Ooooooops, been very busy hacking away and had almost not given you the UMU experience. Upto the end of the 2001-2002 academic year, we had been suffering with the phenomenon of paper projects i.e where some students do projects that are very useful upto the point of being marked after which they become something else. In the following long break, the science board led by Prof. Victor van Reijswoud came up with a new approach that was tested with the (then) newly introduced Msc Information Systems that has turned out to be quite successful. I guess many of you are well aware that in any course there are always course units(or modules) that have a bigger impact on someone once out there in the field and others that have a less impact though all of them ARE USEFUL. In this new approach, it was decided that any module that fell in the former category would be lectured by a professional known and proven to be successfully practicing in that particular field while those that fall in the latter category could be lectured by a purely academic. To draw from real examples in that course, all programming modules (both basic and advanced) were taught by successful software developers, one of whom is a contributer to this list, consulting skills were taught by someone from Ernest Cap Gemini(actually he later did a compressed version of the module for people in Kampala), while modules like implementing ICT in LDCs/SSA, information economics were carried out by "academics". All modules ended with real life case studies solutions of which had to adhere to concepts and best practices covered within the course. And then there was a final project in which a student had to come up with a solution to a real life problem in the places to which they were attached for their projects. The project had a whole semester dedicated to it. With this approach, academia produces a product that is quite applicable to the business world(or the field), while at the same time giving space to the student to pursue an academic carrier if he so wishes. > Hi > > Am really glad that people in the industry are realizing the value of > student�s projects. > As Mr. Ntege suggested the business men & women and academician need to work > together so that they can come up with projects which are tailored towards > Uganda's needs. > > Student�s skills will be improved since they will be solving real world > problems hence building on their working experience. > > At the Institute Of Computer Science, Makerere University we have already > started establishing links with potential companies so that we can > collaborate. In return then students will be the beneficiaries. > The companies will benefit from the student's problem solving skills. > > Companies/Individual interested in establishing collaboration with the > Institute Of Computer Science, Makerere University can contact either our > project coordinator Ms. Josephine Nabukenya ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or me > (Habibu Atib [EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > Infact at the moment several students are on industrial training in various > companies. > > Badru Ntege writes: > > > Hi All > > > > I must say I have enjoyed this thread and I think we need to get something > > productive out of it. > > > > I know we have participants from the teaching, student and Business > > constituencies on the list. > > > > So why don't we know pave the way forward. I for one have already stated my > > willingness to work with Makerere and I'm sure a number of other players are > > ready to do this. > > > > I suggest some kind of Project advisory committee made up of both business > > and academia. > > > > The committee would advise on both projects and also assist during the > > course of the year as the students complete the work. > > > > Also project presentation should be done to a wider audience. > > > > Just brain storming please all add or reject but I suggest this to be the > > way forward. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > > > Habibu Atib > Lecturer, > Institute Of Computer Science, > Makerere University, > P.O. Box 7062 > Kampala, > Uganda. Tel : +256 41 540628 > Director Of Software Development > ICT Consults Ltd > http://www.ict.co.ug > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > ************************************************************************ Lule George William (Mr) Network and Systems Administrator Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi P.O. Box 5498 Kampala Uganda
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