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Remote Competence Evaluation of IT Master Program Graduates

Prof. Boriss Mišņevs, Transport and Telecommunication Institute

https://www.tsi.lv/sites/default/files/editor/Ob_institute/Akadem_personal/europass-cv-20140322-misnevs-lv.pdf

Feb 2017, Boriss Misnevs, TTI 2


LV


Connection with ERASMUS+ iSECRET Project

● The research is related to the Software Engineering Master Program graduates competence evaluation project with the emphases on master students’ communication skills.


ERASMUS+ Project "Implementation of Software Engineering Competence Remote Evaluation for Master Program Graduates“

From 01.09.2015 to 31.08.2017


Murcia University, Spain

TTI, Latvia

KTU, Lithuania

The Project Partners

TIEIP, Greece

WSG, Poland

Plovdiv University, Bulgaria


The project website e.tsi.lv


Project Intellectual Outputs● IO1. Methodology for remote evaluation of competences in

Software Engineering (Software Technology)● IO2. Software Engineering Competence Evaluation Internet

Portal (SECEIP)● IO3. Descriptions of measurable competences' characteristics

of the Master of Science in Software Engineering Program's graduates in terms of e-CF

● IO4. Rubrics Templates for personal competences' self-assessment of Master of Science in Software Engineering Program graduates

● O5. Syllabus Template for Joint Master Program in Modern Software Engineering (Software Technology)

● IO6. On-line training course "How to use SECEIP” for academic personnel and master program graduates

● IO7. Testing material for SE&SE Master program graduates Educational and Leaning Outcome evaluation


Project Priorities

1. Contributing to the development of a European Area of Skills and Qualifications

2. Improving the quality and relevance of higher education

3. Supporting the implementation of the 2013 Communication on Opening Up Education


Research Goal

● The research provides analysis of existing models for competence evaluation and suggests an approach to implement e-CF professional competence descriptions to academic competences evaluation for Software Engineering Master Program graduates (e-CF, 2016).


Competence Definition

● Competence is “demonstrated ability to apply knowledge, skills and attitudes for achieving observable results” (CWA 16234:2014).


Knowledge Definition

● Knowledge represents the “set of know-what” (e.g. programming languages, design tool) and can be described by operational descriptions.


Skills Definition

● Skill is the “ability to carry out managerial or technical tasks”.

● Managerial and technical skills are components of competences and specify some core abilities that form a competence.


Proficiency Definition

● “Proficiency” can be defined as a level of being capable or proficient in a specific knowledge, skill domain expertise or competence.

● Proficiency indicates a degree of mastery that allows an individual to function independently in the performance of a specific knowledge application, skill domain, expertise or competence .


European ICT Profile Family Tree


Connection with European e-Competence Framework Project (e-CF)

● The European e-Competence Framework (e-CF) provides a reference of 40 competences as applied at the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workplace, using a common language for competences, skills, knowledge and proficiency levels that can be understood across Europe.

http://www.ecompetences.eu/


e-CF goals

● The e-CF supports the definition of jobs, training courses, qualifications, career paths, formal and non-formal learning paths, certifications etc. in the ICT sector.

● In this way, local, national, European and global ICT vendor and user companies as well as qualification and certification providers have access to a shared reference.


European e-Competence Framework Version 2.0 (Overview)


European Qualifications Framework (EQF)

● The core of the EQF is its eight reference levels defined in terms of learning outcomes, i.e. knowledge, skills and competence.

● Learning outcomes express what individuals should know, understand and be able to do at the end of a learning process. Countries develop national qualifications frameworks (NQF) to implement the EQF.


Research Approach

● The set of templates for subject structure description from the point of Learning Outcome as well as a competence structure (Model for Implementation) were created.

● On this basis a Conceptual Model was developed.


Subject structure with competence decomposition into parts.


Suggested competence structure


iSECRET Conceptual Model


The set of templates consists of three parts:

1. e-CF Competence Discovering Template;

2. Subject Learning Outcome Description Template;

3. Rubrics Description Template.


Structure of the main sheet of the Template for e-CF

Competence Discovering for Study Subjects


Competence decomposition into parts


EXAMPLE - Subject “Mj9. Competence Scoring Rubric


Competence Evaluation (Grading - Marks Calculation)


Software Engineering Competence Evaluation Portal

● The web portal will be dedicated to joint master program training content and supervision synchronization between several European universities.


SECEIP Drafthttp://moodle.kic.teiep.gr/

http://moodle.kic.teiep.gr/


SECEIP Draft (2)


SECEIP Draft (3)


SECEIP Draft (4)


SECEIP Draft (5)


SECEIP Draft (6)


SECEIP Draft (7)


The Final Goal

● To provide a common service for learning outcomes information exchange support, referring to a graduate’s knowledge, skills and competence upon completion of the Master of Science in Software Engineering Programs.


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