CALL FOR PAPERS: First International iStar Teaching Workshop (iStarT’15)

Co-located with the 27th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'15)

The i* Framework, facilitating goal-oriented information systems modeling, has received much attention as part of the CAiSE conference series. This year we propose a more focused workshop, covering topics related to i* and goal-oriented pedagogy. As the i* and related frameworks have been in existence for more than 20 years, researchers around the world have accumulated experience in teaching i* and related languages (e.g., GRL and Tropos), at both the undergraduate and graduate level, to students with a wide variety of backgrounds (e.g., computer science, information management, business analysts). We aim to provide an opportunity to share and discuss such experiences. Relevant topics include organization of teaching materials, goal-oriented learning objectives, i* complexity in course material, differentiation for different audiences, prerequisites, and learning curve. The objective of the workshop is to share knowledge, stimulate discussion, foster improved i* teaching practices, and increase inclusion of i* in educational content.

Dates: 8-12 June 2015 Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/istarteaching15/

FORMAT
The objective of the discussion-oriented workshop is to share knowledge, stimulate discussion and foster new educational practices and collaboration among different groups.

To support these goals, we will schedule as much time for discussion as for presentations - the actual time will depend on the final number of accepted papers. If the schedule allows, we plan to include further occasions for discussion in the program, in addition to a wrap-up session.

PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Contributions should be max 6 pages in LNCS format, describing experiences and insight in teaching activities related to the i* framework. This year, we welcome four types of papers: experience reports, position papers, and pedagogical research papers.

All submissions should be uploaded to easychair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=istart15

All submissions will be peer-reviewed and accepted work will be published in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings Series.

IMPORTANT DATES
April 7th: Abstracts Due
April 13th: Paper Deadline
May 1st: Notification
May 18th: Camera Ready
June 9th: iStarT’15 in Stockholm, Sweden

WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS
Jennifer Horkoff, City University London, UK
James Lockerbie, City University London, UK
Xavier Franch, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Eric Yu, University of Toronto, Canada
John Mylopoulos, University of Trento, Italy

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Raian Ali, Bournemouth University, UK
Daniel Amyot, University of Ottawa, Canada
Pablo Carvallo, Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador
Jaelson Castro, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Fabiano Dalpiaz, University of Utrecht, Netherlands
Hugo Estrada, CENIDET, Mexico
Renata Guizzardi, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil
Julio Cesar Leite, PUC-Rio, Brazil
Sotirios Liaskos, York University, Canada
Lin Liu, Tsinghua University, China
Lidia Lopez, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Neil Maiden, City University London, UK
Luiz Marcio Cysneiros, York University, Canada
Itzel Morales Ramirez, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy
Gunter Mussbacher, McGill University, Canada
Elda Paja, University of Trento, Italy
Vítor Silva Souza, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil
Jelena Zdravkovic, Stockholm University, Sweden

For further questions contact istart15@easychair.org (Subject : iStarT’15)