Course: Seminar on Software Business 2009 at University of Helsinki
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Seminar on Software Business
- Institution: University of Helsinki, Department of Computer Science
- Date & Schedule: 2009: 07.09.-12.10. Mon 14-16 C220, 02.11.-07.12. Mon 14-16 C220
Instructor:
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The class on 02.11.2009 will start at 14:00 as per regular schedule. We will have a presentation from Ana. Xiaojun will act as Scribe and Rakel as an opponent, as agreed earlier. SEE YOU ALL AT 14:00. Please note that it is obligatory to attend each seminar, except prior information has been sent for absence (with reason)
The class on 19.10.2009 will start at 14:00 as per regular schedule. We will have only one presentation, that is, from Ismo. We were planning to start at 13:30 but there is no need to start earlier now as Rakel will not be presenting on 19th. SEE YOU ALL AT 14:00
We will have Ismo's presentation starting at 13:30 and finishing by 14:45. From 14:45 to 15:45, we will have a presentation from Lavi Rakel. Ismo and Rakel, Please confirm if you can do it in the proposed time? .
- THE CLASS ON 12.10.2009 IS CANCELLED DUE TO SUDDEN ILLNESS OF NILAY OZA. PLEASE CHECK THIS SPACE IN COMING DAYS FOR MORE UPDATES. RELEVANT EMAIL HAS BEEN SENT TO YOU. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE
- There will be a Session on 21.09.2009. Session information for 21.09.09 is below - see an agenda for session 2.
- There will be NO Session on 14.09.2009. Session information for 21.09.09 will be provided in due course.
Description
This is a seminar-style course based on the literature study on timely and relevant topics in software business. Topic and plan need to be approved in advance. The course will raise discussion for students interested in issures related to business of software. It is relevant to students who plan to work for a software company or a company with extensive use of software and to those who have entrepenurial interest software technology area.
For list of topics, please refer to Encyclopedia section of this portal: http://www.swbcommunity.org/swbc/index.php/Software_Business_Encyclopedia
For reading, please refer to, Readings section of this portal: http://www.swbcommunity.org/swbc/index.php/Recommended_reading
Requirements for passing the course
- Participating in the classroom discussions (seminars)
- A presentation
- The literature based study paper on the topic (same as presentation)
Schedule for the Seminar (P: Presentatator, S: Scribe: O: Opponent)
14.09 NO SESSION ON 14.09
21.09: Two activities 1) A SESSION ON 'SB ISSUE, GIVING PRESENTATION AND FEEDBACK HANDLING' 2) practical matters
Topic and relevant material
28.09: P: Tolvanen Kirsi S: Villar Alberto O: Singh Jasvinder
Topic and relevant material
My presentation
My paper: Software Development Nearshoring from Finland's Point of View
05.10 P: Singh Jasvinder S: Lavi Rakel O: Segura Puimedon Antoni
My presentation
My paper: Software Pricing Strategies
presentation reviews
Topic and relevant material
12.10 P: Lavi Rakel S: Verdaguer Joan O: Sang Xiaojun
My presentation
Topic and relevant material
19.10 P: Lehtonen Ismo S: Singh Jasvinder O: Verdaguer Joan
My presentation
My paper: Communication Challenges in Agile Global Software Development
Topic and relevant material
02.11 P: Slipčević Ana S: Sang Xiaojun O: Tolvanen Kirsi
My presentation
09.11 P: Sang Xiaojun S: Segura Puimedon Antoni O: Villar Alberto
My presentation
My Paper: Software Business Model -- Software as Internet Service
16.11 P: Villar Alberto S: Lehtonen Ismo O: Slipčević Ana
23.11 P: Verdaguer Joan S: Slipčević Ana O: Lavi Rakel
My presentation
30.11 P: Segura Puimedon Antoni S: Tolvanen Kirsi O: Lehtonen Ismo
My presentation
My paper
07.12 CLOSING SESSION
Course Language
- The course language is English.
