This paper describes my experience with teaching courses on software modeling and design to undergraduate and graduate (Masters and PhD) students, in addition to in-depth short courses to industry. The undergraduate course is an introductory software engineering course, which includes lectures on software modeling and design. The Masters course is a detailed course on software modeling and desi...

Human-computer interaction is a very recent discipline at the Universidad de Costa Rica. In this paper we present the experiences of the first academic year the first courses about humancomputer interaction, an undergraduate course and a Masters course, were designed and taught. The HCI course introduction strategy consisted of two steps: 1) to initiate a dedicated undergraduate course during t...

This presentation describes the challenges and lessons learned from teaching a totally online, semester-long GIS course. The course was the first offering in a planned online Masters in GIScience degree. The online course is compared to a similar on-campus course in several areas, including methods of content delivery, assessment of student learning, and lab exercises using ArcGIS. The lessons ...

A common aim of Masters (MSc) courses in the UK, accredited by the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP), is to promote the clinical expertise of practitioners. Few studies have explored the extent to which this is achieved and understanding is further hampered by the contested nature of expertise. This paper reports on the impact of an MACP approved MSc on practitioners...

** MSc in Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). Student in the Speciality Course UFPR. *** Professor of Orthodontics, UFPR, Dental Degree and Specialty Degree. Professor of the Masters Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University. **** Head Professor of Graduate Course in Orthodontics, UFPR. Evaluation of level of satisfaction in orthodontic patients considering professional ...

The details of the inception, development, and implementation for an online masters of mathematics degree, primarily for K-12 mathematics teachers are given. While the program is not yet complete, insofar as all of the courses having being written and taught, we know at this point enough information to begin a process of reflection and refinement about the creation, administration, and operatio...