Acercando universidad y empresa con la Asignatura “La Carrera de Informática Tras la Universidad”

En el curso 2.009-2.010 se puso en marcha en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática de la Universidad de Sevilla la asignatura de libre configuración titulada La Carrera de Informática tras la Universidad, conocida también como LaCITU. El objetivo de esta asignatura es aproximar la realidad de las TIC andaluzas y presentar al alumnado lo que van a encontrarse una vez terminen con su formación. Uno de los aspectos más característicos es su organización en ponencias dictadas por personalidades relevantes del ámbito TIC andaluz. Este trabajo expone las valoraciones y conclusiones del profesorado participante en LaCITU evaluando lo aprendido.SUMMARY -- A new subject, called the Computer Engineering after the University (also called LaCITU due its Spanish name) was introduced in the syllabus of the Computer Engineering titles during the 2.009- 2.010 academic course. The main goal for LaCITU is to bring closer the world of the technological industry in Andalucía and to present the view they will find once they will finish their studies. One of the most relevant aspects of this subject is the organization using presentations spoken by relevant personalities in the field of information technologies in the region of Andalucía. This paper exposes the results obtained by the teachers of LaCITU after working in this subject.Peer Reviewe

Software Process Accessibility in Practice: A Case Study

AbstractSoftware processes are recognized as fundamental assets in development organizations since they support the capability to pro- duce better products. A means for handling the complexity of these processes is through models, and software process modeling languages (SPMLs) are languages to express those processes. Different requirements for SPMLs have been identified by some authors, but accessibility is not one of them. There is little empirical evidence of the use of software processes by people with accessibility difficulties in software organizations. The goal of this case study is to investigate what are the requirements to make software processes become accessible. The subjects are users of a methodology called NDT and its support tools, and who have a kind of disability. The objective is to know the main requirements in order to read and execute software processes and become a process engineer. Conclusions and future work in this field are also presented to improve this area

A methodological proposal and tool support for the HL7 standards compliance in the development of health information systems

Health information systems are increasingly complex, and their development is presented as a challenge for software development companies offering quality, maintainable and interoperable products. HL7 (Health level 7) International, an international non-profit organization, defines and maintains standards related to health information systems. However, the modelling languages proposed by HL7 are far removed from standard languages and widely known by software engineers. In these lines, NDT is a software development methodology that has a support tool called NDT-Suite and is based, on the one hand, on the paradigm of model-driven engineering and, on the other hand, in UML that is a widely recognized standard language. This paper proposes an extension of the NDT methodology called MoDHE (Model Driven Health Engineering) to offer software engineers a methodology capable of modelling health information systems conforming to HL7 using UML domain models

A Model-Driven Approach for Business Process Management

The Business Process Management is a common mechanism recommended by a high number of standards for the management of companies and organizations. In software companies this practice is every day more accepted and companies have to assume it, if they want to be competitive. However, the effective definition of these processes and mainly their maintenance and execution are not always easy tasks. This paper presents an approach based on the Model-Driven paradigm for Business Process Management in software companies. This solution offers a suitable mechanism that was implemented successfully in different companies with a tool case named NDTQ-Framework.Keywords/Index Terms: Model-Driven Web Engineering, Web Engineering, Web Development Methodologies, Business Process Managemen

Analysis of the origin and training of the labor dedicated to the post-harvest process of banana in Tecomán, Cerro de Ortega, Colima, Mexico

Objective: Analyze and identify the place of origin, skills and working conditions of the workforce dedicated to working in the banana cutting and packaging process in the town of Cerro de Ortega, Tecomán Colima. Design / Methodology / Approach: A field checklist was designed and applied to 32% of the local crews and a survey directed to the members of the crews, surveying 21.3% of the total population. Results: Information was obtained to carry out the analysis of origin and the current situation of workforce dedicated to the post-harvest process of plantain in the study area. Limitations of the study: An important limitation for the investigation was the insecurity during the field work, which was present derived from the organized crime settled in the area. Findings / Conclusions: The most specialized workers in the area who are dedicated to the activities of cutting and packing bananas are not native to the municipality of Tecomán, much less the state of Colima, they belong to the states of Chiapas and Michoacán.Objective: To analyze and identify the place of origin, skills and working conditions of the laborers dedicated to the banana cutting and packaging process in the town of Cerro de Ortega, Tecomán, Colima. Design / Methodology / Approach: A field checklist was designed and applied to 32% of the local crews and a survey directed to the members of the crews, surveying 21.3% of the total population. Results: Information was obtained to carry out the analysis of origin and the current situation of laborers dedicated to the post-harvest process of banana in the study area. Limitations of the study: An important limitation for the research was insecurity during the field surveys, which was present derived from the organized crime settled in the area. Findings / Conclusions: The most specialized workers in the area who are dedicated to the activities of cutting and packing bananas are not native people from the municipality of Tecomán, nor from the state of Colima. They belong to the states of Chiapas and Michoacan