Practices for Supervising Master's Theses in Company Context: An Anti-Pattern Approach

Hannu Jaakkola, Tommi Mikkonen, Kari Systä, Jaak Henno

Tutkimustuotos: KonferenssiartikkeliTieteellinenvertaisarvioitu

1 Sitaatiot (Scopus)
8 Lataukset (Pure)

Abstrakti

Software Engineering (SE) university students often work part-time during their studies. In this setup the students can reform the practices of companies by transferring what they have learned to companies and correspondingly utilize what they have experienced at work in their studies. This symbiosis often continues as the students begin to work towards their thesis. The topic of the thesis relates to the problems in the company. These topics often solve a practical problem, which are not always in a perfect match with academic expectations. On the one hand the employer has certain expectations in terms of working for the company, whereas the supervising professor needs to follow the university guidelines. In this paper, we study this tension by focusing on the problems appearing in MSc thesis process in company context. We propose ways to act so that the different stakeholders - the student, the professor, and the company - reach the best possible results. We have analyzed the problems and their root causes. We have also taken the first steps toward anti-patterns for analysis and salvaging of the problems. The study is based on the authors' collective supervision experience, which covers over 1000 MSc theses, with the combined supervision experience of over 100 years.

AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
Otsikko2022 45th Jubilee International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology, MIPRO 2022 - Proceedings
ToimittajatNeven Vrcek, Marko Koricic, Vera Gradisnik, Karolj Skala, Zeljka Car, Marina Cicin-Sain, Snjezana Babic, Vlado Sruk, Dejan Skvorc, Alan Jovic, Stjepan Gros, Boris Vrdoljak, Mladen Mauher, Edvard Tijan, Tihomir Katulic, Juraj Petrovic, Tihana Galinac Grbac, Benjamin Kusen
KustantajaIEEE
Sivut609-614
Sivumäärä6
ISBN (elektroninen)9789532331035
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - 2022
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
Tapahtuma International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology - Opatija, Kroatia
Kesto: 23 toukok. 202227 toukok. 2022

Julkaisusarja

Nimi
ISSN (elektroninen)2623-8764

Conference

Conference International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology
Maa/AlueKroatia
KaupunkiOpatija
Ajanjakso23/05/2227/05/22

Julkaisufoorumi-taso

  • Jufo-taso 1

!!ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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