In this paper we review our previous research on the development of the current model of higher education, which pointed out that the labor market is looking for people with competencies and skills reflecting a T-shape model. As a consequence, universities should include a wider mix of disciplines in the curricula of their courses. Hence, to overcome existing criticisms and to provide some suggestions on how to enhance universities’ performances, we thought of education as a process with inputs, outputs, and relevant dependencies. We based our research on a smart-city-like model due to the fact that next generation networks and relevant services are going to be more and more integrated with existing infrastructure and information management systems. Thus, it is mandatory that smart solutions be the most prominent assets of modern university environments to improve the effectiveness of higher education. We called such a university a “smarter university” in which knowledge is a common heritage of teachers and students. In this paper, we report experimental results from a specific case study of collaboration between industry and university which could be used as a reference for the definition of patterns to be applied in the redesign of the current education systems, even though it is referred to a technological application scenario.

Teaching Computer Programming in a Platform as a Service Environment / Coccoli, Mauro; Maresca, Paolo; Stanganelli, Lidia; Guercio, Angela. - (2015), pp. 300-306. (Intervento presentato al convegno 21th International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems (DMS2015)) [10.18293/dms2015-006].

Teaching Computer Programming in a Platform as a Service Environment

MARESCA, PAOLO;
2015

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In this paper we review our previous research on the development of the current model of higher education, which pointed out that the labor market is looking for people with competencies and skills reflecting a T-shape model. As a consequence, universities should include a wider mix of disciplines in the curricula of their courses. Hence, to overcome existing criticisms and to provide some suggestions on how to enhance universities’ performances, we thought of education as a process with inputs, outputs, and relevant dependencies. We based our research on a smart-city-like model due to the fact that next generation networks and relevant services are going to be more and more integrated with existing infrastructure and information management systems. Thus, it is mandatory that smart solutions be the most prominent assets of modern university environments to improve the effectiveness of higher education. We called such a university a “smarter university” in which knowledge is a common heritage of teachers and students. In this paper, we report experimental results from a specific case study of collaboration between industry and university which could be used as a reference for the definition of patterns to be applied in the redesign of the current education systems, even though it is referred to a technological application scenario.
2015
1-891706-36-5
Teaching Computer Programming in a Platform as a Service Environment / Coccoli, Mauro; Maresca, Paolo; Stanganelli, Lidia; Guercio, Angela. - (2015), pp. 300-306. (Intervento presentato al convegno 21th International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems (DMS2015)) [10.18293/dms2015-006].
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