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The successful implementation of software projects is a difficult task. Both technical and also organizational problems must be solved. Less experience of young project managers leads to an unsolved first project in most cases. Therefore it is useful to give trainees the opportunity to take the role of a project manager during their education. This opportunity should take the fear of failure from students and they do not have to worry about the associated consequences.
The successful implementation of a software projects is a difficult task. Both, technical and organizational, problems must be solved, and less experience in project management usually yields to failed projects. Therefore, it is useful to provide trainees the opportunity to take the role of a project manager during their education. By simulations, the anxiety about project failure and the worry about the associated consequences should be taken from students.  


==Aim of the Project==
==Purpose of the Project==


Students of economics and informatics learn project management in general as a theoretical guide for practice. Universities and Colleges claim to train students for project management, but this could be achieved only very limited and selective in context of a lecture.
In general, students of economics and informatics learn project management in theoretical lessons. Universities and Colleges claim to train students for project management, but in classical lectures this cannot or only under specific circumstances be achieved.  


AMEISE applies an innovative project "New Media in teaching on Universities and Colleges" in this context. AMEISE stands for "'''A''' '''M'''edia - '''E'''ducation '''I'''nitiative for '''S'''oftware '''E'''ngineering".
The AMEISE project, as part of the "New Media in teaching on Universities and Colleges" initiative of the bm:bwk/Austria,  addresses this issue. AMEISE is an acronym for "'''A''' '''M'''edia - '''E'''ducation '''I'''nitiative for '''S'''oftware '''E'''ngineering".


==AMEISE==
==AMEISE==


The AMEISE system provides students of computer science and business operations as well as subject-related university or college studies, the ability to collect project management experience on a simulator. Comparable to the training of pilots on a flight simulator, critical situations can be defined and trained with AMEISE perfectly without compromising equal to a real project is in danger.
The AMEISE system provides students of computer science and business economics (as well as other subject-related university or college studies), the ability to collect project management experience on a simulator. Comparable to the training of pilots in a flight simulator, critical situations can be defined and trained, without bringing real project in danger. Whereas a real-life project would take several months, AMEISE allows for managing projects by trainees in a few hours. They are nevertheless faced with the typical problems in software projects and these situations needs to be solved during the simulation run. The heart of the AMEISE system was developed at the Universität Stuttgart, and it is called “SESAM simulator”.  
Thus, future projects can be performed by the project leader in a few hours that would normally take several months. They will be faced with the typical problems in projects and this situation should be solved by them.The Core of the AMEISE system is developed at the University of Stuttgart and it is called SESAM simulator.


==SESAM==
==SESAM==


A model must be loaded in the simulator in order to simulate a project. The model decides,which project it is.Thus any type of project can be simulated ( assuming appropriate models).
In order to simulate a project, a model must be loaded in the simulator first. The model defines the project. Thus, by assuming appropriate models available, any type of project could be simulated by SESAM.  


==Qbjective==
==Objectives==


In addition to the theoretical knowledge also the practical skills should be learned by using the simulator. Therefore students assume the role of a project leader as they would do in a real project. This allows students to practice the independent planning and execution of projects and  acquire important project management features.
In addition to theoretical knowledge, especially practical skills should be learned by using the simulator. Therefore, students are put into the role of a project manager (as they would in a real project), allowing for practicing planning skills and acquiring important project management skills.  





Latest revision as of 14:25, 16 May 2013


The successful implementation of a software projects is a difficult task. Both, technical and organizational, problems must be solved, and less experience in project management usually yields to failed projects. Therefore, it is useful to provide trainees the opportunity to take the role of a project manager during their education. By simulations, the anxiety about project failure and the worry about the associated consequences should be taken from students.

Purpose of the Project

In general, students of economics and informatics learn project management in theoretical lessons. Universities and Colleges claim to train students for project management, but in classical lectures this cannot or only under specific circumstances be achieved.

The AMEISE project, as part of the "New Media in teaching on Universities and Colleges" initiative of the bm:bwk/Austria, addresses this issue. AMEISE is an acronym for "A Media - Education Initiative for Software Engineering".

AMEISE

The AMEISE system provides students of computer science and business economics (as well as other subject-related university or college studies), the ability to collect project management experience on a simulator. Comparable to the training of pilots in a flight simulator, critical situations can be defined and trained, without bringing real project in danger. Whereas a real-life project would take several months, AMEISE allows for managing projects by trainees in a few hours. They are nevertheless faced with the typical problems in software projects and these situations needs to be solved during the simulation run. The heart of the AMEISE system was developed at the Universität Stuttgart, and it is called “SESAM simulator”.

SESAM

In order to simulate a project, a model must be loaded in the simulator first. The model defines the project. Thus, by assuming appropriate models available, any type of project could be simulated by SESAM.

Objectives

In addition to theoretical knowledge, especially practical skills should be learned by using the simulator. Therefore, students are put into the role of a project manager (as they would in a real project), allowing for practicing planning skills and acquiring important project management skills.