El profesor Alejandro Fernández me ha invitado a participar del programa de UN Radio "Discursos Sostenibles". En media hora hablamos del rol contemporáneo del conocimiento y su gestión tanto en la industria como en la academia, teniendo en cuenta la corriente general del programa: desarrollo y sostenibilidad. El programa se emite hoy jueves a las 19.00 por la frecuencia 98.5 FM de Bogotá, pero también se puede escuchar después la versión grabada en:
http://www.unradio.unal.edu.co/nc/categoria/cat/discursos-sostenibles.html
jueves, 8 de noviembre de 2012
viernes, 17 de agosto de 2012
Congreso CECAR en Sincelejo
La Corporación Universitaria del Caribe CECAR amablemente me invitó a dictar una conferencia en el marco su primer Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería de Agosto 15 a 17 en Sincelejo.
El título de mi charla fue "Ingeniería y Arquitectura de Software: de vuelta al diseño"
El resumen: El desarrollo de software pasó de ser una práctica más artesanal a una actividad más legítimamente ingenieril hace tiempo. Sin embargo, con la creciente adopción de la arquitectura de software, cabe preguntarse si esa tendencia hacia la “ingeniería” sigue firme o si vale la pena revisarla. Se propone que en ambos casos se trata de diseño de software y que la naturaleza del diseño es la solución de problemas. Esto tiene implicaciones prácticas para la profesión de la ingeniería de sistemas, pero también para la educación e investigación en las demás ingenierías de nuestro país.
El título de mi charla fue "Ingeniería y Arquitectura de Software: de vuelta al diseño"
El resumen: El desarrollo de software pasó de ser una práctica más artesanal a una actividad más legítimamente ingenieril hace tiempo. Sin embargo, con la creciente adopción de la arquitectura de software, cabe preguntarse si esa tendencia hacia la “ingeniería” sigue firme o si vale la pena revisarla. Se propone que en ambos casos se trata de diseño de software y que la naturaleza del diseño es la solución de problemas. Esto tiene implicaciones prácticas para la profesión de la ingeniería de sistemas, pero también para la educación e investigación en las demás ingenierías de nuestro país.
miércoles, 28 de marzo de 2012
Artículo Futures
El artículo titulado "A Systemic Evaluation Framework for Futures Research" del que soy co-autor ha sido aceptado para publicación en la revista Futures.
Abstract: Evaluation of futures studies is a topic that has frequently aroused discussion. Futures studies often deal with great societal or strategic business issues, and thus the validity and reliability of the results is of great interest to stakeholders. Existing literature contains discussions of such important issues as ethics of futures studies, the nature of knowledge about the future, and futures methodology, which together contribute to the quality, validity and credibility of futures studies, but discussion on the evaluation of futures studies is more scant.
Thus, the main research question that guides our study is: “how should we evaluate futures studies to ensure the reliability and credibility of the results?” We answer the question by deriving a systemic framework for evaluation following the input-process-output schema to ensure that the whole chain from the data to reporting and implementation contributes to the quality and impact of the study.
The main contribution is the systemic evaluation framework. The framework will contribute to the evaluation of existing and ongoing studies by offering guidelines for evaluation, and as a net effect, we propose, it will increase the impact of futures studies by making the practices more transparent and thus generating more confidence in the results.
Abstract: Evaluation of futures studies is a topic that has frequently aroused discussion. Futures studies often deal with great societal or strategic business issues, and thus the validity and reliability of the results is of great interest to stakeholders. Existing literature contains discussions of such important issues as ethics of futures studies, the nature of knowledge about the future, and futures methodology, which together contribute to the quality, validity and credibility of futures studies, but discussion on the evaluation of futures studies is more scant.
Thus, the main research question that guides our study is: “how should we evaluate futures studies to ensure the reliability and credibility of the results?” We answer the question by deriving a systemic framework for evaluation following the input-process-output schema to ensure that the whole chain from the data to reporting and implementation contributes to the quality and impact of the study.
The main contribution is the systemic evaluation framework. The framework will contribute to the evaluation of existing and ongoing studies by offering guidelines for evaluation, and as a net effect, we propose, it will increase the impact of futures studies by making the practices more transparent and thus generating more confidence in the results.
miércoles, 25 de enero de 2012
Visita Henk Sol
El Prof. Dr. Henk G. Sol estará en la Universidad Javeriana este jueves y viernes. En esta segunda visita el profesor Sol guiará un seminario para estudiantes doctorales (el jueves de 2 a 5pm) alrededor de su noción de "Learning Theaters". Adicionalmente dará una charla el viernes (11 a 1pm) sobre investgación científica basada en el diseño. Es posible asistir a estos eventos si me contactan. Adicionalmente, estará disponible para reuniones personalizadas, según disponibilidad de agenda.
miércoles, 18 de enero de 2012
Capítulo sobre investigación científica basada en el diseño
El capítulo titulado "Validation and Design Science research in Information Systemas" que he escrito junto con Henk Sol ha sido publicado en el libro Research Methodologies, Innovations and Philosophies in Software Systems Engineering and Information Systems.
El resumen de este capítulo es:
"Validation within design science research in Information Systems (DSRIS) is much debated. The relationship of validation to artifact evaluation is still not clear. This chapter aims at elucidating several components of DSRIS in relation to validation. The role of theory and theorizing are an important starting point, because there is no agreement as to what types of theory should be produced. Moreover, if there is a theoretical contribution, then there needs to be clear guidance as to how the designed artifact and its evaluation are related to the theory and its validation. The epistemological underpinnings of DSRIS are also open to different alternatives, including positivism, interpretivism, and pragmatism, which affect the way that the validation strategy is conceived, and later on, accepted or rejected. The type of reasoning guiding a DSRIS endeavor, whether deductive, inductive, or abductive, should also be considered as it determines the fundamental logic behind any research validation. Once those choices are in place, artifact evaluation may be carried out, depending on the type of artifact and the type of technique available. Finally, the theoretical contribution may be validated from a formative (process-oriented) or summative (product-oriented) perspective."
El resumen de este capítulo es:
"Validation within design science research in Information Systems (DSRIS) is much debated. The relationship of validation to artifact evaluation is still not clear. This chapter aims at elucidating several components of DSRIS in relation to validation. The role of theory and theorizing are an important starting point, because there is no agreement as to what types of theory should be produced. Moreover, if there is a theoretical contribution, then there needs to be clear guidance as to how the designed artifact and its evaluation are related to the theory and its validation. The epistemological underpinnings of DSRIS are also open to different alternatives, including positivism, interpretivism, and pragmatism, which affect the way that the validation strategy is conceived, and later on, accepted or rejected. The type of reasoning guiding a DSRIS endeavor, whether deductive, inductive, or abductive, should also be considered as it determines the fundamental logic behind any research validation. Once those choices are in place, artifact evaluation may be carried out, depending on the type of artifact and the type of technique available. Finally, the theoretical contribution may be validated from a formative (process-oriented) or summative (product-oriented) perspective."
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