Web services are middleware designed to support the interoperation between different
software systems and devices over the Web. Today, we encounter a variety of situations in …

Purpose–This paper aims to report on a project aimed at using simulation for improving the
quality of teaching and learning modeling skills. More specifically, the project goal was to …

There is a huge necessity for tools that implement accessibility in Software Engineering (SE)
education. The use of diagrams to teach software development is a very common practice …

In this paper, and in the context of a course of 1st cycle in Informatics, and following the
guidelines of the Information Systems courses provided by ACM/AIS, we propose the use of …

Motivated by the importance of object-oriented modeling in education, we introduce UML++,
an object-modeling language that supports instantiation and execution of object models at …

The constant change in learning due to new possibilities provided by emerging technologies
makes us think about how effective the traditional method of teaching is. Teaching students …

Background: Despite having several advantages, software modelling remains unpopular for
developers. Similarly, university students do not see the benefits of software modelling in the …

In this article we present our design of an (otherwise completely ordinary) undergraduate
introduction to software engineering with an emphasis on contemporary software modelling …

It has been stated that industrial-grade modelling tools are unsuitable for teaching
modelling. We assume, however, that the experiences of the teachers and the students is …

The introduction of Computational Thinking skills at school has mostly been associated with
programming skills. In this paper we present an approach that is based on modeling, a skill …