Workshop: Professional Development of Software Engineers Hazzan Orit Department of Education in Technology and Scinece Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Homepage:

What can be done? Workshop plan  Personal stories Tell your story (past and future)  Role models Tell the story of a role model  Case studies Construct a case study that illustrates one aspect of the topic  Development environments Analyze a team meeting Describe a preferred development environment  Personal development plans

Role models: Famous and accepted Ada Lovelace Grace Murray Hopper Anita Borg

Role models (alphabetically) Francine D. Berman Lenore Blum Boots Cassel Lynn Conway Thelma Estrin Maria Klawe Nancy Leveson Mary Shaw

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Role models Towards the next meeting: Select a woman role model (from the given list or from the software industry). Find information about this role model and tell her story.

Case studies Construct a case study about women in the software engineering world.

Case studies construction  Step 1. Select a topic: Think about a topic that you find it interesting and relevant for you to discuss.  Step 2. Analyze the nature of the topic: Check whether the topic you want to focus on has enough heft to be at the center of a case study.

Case studies construction (cont)  Step 3. Imagine possible situations: Imagine at least two situations in software engineering in which the topic may be relevant.  Step 4. Write the case study: Write down the selected case study. Try to make it vivid as much as possible without forgetting to include in it the main issues you wanted to address.

Case studies construction (cont)  Step 5. Check the scope of the case study: Check issues such as: Is the main message you wanted to convey by this case study reflected properly? Are the connections between the different topics addressed in the case study clear? Can other related topics be added to the case study without altering the focus of the case study?  Step 6. Develop questions about the case study: Develop stimulating questions.

Case studies construction: outline  Step 1. Select a topic  Step 2. Analyze the nature of the topic  Step 3. Imagine possible situations  Step 4. Write the case study  Step 5. Check the scope of the case study  Step 6. Develop questions

Role Models: Students’ presentations

Networking in the software industry Develop a website that will facilitate ongoing networking in the filed of software engineering. Outline your targets and present a detailed process by which you plan to achieve them. Optional: Develop the website, follow through with the said process. Did you follow your plan? What was done differently than your original plan?

Towards the next meeting Observe one of your team meetings in the Cave. If you do not have a meeting during the workshop, based the following analysis on your memory. Identify the main characteristics of the meeting: atmosphere, leadership, topics discussed, etc. Analyze your description: Do you like the environment you have described? If yes, what do you find attractive in that development environment? If not, which of its elements would you change?

Towards the next meeting (cont) Based on the above analysis and other impressions: Describe characteristics of a software development environment in which you would like to participate. Explain each of the components you mention. How will you establish such an environment when you become a software project leader?