Working area
The tentative schedule for SB seminar has been emailed to students. Please upload your presentation material here. Each student should upload at least two files - 1)presentation 2)reading material for your presentation. Current list of participants is as below. PLEASE Create a new page and link it to your name to upload relevant material for presentation, reading material as well as your seminar paper. Your page will be your working area. Names are in order of presentations starting from 5th October. Three slots are empty (see schedule in the minutes for Day 1)
Singh Jasvinder
Lavi Rakel
Lehtonen Ismo
Segura Puimedon Antoni
Sang Xiaojun
Villar Alberto
Verdaguer Joan
Slipčević Ana
Tolvanen Kirsi
Tverin Teemu (absent on Day 1)
Österman Max (absent on Day 1)
Shiwei Yu (absent on Day 1)
Agenda for Session 1 (7th September, 2009)
Seminar location - Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2b, Room C220 (located on the second floor C wing).
1400 – 1410 Welcome and settling
1410 – 1430 Introduction of participants, objective and expectations
1430 – 1500 SWBC and Seminar practicalities
1500 – 1530 Agreement on topics and schedule
1530 – 1540 Closure
Minutes for Day 1 (7th September)
Absent students : Tolvanen Kirsi, Tverin Teemu, Österman Max
- Five new students joined in
- Introduction to course, Software Business as a subject and SWBC community portal
- Seminar paper due date was agreed at 23rd Novmeber 2009
- As mentioned in earlier email, the first session was utilised to accomodate and plan new schedule for the seminar presentations.
- Discussion on seminar paper practicalities, choosing topic
- Grading weightage (for seminar paper, presentation and attendance) needs to be clarified by Sep 12
- Group work was done and the following schedule emerged from it.
Agenda for Session 2 (21st September, 2009)
Seminar location - Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2b, Room C220 (located on the second floor C wing).
1400 – 1410 Welcome and settling
1410 – 1430 Giving and Receiving Feedback (by Nilay + group discussion)
1430 – 1500 Key pointers on presenting your topic
1500 – 1530 Other practical matters (SWBC accounts, allocating timeslot to students absent in the first session, any other matters).
1530 – 1540 Closure
Minutes for Day 2 (21st September)
Absent students :
- More effective use of SWBC portal was discussed
- Students will upload topoic info 'soon' on SWBC list
- Group work on 'How to give and receive feedback' and 'giving seminar presentation' was done
- Group work result:
Group 1 (Singh Jasvinder, Verdaguer Joan, Lavi Rakel)
Group 2 (Sang Xiaojun, Lehtonen Ismo, Villar Alberto
- Time Management
a. rehearsal first
b. slides of priorities
- Structure
a. use a diagram to show your structure
b. let the audience know where the presentation goes
- Reference
a. avoid plagiarism
b. easy for Q&A
- Slides
a. More Graph, Less Text
- Feedback
a. Be modest
b. Be interactive
c. Open-minded, willing to exchange ideas.
Group 3
- Presentation by Nilay on Feedback management
- Short discussion on Next week's session by Kirsi Tolvanen
- SWBC practicalities were discussed
Student queries on SB seminar
Dear Students, Please write your questions related to SB Seminar schedule/topics or other course matters. The course instructor will answer them on this page.
Q. Is there a minimum or maximum requirement for the words we write on the final paper?
Q. What will be the grading weightage in the course?
A. Grading is from 1(lowest) to 5 (highest). The proportion is as follows:
50% for seminar paper
30% for seminar presentation
20% for clasroom discussion
Q. Will I be registered for the course if I am joining today (7th Sep)?
A. I have forwaded following names (Segura Puimedon Antoni, Sang Xiaojun, Villar Alberto, Verdaguer Joan, Slipčević Ana) as new students to Reijo Siven at University of Helsinki. He will take care of your registration matter.