The Information Technology (IT) market has a high demand for skilled professionals
Name: BRUNO MELEIPE PEIXOTO
Publication date: 25/11/2024
Examining board:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| JANE CORRÊA ALVES MENDONÇA | Examinador Externo |
| TACIANA DE LEMOS DIAS | Examinador Interno |
| TERESA CRISTINA JANES CARNEIRO | Presidente |
| THALMO DE PAIVA COELHO JUNIOR | Presidente |
Summary: The Information Technology (IT) market has a high demand for skilled professionals. On the
other hand, the computing courses at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (Ufes) have a
high dropout rate and a predominantly academic teaching profile. In this context, Software
Factories (SFs) are agile software production companies that have been implemented in
higher education institutions due to the benefits they bring to students and the institution
itself. They enhance the quality of education, improve student retention, and reduce the gap
between academic knowledge and the job market. Additionally, they can develop solutions to
streamline institutional processes. However, although Ufes utilizes laboratories that
contribute to the professional training of students, it is believed that an Academic Software
Factory can further enhance education, promoting a greater positive impact on regional
technological development. Based on this premise and aiming to support the potential
implementation of an Academic Software Factory at Ufes, this research seeks to answer the
following question: What characteristics should an Academic Software Factory have in a
federal education institution? Thus, this work aims to contribute to the implementation of a
Software Factory at the Goiabeiras campus of Ufes, using academic references on the
functioning of Academic Software Factories (ASFs) and interviews with professionals from
higher education institutions who work or have worked in such programs and projects. The
goal is to compare solutions and profiles and propose a model for an Academic Software
Factory that best suits Ufes’s structure and objectives. The results allowed for the production
of a technical report presenting the characteristics of an ASF designed based on solutions to
various challenges faced by other institutions. This robust model, typically developed over
years of operation, can be adopted by other universities with necessary adjustments.
