in the ﬁeld of rhetoric. We ﬁnd similarities between the concept of kairos and the role of communication in agile software development methods. We argue for the need to address kairos in software engineering education. We present an approach, based on the concept of cognitive apprenticeship, that we have used in a team software project course with successful results. Finally, we pose two important challenges: how to evaluate kairotic awareness across a student’s academic career and beyond, and how to make software engineering instructors feel comfortable covering communication topics. Collapse

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Topics: Scrum IT project systems development electronic mail system development method

Methods: design methodology case study survey design science conceptual modelling

Theories: cognitive apprenticeship theory
A model for a web-based learning system
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2007 | Information Systems Frontiers | Citations: 0
Authors: Carchiolo, Vincenza; Longheu, Alessandro; Malgeri, Michele; Mangioni, Giuseppe

Abstract: The dissemination of knowledge is currently being improved by e-learning, which ... Expand

Abstract: The dissemination of knowledge is currently being improved by e-learning, which consists of a combination of teaching methodologies and computer-based tools. Recently e-learning environments have started to exploit web technology to provide a simple, flexible, distributed and open platform. In this paper we propose a model for an e-learning system, aiming at sharing both course contents and teaching materials, in order to provide students with a single and uniform set of concepts to be learned, and promoting active learning by allowing the construction of courses which are personalized in terms of both contents and teaching materials, selected according to each student’s needs and capabilities. A first, open-source prototype based on the proposed model has been implemented to validate the model. Collapse

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Topics: online learning system database system open source programming language personalization

Methods: design artifact

Theories: fuzzy set theory cognitive apprenticeship theory

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The Case for Kairos: The Importance of Moment and Manner in Software Engineering Communication

A model for a web-based learning system