NBU e-Platform in Teaching Foreign Languages for Specific Purposes - Software Engineering Challenges
NBU e-Platform in Teaching Foreign Languages for Specific Purposes - Software Engineering Challenges
Author(s): Mariyana Raykova, Valentina IvanovaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Education, Sociology, Higher Education , Methodology and research technology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: e-Learning; Software engineering; Research software; Educational platforms; D.2: Software Engineering; K.3: Computer Uses in Education; J.7: Computers in other Systems
Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to analyze the software engineering challenges in a trans-disciplinary academic project for creating an integrated software system for education and scientific research - the NBU e-platform in teaching foreign languages for specific purposes. All phases of the software life cycle are discussed in the context an exploratory product development. The architecture of the system is presented in detail, including the underlying technologies, the architectural pattern, the class hierarchy and the data base structure. Further, the concept of integration with the existing e-learning platform of the university is justified. The results of the first three months operations are analyzed. Finally, the lessons learned during this trans-disciplinary academic project are summarized.
Journal: Computer Science and Education in Computer Science
- Issue Year: 13/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 21-43
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English