THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUNTOOL - A Software Tool for the Tuning Methodology

Philippos Pouyioutas, Harald Gjermundrod, Ioanna Dionysiou

2010

Abstract

This paper presents the preliminary stages of the design of the TunTool, a software tool that supports the Tuning Methodology, a methodology used for re-engineering academic programmes of study using the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The paper starts by addressing the limitations of applying manually the aforementioned methodology vs. the advantages of having a tool, thus identifying the user requirements of the tool. It then presents its user interface design, giving screenshots of the tool that match the described functionality. The paper also discusses a relational database design that will underpin the development of the tool. Finally, the expected tool system architecture is briefly explained.

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in Harvard Style

Pouyioutas P., Gjermundrod H. and Dionysiou I. (2010). THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUNTOOL - A Software Tool for the Tuning Methodology . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-674-024-5, pages 401-406. DOI: 10.5220/0002583404010406


in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu10,
author={Philippos Pouyioutas and Harald Gjermundrod and Ioanna Dionysiou},
title={THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUNTOOL - A Software Tool for the Tuning Methodology},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2010},
pages={401-406},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002583404010406},
isbn={978-989-674-024-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUNTOOL - A Software Tool for the Tuning Methodology
SN - 978-989-674-024-5
AU - Pouyioutas P.
AU - Gjermundrod H.
AU - Dionysiou I.
PY - 2010
SP - 401
EP - 406
DO - 10.5220/0002583404010406