Why I have chosen this course?

To be honest, I‘ve chosen this course, because I expected to have more leisure time. I‘ve attended similar course of Adomas a few years ago, and this course seemed to be the same. But I was wrong, and don‘t regret „lost“ saturdays.

What is the added value of attending this course for you?

This course helped to realise what‘s happening in the internet (world?) today. Now I understand what is web 2.0 and what benefits it gives. Also this course helped to reveal my goals, because lecturers talked not only about SOA related things. I gained useful information about project (and life) management, though it was superficial.

What is the immediate benefit for you in your current professional situation?

I work in data warehouse and data analysis field, and currently my job is not related with SOA.

How do you see SOA being helpful in your professional environment?

Data warehouses are essential part of enterprises and „SOA broadens the range of impact that the data warehouse has on the enterprise.“ So to understand the big picture of enterprise information systems is very useful.

How do you see SOA in 5 years from now?

World is changing all the time. And I think it is changing to service oriented direction, so SOA principles will be used more extensively in the future.

What are the pros and cons of “totally online” computing?

Pros: optimized hardware and software resources, faster application development.
Cons: reliability and security of services.

How would have you organized this course if given a chance? Please think both from the contents and the form perspective.

I would concentrate more on main subject – SOA, to understand it at deeper level.
The form of lectures I liked, and wouldn‘t change. Of course it would be better to give practical tasks in the beginning of course.

What the lecturers did wrong?

Rules of assessment should be determined at the beginning of course.

What the lecturers were good at?

Lecturers were good at communicating with students and analyzing their needs. I liked how they were showing real world examples. The idea of inviting guest, SOA professionals, was brilliant. I didn‘t have anything similar courses before.

 

To sum all this up, it was one of most valuable and enjoyable course I have ever had.

Remigijus Kilas