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- Aligning software engineering teaching strategies and practices with industrial needsPublication . Metrôlho, José Carlos; Ribeiro, Fernando; Graça, Paula; Mourato, Ana; Figueiredo, David; Vilarinho, HugoSeveral approaches have been proposed to reduce the gap between software engineering education and the needs and practices of the software industry. Many of them aim to promote a more active learning attitude in students and provide them with more realistic experiences, thus recreating industry software development environments and collaborative development and, in some cases, with the involvement of companies mainly acting as potential customers. Since many degree courses typically offer separate subjects to teach requirements engineering, analysis and design, coding, or validation, the integration of all these phases normally necessitates experience in a project context and is usually carried out in a final year project. The approach described in this article benefits from the close involvement of a software house company which goes beyond the common involvement of a potential customer. Students are integrated into distributed teams comprising students, teachers and IT professionals. Teams follow the agile Scrum methodology and use the OutSystems low-code development platform providing students with the experience of an almost real scenario. The results show that this approach complements the knowledge and practice acquired in course subjects, develops the students’ technical and non-technical skills, such as commitment, teamwork, and communication, and initiates them in the methodologies and development strategies used in these companies. The feedback from the teachers involved, software companies and students was very positive.
- Preparing students for the software industry new demandsPublication . Metrôlho, José Carlos; Ribeiro, Fernando; Batista, Rodrigo; Graça, Paula; Pacheco, DiogoA solid preparation in terms of soft skills and state-of-the-art technical skills in Software Engineering (SE) is a goal for the academy. It also contributes to reducing the gap between Software Engineering education and the software industry's new demands. Generally, in computer science or computer engineering courses, there are separate subjects to teach requirements engineering, analysis, design, coding, or validation. However, integrating all these subjects usually requires experience in developing a complete project. This article describes aspects of an active and collaborative learning approach involving academia and industry actors. The approach presented in this article involved staff from a software company in collaboration with staff from an academic institution. It resulted in a student being involved in an entire software development project. The student was involved in an agile team of faculty and Information Technology (IT) professionals. The Scrum agile framework was followed, and the product was developed using a Low-code development platform. This article presents the approach, details of the project design and implementation, results achieved, lessons learned, and guidelines for the future. The results show that this agile, full-stack approach allows students to develop cutting edge technical and non-technical skills.
- TAVI: uma solução para doentes com estenose aórtica gravePublication . Ramalho, Catarina Espínola; Santos, Mariana Cândido dos; Ribeiro, Fernando; Fonseca, VirgíniaA estenose da Válvula Aórtica (EAo) é a patologia valvular mais comum e pode ser de etiologia congénita, reumática ou degenerativa. É caracterizada pela diminuição do orifício valvular aórtico o que provoca um impedimento na regulação da passagem do fluxo sistólico entre o Ventrículo Esquerdo e a Válvula aórtica. A estenose pode localizar-se ao nível da Válvula Aórtica, do aparelho subvalvular e do aparelho supravalvular. Quando a EVAo cumpre parâmetros para que seja considerada grave, necessita de tratamento. Este tratamento pode ser realizado através de Cirurgia de substituição valvular ou de Implantação percutânea de uma prótese valvular aórtica (TAVI). TAVI (Transcatheter aortic valve implantation) é um procedimento minimamente invasivo em que, através de uma artéria, geralmente a femoral, é introduzido um cateter que contém uma válvula mecânica. Quando a válvula se encontra no local certo, o operador expande a válvula, de maneira a esta ficar sobreposta à válvula congénita do paciente. A cirurgia de substituição valvular também tem como procedimento principal a substituição da válvula aórtica congénita por uma prótese que, neste caso, pode ser mecânica ou biológica. A cirurgia é invasiva, sendo realizada com o peito aberto. A válvula aórtica nativa vai assim ser retirada e substituída pela válvula artificial. O follow-up destes procedimentos é feito através de exames complementares de diagnóstico, tais como Ecocardiograma Transtorácico e Eletrocardiograma. Em suma, com este trabalho pretendemos abordar as vantagens e as desvantagens da realização de TAVI em doentes com estenose grave da válvula aórtica e em que circunstâncias pode ser realizada, pretendemos também comparar este método à cirurgia de substituição valvular, analisando assim os dois procedimentos. Pretendemos também abordar a maneira como feito o follow-up deste tipo de intervenção.