Software Engineering Week

September 24, 2013

Tell us a little about yourself.

 

I was born in Bishkek and finished School №61. I graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (now University) and then worked as a programmer and system programmer.

To be honest, I was never going to be a teacher, but the circumstances were such that I could not spend a whole day on-site. That is why I started to work as a teacher in 1985 at Bishkek Polytechnic School. During that time I got a specialist diploma in education and continued to work at the International University in Kyrgyzstan, and then at the International Education Programs’ Institute of KNU (KAF-Internet program).

 

Why do you teach at AUCA when you could be teaching anywhere? Is there anything special about AUCA?

 

When I came to AUK as a part-timer, I still continued to work in another university. The good, motivated students, lively interest in my activities and research, the atmosphere of academic freedom and open professional discussions helped me to make my choice very fast. The spirit of creativity was endemic in AUK. It infected me with the idea to research student academic performance evaluation for my Candidate's dissertation.

 

For how long do you work at AUCA?

 

I am in AUCA since 2000. The Software Engineering program did not exist at that time. I would like to point out my remarkable colleagues Yan Cirby, Nancy Leland,  Robert Shuerman, and Sergey Sklyar. Together with these people we discussed and then licensed the first Software Engineering curriculum in 2002.

 

 What courses do you teach?

 

In my time as a professor, I designed and offered 10 different courses in Computer Sciences. I teach such courses as Introduction to Computing, Information Technologies and Information Systems, and Software Engineering. In addition I supervise SFW internships and senior thesis.

 

What kind of successful jobs can graduates of Software Engineering find?

 

It depends on what they prefer. You can be a freelancer: facilitate your time and plan your activities by yourself, choose only interesting projects. You can also be a part of a team: share your ideas and experience with international partners via the Internet, working on international projects. And, of course, there are many local and international companies and organizations, which produce or deal with software design, development, and implementation, which hire our graduates. There are many different options for successful Software Engineering graduates.

By the way, many our active students find very successful jobs while they are study, which sometimes becomes a problem, because they may earn enough money from work without earning a diploma.

 

In your opinion, how do AUCA students differ from students of other universities?

 

Most of the AUCA students are dreamers. But in contrast to the other dreamers they want and can make their wishes come true.

 

What would you advise to prospective students of Software Engineering?

 

My advice is: study logic and math, and be very persistent and single-minded.

 

 

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