What is assessment
Assessment is defined by the Webster dictionary as the evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something. In other words, assessment is what we do when we want to know, and it is what we should to do before taking a decision.Assessment is an act of reasoning. If we want to know, we have to get to know. We cannot get knowledge implanted into our head. Well, at least not yet. For now, if we want to know, we have to learn. We have to gather the facts, understand their structure and relationships, and interpret them from the point of view of the problem at hand.An important challenge is posed by large amounts of data. When we cannot gr

PowerPoint poisoning
A while ago, Oscar pointed me to a nice Dilbert strip from August 2000.I love how the number of the slide plays the central role in the sentence: "In slide 397 ...". However, the slide looks quite simple and easy to grasp. No bullets. No mighty logo. Even the the omnipresent slide number are missing. Perhaps the corporate police should get notified. Actually, I now wonder how he knows that he is showing slide 397 :).In any case, I did not know the

Seven years in ... research
After seven years, I will move away from the academic ivory tower and into the wild territory of freelancing. Starting with October 1, I will start working full-time at Sw-eng. Software Engineering GmbH.While research is not Tibet, the past 7 years still was an experience to remember. If nothing else, I got to earn a living without being expected to produce anything sensible.Seriously, it was fascinating. I spent the day questioning issues that otherwise I would have taken for granted. Add to this that I was surrounded by eager minds that did